Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Betty Hayhurst
May 31, 2012
ATHENS - Betty Jane Hayhurst, 89, of Athens, went home to be with her Lord, May 31, 2012 at the Lindley Inn. Born August 10, 1922 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Stella M. Thomasson Chandler. A lifelong resident of Athens, she graduated in 1940 from ATHENS High School. She was an avid bowler...
Georgia Dowler
May 30, 2012
NEW MARSHFIELD - Georgia Maybelle Dowler, 93 of New Marshfield passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 27, 1919 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Hazel Arnold Dodd. She attended the New Marshfield Methodist Church and was a member of the New Marshfield VFW Post 8804 Ladies...
Emogene Coen
May 29, 2012
ATHENS - Emogene Yeager-Coen, 90 of ATHENS died Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Born October 4, 1921 in Point Pleasant, WV, she was the daughter of the late Curt and Zora Yeager. She graduated from Point Pleasant High School in 1940, and was a founding member of the Point Pleasant High School Alumni Association,...
Lelah Faye Wade
May 21, 2012
CHAUNCEY - Lelah Faye Wade, 100, of Springfield, Oregon, formerly of Chauncey, died Monday, May 21, 2012 in Springfield. Born May 5, 1912 in Chauncey, she was the daughter of the late William and Mable Six Glass. She was a graduate of Chauncey Dover High School and was a former employee of the ATHENS -tate Hospital. She is survived by...
Angela Zimmer
May 21, 2012
Angela Zimmer Angela Ilene Zimmer, 50, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri went home to be with the Lord on May 21, 2012, with her family by her side. Angela was born on July 5, 1961 in Nashville, TN. Angela is the daughter of Richard and Janet Gorrell, of Paris, Tennessee. Rick is a 1962 graduate of CTHS in Coolville, Ohio She...
Shirley L. Merrick
May 15, 2012
Shirley Merrick Shirley L. Merrick, 60, of Stewart, OH, passed away on May 15th, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She was born October 2, 1951, a daughter of the late Lloyd H. and Melba V. Jarvis Merrick. She was a member of Haga Mission Church. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd E. and Michele Merrick...
Naomi Elizabeth Holbert Baker
May 11, 2012
Naomi Baker Naomi Elizabeth Holbert Baker, 88, of Guysville, OH passed away at her home on Friday, May 11, 2012. She was born on December 5, 1923 in Columbus, OH daughter of the late Luther and Dorothy Singer Holbert. She is survived by her children, Lorene, Lillian and Mark; her ex-husband, Ralph Baker; a grandson, Eric Sean; a granddaughter, Annelizabeth...
Charles Roupe
May 8, 2012
Charles Roupe Charles H. Roupe, 79, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Genesis Hospice & Palliative Care in Zanesville, OH. He was born Oct. 21, 1932 in Pond Gap, WV, son of the late Sam Pasley and Laura Bartram Roupe. He was a Self-Employed Roofer and a member of the Coolville Lions Club. He is survived...
Barbara L. Cantrell
May 4, 2012
AMESVILLE - Barbara Lucille (Lahmon) Cantrell, 73, of Amesville left this world to join her heavenly Father, Friday, May 4, 2012 in Amesville. Born September 26, 1938 in Licking County she was the daughter of the late Edward William and Evalena May (Cramer) Lahmon. She was Baptized March 22, 1959 and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in...
Genevieve F. Baker
May 4, 2012
ATHENS - Genevieve F. "Jenny& Baker, 91, of Athens, passed away Friday morning, May 4, 2012 at First Community Village in Columbus. Born July 4, 1920 in Lodi Township, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Emma Klingenberg Howard. She was retired from Ohio University and was a member of St. Paulchr(39)s Catholic Church. She dearly enjoyed quilting...
Paul Ray Curtis
May 3, 2012
Paul Ray Curtis Paul Ray Curtis, 64, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 7, 1948 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Perry and Sylvia Seals Curtis. Paul retired from AEP Centralized Plant Maintenance and worked for the Olive Township until elected as an Olive Township Trustee. He was...
Evelyn Barber
Apr 29, 2012
Evelyn Barber Evelyn D. Barber, 77, of Middleport, OH passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born Aug. 27, 1934 in Toronto, OH daughter of the late George Franklin and Elizabeth Helen Rosenberger Brown. She is survived by a daughter, Diana David Tyree; 4 sons, James E. Barber, Jr., William R. Barber, Ronnie L. Barber and...
Wilma Ingold Callis
Apr 22, 2012
Wilma Ingold Callis Wilma Ingold Callis, 81, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville, where she had resided the past 2 years. She was born December 3, 1930 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Carl and Ethel Scott Reynolds. She was a homemaker and attended the Gospel Baptist Church in Torch, Ohio. She is survived...
Clarence Pewee Hayes
Apr 17, 2012
Clarence Hayes Clarence Pewee Lloyd Hayes, 79, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Monday, April 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1933 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Andrew and Edna Mae Fury Hayes. Clarence was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in Japan and Korea. He worked at Elkem Metals for 33 years as...
Fred Cole, Jr.
Apr 13, 2012
Fred Cole, Jr. Fred A. Cole, Jr., 83, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born Feb. 2, 1929 in Coolville, OH son of the late Fred A. Cole Sr. and Cornelia Bailey Cole. Fred was an Air Force Veteran and a tree trimmer. He is survived by his wife...
Gary A. Stocker
Apr 11, 2012
<font face="Calibri">AMESVILLE - Gary A. Stocker, 67, of Amesville passed away Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born June 11, 1944 in Coshocton, he was the son of the late Virgil Paul and Nora Marjorie Sharrock Stocker. </font> <font face="Calibri">He was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran and he also was retired from Ohio University.</font> <font face="Calibri">He...
Francis Benedum
Apr 10, 2012
Francis Benedum On April 10, 2012, Francis A. Benedum Benny left this world to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was joined there by his wife, Margie Marie Benedum, who preceded him in death. Benny was born March 1, 1929 in Long Bottom, Ohio to Meigs Jasper and Mettie May Benedum. He was the sixth of seven...
Annabelle Rowe
Apr 7, 2012
AMESVILLE - Annabelle C. Rowe, 89, of Amesville, formerly of Glouster, died Saturday morning, April 7, 2012 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 27, 1922 in Marshfield, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Afra Schumacher Guden. She was a member of Holy Cross Parish in Glouster , an avid bowler most of her life...
Terry Lee Williams
Apr 2, 2012
Terry Williams Terry Lee Williams, 53, of Guysville, OH passed away Monday, April 2, 2012. She was born March 19, 1959 in Manassas, VA daughter of Charlotte Chisholm Williams and the late Fletcher Williams. Terry was a packer for Cold Water Creek in Mineral Wells, WV. She is survived by her mother, Charlotte Williams; 5 sisters, Barbara Randy Fluharty, Patricia...
Johnny Horton
Mar 29, 2012
Johnny Horton Johnny Lee Horton, 62, of Little Hocking, OH, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born July 17, 1949 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Roy D. and Mary Ann McCune Horton. John graduated from Sky View High School in 1968 and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968- 1972, where he...