All Obituaries

Frank Holley, 89, of Jerusalem, Ohio passed away peacefully on March 26, 2023 while a patient in Astoria Place, Barnesville, Ohio.  He was born January 3, 1934 in Leevale, West Virginia, a son of the late James and Edna (Jarrell) Holley. Frank was a retired Foreman at the former Ohio Valley Coal Company near Beallsville, a member of the Beallsville First Christian Church, and a member of the Switzerland of Ohio Country Club.  He was a loyal WVU Mountaineers fan and...

Pamela Jo “Pam” Jones, 60, of Jerusalem, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home with her family near on Friday, March 3, 2023. She was born August 27, 1962 in Barnesville, Ohio, a daughter of Karen Sue Milhoan Marshall and the late James Herbert Hershberger. Pam enjoyed cooking and worked for many years as a cook at various restaurants throughout the area. She loved gardening and being surrounded by her family.  She will be remembered by all who were fortunate to...

James “Jimmy” Mellott, Jr., 48, of Jerusalem, Ohio, passed away February 27, 2023. He was born February 22, 1975 in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of James “Jim” and Judy Stephens Mellott. Jimmy was a self-employed heating and cooling technician. He was a man of many talents and interests including hunting, fishing, farming and NASCAR. He was a jack of all trades and even as a child, enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together. Left to cherish his memory...

Shirley Ann Knuchel, 80, of Lancaster, Ohio and formerly of Malaga, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Carroll Place in Carroll, Ohio.  She was born January 9, 1943, in Calais Ohio, a daughter of the late Irvin and Opal (Carpenter) Crawford.  Shirley is survived by two sons, Brian (Carol) Knuchel of Dandridge, Tennessee and Mike (Kelly) Knuchel of Lancaster, Ohio; five grandchildren, Katy (Matt) Lewis of Warner Robbins, Georgia; Kyle Knuchel of Sevierville,...

  Carolyn Sue (Hettig) Pittman of Beallsville, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.  She was born to the late Marf and Edith Hettig on February 28, 1940, in Lewisville, Ohio.  Carolyn graduated from Lewisville High School in 1958. She married Everett C. Pittman on December 19, 1959. They lived in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee before retiring together in Monroe County, Ohio.  The couple shared a...

Grace Marie Saffield Mobley, 85, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 surrounded by her family.  She was born March 22, 1937 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Wilfred and Laura Baker Shriver.   Grace was a member of the Beallsville Church of Christ and enjoyed spending time with family, friends, church family, and neighbors. She was a retired cosmetologist and also worked as a nurse’s aide at the Arbors of...

Joseph Leonard Hagan, 61, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away at the Arbors at Woodsfield on January 12, 2023.  He was born on January 19, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Steven and Hilda Hagan. Joe was an old soul with a heart of gold.  He was a former member of the Beallsville Volunteer Fire Department who loved helping anyone and everyone.  He never met a stranger and enjoyed riding tractors. In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by a...

Alice Perkins, 82, of Beallsville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in the Arbors at Woodsfield surrounded by family.  She was born October 19, 1940 near Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, a daughter of the late George and Goldia Willison Graham.  Alice was a member of the Armstrongs Mills Church of Christ, the New Castle Homemakers, the Monroe Singers, and the former Sweet Adelines. For many years she served as a precinct worker for the Belmont County Board of Elections in Wayne...

Carol Ann Wells Riley, 93, of Cleveland, Ohio died Wednesday, December 28, 2022 in Westlake, Ohio.  She was the devoted wife of the late George "Bill" Riley for 68 years; mother of Rebecca Groves (Keith), Bruce (Mary Beth), Philip, and Brian (deceased); and grandmother of Sara Groves (Fred Ayers) and Adam Groves (Sara Luttfring), Donovan, Spencer, and Maureen Riley; and great-grandmother of Katharine Groves. ​Carol was born April 24, 1929 in Malaga, Ohio, a...

Israel Eugene Albus passed away on the evening of December 24, 2022 while a patient in UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh on October 15th, 2021 the younger son of Anthony and Kimberly Copeland Albus.  Left to cherish his memory in addition to his parents and his loving big brother, Aeryk, of Beallsville are his maternal grandparents, Doug and Eileen Overmyer Copeland; his paternal grandparents, Dan...