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Ralph C. Reed

KISSIMMEE, FL – Ralph C. Reed, of Davenport, Florida, formerly of East Liverpool, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at AdventHealth Celebration Hospital. He was 77. Born in Weirton, West Virginia, October 11, 1944, he was a son of the late Ralph C. Reed, Sr. and Laverne Everly Reed. He ...

Ernest E. ’Ernie’ Downard

WELLSVILLE — Ernest E. “Ernie” Downard, 90, of Wellsville, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at his home. He was born September 3, 1931, in East Liverpool, the son of the late Edwin and Hazel (Sprague) Downard. In addition to his parents, Ernie was preceded in death on January 9, 2016, by his wife, Leona Joan (Campbell) Downard, whom he married July 28, 1951. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Irene Boyd, and his brother, Paul Downard. Ernie graduated from Wellsville High School in 1950. He had been employed as a turn foreman for LTV Stainless Steel until his ...

Paul Zaperach

LORAIN, OH — Paul Zaperach, former educator and pastor, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 15, 2022, at Avon Oaks Caring Community following a lengthy battle with Parkinsonism. He was 86. Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, May 26, 1936, he was a son of the late Paul and Anna ...

Chressie Marie (Barnhart) Hoselton

Chressie Marie (Barnhart) Hoselton passed away October 16, 2021 at the age of 81. She was born in East Liverpool on July 7, 1940 to Clinton Wayne and Mable Grace Barnhart. She was married to Charles Rhee Faris for 17 years and later married to John Dean Hoselton for 37 years. Chressie is ...

Richard R. ‘Dick’ McElroy

EAST PALESTINE — Richard R. “Dick” McElroy, died Saturday. He was born on June 11, 1952 in Salem, son of the late Robert and Wilma “Jean” Bacon McElroy. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Va Dyke-Swaney-Rettig Funeral Home. 7/18/22

Larry B. Parson

Larry B. Parson, born July 11, 1969, in East Liverpool, Ohio, he passed away suddenly on July 5, 2022, at his home in Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 52. He was the son of Walter (Brent) Parson and his wife Korrine (Hoppy) Parson. He was preceded in death by his mother Cynthia Vernon Parson, his ...