Obituaries

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

Emerson Ray Johnson

Emerson Ray Johnson

Aug 15, 2010

Emerson Ray Johnson Emerson Ray Johnson, 60, of Racine, OH passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born March 10, 1950 in Pomeroy, OH son of Leota Larkins Johnson and the late Emerson Clive Johnson. He was a Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War serving on the U.S.S. Intrepid and the U.S.S. Huntington...

Wayne Bartlett

Wayne Bartlett

Aug 13, 2010

AMESVILLE - Wayne Bartlett, 71, of Amesville, died unexpectedly, Friday afternoon, August 13, 2010 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born January 3, 1939 in ATHENS county, he was the son of the late Dorse and Lottie Dailey Bartlett. He was a retired construction worker for over 30 years and was a member of Ohio Laborers Union Local 83. He was employed...

Willard Gail Griffin

Willard Gail Griffin

Aug 13, 2010

ATHENS - Willard Gail Griffin, 95, of Athens, joined his savior, Friday, August, 13, 2010 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born June 27, 1915 in Nolans Run, WV, he was the son of the late Tallie Gail and Lillie Belle Fortney Griffin. Gail was formerly employed with Fairmont Food Company and the 7UP Pepsi Plant in Athens. He was a member...

Margaret Louise Queen

Margaret Louise Queen

Aug 6, 2010

Margaret L. Queen Margaret "Louise" Queen, 84, of Marietta, Ohio left this earth to join her loving husband, James W. "Pap" Queen in Heaven on Friday, August 6, 2010 at the Marietta Rehabilitation Center. Louise was born January 24, 1926 at Bladen, Ohio daughter of the late Joe andJennie Ward Halley. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother....

Larry Dunfee

Larry Dunfee

Aug 4, 2010

GUYSVILLE - Larry Dunfee, 64, of Guysville, died Wednesday morning, Aug. 4, 2010 at his home. Born May 31, 1946 in ATHENS county, he was the son of Opal Blake Dunfee (Roy) Cole of Coolville and the late Andrew Dunfee. He was retired from the Chevy Garage in ATHENS -fter 38 years of service. He was a member of the...

Von Paul

Von Paul

Jul 28, 2010

Von Paul Von Paul, 66, of Guysville, OH passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born Aug. 3, 1943 in Guysville, OH son of the late Herbert and Opal Conley Paul. He is survived by his wife, Vivian Hedges Paul; a daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and John F. Smith; and a grandson, John...

Edith Gay Henderson

Edith Gay Henderson

Jul 26, 2010

Edith Henderson Edith Gay Henderson, 72, of Portland, OH passed away Monday, July 26, 2010 at Charleston Area Medical Center. She was born Oct. 3, 1937 in Long Run, WV daughter of the late Woodrow and Mary Clem Putman. She was a homemaker and a farmer. Edith and her husband owned and operated the roadside market in Portland for 20...

Jack Laughlin

Jack Laughlin

Jul 25, 2010

STEWART - Jack Douglas Laughlin, 44, of Stewart, went home to be with the Lord, July 25, 2010 at The Cleveland Clinic after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Born Dec. 24, 1965 in Parkersburg, WV, he was the son of the late Robert Milton and Edith Iona France Laughlin. He was a 1984 graduate of Federal Hocking High School...

Pauline Conkey

Pauline Conkey

Jul 24, 2010

CHAUNCEY - Pauline Conkey Kasler, 88, of Chauncey, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born June 12, 1922 in Buchtel, she was the daughter of the late Fredric and Ourlena McKee Agin. She graduated from Chauncey-Dover High School and was a former employee of McBeechr(39)s. She lived most of her life in Chauncey where after giving birth...

Alta Jageman

Alta Jageman

Jul 24, 2010

ATHENS - Alta M. Jageman, 91 formerly of Knob Noster Missouri died Saturday morning July 24, 2010 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens, Ohio. She had resided in ATHENS -ith her son Larry and daughter-in-law Mary (Tracy) Jageman since 1999. She was born on August 15, 1918 in Clinton, MO, daughter of the late Oscar and Mary Elizabeth (Bussee) Raef....

Franklin Gates

Franklin Gates

Jul 21, 2010

THE PLAINS - Franklin E. Gates, 43, of The Plains, died early Wednesday morning, July 21, 2010 at his home. Born Nov. 11, 1966 in Athens, he was the son of Louise Barnes (Jacob) Varner of The Plains and the late James Gates. Besides his mother, he is survived by five brothers, James, Christopher, Brian, Benjamin and Daniel Gates; three...

Leva Frank

Leva Frank

Jul 19, 2010

ATHENS - Leva Frank, 84, of Athens, formerly of Barberton, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at her home. Born August 11, 1925 in New Marshfield, she was the daughter of the late Henry Ben Gabriel and Esther Easterling Johnston. She enjoyed baking, square dancing, attending her grandchildrenchr(39)s sporting events and taking care of her family. She is survived by her...

Donald Taylor

Donald Taylor

Jul 15, 2010

Donald Taylor Donald R. Taylor, 76, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at his home in Long Bottom. He was born in Meigs County on September 4, 1933 son of the late Ada and Elbert Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Cecil and Alton. He is survived...

Homer Clark

Homer Clark

Jul 11, 2010

ATHENS - Homer Clark, 66, of Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of Athens, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, July 11, 2010 in Fort Myers. Born Sept. 4, 1943 in Darwin, he was the son of the late Herbert Evans and Edith Hudnell Clark. Homer retired from Vermeer in 2007 as the Regional Sales Manager for South Western Florida. He also was a...

Pearl Witte

Pearl Witte

Jul 11, 2010

Pearl Witte Pearl Lenore Scott Witte, 86, of Belpre, OH passed away Sunday, July 11, 2010 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1924 in Coolville, OH daughter of the late Thomas and Lona McDonald Scott. She was a homemaker and retired from St. Joseph's Hospital on July 1, 1989. She was also a 1942 graduate of Carthage-Troy High...

Betty Shirk

Betty Shirk

Jul 10, 2010

Betty Jean Davis Shirk, 90, a long time resident of Athens, died Saturday the 10th of July at the Carriage Hill Rehabilitation Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Betty Jean Davis was born to Virginia H. and Ross M. Davis in 1920 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the oldest of four children. Betty graduated in 1936 from high school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. She...

Harry Luman

Harry Luman

Jul 9, 2010

ATHENS - Harry Winston Luman, 79, of Athens, died Friday, July 9, 2010 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born Oct. 6, 1930 in Athens, he was the son of the late John Wesley and Hazel Virginia Stahl Luman, Sr. He had worked for various steel construction companies building bridges and airport runways. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the...

Carl McPherson Sr.

Carl McPherson Sr.

Jul 8, 2010

Carl McPherson Sr. Carl E. McPherson, 67, of Stewart, OH passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 12, 1943 in Guysville, OH son of the late Frank and Grace Wright McPherson. He was an Army National Guard veteran. He is survived by 3 sons, David, Carl Jr. Shannon and Mike Tiffany; 5 grandchildren,...

Frances Ervin

Frances Ervin

Jul 7, 2010

ATHENS - Frances A. Baker Ervin, 91, of Athens, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at Arcadia Nursing Home. Born April 3, 1919 in Canaanville, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Estella Buck Van Dyke. She is survived by two sons, Ray (Liz) Baker of Athens, Leon (Shirley) Baker of Hobe Sound, Florida; two daughters-in-law, Sandy Baker of...

Harold Goff Dunfee

Harold Goff Dunfee

Jul 6, 2010

Harold Dunfee Harold Goff Dunfee, 81, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Arbors At Marietta. He was born Aug. 19, 1928 in Frost, OH son of the late Herman B. and Lela Brandeberry Dunfee. He was a 1945 graduate of Belpre High School, a 58 year member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 F&AM, a...