Obituaries

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

Dorothy Cone

Dorothy Cone

Sep 26, 2013

ATHENS – Dorothy Cone, 87, of Athens died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at The Laurels of Athens. Born October 31, 1925 in Trimble, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Nancy Lenigar Sharp. She was a graduate of Jackson Trimble High School and a cook at Ohio University and Federal Hocking Schools. She also transported medical patients to...

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Sep 24, 2013

ATHENS – Jerry F. Lewis, 60, of Parkersburg, WV, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at his home. Born April 11, 1953 in Athens, he was the son of the late William O. and Mary Emma Stotts Lewis, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Connie; a son, Carl Jackson Lewis; four siblings, William (Louise) Lewis, Jr., Gene...

Charles E. Dailey

Charles E. Dailey

Sep 21, 2013

Charles E. Dailey Charles E. Dailey, 74, of Reedsville, OH passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2103 at Kobacker House in Columbus, OH. He was born Jan. 16, 1939 in Milton, WV son of the late Basil and Norma Willis Dailey. He was an Air Force Veteran and attended Reedsville Church of Christ and Reedsville Fellowship Church of the Nazarene. He...

Charles H. Foster

Charles H. Foster

Sep 20, 2013

Charles H. Foster Charles H. Foster, 80, of Beverly, OH passed away Sept. 20, 2013 at Arbors At Marietta. He was born May 2, 1933 in Brownsville, WV son of the late Claude and Levy Mae Hudnell Foster. He is survive by his wife, Fairy Foster; 4 daughters, Lisa and Curt Husk, Sheila and Roger Westfall, Frances and Lee Smarr...

Charles Gaston

Charles Gaston

Sep 18, 2013

ATHENS – Charles R. Gaston, 91, of Athens, died Wednesday evening, September 18, 2013 in Albany. Born June 4, 1922 in Athens County, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Lucy Frost Gaston. He attended Shade High School and graduated from American High School and was a US Army veteran of WWII. He was formerly employed with...

Anita K. Russell

Anita K. Russell

Sep 12, 2013

THE PLAINS – Anita “Kay” Russell, 72, of The Plains, passed away early Thursday morning, September 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. Kay was born May 15, 1941 in Athens and she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Hazel Radcliff Cochran. Kay’s greatest love and joy in life was spending time with her daughter Cindy...

William Bulger

William Bulger

Sep 10, 2013

ATHENS – William E. “Bill” Bulger, 86, of Athens, died early Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 at his home. Born January 31, 1927 in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late William James and Ida Zimmerman Bulger. He retired from Ohio University in 1988 and was a US Army Veteran of WWII. He was a member and past...

Frieda Morris

Frieda Morris

Sep 10, 2013

ATHENS – Frieda Barnhill Morris, 103, of Athens, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Lindley Inn. Born April 8, 1910 on Dutch Ridge, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Barnhill and Mary Ann Klingenberg. She was a 1928 Graduate of Shade High School and was a homemaker. She spent most of her married life in Cleveland....

Edgar Pullins

Edgar Pullins

Sep 9, 2013

Edgar Pullins Edgar Junior Pullins, 86, of Reedsville, OH passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 28, 1926 in Sumner, OH son of the late Edgar Jackson and Linnie Myers Pullins. He was a member of South Bethel Community Church, an Army Veteran of the Korean War, a member of Tuppers...

Ralph Ballard

Ralph Ballard

Sep 8, 2013

Ralph Ballard Ralph H. Ballard, 89, of Bashan, OH passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Sept. 24, 1923 in Evans, WV son of the late Omer and Dorma Holland Ballard. He was a member of Red Brush Church of Christ since 1943. He was also an Army veteran of WWII, a...

Juanita Litteral

Juanita Litteral

Sep 4, 2013

Juanita Litteral Juanita W. Litteral, 72, of Caledonia, OH, formerly of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Presidential Center in Marion, OH. She was born May 25, 1941 in Athens County, OH daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Linthicum Grim. She was a member of the Porterfield Baptist Church and a retired janitor at Coolville...

Mary Sue Nelson

Mary Sue Nelson

Sep 3, 2013

Mary Sue Nelson Mary Sue Nelson, 56, of Belpre, OH passed away Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. She was born Feb. 25, 1957 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Floyd Barringer Jr. and Elizabeth Johnson Barringer O'Connor She is survived by 2 sons, Jeremy and Christy Nelson and Jesse and Jessica Nelson; 6 grandchildren,...

Margaret A. Welch

Margaret A. Welch

Aug 31, 2013

Margaret A. Welch Margaret A. Welch, 94, of Cutler, Ohio died Saturday, August 31, 2013 at her home with her daughter and son at her side. She was born July 22, 1919 in Akron, Ohio to the late Elmer and Irene Hubar Neitz. She is survived by her daughter, Marian David Coen and son, Terry Angela Dupler Welch. She had...

Guy Thomas "Poppy" Hayman

Guy Thomas "Poppy" Hayman

Aug 28, 2013

Guy T. "Poppy" Hayman Guy Thomas "Poppy" Hayman, 73, of Long Bottom, OH went home to be with the Lord in his happy hunting ground Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Dec. 12, 1939 in Long Bottom, OH son of the late Guy D. and Ernestine Barton Hayman. He was a self-employed logger,...

Melodie E. Weaver

Melodie E. Weaver

Aug 27, 2013

Melodie E. Weaver Melodie E. Weaver, 58, of Oxford, passed away August 27, 2013. She was born in Coolville, OH on March 16, 1955 to Blake and Joanna Meade Weaver. Melodie had been a recipient of the Jennings Scholarship, had taught music and choir in the Talawanda School District and received the Oxford Rotary Club Educator of the Year Award....

Mary Lou Milam

Mary Lou Milam

Aug 25, 2013

Mary L. Milam Mary Lou Milam, 82, of Coolville, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on August 25, 2013, quietly at home, surrounded by her family. She was born in Buffalo, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Leroy Herchel Graves and the late Eva Yocum Graves in 1932. She relocated to Oakland, California when she was four years old...

Sophia Madyson Sheets

Sophia Madyson Sheets

Aug 7, 2013

ATHENS – Sophia Madyson Sheets, 3, of Athens, has gone to lay with God on August 7, 2013 from injuries received in an accident. Born June 21, 2010 in Athens, she was the daughter of Jennifer Burleigh. Besides her mother, she is survived by two sisters, Nicole Willison, Savannah Willison; maternal grandparents, Charles and Mary Burleigh; two uncles, Matthew (Maryann...

Otis Wade Allen

Otis Wade Allen

Aug 3, 2013

Otis Allen Otis Wade Allen, 81, of Coolville, OH, went to meet the Lord with his family surrounding him on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation. He was born July 28, 1932 in Carthage Township, Coolville, OH son of the late Ralph and Itha Gaston Allen. Otis was a graduate of Troy High School and...

Betty J. Buck

Betty J. Buck

Aug 2, 2013

THE PLAINS – Betty J. Buck, 83, of The Plains, died Friday, August 2, 2013 in Walnut Creek, California. Born August 7, 1929 in Athens County, she was the daughter of then late Floyd and Annabelle Heightland Bolin. She was a lifelong child care provider and a member of The Plains United Methodist Church. She is survived by three daughters,...

Alice L. Parsons

Alice L. Parsons

Aug 2, 2013

ATHENS – Alice L. Parsons, 81, of Columbus, formerly of Athens, died Friday, August 02, 2013 at Mount Carmel East Hospital. Born February 23, 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Gollero Mikeale. Alice was a member of the Ladies Auxillary of the Athens VFW, Athens AmVets and Athens American Legion. She is...