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Hazel ‘Sis’ Crowder 1950-2025

BRISTOLVILLE — Hazel “Sis” Crowder, 74, of Bristolville, passed away peacefully with family and friends by her side Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Hazel was born Nov. 23, 1950, in Warren, to the late James O. Henry and Virginia I. Peterson Henry. She was ...

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OSCAR W. ANDERSON, 83, Niles. SERVICES: noon Monday, Greater Apostolic Faith Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, church. LAURA EMMA “COOKIE” THORNTON BRADY, 83, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Friday, Price Memorial AME Zion Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, church. GRACE J. BRENNEMAN, 92, Warren. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, Pineview Cemetery, Warren. KATHRYN N. BROBST, 105, Windham. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Windham Bible Church. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. JAMES AC COURT SR., 68, Niles. ...

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WILLIAM CARDELL COBB, 68, of Warren, died Wednesday. (Peter Rossi) JACK LEE LAMMERS, 76, of Fowler, died Thursday. (Peter Rossi) DENNIS R. SPONSELLER, 67, of Cortland, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (Carl W. Hall)

Country singer Jeannie Seely dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from an intestinal infection. Known as “Miss Country Soul” for her unique vocal style, Seely was a trailblazer for women in country music, celebrated for her spirited nonconformity and for a string of undeniable hits in the ’60s and ’70s. Her second husband, Gene Ward, died in December. In May, Seely revealed that she was in recovery after undergoing ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Laura Emma Thornton Brady, known to family and friends as “Cookie,” entered her eternal rest, Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the age of 83. Laura was the second child of Pastor Emeritus Percy C. Thornton Sr. and Alberta Rabb Lee Thornton. The Youngstown native was born ...

Harriet J. Vogt 1935-2025

BURLINGTON, N.C. — Harriet Jane Vogt, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully, Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 89. Born Sept. 24, 1935, in Ellwood City, Pa., Harriet enjoyed a childhood surrounded by loving parents, David and Ethel Van Gorder, two older ...