Obituaries

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

Barbara Eblin

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...