Obituaries

Everett Ray Taylor

Everett Ray Taylor

Nov 23, 2010

Everett Ray Taylor went to sleep in death Tuesday, November 23rd in Pell City, Alabama, following an extended illness. Ray was the son of Everett and Cora Taylor; born August 11th, 1950, in Alliance, Ohio. He was the youngest son of nine children. Ray was a 1968 graduate of Alliance High School where he played basketball for three years. He...

Evelyn Wright

Evelyn Wright

Nov 19, 2010

Evelyn Louise Wright, age 87 of Homeworth, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Friday, November 19, 2010 at Altercare of Alliance. She was born January 29, 1923 in Toronto, Ohio to Arthur John and Florence Irene (Eshbaugh) Fowler. Evelyn was a member of Bayard United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her children, Hattie Coe of Hickory, North...

Jordan Holsopple

Jordan Holsopple

Nov 19, 2010

Jordan D. Holsopple, age 19, of Canton, Ohio, died at 8:43 a.m. Friday, November 19, 2010, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born January 10, 1991 in Alliance, Ohio to Mark A. and Nancy A. (Barker) Holsopple. Jordan graduated in 2009 from Choices High School. An avid Halo player, known as "TPG Gorkin", Jordan also enjoyed working...

Sandra Huff

Sandra Huff

Nov 18, 2010

Sandra L. Huff, age 66, of Alliance, Ohio, died at 4 a.m. Thursday, November 18, 2010 at her home. She was born December 23, 1943, in Cody, Wyoming to Blair and Elsie (Gates) Ridenour Grund. Sandra is survived by her children, Ebony Miller, Gary (Karen) Miller and Timothy (Lynn) Miller, all of Alliance; 11 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. She...

Merlin Whaley

Merlin Whaley

Nov 16, 2010

Merlin D. Whaley, age 65, of Alliance, Ohio, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born August 30, 1945, in Beloit, Ohio, to Marion E. and Hellen Louise (Brown) Whaley. Merlin graduated from Alliance High School and was employed for 28 years at SES as a machinist until his retirement. He was a...

Mabel Matz

Mabel Matz

Nov 16, 2010

Mabel L. Matz, age 94, of Sebring, died at 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at Alliance Community Hospital. She was born May 9, 1916, in Canton, Ohio, to John and Emma (Leopold) O'berlin. She was a graduate of Louisville High School and formerly employed at Ohio Drill & Tool and John Liber Meats. Mrs. Matz was a member of...

Maria Cristian

Maria Cristian

Nov 15, 2010

Maria Anna Cristian, age 91, of Alliance, died at 8:38 a.m. Monday, November 15, 2010, at Community Care Center. She was born January 19, 1919, in Romania to Gheorge and Anna (Vasu) Smadu and came to the United States in 1987, having lived the last 16 years in Alliance. She was a high school graduate and a graduate of the...

Lawrence N. Mitchell, DPM

Lawrence N. Mitchell, DPM

Nov 15, 2010

Lawrence N. Mitchell, DPM, age 81, of Alliance, died at 5:18 a.m., Monday, November 15, 2010 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born May 16, 1929 in Sharon, Pa., to Robert C. and Nancy (Enwistle) Mitchell. A 1947 graduate of Sharpsville High School, he attended Youngstown University and was a 1954 graduate of Ohio College of Podiatry in Cleveland, Ohio....

Marguerite Schreiner

Marguerite Schreiner

Nov 12, 2010

Marguerite E. Schreiner, age 87, of Alliance, died at 9:55 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2010, at Canterbury Villa. She was born June 8, 1923, in South Fayette Township in Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania to WIlliam H. and Sarah (Davis) Leonard. A graduate of Robinson High School, Marguerite attended Westminster College. She was an Executive Assistant for the Redevelopment Authority for Allegheny...

Howard Johnson

Howard Johnson

Nov 12, 2010

Howard R. Johnson, age 93, of Alliance, formerly of Deerfield, Ohio died at 9:30 a.m. Friday, November 12, 2010 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born April 15, 1917, in Dubois, PA, to Charles Ernest Johnson and Lelia Catherine (Reed) Johnson. He has resided in Deerfield and vicinity since 1941. Howard was a high school graduate. He was employed as...

Della West

Della West

Nov 8, 2010

Della Jean (Ross) West, age 77, of Atwater, Ohio, died at 9:50 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at her home with her daughter by her side. She was born April 10, 1933, in Flat Gap, Kentucky, to Glen and Bertha (Dixson) Ross. Della retired from General Motors in Lordstown after 16 years of service. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Theresa Springer

Theresa Springer

Nov 7, 2010

Theresa Ann (Moreland) Springer, age 55, of Minerva, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, November 7, 2010 at her home. She was born February 21, 1955 in Alliance, Ohio, to Floyd Sr. and Ruth Ann (Mowen) Moreland. Theresa was a member of Marlboro Christian Church. She was a 1973 graduate of Marlington High School and attended Malone College. She was...

William H. Sampson

William H. Sampson

Nov 5, 2010

William H. Sampson, age 93 of Sebring, and formerly of Alliance, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Friday, November 5, 2010 at Crandall Medical Center. He was born October 20, 1917 in Deerfield, Ohio to William H. and Lottie (Jenkins) Sampson, and resided in Alliance for 63 years. A graduate of Deerfield High School, Mr. Sampson worked as a press operator...

Norbert Kress

Norbert Kress

Nov 2, 2010

Norbert L. "Shorty" Kress, age 91, of Alliance, died peacefully at his home on November 2, 2010. He was born April 8, 1919, in Louisville, Ohio, to John and Erma (Haidet) Kress. Shorty attended St. Louis and Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Schools. His passion was cars, selling in the Alliance area for 32 years, retiring in 1985. He was...

Lena Wiggs

Lena Wiggs

Oct 31, 2010

Lena Wiggs, age 93, of Atwater, Ohio, died at 8:50 a.m. Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna, Ohio. She was born September 24, 1917, in Taylor County, West Virginia to Lawrence Mead and Bettie Clay (Benton) Ford and has resided in the vicinity for the past 66 years. Lena graduated from Beelington West Virginia High School...

Joyce Summers

Joyce Summers

Oct 30, 2010

Joyce Ann Summers, age 72, died Saturday, October 30, 2010. She was surrounded by her family who will miss her but is comforted to know she is again with Bruce. She was born August 6, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio. Joyce was the daughter of Ruhl Moneypenny, Mable (Bell) Moneypenny-Betz and Charles "Chiz" Betz. She graduated from Alliance High School in...

Gerald B. Lare

Gerald B. Lare

Oct 29, 2010

Gerald B. "Jerry" Lare, age 77, of Tavares, Florida, formerly of Alliance, died at 8:40 a.m., Friday, October 29, 2010 at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, Florida. He was born February 24, 1933, in Alliance, Ohio, to Burdette H. and Gladys H. (Schwinn) Lare. Jerry was employed as a supervisor at American Steel Foundry prior to moving to Florida where...

Paul H. Thompson II

Paul H. Thompson II

Oct 26, 2010

Paul H. Thompson, II, age 56, of Hartville, died Tuesday afternoon, October 26, 2010 at his home. He was born December 25, 1953 in Alliance, Ohio, to Paul H. Thompson, I and Lois E. (Wank) Thompson. Paul was a 1972 graduate of Alliance High School. He was employed as a journeyman diesinker at Canton Drop Forge and formerly employed by...

Elmer Buehler

Elmer Buehler

Oct 23, 2010

Elmer Robert Buehler, age 90, of Alliance, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Community Care Center. He was born March 10, 1920, in Sebring, Ohio, to Frank and Marie (Moran) Buehler. Mr. Buehler graduated from Sebring High School and attended Ohio State Dental School. He was a Chartered Life Underwriter, and worked for Prudential Insurance Company...

Frances Formby Walter

Frances Formby Walter

Oct 23, 2010

Frances Louise Formby Walter, age 88, of Alliance, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Crandall Medical Center. She was born November 17, 1921, in Rome, Georgia, to Clark Howell and Tidie (Griffin) Formby. Frances lived in Florida from six weeks of age until her marriage to Floyd C. Walter of Alliance, Ohio on April 18, 1948....