Obituaries

• Constance Rae (Connie) Cartmell

  Constance Rae (Connie) Cartmell, 83, of Marietta, Ohio, experienced her final sunset peacefully on the evening of May 5, 2026, surrounded by what she loved most: her family.

  Connie was born on May 22, 1942, to Robert Eldon and Eleanor (Gecsey) Whitmore. She grew up in Ashland, Ohio and attended Ohio University, where she studied journalism and met her husband of 63 years, Dr. Ohlen P. Cartmell.

  Connie wrote for the Marietta Times for nearly two decades and was known for her intelligent and heartfelt writing style, as well as for her book, Ghosts of Marietta. Connie expressed her love of travel, nature, and her family via endless pictures, all of which she shared with anyone who had the good fortune to know her. She never met a stranger. Everyone whose life she touched will remember her for her home that felt like yours, her unflappable kindness and generosity, and her love of a good rock.

  Date of Death: Tue, 05/05/2026 Services: Mon, 05/11/2026 03:00 pmVisitation Date: Mon, 05/11/2026Visitation Details: 1pm until the hour of service Read More
  
• George W. Zimmerman

  George W. Zimmerman, 84 of Marietta passed away at 8:35 pm, May 4, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

  He was born on February 19, 1942, in Marietta a son of Howard Zimmerman and Elsie Baker Zimmerman. George had been employed in the oilfield.

   

   

  Date of Death: Mon, 05/04/2026 Services: Mon, 05/11/2026 11:00 amVisitation Date: Mon, 05/11/2026Visitation Details: 9 am until the hour of service Read More
• Vickie Lou Berry

  Vickie Lou Berry, 70, of Marietta passed away at 1:29 pm, Sunday, May 3, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born July 26, 1955 in Washington County, OH, a daughter of Waldo Jim Way.

  Vickie was employed at H & R Block and was a member of the Marietta First Church of the Nazarene.

  owing in Oak Grove Cemetery. Family will greet friends before the service from 12:00 noon until 2:00. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.

  Date of Death: Sun, 05/03/2026 Services: Thu, 05/07/2026 02:00 pm Read More
• Kathy Hayes

  Kathy Hayes, 69, of Marietta passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026, at Marietta Heights.

  Kathy was born on November 6, 1956, in Athens, a daughter of the late Pearl Martin Scott and Virginia Irena Stanley of Marietta. Kathy was a homemaker.

   

  Date of Death: Fri, 05/01/2026 No Services Planned at This Time Read More
• Robert Lee Barth

  Robert Lee Barth age 85, of Marietta, OH passed away April 28, 2026, at Waterview Pointe.

  He was born December 6, 1940, a son of the Late Barnum and Hilda Barth. Bob worked at Kaneff Nursery after graduation from Marietta High School in 1960. He later began a career and retired from American Cyanamid-Marietta. He was also a water hauler with his brother, Paul, before becoming owner and operator of Robert L. Barth Excavating & Trucking.

   

  Date of Death: Tue, 04/28/2026 Services: Fri, 05/01/2026 12:00 pm Read More
• Nancy A. Miracle

  Nancy K. Miracle, 85, of Vincent, Ohio, passed away at 10:52 pm, Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Belpre Emergency Center. She was born May 9, 1940 in Gallipolis, Ohio a daughter of James C. Stewart and Dorothy Craft Stewart.

  Nancy was a homemaker and attended Lighthouse Baptist Church.

  Date of Death: Sat, 04/25/2026 No Services Planned at This Time Read More
  
• Sally Ann Lewis

  Sally Ann Lewis, 84, passed away at Lancaster House in Marietta, Ohio on April 25, 2026. Born on August 6,1941 in Marietta, she was the daughter of Edith Ritchie Wendleken and Hayward Ritchie.

  Sally was raised in Marietta and later made her home in Williamstown, where she devoted her life to raising her children and caring for her family.

  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Juddson “Spank” Lewis; her brother, Thomas; and her granddaughter, Shea.

  Date of Death: Sat, 04/25/2026 Services: Wed, 04/29/2026 01:00 pmVisitation Date: Tue, 04/28/2026Visitation Details: 6 to 8 pm and 1 hour prior to the service at the church Read More