Obituaries

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

Vickie Varner

Vickie Varner

Feb 9, 2014

Vickie Varner Vickie Varner, 57, of Coolville, OH passed away Feb. 9, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 24, 1956 in Aiken, SC daughter of the late Joseph B. and Vivian C. Cook Godwin. She is survived by her husband, Steven Varner; a son, Anthony (Stacey) Varner and a daughter, Valerie Varner. In addition to her parents, she...

David Dunfee

David Dunfee

Feb 7, 2014

David Dunfee David Dunfee, 58, of Athens, OH passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 at his residence. He was born June 27, 1955 in Athens, OH son of Okema Minerd Dunfee and the late Paul Dunfee. He is survived by his mother, Okema; his wife, Donna Starkey Dunfee; a sister, Sherry Byrd; a granddaughter, Randi Harper and several aunts, uncles,...

Karie-Jean Gabrielle Dickens

Karie-Jean Gabrielle Dickens

Feb 6, 2014

Karie-Jean Gabrielle Dickens Karie-Jean Gabrielle Dickens, 17, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 at her residence. She was born Jan. 26, 1997 in Gallipolis, OH daughter of Joshua Dickens and Kimberly McKenzie Dickens. Karie-Jean was a student at Meigs High School. In addition to her parents, she is survived by 2 brothers, Christopher Stillwell and Joshua Dickens;...

Thelma E. Riley

Thelma E. Riley

Feb 5, 2014

ATHENS – Thelma E. Riley, 79, of Athens, died Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born January 28, 1935 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Harley H. and Ella Brooks Secoy. She attended the Airline Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Vern (Bub) Riley; four sons, Jack (Debbie)...

Larry Baker

Larry Baker

Feb 3, 2014

Larry Baker Larry Baker, 59, of Reedsville, OH passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. He was born May 23, 1954, son of the late Clarence and Rita (Petty) Baker. Larry was a good Christian man who attended the Long Bottom Methodist Church. He was retired from the Air Force and from Ohio University. He loved...

Kathy Anderson

Kathy Anderson

Feb 3, 2014

Kathy Anderson Kathy Anderson, 56, of Guysville, OH passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 3, 1958 in Athens, OH daughter of the late Thomas and Garnett Preece Young. She worked as a deli manager for Guysville Marathon. She is survived by a son, Bobby and Kylie Anderson; 4 brothers, Gary and Linda...

Charles (Charlie) G. Howell

Charles (Charlie) G. Howell

Feb 1, 2014

Athens – Charles (Charlie) G. Howell, 72, of Athens, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at his home. Born January 9, 1942 in Cutler, he was the son of the late Melvin and Maggie Newell Howell. He was a former employee of Tommy Mayle and Sons Construction and a US Army Veteran. He was a member of the Athens VFW Post...

June B. Gibson

June B. Gibson

Jan 31, 2014

ATHENS – June B. Gibson, 89, of Athens, died Friday morning, January 31, 2014 at her home. Born May 30, 1924 in Nelsonville, she was the daughter of the former Sheriff, the late George Bateman and the late Agnes Wilkinson Bateman. She was a graduate of Nelsonville High School and retired from the Athens County Court House after 37 years...

Ernest Devale Creamer

Ernest Devale Creamer

Jan 30, 2014

Ernest Devale Creamer Ernest Devale Creamer, 73 of Stewart, OH passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born Oct. 8, 1940 in Coolville, OH son of the late Clarence Sanders and Amanda Elizabeth Clark Creamer. He is survived by a daughter, Amanda Creamer; a son, Ernest Bennett; 4 grandchildren, Jordan, Scotty, Zach and Isaac; several step-grandchildren;...

Marifrances E Miller

Marifrances E Miller

Jan 29, 2014

MILLFIELD – Marifrances E. Miller, 93, of Millfield, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born April 18, 1920 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Edison and Iris Kent Emmers. She was a longtime member of the McDougal Church and a former member of the Eastview United Methodist Church in Whitehall. She was a...

Paul E. Life

Paul E. Life

Jan 28, 2014

Paul E. Life Paul E. Life, 80, of Reedsville, OH passed away Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus. He was born March 8, 1933 in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Rev. Edmond Life and Edna May James Life. He was retired from Union Carbide in Marietta and was a charter member of Riverview C.U. in Belpre. He...

Okey Theodore Pullins

Okey Theodore Pullins

Jan 24, 2014

Okey Theodore Pullins Okey Pullins, 85, of Eagle Ridge Rd., Long Bottom, OH, passed away Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH. He was born June 9, 1928 in Sumner, OH son of the late Okey and Mattie Mae Gilland Pullins. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Leoma "Becky" Saunders Pullins; 2 sons, Charles...

Maurita Lee Miller

Maurita Lee Miller

Jan 16, 2014

Maurita Lee Miller CHESTER--Maurita Lee Miller, 95, of 45080 Baum Addition Road, Chester, passed away at Overbrook Nursing Home on Thursday, January 16, 2014. She was born March 2, 1918 daughter of the late Guy W. and Mable Hines Lee. Maurita was a graduate of Shade High School and Ohio University. She taught school, mostly in Meigs County for 33...

Angelores Gevas

Angelores Gevas

Jan 14, 2014

THE PLAINS--Angelores Gevas, 91, passed away on Tuesday, January 14 at the Lindley Inn. She had been a resident of the Lindley Inn for the past ten years. Ann was born on July 4, 1922 in Yorkville, Ohio, graduated from Yorkville High School in 1940 and was the daughter of Pete and Sophia Savoglu Gevas. She was preceded in death...

Lenora Elizabeth Tabler Harvey

Lenora Elizabeth Tabler Harvey

Jan 14, 2014

Lenora Harvey Lenora Elizabeth Tabler Harvey, age 90, was born June 10, 1923 in Stewart, Ohio and sunset on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Ohio State University Hospital-East in Columbus, Ohio. Lenora was a former employee of Arcadia Nursing Home and Athens State Hospital in Athens, Ohio; and a member of Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, Ohio where she...

Mark Randall Metcalf

Mark Randall Metcalf

Jan 13, 2014

Mark Randall Metcalf Mark Randall Metcalf, 48, of The Plains OH passed unexpectedly on January 13, 2014 in his home. Born August 9, 1965 in Athens, he was the son of the late Thelma Jean Metcalf. He is survived by his Wife of 26 years Kris Metcalf and three children Jonathon Metcalf, Jennifer (Jeremy) Cundiff, and Joseph Metcalf, Sister Charlene...

Frank Robert Bernosky, II

Frank Robert Bernosky, II

Jan 11, 2014

ATHENS – Frank Robert Bernosky, II, of Athens, went to be with to heaven, Saturday January 11, 2014 at Kimes Nursing and Rehab Center. Born April 14, 1919 in Adena, he was the son of the late Frank Robert and Petronella Bonk Bernosky. He retired from Simco-Peabody Coal Company in Coshocton and was a WWII US Army Veteran that served...

Ruth Doreen Bunch Lewis

Ruth Doreen Bunch Lewis

Jan 11, 2014

Ruth Doreen Bunch Lewis Ruth Doreen Bunch Lewis, 85, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 in Pickerington, OH. She was born Sept. 17, 1928 in Pomeroy, OH daughter of the late George and Emma Figgins Bunch. She was a homemaker, a member of Forest Run Baptist Church and a member of the American Legion Auxillary. She is...

James A. Radcliff

James A. Radcliff

Jan 10, 2014

COOLVILLE – James A. Radcliff, 81, of Coolville, died early Friday morning, January 10, 2014 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born November 19, 1932 in Canaanville, he was the son of the late Hiram and Mabel Skinner Radcliff. He was a graduate of Rome Canaan High School, a US Navy Veteran of Korea, and retired as a letter carrier for the...

Flossie Bowman Dillon

Flossie Bowman Dillon

Jan 3, 2014

Flossie Bowman Dillon Flossie Bowman Dillon, 93, of Belpre, OH passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born Sept. 15, 1920 in Little Hocking, OH, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Kidder Bowman. she was a member of the Little Hocking Church of Christ. She is survived by a son, Larry and...