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JOYCE JOHNSTON

Joyce A. Johnston, 83, of Bethesda, passed away on September 3rd, 2024. She was born December 6th, 1940, in Neffs, Ohio to the late William and Helen (Higgins) Reed. Joyce was a homemaker, loved to paint and play the piano at church. She will be missed by her many friends at Senior Suites. Joyce was a dog lover and deeply missed her dogs Chance, Velvet and Pokey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William Bumgardner, second husband, David Johnston and sons David and William Bumgardner. She is survived by brothers Dennis ‘Al’ Reed and ...

JANIE DAVIES

Janie D. Davies, 66 of Martins Ferry, died Sept. 10, 2024. Visitation, Sept. 13, 2024, 4-8pm Heslop Chapel, funeral service, Sept. 14, 2024, at 10am, burial to follow in Riverview Cemetery.

KENNETH McKELVEY

Kenneth (Kenny) William McKelvey, 75, of Woodsfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday. Calling hours 2 – 8 p.m. Friday, funeral service 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield Ohio.

GLADYS VAN HORNE

Gladys Marie Van Horne, 97, passed peacefully August 17, 2024, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home. She was a retired news reporter and lifestyle editor at the Wheeling/Sunday News-Register, where she wrote a popular column, “On the Go/People and Places.” Mrs. Van Horne began her ...

MELVIN “MEL” HAND, JR.

Melvin “Mel” H. Hand Jr, 74, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed away peacefully, Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Trinity West Medical Center, in Steubenville, OH. He was born January 25, 1950, in Wheeling, WV, to the late Melvin H. Sr and Eileen (Clemons) Hand. In addition to his parents, he ...

EDNA PORTERFIELD

Edna “Janice Binns Porterfield passed away on September 4, 2024 at the age of 87 in Clemson, South Carolina. Janice was a caring wife, mother and grandmother. Family was always very important to her. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia to her late parents, Willis Binns and Bertha ...