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Monroe County Beacon · Beallsville, OH
Nearby: Beallsville, OHAug 6, 1939 – Nov 9, 2026 Roy Ellsworth Pittman Jr. 87, of Woodsfield, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday November 9, 2026 with his family and extended family by his side. He was born August 6, 1939 a son of the late Roy Sr. and Mildred Henthorn Pittman. He was in the US Navy from 1957-1963 and worked as a pipefitter welder on the USS Wasp. He also worked for Leib Plumbing and Heating, Terex Equipment. He was self-employed, Pittman Plumbing and Heating, had worked for General Motors and moved to Bowling Green Kentucky in 1981 and retired from the Corvette Plant in 1999, and moved back to Ohio in 2000. He did excavating after retirement for several people. Roy was a faithful Christian, a wonderful husband and father, pappy to his special grandchildren and great grandchildren. He also had several extended family members and friends whom he loved dearly. He was happiest when he was out working. He had a love of horses and loved to trail ride.
Air Force Times · Caldwell, OH
Nearby: Caldwell, OHNavy Lt. Joy Bright Hancock recalled the mix of sorrow and pride she felt at the 1943 ceremony to christen the destroyer named for Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lewis Hancock, who was the second husband she had lost in a crash aboard a Navy rigid airship. Her husband, the executive officer of the 680-foot Navy dirigible Shenandoah, was among the 14 killed when the rigid airship was caught in a violent storm and crashed on Sept. 3, 1925, near Caldwell, Ohio. The pair had been married little more than a year. She tightened her grip on the traditional bottle of champagne used to christen a destroyer and picked out a smudge on the hull that would be her target. As she swung hard to break the bottle, she uttered, “I christen thee Lewis Hancock,” before turning to salute as the Fletcher-class destroyer slipped down the ways at the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey, on Aug. 1, 1943.
The Pocahontas Times · Marietta, OH
Nearby: Marietta, OHBarbara Jean Milam Cook, age 89, peacefully passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Harmar Place in Marietta, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 29, 1937, in Maple Meadow, she was a daughter of the late Billy and Viva Milam. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved… Read the full story
Monroe County Beacon · Marietta, OH
Nearby: Marietta, OHNov 9, 2026 Janice Rexroad Kindelberger of Marietta, OH, died peacefully in her home on November 9, 2026. She had celebrated her 100th birthday at Putnam Congregational Church surrounded by family and friends on August 23, 2026. Janice was born in Harrisville, WV, the youngest of four children, to Claude B. and Shady S. Huff Rexroad. She was a graduate of Marietta High School and Marietta College (Sigma Kappa sorority). She was married for almost 48 years to Paul Kindelberger of Clarington, OH. Janice was a beloved English teacher and librarian at River High School in Monroe County, OH. After her husband’s death in 2006, she moved back to the Devola community of Marietta, near her childhood home of Cloverdale.
Herald-Star · Steubenville, OH
Nearby: Steubenville, OHSTEUBENVILLE — About 85 area residents were in attendance Wednesday for Steubenville Mayor Ralph Petrella’s first “State of the City” address at Youngstown State University-Steubenville. “The point was to make sure that our citizens know what our vision is,” he said afterward. “We want to make clear that we have a vision, that we have an identity and a direction, and we want our citizens to be involved.” He pointed out new businesses have been opening throughout town “and more are being developed as we speak” even as the city continues “investing in our parks and making our neighborhoods more enjoyable and more recruitable.” “What was once a dream is now a visible plan of action,” he said. “The work we are doing today encourages hope for tomorrow, but it also brings forth a huge responsibility to continue to build and show progress through our actions, not merely our words.
