John R. O’Brien, 76, of Marion

John R. O’Brien, age 76 of Marion, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at his home. John was born on August 9, 1941 in Butler, PA, the son of John R. and Tressa (Henry) O’Brien. He graduated from high school and then attended the Marion Technical College. On January 30, 1998, John was […]

Virginia E. “Ginny” Carrel, 95, of Richwood

Virginia E. “Ginny” Carrel, 95 of Richwood, died peacefully August 30, 2017 at Delaware Court Healthcare Center. She was born January 3, 1922 in Marion to the late Forest D. and Bertha M. (Hood) Cole. She spent her youth in Marion, graduating from Marion Harding High School in 1940. Soon after, she had the good […]

Ronald E. “Ron” Blair, 70, of Marion

Ronald E. “Ron” Blair, age 70, of Marion, died Saturday morning, August 26, 2017, at the Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Community. On May 28, 1947, Ron was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, one of eight children of the late Eugene and Helen (Jackson) Blair. He graduated from Carey High School. Ron was a veteran of the U.S. […]

Janet Ann (Zuspan) Smith, 86, formerly of Richwood

Janet Ann (Zuspan) Smith 86 of North Richland, Texas, formerly of Richwood, died Friday August 4, 2017 at the Vitas Hospice Unit in Carrollton, Texas. She was born April 23, 1931 in Columbus to the late Irl Goff and Kathryn (Speyer) Zuspan, she was also predeceased by her husband Tucker P. Smith, they were married […]

Matthew J. Marvin-Shepard, 43, of Marion

Matthew J. Marvin-Shepard, age 43, of Marion, died Friday afternoon, August 25, 2017, at Marion General Hospital. On December 28, 1973, Matt was born in Marion, Ohio, the son of the late Jay S. and Kathleen K. (Myers) Marvin. He was raised in Richwood, Ohio, and attended the Richwood United Methodist Church. He graduated from […]

Marena Shiann Payne, 27, of Richwood

Marena Shiann Payne, age 27, of Richwood, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at her residence. She was born on August 5, 1990 to Robin Ritter and Roger January, who loved and cared for her. Marena was always very proud of her children, and she worked as a nurse aide at Cottage Court Nursing […]

Johnny L. Furer, 92, of Richwood

Johnny L. Furer, 92 of Richwood, died peacefully Monday evening, August 28, 2017 at the Primrose Community in Marion. He was born January 26, 1925 in Mt. Victory to the late Henry and Inez (Rizor) Furer. He was also predeceased by one sister, Betty Jones and two brothers, Harley and Charles Furer. A 1943 graduate […]

Vickie Lynn Burchett, 65, of Marion

Vickie Lynn Burchett, age 65, of Marion, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Marion General Hospital. On March 12, 1952, she was born to Ray Miller and the late Betty (Chatman) Miller in Marion, and on June 18, 1983, she married her husband Wayne “Doug” Burchett, who survives in Marion. Vickie graduated from […]

Sally Ann Mayes, 85, of Prospect

Sally Ann Mayes, a loving warm hearted woman with a radiant smile, passed away Monday, August 28, 2017 at The Kingston Residence of Marion. She was 85 years old of Prospect. Sally didn’t know a stranger. Sally, the youngest of eight children, was born in Marion on March 12, 1932 to the late Lowe and […]

Kenny “Hercel” Mullins, 89, of Marion

Kenny “Hercel” Mullins, age 89, of Marion passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at 12:02 AM in the Marion General Hospital. He was born in McClure, Virginia on January 18, 1928 to the late Hardy and Cynthia Mullins. Hercel married the former Patricia J. Stutzman in Clintwood, Virginia con November 15, 1975 and she […]