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Charles L. Rupert

1946-2023 COLUMBIANA — Charles L. Rupert age 76 of Columbiana, died of a massive stroke on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. He was born on December 11, 1946, in New Waterford, son of the late Lloyd and Inez Trotter Rupert. He has lived in ...

Shirley Margaret Ward

1933-2023 COLUMBIANA — Shirley Margaret Ward, age 89, of Columbiana, passed away peacefully, March 21, 2023, at Hospice House, Poland. She was born on August 8, 1933, in Lisbon, daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Douglas. Shirley had a great love of reading and made teaching ...

William Lawrence Jackson Sr.

1951-2023 SALEM — William Lawrence Jackson Sr, 71, of Salem, died early Friday morning, March 10, 2023, at the Truman House of Community Hospice in New Philadelphia, Ohio. He was born August 13, 1951, in Salem, son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Jackson. William was a lifetime resident of the Salem area, graduating from Salem Senior High School. He served in the United States Army from 1971-1973 after which he was honerably discharged. William worked for over 30 years at Electric Funace in Salem. He was a Lifetime member of the AMVETS Post 45 and served on the Salem ...

Gary E. Davidson

Gary E. Davidson 1949-2023 SALEM – Gary E. Davidson, 74, of Salem gained his wings on March 19, 2023, at Salem Regional Medical Center. Born March 8, 1949, in Beaver Falls, Pa., he was the son of the late Howard “Shorty” and Ruth (Houston) Davidson. Gary retired from Horst Meat ...

Janet Irene Metzgar

Janet Irene Metzgar 1935-2023 POLAND – Janet Irene Metzgar, 87, of Columbiana, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 15, 2023 at Hospice House. Janet was born on May 16, 1935, in Salem, a daughter of Harold and Nellie (Sneddon) Leipper. A 1953 Greenford High School graduate, she ...

Jodie Allen Williams

Jodie Allen Williams 1955-2023 SALEM — Jodie Allen Williams, 67, passed at 1:10 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Hospice of the Valley in Poland Township, Ohio. Jodie was born on Aug. 31, 1955, in Salem, the son of Edward and Diana (Stanion) Williams. Jodie was a 1973 graduate of West Branch High School. He worked at MPI Label Systems as a Printer for 44 years, retiring in 2017. He was avid fisherman, many would say he lived for fishing, he was also a hunter and loved spending time outdoors. Jodie enjoyed spending time with his family especially his grandchildren who ...