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MICHAEL TENNANT

Michael Arland Tennant, 75 of Follansbee, WV passed away March 8, 2026, at home. He was born June 28, 1950, in Wheeling, WV to the late William Arland and Esther Lee Shuman Tennant. He retired as an electrician from Weirton Steel and was a member of the Cedar Lodge Follansbee, and the Wellsburg Moose Lodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Sharon Lee Craft Tennant who passed in 2010. He is survived by his daughter Marcy Jo Boyd (John) of Follansbee, WV and his brother Richard Tennant (Joni) of Wellsburg, WV, grandson Michael James Boyd and several nieces, ...

CHARLES KARAVANIC

Charles Martin “Chuck” Karavanic of Weirton, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the age of 73. Chuck was a devoted husband, father, and the proud longtime owner of Breeze Thru Deli and Sports Court Lounge, two family businesses he built that became familiar ...

DORIS CARPENTER

Doris F. Carpenter, 86, of Wintersville, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Carpenter, Sr. and is survived by her children Rob (Willa) Carpenter and Lisa (Larry) Pearce; grandchildren Robert, Jason and Tiffany Pearce; and sister Jean (Carl) Johnson. Friends may call at Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home on Tuesday 4-7 p.m. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday. Offer condolences at shorac.com.

JEFFREY SMAY

Jeffrey A Smay of Wheeling, WV, passed away of heart failure at the age of 72 on March 1, 2026 at home in Wheeling, WV. He was born September 12, 1953 in Tarentum, PA to the late Clare G. “Swifty” and Ann (Poleski) Smay. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Wheeling, ...

DWAYNE KIRKPATRICK

Dwayne Kirkpatrick, 63, of Weirton, WV, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Carriage Inn in Steubenville, Ohio. Born in Wheeling, WV on September 8, 1962, he was one of three sons of Charlotte Cain Kirkpatrick and the late LeRoy Kirkpatrick. Dwayne was a graduate of Brooke High ...

ROSEMARY PAYNE

Rosemary C. Payne, 89, of Steubenville died Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at the Laurels of Steubenville. She was born December 12, 1936 in Steubenville. She is the daughter of the late Harold Shawver and Anna Shawver Rapp. She is preceded in death by her stepfather, Ernest Rapp; husband William Payne; brother Thomas Shawver and nephew Martin Shawver. Rosemary was a homemaker and very active in the loyal order of the Moose as a life member. She is survived by her sister Peggy Lane of Athens, OH; niece Lisa (Hunter) Lane of Vienna, WV; niece Mona (Len) Barnes of Columbus, OH; nephew ...