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WILLIAM FERRELL

William Wesley "Bill" Ferrell, 82, of Belmont, Ohio passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Liza’s Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born December 15,1943 in Key Ridge, Ohio, a son of the late Dorothy Winzenreid Ferrell. Bill learned the meat cutting trade while he was a student at Ohio State University. He worked at the former Hart’s, later Big Bear Store and retired after 39 years at various Kroger Stores in the Ohio Valley. He was a 1961 graduate of Bellaire High School and a member of First Presbyterian Church. Bill loved his horses, gardening and ...

MARY KAY ROSEBERRY

Mary Kay Roseberry, 61, of Shadyside, Ohio, went home to her Lord and Savior on June 3, 2026, at the James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 18, 1964, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Oliver) Carpenter. In addition to her ...

MARSHAL JOBES

Marshal Allen Jobes, age 21 of Bellaire, OH passed away Sunday May 31, 2026, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He was born on October 13, 2004, in Wheeling, WV the son of Kathy Burkhart Barbour and the late Michael A. Jobes. Marshal was a graduate of Swiss Hills Career Center ...

ROSE BUSACK-LEINWEBER

Rose M. Busack (Leinweber) of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on June 2nd, 2026. Rose was born June 18, 1925, the daughter of the late Amedeo & Adele (Molinari) Trella. Rose graduated from St. John’s High School and then worked to support the war effort during World War II. In August 1946, ...

DONALD BERNOSKY

Donald Louis Bernosky, age 83 of Adena, passed away May 29, 2026, at his home. He was born May 18, 1943, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to parents Walter and Mary (Barabasz) Bernosky. Don graduated from Adena High School in 1961. Shortly after, he joined the United States Air Force and proudly ...

CHARLES ‘CHICO’ GODAWAY

Charles George “Chico” Godaway, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died May 23, 2026, in Park Health Center. He was born in Martins Ferry, January 24, 1946, the son of the late Andy Godaway and Agnes Ballog Godaway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Stanley (Patricia) Godaway. A graduate of St. Clairsville High School in 1964, Chico went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967. Charles was a retired supervisor and coal miner from the former Hanna Coal Company’s Rose Valley Mine near Cadiz and worked ...