Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.

Kathryn Bailey

Kathryn Bailey

Nov 13, 2015

Kathryn Bailey Kathryn Bailey, 64, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born Feb. 28, 1951 in Charleston, WV daughter of Joseph Bailey and the late Nell Jean McLaughlin Bailey. In addition to her father Joseph, she is survived by a brother, Joe Eddie and Lori Bailey; a sister, Carolyn and Bill Harris...

Brad Ingraham

Brad Ingraham

Nov 12, 2015

ATHENS – Brad Ingraham, 36, of Athens, died Thursday morning, November 12, 2015 at Ohio Health O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1979 in Gallipolis, he was the son of Brenda Ingraham of Athens and Raymond Williams of Nelsonville. He was 1997 graduate of Athens High School and an employee of Court Street Diner and the Cats Eye. Besides his...

Mary Sue Haning

Mary Sue Haning

Nov 5, 2015

Mary Sue Haning Mary Susan "Sue" (Fannin) Bissell Haning, Vanceburg Kentucky, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 5, 2015. Born February 22, 1947, she was predeceased by her parents, Forrest and Wanda (Counts) Fannin; sister, Lorena Black; brother, Bruce Fannin; first husband, Roger Bissell; second husband, Jim Haning; and special friend, Erie. Sue was born in South Shore,...

Walter Leon Snodgrass

Walter Leon Snodgrass

Oct 31, 2015

Walter Leon Snodgrass XENIA--Walter Leon Snodgrass, 78, of Xenia died October 31, 2015 at the Legacy Rehab Center in Xenia. Born March 4, 1937 in Guysville, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter Scott and Charmion Snodgrass of Athens. Leon was raised in Southeastern Ohio. He graduated from Carthage-Troy High School in 1955, where he was active...

David Barringer

David Barringer

Oct 28, 2015

David Barringer David Barringer, 62, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at Arbors of Marietta. He was born Feb. 22, 1953 in Alliance, OH son of Clyde Barringer and the late Dorothy Donohoe Barringer. He was an Army veteran, a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 where he was Past Master, Pomeroy 186 OES, DOA Chester...

Freda E Brooks

Freda E Brooks

Oct 21, 2015

ATHENS – Freda E. Brooks, 77, of Athens, died Wednesday morning, October 21, 2015 at her home. Born June 7, 1938 in Buchtel, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Evelyn (Martin) Taylor. She was a homemaker and member of the Vore Ridge Community Church where she was the secretary, song leader, teacher, and choir director. She is...

Virginia McKibben

Virginia McKibben

Oct 20, 2015

THE PLAINS—Virginia McKibben, 89, of The Plains, died late Tuesday evening, October 20, 2015 at her home. She was born September 23, 1926 in Logan County, West Virginia to the late Nathan and Della McKinney Jordan. She was a homemaker and also a member of The Poston United Methodist Church. She is survived by nine siblings, Ruth Harris of The...

Charles Edwin (Ump) Humphrey

Charles Edwin (Ump) Humphrey

Oct 19, 2015

Charles Humphrey Charles Edwin (Ump) Humphrey, of Reedsville, OH passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at age 90 following a short illness. Charles was born on September 21, 1925 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Charles Earle and May (Hunter) Humphrey. The family moved to Reedsville, Ohio in 1939 and took up farming, a profession that Charles followed his whole career....

Charles Frederick Kittle

Charles Frederick Kittle

Oct 18, 2015

Dr. Charles Frederick Kittle, born on October 24, 1921 in Athens, OH to Frederick F. and Nora (Ida) Falls Kittle, passed away peacefully in Chicago in the early morning of October 18, 2015, at the age of 93. Kittle was a brilliant student who developed a deep interest in science, books, and collecting at a young age. He attended Ohio...

Paul C Bradford

Paul C Bradford

Oct 16, 2015

ATHENS – Paul C. Bradford, 85, of Athens, died Friday morning, October 16, 2015 at The Lindley Inn. Born March 7, 1930 in Racine, he was the son of the late Otto and Lottie Rose Bradford. He was a graduate of Racine High School and Columbus College of Art and Design. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and he retired...

Shirley Strickmaker

Shirley Strickmaker

Oct 16, 2015

ATHENS—Shirley Evelyn DeBusk Strickmaker, 87, passed from this life on Friday October 16, 2015. Shirley was born on November 3, 1927 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Dr. Lewis DeBusk and Lucile Walling. She was raised by her great-aunt in New Philadelphia, Ohio where she met the love of her life, Ray Strickmaker. Together they moved to Athens, Ohio in 1955 to...

Wilma E. Mees

Wilma E. Mees

Oct 15, 2015

Wilma E. Mees Pomeroy – Wilma E. Mees, 86, of Pomeroy, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center in Middleport. Born June 12, 1929 in Pomeroy, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Edith Bunthoff Neutzling. Wilma was a lifelong resident of Lincoln Hill and a 1947 graduate of Pomeroy High School. She was a...

Betty Osborne Jackson

Betty Osborne Jackson

Oct 14, 2015

Betty Osborne Jackson Betty Osborne Jackson, 86, of Reedsville, OH passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born May 30, 1929 in Sumner, OH daughter of the late Edgar J. and Linnie Myers Pullins. She was a retired custodian for Eastern High School, a member of South Bethel Community Church, attended Bethel Worship Center and...

Janet L. Varner

Janet L. Varner

Oct 10, 2015

AMESVILLE—Janet Varner, 82, of Amesville, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday morning October 10 at her home. Born April 25, 1933 in Athens County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Sarah Betts Dowler. She was a graduate of Athens High School and was a cook for restaurants in the Athens area for many years. She...

Sandra Lee Cowdery

Sandra Lee Cowdery

Oct 9, 2015

Sandra Cowdery Sandra Lee Cowdery, 69, of Reedsville, OH passed away Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at The Pickering House, Lancaster, OH. She was born Aug. 13, 1946 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Leon Frank and Mildred Irene Kidder White. She is survived by her husband, Jim Cowdery; a son, Jeff and Tammy Cowdery; 3 daughters, Carla and Kurt...

Clarence E. Sams

Clarence E. Sams

Oct 5, 2015

STEWART – Clarence E. Sams, 82, of Stewart, died Monday morning, October 5, 2015 at his home. Born December 22, 1932 in Wadesville, WV, he was the son of the late David Walton and Mary Rue Sellers Sams. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the American Legion Post 21 of Athens...

Evea Lou Carrico

Evea Lou Carrico

Oct 3, 2015

ATHENS – Evea Lou Carrico, 86, of Athens, formerly of Stewart, passed away Saturday morning October 3, 2015 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born November 4, 1928 in Parkersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late J. Louis and Evea A. Parmiter Winner. She was a graduate of Rome-Canaan High School and Ohio University. She taught high school for...

Kevin Wayne Moss

Kevin Wayne Moss

Oct 1, 2015

Kevin Wayne Moss Kevin Wayne Moss, 55, of Coolville, OH passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. He was born July 24, 1960 in Parkersburg, WV son of Robert Moss of Belpre, OH and the late Billie Collins Moss. Kevin was a 1978 graduate of Belpre High School, an avid hunter and fisherman and loved his grandchildren In addition to his...

Charles R. Collett

Charles R. Collett

Oct 1, 2015

Charles R. Collett Charles R. Collett, 57, of Glouster, OH passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born May 24, 1958 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Roy William and Ruth Southern Collett. He was an avid hunter and a member of the NRA. Charles was retired from Ohio University where he...

Nora Evelyn Spencer

Nora Evelyn Spencer

Sep 26, 2015

Nora Evelyn Spencer Nora Evelyn Spencer, 88, of Tuppers Plains, Ohio died September 26, 2015 after a long illness at Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Coolville, Ohio. Born May 24, 1927 in Reedsville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Edward and Lona Belle (Murphy) Chevalier. Evelyn graduated from Olive Orange High School in Tuppers Plains, Ohio and Southeastern...