Obituaries

• Gary David Caplinger

  Gary David Caplinger, 85, of Marietta went to be with his wife on their anniversary at 5:05pm, August 15, 2026 at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

  He was born May 3, 1941, in Parkersburg, WV a son of Sandford Caplinger and Leo Aldi Gregory. He worked in body shop repair for many different body shops around Marietta. He drove stock cars and enjoyed tinkering and fixed all sort of things, but he really loved to repair accident vehicles back to showroom finishes. He loved to play jokes on people and enjoyed life.

   

  Date of Death: Sat, 08/15/2026 Services: Thu, 08/20/2026 11:00 am Read More
  
• Russell Nutter

   

   

   

  Russ Nutter, 80, of Marietta passed into eternity on August 13, 2026,
  after a prolonged illness . In 1946, he was born at home in Belpre, Ohio to Russell and Grace Nutter.

   

  Date of Death: Thu, 08/13/2026 Services: Wed, 08/19/2026 11:00 am Read More
• Patty Sue (Doan) Tidd

   

   

  Patty Sue (Doan) Tidd, 60, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband and children by her side. She was born June 7, 1966 in Marietta, Ohio. She was the middle daughter of the late Paul Gene and Leona Pearl (Stark) Doan.

  Patty graduated from Marietta High School in 1985. On July 28, 1984, she married James “Jim” Tidd at Putnam Congregational Church in Marietta. She worked at Haessly Hardwood Lumber Company, alongside her husband, for 26 years as a bookkeeper. The two were never apart.

   

  Date of Death: Tue, 08/11/2026 Services: Sat, 08/15/2026 11:00 am Read More
• Jewel A. Walters

  Jewel A. Walters, 60, of Marietta passed away at 9:06 pm, Sunday, August 9, 2026, at OSU Medical Center.

  Jewel was born in Marietta on October 25, 1965 a daughter of Ben Burge and Clara Freeland Burge. She worked at Wal-Mart in Marietta for 15 years and at Magnum Magnetics.

   

  Date of Death: Sun, 08/09/2026 Services: Fri, 08/14/2026 01:00 pm Read More
• Doris Jean Hill

   

   

   

  Doris Jean Hill, 84, of Moss Run passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 3:00 pm at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born at Cow Run on September 29, 1941 a daughter of Lawrence Dale Wallace and Ruth Lois Mosser Wallace.

  She married Herman Hill who preceded her in death.

   

   

  Date of Death: Tue, 08/04/2026 No Services Planned at This Time Read More
• Orville Junior Perine

  Orville Junior Perine, 82, of Marietta passed away at his home on Monday, August 3, 2026.

  He was born on April 16, 1944 in West Virginia a son of Dewey Perine and Justine Carson Perine. Orville had served in the U. S. Army.

   

  Date of Death: Mon, 08/03/2026 Services: Fri, 08/07/2026 11:00 am Read More
• Kathleen Siler Perruci

   

   

   

  Kathleen Siler Perruci died peacefully in Marietta on August 2, 2026, at the age of 63. She was surrounded by family in her home after months of living with cancer. Kathleen was born to Patricia Ann Siler and Richard Keith Siler in Honolulu, HI in 1963. She grew up in Seabrook, TX, where her father worked as a meteorologist at NASA Johnson Space Center. Her childhood was adventurous, watching rocket launches and taking trips in the family Piper Cub to vacation destinations across the country.

  Date of Death: Sun, 08/02/2026 No Services Planned at This Time Read More