The Obituary Section

Writing Obituary

, Ohio

An obituary announces a death tells a little of a life and gives people the details they need to say goodbye. It does not have to be perfect. It needs to be true and written with love. Full name age of town passed away day date at place surrounded by family. Born date in place to parents heshethey work or role. HeSheThey loved something specific and will be remembered for a quality or story. Name is survived by family. HeSheThey was preceded in death by family. Friends may call day time place. A service will be held day time place with burial at cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to charity or cause. Our directors write and edit obituaries with families every week and can place them in the newspapers you choose. where friends can share condolences light a candle and send flowers. We can also…

— Read Full Obituary —

Mary Jacobsen

, Ohio

October 11, 2026

Mary Ann Jacobsen 86 of Wintersville died Monday October 12 2026 at Lancia Villa Vista. She was born July 10 1940 in Grant VA.

— Read Full Obituary —

Dr. William Grant

, Ohio

October 10, 2026

Dr. William S. Grant 76 of Steubenville passed away on October 11 2026 at Weirton Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Grant leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of good work. He will be forever remembered for his healing hands his gentle spirit and his giving nature. He was born on November 26 1949 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. After earning his undergraduate degree in Biology from Edinboro University in 1971 he went on to earn his D.P.M. from The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in 1976 and subsequently completed residency at Saint Lukes Childrens Hospital in Philadelphia which would prove to be the launching pad for a long and ultrasuccessful career in podiatric medicine. On July 1 1978 he married the love of his life Carolyn Belotti Grant and together they raised three children Julie Billy and Tony who were his pride and joy and made the Steubenville area their…

— Read Full Obituary —

Deborah White

, Ohio

October 3, 2026

Deborah Ellen Lipps White 71 of Steubenville passed away unexpectedly on October 4 2026 at UPMC Trinity West Hospital in Steubenville of a massive heart attack following intermittent illness. Deborah was born on December 9 1954 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to the late Roy Clifton Lipps Sr. and Barbra Jane McFarland Lipps. The family lived in Manassas VA and Slidell LA when Deborah was a child and settled in Bloomingdale OH when she was a teen where Deborah met her first husband William A. Stroupe. They subsequently moved to Duncansville PA where Deborah lived for many years and raised her daughters with her second husband Timothy W. Kelley. She then met Kenneth White and relocated to Columbus OH where they married. Following Kens death in 2013 she met her longtime partner Lance See. In recent years she returned to the Steubenville area to be closer to her siblings and extended family…

— Read Full Obituary —