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Joseph G. Simonetti Jr. 1940-2025

LORDSTOWN — Joseph G. Simonetti Jr., 84, passed away peacefully Monday Sept 22, 2025, at his residence and went home to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born Oct. 24, 1940, in Cleveland, the son of the late Joseph George Simonetti Sr. and Sophie Mary Lapinskas Simonetti. Joseph had ...

Bryan Williams 1969-2025

NEWTON FALLS — Bryan Ray William Williams, a beloved son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend, passed away in his sleep on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. He was 56 years old. Born and raised in Ohio, Bryan graduated from Champion High School in 1987. He later attended Kent State University, where ...

Services

BETTY J. DAVIS, 82, Charlotte, North Carolina. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sterling McCullough-Williams Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, funeral home. MICHAEL LAGARAS, 83, Warren. SERVICES: noon Saturday, The River Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, church. BRIAN P. LAWRENCE SR., 53, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Oct. 4, Moose Lodge, Warren. DORIS A. McCOLLOUGH, 75, Warren. SERVICES: noon Saturday, New Jerusalem Fellowship Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, church. DEBORAH J. RIES, 74, Warren. SERVICES: ...

Services pending

GARY PADULA, 72, of Newton Falls, died Thursday at home. (Borowski Memorial) JEAN M. PETROWSKI, 75, of Howland, died Sept. 17 at home. (Borowski/Oak Meadow)

Powerhouse attorney Robert B. Barnett dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton and dozens of other leaders, has died at age 79. One of Barnett’s partners at Williams & Connolly, Michael F. O’Connor, told The Associated Press that he died Thursday night at Sibley Memorial Hospital of an “undisclosed illness.” Additional details were not immediately available. “He was a dear friend, a trusted advisor, and a wise, faithful, and steadfast ...

Betty J. Davis 1943-2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Betty Jean Davis transitioned from this life Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born April 25, 1943, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Melvis C. Davis and Addie Bell Franklin Davis Jarrett. Mrs. Davis was an entrepreneur with ...