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BRUCE HEHN

Bruce A. Hehn, 93, of Asheville, North Carolina, and formerly of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024. Bruce leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife of 70 years, Cleo; his daughters, Dawn and Lynn (Brian) Ballenger; granddaughters, Taylor (Nic) and Shannon and his great granddaughter, Stella. There will be an open house to celebrate his life on November 10th at the home of Brian and Lynn Ballenger from noon until 3:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made Samaritan’s Purse, an organization he and Cleo supported for years, to aid in recovery after ...

JONETTA APPOLLONI

Jonetta May Christy Appolloni, 82, of St. Clairsville, died October 24, 2024. Visitation will be at the Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville, on Saturday, October 26 from 5 p.m. until time of service at 7 p.m.

MARY DURBIN

Mary Antoinette Durbin, 64, of Bellaire, OH passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at her home. She was born January 5, 1960, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a daughter of Elizabeth Lojas Sall and the late Joseph Sall Sr. Mary was a homemaker. God and her family were very important to Mary. ...

JEAN ANN BENNETT

Jean Ann (Heslop) Bennett, 92 of Martins Ferry passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at WVU Medicine – Wheeling Hospital. She was born on December 24, 1931, in Martins Ferry, the daughter of the late Wilbur B. and Louise (Saunders) Heslop. She was ...

GEORGE SELMON

George Thomas “Tom” Selmon, 75, of Shadyside, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024 at Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, Ohio. He was born November 22, 1948 in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of the late George Junior and Virginia Mae Tyler- Selmon. Tom was retired from the former North American Coal Company #6 mine which he started at in 1973 until retirement in 2009. and was well respected member of the UMWA, a Protestant by faith. Tom proudly served in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Da Nang from 1968-69 during the Vietnam Conflict. He loved watching his children and ...

FRANCES CONAWAY

Frances Hazel Conaway, 90, Shadyside, passed away Oct. 21, 2024, at Shadyside Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 26, 1933, in West Wheeling, the daughter of the late George and Rebecca (Meeker) Rhodes. Frances was a member of the Riverview Bible Church, and a homemaker, her love for her family was matched only by her love for the Lord. She will be missed by all who know and love her. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Franklin “Sonny” O. Conaway in 2019, daugh- ter, Stacy Benda, great-grandson, Keshawn, her brothers, Wilbur, ...