Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Angie Corene Cole Miller
Jun 11, 2013
Angie Corene Cole Miller Angie Corene Cole Miller born in Meigs Co. Ohio passed June 11, 2013. Loving Mother of 4, Special Nana to 7, Great Grandmother to 4. She was survived by many loving family and friends. Preceded in death by her husband Lewis B. Miller Jr, daughter Wanda Tyree, sisters Marjorie Mercer, Enid Cole. Brothers Dorsel, Orville, Dwight,...
Donald "Buzz" Wetzel Yeater
Jun 7, 2013
Donald "Buzz" Wetzel Yeater Donald "Buzz" Wetzel Yeater, 57, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at his residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1955 in Parkerssburg, WV son of the late Donald G. and Freda A. Snyder Yeater He is survived by a brother, Steve Yeater; a sister, Tina and Kelvin Arnett; 7 nieces and nephews, Chris,...
Daniel Lee Reed
Jun 6, 2013
Daniel Lee Reed Daniel Lee Reed, 46, of Belpre, OH passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 28, 1967 in Parkersburg, WV son of Sandra K. Griffith Reed Eddy and the late Danny Lee Reed. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Sandra K. and Larry Eddy; and a step-sister, Becky Eddy. In...
James Husk
Jun 2, 2013
James Husk James R. Husk, 83, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Selby Memorial Hospital. He was born May 16, 1930 in Grantsville, WV, son of the late Everly and Belle Husk. He is survived by a daughter, Debra and Douglas Kemper; 2 sons, Randy Husk and Jim and Shirley Nutter; a sister, Wano McCoy;...
Norma Faye Eidemiller
May 31, 2013
Norma Faye “Jeani” Eidemiller, 88, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2013. Jeani was born in Brookville, Ohio on October 12, 1924 to the late George William and Mona Netina Busch Eidemiller. She graduated from Sidney High School in 1942. Jeani worked as a civilian secretary for General Donald Hutchinson, serving in Alaska, Guam, and the lower...
Marjorie Jean Cole Merecer
May 24, 2013
Marjorie Mercer Marjorie Jean Cole Mercer, 81, of Valley View Haven, Belleville, PA, passed away May 24, 2013. She was born February 19, 1932, Owl Hollow, Tuppers, Plains, Meigs County, Ohio, the 5th of nine children born to Pearl E. and Ruby Mae Caldwell Cole. She taught Sunday school for 12 years at Porterfield Baptist Church and then attended Mullen...
Fredricka Shover
May 16, 2013
CHAUNCEY – Fredricka E. Shover, 68, of Chauncey, died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Pickering House in Lancaster after a 12 year battle with cancer. Born January 9, 1945 in Athens and was the daughter of the late Fred and Helen Wiseman O’Nail. She was a 1962 graduate of Chauncey High School and had worked for the Sheriff’s Department as...
Loretta Hemry
May 13, 2013
The Plains – Loretta Hemry, 103, of The Plains, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Westminster Thurber Nursing Center in Columbus. Born May 30, 1909 in Blue Rock, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ann Olden Moore. She was a member of The Plains United Methodist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great...
Cormac Bashaw
May 10, 2013
GLOUSTER – Cormac “Corey” Galen Everett Bashaw, infant son of Andrew Benjamin and Claudia Anne Myers Bashaw, of Glouster died Friday May 10, 2013 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He was born February 16, 2013 in Athens. Besides his parents, he is survived by his sister, Adelaide; paternal grandparents, Don and Kathy Bashaw of Dublin; maternal grandparents, Tom and Connie Myers...
Wilma L. Woods
May 9, 2013
ATHENS – Wilma L. (Peg) Woods, 91, of Athens formerly of Londonderry passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Wilma was born July 27, 1921 in Hocking County. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Helen Brown McDaniel. She graduated from Union Furnace High School in 1939. Wilma was retired from the U.S. Postal Service....
Robert Griffith
May 5, 2013
Robert Griffith Robert E. Griffith, 69, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born April 11, 1944 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Raymond E. "Bud" Griffith and Alice Elizabeth Reynolds Griffith Dulin. He is survived by his wife, Betty Blair Griffith; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and...
Hazel Grace Gibbs
May 5, 2013
Hazel Grace Gibbs Hazel Grace Gibbs, 89, of Coolville, OH passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her residence. She was born Jan. 5, 1924 in Clay, WV daughter of the late Marshall and Nettie Lytle Triplett. She was a homemaker and a member of Torch Baptist Church since 1957. She is survived by 2 sons, David and Judith Gibbs...
Melody Lynne Russell
May 4, 2013
MILLFIELD – Melody Lynne Russell, 32, of Millfield, died Saturday, May 04, 2013 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. Born May 17, 1980 in Athens, she was the daughter of Jerry and Marcia Russell of Millfield. Melody was a 1999 graduate of Athens High School and received her Associate Degree from Hocking College. She was a former employee of...
Hazel Mae Lynch
Apr 30, 2013
ATHENS – Hazel Mae Lynch, 89, formerly of Athens died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born October 1, 1923 in Meigs County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Florence Wells Frank. She was a former employee of Frisch's Big Boy, a member of Graham’s Chapel Church and a loving mother, grandmother and great...
Larry Barton
Apr 28, 2013
Larry Barton Larry E. Barton, 72, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born Jan. 24, 1941, son of the late Ralph and Hazel Ruth Kibble Barton. He attended Fairview Chapel Church and was a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 F&AM and the Valley of Cambridge Scottish Rite....
Juanita Wells
Apr 27, 2013
Juanita Wells Juanita V. Wells, 79, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Arcadia Nursing Center. She was born April 1, 1934 in Portland, OH daughter of the late Homer Timmons and Goldie Wells Clendenin. She attended the Community of Christ Church in Portland and Racine and the United Methodist Church of Long Bottom. She is...
Robert Mahorney
Apr 21, 2013
Robert S. Mahorney Robert S. Mahorney passed away at his home in Coolville, Ohio on April 21, 2013. He was born on December 4, 1931 to Grace and Smith Mahorney in Lancaster, Ohio. He graduated from Pataskala High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard CV31 in the Korean War. He...
Eloise Boston
Apr 17, 2013
Eloise Boston Eloise M. Boston, 76, of Reedsville, OH passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 6, 1936 in Reedsville, OH daughter of the late Herbert Sr., and Clarestine "June" Blake Matheny. She is survived by her husband, Harold Boston; a son, Randy and Kristina Boston; a granddaughter, Sarah Boston; a grandson, Jacob...
Mary Midkiff
Apr 14, 2013
ATHENS – Mary C. Midkiff, 88, of Athens, died early Sunday Morning, April 14, 2013 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 15, 1925 in Lodi Township, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Emma Klingenberg Howard. She was a 1943 graduate of Shade High School and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. She is...
Mildred Caldwell
Apr 10, 2013
Mildred Caldwell Mildred Geneva Caldwell, 95, of Reedsville, OH passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born Aug. 30, 1917 in Long Bottom, OH daughter of the late Daniel Thomas and Edna Mae Lamb Summerfield. She was a graduate of Chester High School and attended Mountain State College for one year. She was also a lifetime member of the...

