Obituaries

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

Seldon R. Johnson

Seldon R. Johnson

Dec 23, 2012

Seldon R. Johnson Seldon R. Johnson, 77, of Torch, Ohio, passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at Arcadia Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 23, 1935, in Portland, the youngest of 11 children, of the late Reuben Douglas and Luta Naomi Aumiller Johnson. He was a proud veteran of the Air Force, and...

Marguerite V. O'Brien

Marguerite V. O'Brien

Dec 19, 2012

SHADE – Marguerite V. O’Brien, 90, formerly of Shade, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 in Paradise Valley, AZ. Born October 8, 1922 in Shade, she was the daughter of the late Perry Blaine and Carrie Leona Woode Smith. She was a Bible Study Fellowship leader and a participant of the Christian Women’s Club. She also was a member of the...

Robert Pierce

Robert Pierce

Dec 16, 2012

Robert Pierce Robert M. Pierce, 74, of Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1938 in Coolville, OH son of the late Oscar and Josephine Wise Pierce. He was a truck driver and a former member of the Coolville Volunteer Fire Department. He loved model railroads, CB radios and had many...

Robert Pierce

Robert Pierce

Dec 16, 2012

Robert Pierce Robert M. Pierce, 74, of Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1938 in Coolville, OH son of the late Oscar and Josephine Wise Pierce. He was a truck driver and a former member of the Coolville Volunteer Fire Department. He loved model railroads, CB radios and had many...

Floyd Junior Welch

Floyd Junior Welch

Dec 16, 2012

Floyd Welch Floyd Junior Welch, 84, of Cutler, OH passed away Dec. 16, 2012 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Aileen Welch; his wife of 59 years, Mary Welch; an infant son, Carol Lee Welch; a sister and brother-in-law, Pauline and Clair Nice and a brother, Wendell Welch....

Jerry White

Jerry White

Dec 13, 2012

Jerry White Jerry White, 72, of Coolville, OH passed away Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at his residence. He was born Oct. 25, 1940 in Tuppers Plains, OH son of the late William C. and Helen Kyle White. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War; a member of the Hickory Hills Church of Christ; a former school bus driver...

Carolyn Avery

Carolyn Avery

Dec 8, 2012

Carolyn Avery Carolyn Avery, 63, of Pomeroy, OH, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. She was born June 12, 1949, daughter of the late Hayward Waldo and Eunice Irene Nichols Nutter. She is survived by several nieces and nephews; and 2 grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Gary R. Jarvis

Gary R. Jarvis

Dec 2, 2012

GUYSVILLE – Gary R. Jarvis, 63, of Guysville died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born January 3, 1949, he was the son of the late Robert G. and Etta M. Stover Jarvis. He was a 1967 graduate of Warren High School, and retired out of the Carpenters Union, Local 200. Working in the Building and Trade Industry...

Duane Barber

Duane Barber

Dec 2, 2012

Duane Barber Duane Barber, 52, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 3, 1960 in Parkersburg, WV son of Ronald and Eleanor Mays Barber. In addition to his parents, he is survived by 2 daughters, Jessica Barber and Patricia Spencer; 2 sons, Daniel Barber and Eric Barber; 7 grandchildren; 2 brothers...

Dale Baker, Jr.

Dale Baker, Jr.

Dec 2, 2012

Dale W. Baker Jr. Dale W. Baker Jr., 61, of Belpre, OH passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 1, 1951 in Columbus, OH son of the late Dale Baker Sr. and Ruth Bruce Baker. He is survived by his wife, Christy Yeater Baker; a son, Scott Baker; 2 daughters, Lori Hendrix and...

Maxine Hazel Pooler Williams

Maxine Hazel Pooler Williams

Nov 27, 2012

Maxine Hazel Pooler Williams Maxine Pooler Williams, 69, of Parkersburg, WV, was born on August 7, 1943, at her home in Chester, OH. She left this life to be with her heavenly Father, on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, after a battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Albert Pooler, who died at age 27 when Maxine was four years...

Randall Hamilton

Randall Hamilton

Nov 24, 2012

NEW MARSHFIELD – Randall Allen “Catfish” Hamilton, 52, of New Marshfield, passed away early Saturday morning, Nov. 24, 2012 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1960 in Seymour, Indiana, he was the son of the late Ralph Hamilton, Sr. and Frances E. Terry Hamilton Corbin. He loved his family and adored his grandchildren. He is survived by three children,...

Helen E. Jackson

Helen E. Jackson

Nov 17, 2012

THE PLAINS – Helen E. Jackson, 91, of The Plains, died late Saturday evening, November 17, 2012 at Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson. Born April 2, 1921 on Hamley Run, she was the daughter of the late David and Addie Pitts Young. She is survived by two children, Patricia (Sam) Skinner of The Plains, John D. Jackson of State Route...

Opal Castle

Opal Castle

Nov 17, 2012

Opal Castle Opal G. Castle, 86 of Guysville, OH passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born April 18, 1926 in Guysville, OH daughter of the late Ray and Pearl Atherton Williams. She was a homemaker and attended Orange Christian Church. She is survived by a daughter, Pat and Denny Snedden; 3 sons,...

Charlie Brozak

Charlie Brozak

Nov 14, 2012

New England - Charlie Brozak 76, of New England passed away at his residence Wednesday November 14, 2012. Born Oct. 10, 1936 in Canaanville, Ohio, He was the son of the late Andy and Mary Lesko Brozak. Charlie was a 1955 graduate of Rome-Canaan High School and a US Navy veteran. He married his wife Sondra Price in November of...

Candido "Dino" Wilder

Candido "Dino" Wilder

Nov 13, 2012

New England – Candido “Dino” Wilder, 43, of New England, died Tuesday afternoon at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born February 6, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Buster Lamar Adams and Betty Jean Cochran Wilder. He was a loving, caring, and devoted father and friend. He enjoyed high school football, fishing, cooking and was passionate about...

James Edward Barber, Jr.

James Edward Barber, Jr.

Nov 13, 2012

James Barber Jr. James Edward Barber Jr., 57, of Reedsville, OH passed away Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH. He was born May 6, 1955 in Toronto, OH son of the late James Edward Barber Sr. and Evelyn Mae Brown Barber. He is survived by a daughter, Brandy Barber Bailey; 3 brothers, Terry Lee, Ronnie and...

Joan Hysell

Joan Hysell

Nov 11, 2012

Early on the morning of November 11, 2012, Joan Rae Hysell passed away at Kimes Nursing Home following an extended illness with her daughter Cheri at her side. She was 76. Joan was born in Glouster, Ohio on May 11, 1936 to John and Georgia Mae Emerich Waldeck, both the children of German immigrants. She attended school in Glouster, Ohio...

Joan Hysell

Joan Hysell

Nov 11, 2012

Early on the morning of November 11, 2012, Joan Rae Hysell passed away at Kimes Nursing Home following an extended illness with her daughter Cheri at her side. She was 76. Joan was born in Glouster, Ohio on May 11, 1936 to John and Georgia Mae Emerich Waldeck, both the children of German immigrants. She attended school in Glouster, Ohio...

Judith Nordblum

Judith Nordblum

Nov 11, 2012

Judith Nordblum Judith Nordblum, 68, of Hockingport, OH passed away Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 at The Laurels of Athens. She was born Aug. 21, 1944 in Buffalo, NY, daughter of the late Roy and Marilyn Farr Sherwood. She is survived by her husband, Charles Nordblum; 2 sons, Charles Jr. and Linda Nordblum and Kenneth Nordblum; a granddaughter, Corey Mae Nordblum...