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.
Lyman Bruce Klintworth, 79, of Marietta passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, at his home.
Funeral services will be held on Friday (Nov. 17) at 11:00 am at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral Home with burial following in East Lawn Memorial Park. Family will greet friends on Friday before the service from 9:00 am. Messages of sympathy may be sent at www.Lankfordfh.com.
Richard Charles Murphy, 65, of Marietta passed away at his home after a long illness on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.
He was born on January 27, 1958, in Marietta a son of Arthur and Dorothy Farley Murphy. He loved playing with grandchildren and yard work. He had been employed as a car detailer until his retirement in 2020.
Tucker O. Heslop, 20, of Moss Run (Marietta) passed away at 10:25am, Monday, November 6, 2023 at Children’s Hospital in Columbus. He was born March16, 2003 in Marietta a son of Perry Heslop and Beth Baker Heslop.
Tucker was a graduate of Wood County Christian School in 2022 and attended Evergreen Bible Church in Williamstown. He was an avid sports fan of all Cleveland sports, OSU football and Wood County Christian School sports. He loved video games and was a volunteer at Wood County Christian School
After a hard fought battle with a very aggressive cancer, Jason Thaddeus Mace of Belpre passed away on November 1, 2023 while in the care of the James Cancer Center at the age of 40. Jason leaves behind his son’s Bradley Mace, age 20 of Marietta Oh and Gage Mace, age 18 of Lowell Oh.
Linda Brown Best Warren, 74, of Marietta passed away at 3:10 pm, Wednesday (Nov. 1) at Summit Acres in Caldwell, OH.
She was born on December 8, 1948, in Sewickley, PA, a daughter of Pearley Brown and Ruby Earley Brown. She had been employed at Best Grocery and Star Fire in Marietta.
Lloyd Ellis Crum, 79, of Marietta, Ohio passed away, Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 30, 1944, in Marietta, Ohio to the late Dale and Ruth Smith Crum.
Lloyd graduated from Marietta High School in 1962. He worked at Fenton Art Glass, Sears, and retired after 25 years as a Bus Driver for Marietta City Schools. Lloyd, alongside his wife Rita, was the owner and operator of Crum Fence and Excavating for over 40 years. After decades of installing fences, he invented and patented the Fence Hog in 1998. In the wintertime, he plowed snow for area businesses and individuals. He was able to fix anything and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone.
He was a faithful member of The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Assumption where he was a formerly Parish Council Member. He was a member of the K of C Council 478 where he was a former Grand Knight. He was a former Marietta Band Booster, where he was one of the equipment bus drivers. In his free time, Lloyd enjoyed gardening, going to auctions, golfing, and camping at his family farm where he had many long walks and adventures with his grandchildren. He will be remembered as a kind and loving husband, father, grandpa, and great-grandpa.
Tina Congleton, 56, of Lancaster passed away at Fairfield Medical Center on October 31, 2023.
Tina was born on April 7, 1967, in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of Oria Blaine Simmons, Jr. and Charlotte Mae Haines Simmons. She was a homemaker.
On April 19, 1998, she married Keith Congleton who survives with children: Joshua Tonkin, Adam Tonkin, and Brent Congleton and brother, Jimmy (Bobbi) Simmons; 2 nieces, Lauryn and Jordyn Simmons and step-mother, Beth Simmons. She was preceded in death by her father.
