Joseph “Joe” Becker passed away on Aug. 29, 2026. He was born on November 20, 1950, a son of the late John Otto and Kitty Bracken Becker. Joe started school at Wheeling Central Catholic and then finished his high school education at Triadelphia High School. Joe attended West Liberty ...
JACK SECHREST JR. Jack William Sechrest Jr., 81, of Bellaire, Ohio, passed away August 31, 2026. He was a United States Army veteran and worked in maintenance at Bellaire City Hospital for over 40 years. Jack was a quiet, hardworking man who loved his family, his home and yard, animals, cooking, HAM radio, war documentaries and westerns. He was known for being able to fix almost anything and was a devoted provider for his family. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughters Tiffany Sechrest (Eric Eberts) and Marcie Sechrest; and brother Charles Sechrest. He was preceded in death ...
Lt. Colonel (Ret.) David Edward Freshwater died on July 31, 2026, in Leesburg, FL, after a brief hospitalization. He was 69. David was born in Steubenville, OH, to the late John Wilbur and Kathleen Anne Freshwater of Wellsburg, WV. He is survived by his siblings Stephen (Jennifer) Freshwater, Judy (John) Polak, Michael (Julie) Freshwater, and Mary (Steven) Geib; his former wife, Donna Freshwater; and ten nieces and nephews. He attended St. John School and graduated from Brooke High School in 1975, where he was a swim team letterman. An active Boy Scout, he achieved the rank of Eagle ...
Mary Magdalene Clark, 89, of Bellaire, formerly of Glencoe, Ohio, died Sunday, August 30, 2026, in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was born on August 6, 1937, in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late William Albert McFeley and Flora Esther Garloch McFeley. Mary was retired ...
Lorna Rebecca (Eller) Miller (95 years old) of Proctor, WV passed into eternal life on Sunday, August 30, 2026, in her home. She was born May 12, 1931, in Proctor, WV. A daughter of the late Okey & Gay (Ferrell) Eller. Lorna was a 1949 graduate of Magnolia High School. Then was employed by ...
Gary L. "Crow" Wright, age 83, of Sardis, OH, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026, at WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV. He was born December 21, 1942, in Fly, OH, a son of the late Ralph Nelson and Bessie Lucille Koher Wright. He was a retired crane operator for the ...
