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BOETTCHER, Dennis Carl - Memorial service, 10 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 320 Second St., Marietta, with a reception to follow. COSS, Madeline V. - Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, 1021 Pike St., Marietta. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. HEWITT, Jim - Visitation, 9-10:30 a.m. today, Vaughan Kimes Funeral Home, 521 5th St., Parkersburg. Graveside services, 11 a.m. at Sunset Memory Gardens, 1934 Dupont Road, Parkersburg, military honors. JOHNSON, Carol Louise “Mitzy” - Funeral Mass, ...

Dennis Carl Boettcher

Dennis Carl Boettcher, 76, of Reno, OH, passed away May 31, 2026, at Maraieta Memorial Hospital. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2026, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 320 Second St., Marietta, with a reception to follow. Online condolences may be made at www. hadleyfh.com.

Gerald Wayne “Dickie” Collins

Gerald Wayne “Dickie” Collins, 78, of Ivydale, died Friday, June 5, 2026, at his home. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, at John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with Rev. Dean Rogers officiating. Burial, King-Kirkhart Cemetery, Newton.

Madeline V. Coss

Madeline V. Coss, 95, of Marietta, OH, passed away Sunday morning June 7, 2026, at Lancaster House. Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, at Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, 1021 Pike St., Marietta. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.hadleyfh.com.

Jim Hewitt

Jim Hewitt passed away on June 6, 2026, in Parkersburg, WV, surrounded by his family. Jim was born on January 10, 1943, in Parkersburg, to the late Roy R. and Edna Hewitt. He graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1960. After four years in the U.S. Army serving in Germany, he worked at ...

Carol Louise “Mitzy” Johnson

Carol Louise “Mitzy” Johnson went home to be with her Lord on June 1, 2026. She passed in peace with five of her children by her side. Mitzy was the beloved wife of the late Richard Johnson and mother to nine children: Mykel Johnson (Margy Dowzer), Yvonne Epley, Juanita Hadley (Steve), ...