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Lorena Gay Casto

Lorena Gay Casto, age 85, of Norwich, OH, died Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, OH.

She was born October 12, 1941, in Buckhannon, WV, a daughter of the late Carl Davidson and Geneva Snyder Davidson Gordon. On May 3, 1988, she married Robert Lee Casto, Jr., who preceded her in death.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, Gerald Davidson, and one sister, Pansy Spangler.

She is survived by one daughter, Toni James of Zanesville; two sons, Franklin Asher of Chandlersville, OH, and Mitchell Asher of Blue Rock, OH; two granddaughters, Alexandra James and Ashlee Asher; one grandson, Zachariah James; two sisters, Delores Wilson and Loretta Dawson, both of Buckhannon; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Casto was a property manager and a member of the Elizabeth Zane Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Buckhannon.

Friends will be received Saturday, November 7, 2026, from noon until 1 p.m. at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Ed Lowther officiating. Burial will follow in the Heavner Cemetery in Buckhannon.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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