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.
Clyta Necia Swartz Patterson, 82, of Marietta joined her late husband Roger David Patterson who died May 2, 2015 in eternity with the Lord on August 14, 2020. She was born August 12, 1938, at Reno a daughter of the late Raymond And Elsie Rohrer Swartz. Clyta was a longtime member of the Bethel Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Norma passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020, at her home at the age of 76. She was born February 11, 1944 at Marietta, Ohio, to Clarence (Ted) Otto Jeffers and Pauline Rose Jeffers.
She attended Willard and Phillips Elementary Schools. She graduated from Marietta High School in 1961. She retired from the Bureau of the Public Debt with 36 years of service. She was former co-owner of E.W. Drake Roofing and Sheet Metal. In 1962 she married Earl W. Drake who died September 16, 2013.
Dorothy Ann Taylor Sayre, 87, of Marietta passed away August 11, 2020. She was born November 1, 1932 in Marietta, Ohio to Elmer Thomas Taylor and Rowena Elizabeth Hoskinson Taylor.
She was a member of First Baptist Church, Adult Fellowship Class and Morning Glory Circle.
Mary Lou Curfman, 86, of Williamstown passed away on August 7, 2020 at home with her family. She was born on January 18, 1934, in Williamstown a daughter of the late Edward and Esther Mayo Ritter.
She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Curfman Shedlowski and daughter-in-law Debra Curfman; 4 grandchildren: Amanda (Joe) Hartley, Jeremy (Lucy) Curfman, Amy (Daryl) Sparks, Jessica (Ben) Shedlowski; 11 great grandchildren: Haley, Abby, and Courtney Harley, Wyatt, Allison and Natalie Curfman, CheyAnne Hart, Mary, Cora and Brody Sparks and Aleaha Bowers.
Marjorie Carol Parks, 83, of Williamstown passed away on Thursday, August 06, 2020, at her home.
She was born on January 22, 1937, in Empire, Ohio, a daughter of William and Muriel Mayhew Leasure. Marjorie graduated from Toronto High School. She was a homemaker and loved to read and was a member of Riverside Church of Christ in Williamstown.
Joyce Schultheis Garrison, 79, of Belpre, Ohio, died on Monday, August 3, 2020.
Joyce was born to Robert V. Schultheis, Sr., and Grace Spindler. She grew up in the Norwood section of Marietta and graduated from Marietta High School. She married Donald Garrison on December 27, 1962. In her free time, she painted ceramics and attended the local arts and crafts shows. She could never pass up a good garage, church or estate sale. She remembered to send cards to everyone she knew—for holidays, birthdays, graduations and sympathy.
Barry D. Fortney, 64, of Lower Salem, OH, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020, at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
At his request, he was cremated and no services will be observed at this time. McClure-chafer Lankford Funeral Home is assisting the family and messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.om.
