Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Mary Emolene Reynolds
Oct 4, 2014
Mary Emolene Reynolds Mary Emolene Reynolds, 86, of Petroleum, WV passed away Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus after a brief illness. She was born Oct. 12, 1927 in Mellon, WV daughter of the late W. Russell and Flora Cooper Pierson. Mary was a homemaker and a beautiful seamstress. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and crocheting. She is survived...
Helen Wolf
Sep 29, 2014
Long Bottom - Helen Wolf, 85, of Long Bottom, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Athens. Born December 6, 1928 in Reedsville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Thelma Powell Sprague. Helen was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church, Pomeroy Eastern Star #186 and DOA Chester #323. She is...
Valerie Lein
Sep 26, 2014
ATHENS - Valerie Proodian Lein (age 87) passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Fairfield Memorial Hospital in Lancaster, Ohio. She was born in Somerville, Massachusetts on July 5th, 1927. She moved with her parents to Wooster Massachusetts and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Romance Languages from Clark University, and later, obtained a master’s degree in Library Science...
Evelyn June Anderson-McGraw
Sep 22, 2014
Gallipolis - Evelyn June Anderson-McGraw, 87, of Gallipolis, died Monday, September 22, 2014 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio Born March 27, 1927, in Rockport, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Edna Mae Nicholson-Anderson. She is survived by a daughter, Barbara Van Sickle of Crown City; a sister, Juanita Burke; five grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; five...
Ralph H. Werry
Sep 14, 2014
Pomeroy - Ralph H. Werry, 69, of Pomeroy, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Born December 15, 1944 in Pomeroy, Ohio, he was the son of the late Henry and Elenaor Phillips Werry. Ralph was a US Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion Drew Webster Post 39. He was a 1963 graduate of Pomeroy...
Autmer Ackley
Sep 8, 2014
Autmer Ackley (Lt. Col., Ret.), 89, of Athens, died Monday, September 8, 2014. He was born October 28, 1924 in Athens, Ohio. One of six children of Flourine (Smith) and Autmer Ackley Sr., Autmer grew up on a dairy farm on Kincade Rd., in Canaan Township. After graduating from Rome Canaan High School, he entered the Marine Corps in 1943,...
Chad Dwayne Reed
Sep 8, 2014
Chad Dwayne Reed, 38, of Middleport, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at his residence. Born November 9, 1975 in Elkins, WV, he was the son of the late Roger and Christine Alishere Reed. He is survived by a sister Spring (Joseph)Fisher of Charleston, WV. and several nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held at the convenience of the...
Roger Reed
Sep 7, 2014
Middleport - Roger Reed, 64, of Middleport, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at his residence. Born March 15, 1950 in Sissonville, WV, he was the son of the late Rosy Reed. Mr. Reed was a U.S. Army veteran and a truck driver. He is survived a daughter Spring (Joseph) Fisher; a son Chad Reed; three grandchildren, Sydni, Tre, and Tyler;...
Brandon P. LaBonte
Sep 6, 2014
Brandon LaBonte Brandon P. LaBonte, 26, of Athens, OH left this world on Sept. 6, 2014. He was born Aug. 25, 1988 in Morgantown, WV. He is survived by his parents, Glen and Mikki Putman of Coolville; his twin brother, Derrek Labonte; brothers, Charlie (April) LaBonte and Jason Putman; sisters, Alex Putman and Brittany (David) Brooks; grandparents, Chuck and Nancy...
Francis Everett Marshall
Sep 5, 2014
Francis Marshall Francis Everett Marshall, 90, of Coolville, OH died Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at his residence. Born in Athens County, Ohio on December 18, 1923 he was the son of the late William Everett and Ethel Jane Clark Marshall. He graduated from Troy Township High School, Coolville, Ohio in 1942. He served in the United States Navy as a...
Lavonna Jean Beatty
Sep 3, 2014
MILLFIELD – Lavonna Jean Beatty, 71, of Millfield, died Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born September 3, 1943 in Bellaire, Ohio, she was the son of the late Bud Blon. She was a very caring person, special lady and a great mother and grandmother. She is survived by her significant other of 26 years, Paul Young;...
Marjorie P. Baugh
Sep 2, 2014
ATHENS – Marjorie P. Baugh, 75, of Athens, died Tuesday evening, September 2, 2014 at the home of her daughter. Born March 1, 1939 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Virgil and Maude Powell Wagner. She was a retired civil servant from the US Army and was a member of The Plains United Methodist Church. She...
Mary L Miller
Aug 23, 2014
MILLFIELD – Mary L. Miller, 47, of Millfield, died Saturday afternoon, August 23, 2014. Born October 23, 1966 in Nelsonville, she was the daughter of Nancy L. Bellar of Athens and the late Edward C. Bellar, Sr. She was a former employee of Community Bank in Nelsonville. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Bill; a daughter, Kari...
Delbert Powell
Aug 22, 2014
Delbert Powell Reedsville - Delbert Powell, 74, of Reedsville, died at his residence Friday, August 22, 2014. Born October 19, 1939, in Reedsville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles and Ruth Newlun Powell. He was an Army veteran and retired from Walker Wire Mold in Williamstown, WV. Delbert enjoyed his family, neighbors, and all the people he...
Wesley A. Mosher
Aug 17, 2014
ATHENS – Wesley A. Mosher, 60, of Athens, died early Sunday morning, August 17, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born July 12, 1954 in Athens, he was the son of Roy J. Mosher and the late Marcella Calentine McKnight. Besides his father, he is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kendalee Eddy Mosher; five children, Charity (Scott) Lowery, Heath...
Harold Darst
Aug 17, 2014
Harold "Smokey" Darst Rutland - Harold "Smokey" Darst, 73 of Rutland died Sunday, August 17, 2014 at Houston Nursing Home in Hamden, Ohio. Born January 29, 1941, in Pomeroy, he was the son of the late Carol Edmund and Bonita Keller Darst. He is survived by a daughter Loretta Caldwell of Vinton, Ohio; a son Marty Wyant of Albany; two...
Carl "Dick" Smith
Aug 16, 2014
Carl Richard “Dick” Smith went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 16, 2014. He died at his daughter and son-in-law’s home in Tuppers Plains, Ohio surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born December 9, 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Carl Ray and Sarah Louise McCall Smith. His mother died when he was just six years...
Erma J King
Aug 16, 2014
COOLVILLE – Erma J. King, 84, of Newark, formerly of Coolville, died Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born May 30, 1930 in Canaanville, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Mabel Skinner Radcliff. She is survived by three children, Brenda (Mark) Donaldson of Newark, Danny (Terri) Jackson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Tom (Judy) King of Heath;...
Marilyn Weddington
Aug 16, 2014
Marilyn Weddington Marilyn S. Weddington, 66, of Reedsville, OH passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus, Parkersburg, WV. She was born Sept. 28, 1947 in Lebanon, OH daughter of the late John F. and Margaret Stephens Stegemoller. She is survived by her husband, Garry Weddington; a son, Michael Jones; 7 sisters and 5 brothers. Marilyn will be...
Carol Darlene James
Aug 15, 2014
GUYSVILLE – Carol Darlene James, 72, of Guysville, died early Friday morning, August 15, 2015 at Arcadia Nursing Home in Coolville. Born May 22, 1942 in Athens County, she was the daughter of the late Darrel and Vinney Storer Williams. She was a graduate of Rome Canaan High School and was a member of the Lottridge Community and Senior Center...