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Benjamin Vaughan IV McDONALD — Benjamin H. “Benny” Vaughan IV, 63 died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Youngstown. He was born April 2, 1959 in Youngstown, son of Benjamin Vaughn, III and Carole Bacon Nelsen. Arrangements by Linsley-Royal Funeral Home, East Palestine. Paul Corso SALEM — Paul Thomas Corso “Tom”, 82, died Monday at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born Nov. 7, 1939, son of the late Dr. Paul Corso and Marvine (Shoppell). Arrangements by Stark Memorial, Salem. 5/11/22

Dorothy L. (Weyant) Ward

LOUISVILLE — Dorothy L. (Weyant) Ward, formerly of Hanoverton, died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Green Meadows Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Louisville with her family present to send her off to meet her loved ones in Heaven. Dorothy, the daughter of the late Valone V. (Bill) and Margaret “Peggy” (Vinsonhaler) Weyant was born September 10, 1934 at home in Akron, Ohio. The family moved to Hanoverton in 1940 and Dorothy resided there until 2018 when she moved to Green Meadows. She was a 1952 graduate of Lisbon David Anderson High School. On the senior class trip to Washington D.C., ...

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Glenn McMillan, Sr. LISBON — Glenn E. McMillan Sr., 67, of State Route 517, died Sunday at his home. He was born May 11, 1954 in Salem, son of the late Lloyd H. and Avis J. (Ikirt) McMillan. Arrangements pending at Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home, Lisbon. 5/10/22

Chris Simms

(Esther) Christine Simms, 74, of Minerva passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022 at the Community Care Center of Alliance after a long battle with numerous health issues. She was born Sept. 22, 1947 the daughter of the late John and Kate (Herron) Wadsworth. She lived her entire life in Minerva. She retired from the Timken Company in 2006 after 30 years. She was an active member of the VFW Post #4120 Auxiliary and also served as Ohio’s first ever woman Kiwanis Club President. She truly enjoyed her Minerva High School Class of ’65 get-togethers and especially loved spending time with her ...

Barbara L. (Lydic) Babik

SALEM — Barbara L. (Lydic) Babik, 86, died Wednesday. She was born on May 18, 1935 in Cherry Tree, Pa., the daughter of Howard T. and Adah (Breth) Lydic Sr. The Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem, handled arrangements. 5/9/22

Thomas ‘Tom’ Bowman

LISBON — Thomas “Tom” Bowman passed away peacefully in his home in Lisbon, Ohio on May 5, 2022 at the age of 92 after a very short illness. Tom was born in Toronto, Ohio on August 8, 1929 and graduated from Wintersville High School. Tom earned his B.S. degree in Accounting in 1971 by attending night school while raising his family and working construction during the day. He retired after 22 years as the Controller for Chester Hoist in Lisbon. He focused his life on his family and church. He was a member, as well as the treasurer, of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for over 30 ...