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COLLEY — Nancy L. Colley, Montoursville, 11 a.m. Tuesday, McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. SMITH — Lottie L. Smith, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Faith Chapel United Methodist Church, New Columbia. STACKHOUSE — Barbara M. Stackhouse, City, Noon, Saturday, Knight Confer Funeral Home, 1914 Memorial Ave., Williamsport. Family and friends will be received from 10 to 11:45 a.m. LAURENSON — Benjamin H. Laurenson, Jr, Old Lycoming Twp., 2 p.m. Saturday, Old Lycoming Twp. Volunteer Fire Co. Visitors will be received from 1 to 2 ...

Benjamin H. Laurenson, Jr.

Benjamin H. Laurenson Jr., 90, of Old Lycoming Twp., passed away at home on August 19, 2026. Born September 27, 1935 in Bloomsburg, he was the son of the late Benjamin H., Sr. and Vera (Houseknecht) Laurenson. He was a graduate of Sullivan Highland High School and the former Williamsport ...

Emily Christenberry Douthat

Emily Christenberry Douthat, 75, died peacefully at her home on August 6, 2026, surrounded by her family. Born September 19, 1950, in Durham, NC, to the late Reverend Daniel Keener and Mary Ellen Christenberry, Emily was raised in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. She earned a B.A. in ...

Barbara Anne Jarrett (Lechler-Hoover)

May 23, 1938 - August 14, 2026 Barbara Anne Jarrett, 88, of Williamsport, formerly of Clearfield, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026 at Valley View Nursing Home, Montoursville. Born May 23, 1938 in Northumberland County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Cleora (Phillips) Jarrett of ...

Bennie L. Long, Jr.

Bennie L. Long Jr., 83, died August 19, 2026. Friends may call at Valley Alliance Church, 4858 Route 6, Wellsboro, on August 23, 2026 from 2 to 4 p.m., with Funeral Services at 4 p.m. Military Rites will be accorded by members of the Tioga County Honor Guard at the beginning of the funeral. Arrangements are with Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.

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BOWERS — Roxzan Elaine (Hoyles) Bowers, Tom’s River, N.J. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Buckheit Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Inc., 637 South Main Street, Mansfield. COHICK — Douglas W. “Doug” Cohick, 11 a.m. Saturday, Rearick-Carpenter Funeral Home, 1002 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore. Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. till time of service. KANOUFF — Margaret Louise Kanouff, Noon Saturday, Community Baptist Church, 1853 PA-87, Montoursville. Viewing from 10 to 11 a.m. SPENCER — Ina Elizabeth Spencer, 2 p.m. Sunday, Buckheit Funeral Chapel, 637 ...