Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Barbara Eblin
Nov 2, 2014
Barbara Eblin Pomeroy - Barbara Eblin, 76, of Pomeroy, died Sunday, November 2, 2014 at her residence. Born January 22, 1938 in Pomeroy, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Marie Washburn Linkenhoker. She was a LPN at the Athens Mental Hospital and worked at Rock Springs, Hickory Creek, Scenic Hills nursing homes. She attended the First...
Karen E Hamlin
Oct 30, 2014
ALBANY - Karen Elizabeth Hamlin, aged 72 of Albany, passed away Thursday, October, 30, 2014 at her home. Karen was born April 3, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Spencer Higgins and Lillian Everard Higgins. Family, friends, cats, and reading were Karen’s passion. Karen was a retired elementary teacher, teaching for 31 years at The Plains Elementary...
Lawrence M. Sullivan Jr.
Oct 30, 2014
Lawrence M. Sullivan, Jr. Lawrence M. Sullivan, Jr., 58, of Coolville, OH passed away Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 5, 1955 in Lakehurst, NJ, son of the late Lawrence M. Sr., and Dorothy Steedley Sullivan. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a lifetime member of AmVets Post...
Mindy Mae Mohney
Oct 26, 2014
MILLFIELD – Mindy Mae Jordan Mohney, 29, of Millfield, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 from injuries received in an auto accident. Born May 5, 1985 in Athens, she was the daughter of Mark E. and Marilyn Dotson Jordan of Millfield. She graduated from Federal Hocking High School and Tri-County and attended Hocking College. She loved her family dearly and had...
Shirley Murphy
Oct 25, 2014
Middleport - Shirley J. Murphy, 62, of Middleport, died Saturday, October 25, 2014, at her residence. Born May 7, 1952, in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of the late Fritz and Anna Ruth Galfrad Murphy. She is survived by two daughters Marcie (David) Sigman of Middleport and Lesley Feathers of Wilkesville; three grandchildren, Jessie Wolfe, Jamie Phillips, and Eric...
Julia R Shick
Oct 24, 2014
ATHENS – Julia Rose Blackford Shick, 64, of Athens, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at her home. Born August 29, 1950 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Franklin T. “Gussie” and Elizabeth E. Weiland Blackford. She attended Rome-Canaan High School and was a 1968 graduate of Federal Hocking High School. She enlisted in the US Navy...
Deborah (Deb) Lynn Vales Northrup
Oct 24, 2014
Deborah Northrup Deborah (Deb) Lynn Vales Northrup, 56, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born April 25, 1958 in Garfield Heights, OH daughter of Richard and Joyce Kucera Vales of Long Bottom, OH. She graduated from Midview High School in 1976 and Loraine Community College in Elyria in 1978. She...
Judy Riley
Oct 21, 2014
ATHEN – Judy Riley, 73, of Athens, died peacefully, early Tuesday morning, October 21, 2014 at her home. Born October 5, 1941 in Jenkins, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ada Cook Hall. She is survived by nine children, Roberta (James Blake) Riley, Christopher Riley, Angela (Jimmy McMunn) Riley, William (Sherry) Riley, II, Judith (Tommy Fennel)...
Raiford D. Kirkendall
Oct 20, 2014
ATHENS – Raiford D. Kirkendall, 76, of Athens, died Monday afternoon, October 20, 2014 at Wexner Heritage Village Zusman Hospice in Columbus. Born October 26, 1937 in Chauncey, he was the son of the late Luther and Eileen Savage Kirkendall. He was a 1955 graduate of Albany High School and was a retired self employed floor cover installer most of...
Sonny Burch
Oct 20, 2014
ATHENS – Sonny Burch, 77, of Athens, died Late Monday evening, October 20, 2014 at the Pickering House in Lancaster. Born July 20, 1937 in Canaanville, he was the son of the late Fred and Hildreth Margaret Hawk Burch. He was a graduate of Rome Canaan High School and was a member of the Canaanville United Methodist Church and the...
Nancy Douglas
Oct 20, 2014
Nancy Douglas Nancy Douglas , 82, of Reedsville, Ohio, died Monday, October, 20, 2014 at her residence in Reedsville. She was born March 5, 1932, in Weeksburry, WV. daughter of the late Wilbur and opal Cunningham Webb. She was a beautician and a member of the Reedsville Fellowship Church of the Nazerene. She is survived by her husband Glen Douglas;...
Shelrell K. Pedigo
Oct 17, 2014
THE PLAINS – Shelrell K. Pedigo, 77, of The Plains, died Friday evening, October 17, 2014 at Fairfield Medical Center. Born September 13, 1937 in Nelsonville, he was the son of the late John H. and Eloise Hooper Pedigo. He was a graduate of Buchtel York High School and was a retired Athens City School Bus driver. He is survived...
Dennis R. Gross
Oct 16, 2014
MILLFIELD – Dennis R. Gross, 65, of Millfield, died Thursday morning, October 16, 2014 at the home of his brother. Born September 13, 1949 in Pike County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late George and Dorothy Price Gross. He is survived by five children, Jeannie (John) Starr, Julie (Bill) Coleman, Michael (Jami) Gross, Dorothy (Ryan) Stout, Sarai McCathern;...
David Arthur Lockhart
Oct 15, 2014
David Arthur Lockhart David Arthur Lockhart, 72, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Jan. 7, 1942 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late John Otis and Beulah Burdette Lockhart. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the American Legion Post #15 in Parkersburg,...
Judy Pettigrew
Oct 14, 2014
ATHENS - Judy Pettigrew was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 18, 1941 to Robert W. & Louise Shoemaker Newlon and passed away on October 14, 2014. An intelligent and avid reader from the first year she learned to read, Judy was also a devoted and compassionate friend to animals. She provided a loving home to long-term pets such as...
Roy H. Welch Jr.
Oct 14, 2014
Roy H. Welch, Jr. Roy H. Welch, Jr., 69, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 at Arcadia Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1944 in Frost, OH son of the late Roy H. Sr., and Margaret Simmons Welch. He is survived by his wife, Donna Brawley Welch; a son, Chris and Tina Welch; a daughter, Missy...
Louise M. Hershey
Oct 13, 2014
Louise M. Hershey Louise M. Hershey, 94, of Coolville, OH passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at Dublin Methodist Hospital, Dublin, OH. She was born Aug. 30, 1920 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin daughter of the late Frederick and Verna Mahnke. She was a member of the Troy Township Senior Citizens and St. Ambrose Catholic Church. She was also a Ombudsman for...
Dwaine Welch
Oct 8, 2014
Dwaine Welch Dwaine Welch, 74, of Cutler, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at his residence. He was born April 9, 1940 in Washington County, Ohio, son of the late Floyd and Aileen O'Neil Welch. He is survived by his wife, Betty Miller; one son and daughter- in-law Ken and Cathy Welch; 3 daughters, Lisa and Steve Mansfield, Peggy Welch...
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...

