We are a family-owned funeral home that has served the communities of Ohio and West Virginia for over 100 years. Our goal is to provide all of the families we serve a respectful and dignified service at a fair price. Whether a traditional service or more contemporary-style service, we try to meet all the needs of the individuals and families we serve.
I’m To live on in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.
Linda Lee Lowe Everson, February 6, 1943 – December 11, 2025 lives on in so many hearts; her sister Frankie McKenna, three children John Everson, Mike Everson (Sonia) and Jeanne Hamilton, grandchildren, (Jeanne’s) Lindsey Marvin-Pottmeyer and Cayla Hamilton-Hively (Josh), great grandchildren (Lindsey’s) Arianna & Lainya Pottmeyer and (Cayla’s) Cainen, Trinity, Aliester & Everlynn Hively. Some who went before her; (beloved husband) Dorsey of 66 years, (parents) Hazel & Frank Lowe, (siblings) Eugene, Donald, Mary-Lou and Billie, also (Jeanne’s) USMC Sgt. Mike Marvin.
Patricia A. “Patty” Cleveland, 73, of Marietta passed away 6:24am, Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 8, 1952, in Marietta a daughter of Bernard Cleveland and Peggy Hoon Cleveland.
Patty retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. She was a Legend Member of the Mid-Ohio Valley Softball Hall of Fame in 2023 and was an avid OSU Buckeye fan.
Aubrey (Wade) Wages, of Vincent, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on December 1, 2025.
He was born September 28, 1932 at his parent’s home in Akron, Ohio to the late Vernon and Florence (Keck) Wages. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Carolyn Joan (Wagner) Southall, 68, of Marietta passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Joan was born December 26, 1956, in Marietta to Merle and Ethel Hagar Wagner.
She was a 1975 graduate of Warren High School. Joan later attended Washington State community College in Marietta, graduating in 1988 with an Associate of Applied Business in accounting Technology.
Dorothy Ann (Dottie) Daugherty, 88, of Marietta passed away at her home surrounded by her family on November 29, 2025. She was born on December 7, 1936, in Shade, Ohio a daughter of Francis Robinson and Mary Geneva Gose Robinson.
Dottie was a graduate of Chauncey High School in 1954. She had worked Marietta Food Center and retired from Walmart. She also cared for many children in her home. She was a long standing member of Marietta Bible Center Church. She loved to watch golf and OSU Football. She was kind and compassionate to everyone she met. Her greatest love was The Lord and her family.
Rodney Plaugher, 82, of Marietta passed away at 7:13 am, Friday, November 28, 2025, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He will be cremated and no services are scheduled at this time.
McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.
Marie Irene Skinner Mosser, 84, of Whipple, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ November, 26, 2025. She knew her Lord’s courageous spirit that helped her battle through cancer and the testimony of living her life for the Lord and giving him the glory. She was born in Waterford, Ohio May 31,1941, a daughter of the late Earl and Bertha Skinner.
She was a graduate of Waterford High School. She was a fulltime stay at home mother during her children’s childhood. Later in life, she worked at the Army Corps of Engineer as a sign maker and at the House of Wines.
