Obituaries

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

Daniel Marazon

Daniel Marazon

Mar 13, 2012

<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><strong /> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">Daniel Marazon ATHENS - Daniel J. Marazon, age 67, of Athens. Physician, educator, athlete, veteran, fisherman, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at his home.&nbsp;Born January 6, 1945, in Toledo, Ohio, he was the son...

Judith Elkins

Judith Elkins

Mar 13, 2012

Judith "Judy" Elkins TUPPERS PLAINS, OH--Judy C. Lance Elkins, 79, of Tuppers Plains went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Hickory Creek of Athens, The Plains. Born September 25, 1932 in Clay County, WV she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ora McKown Lance. She was a charter member of the Fellowship Church of...

Lori Yurek

Lori Yurek

Mar 12, 2012

&nbsp; ATHENS - Lori A. Yurek , 48, of Cleveland, formerly of ATHENS died Monday, March 12, 2012 at The Hospice Care Center at The Renaissance, Cleveland.&nbsp; Born February 11, 1964 in Athens, she was the daughter of Anita Ulbrich and Bernard (Roxanne) Weekley. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and daughter. Besides her parents, she is survived by...

Joshua Rutter

Joshua Rutter

Mar 11, 2012

&nbsp; <a name="OLE_LINK3">ATHENS - Josh Rutter, 17, of ATHENS died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at his home. Born August 15, 1994 in Athens, he was the son of Greg Lee and Clarissa Pierce Rutter.&nbsp; Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Adam and Zack Rutter; maternal grandfather George (Jan) Pierce; maternal grandmother, Sally (Jim) Hill; paternal grandparents, Curtis...

Derrick Williams

Derrick Williams

Mar 9, 2012

ATHENS - Derrick Lee Williams, 27, of Athens, died Friday morning, March 9, 2012 in Huntington, WV from injuries received in an auto accident. Born November 24, 1984 in Vernal, Utah, he was the son of Teresa (Terry) Miles and Lonny (Marilyn) Williams. He was a 2003 graduate of Alexander High School and attended Tri-County. He was employed with Asplundh...

Andy Withrow

Andy Withrow

Mar 9, 2012

ALBANY - Andy E. Withrow, 29, of Albany died Friday morning, March 9, 2012 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Huntington, WV. Born September 21, 1982 in Taylor, MI., he was the son of Carletta Brown Withrow and the late Shirley Elmer Withrow. Besides his mother, he is survived by his son, Zachary Withrow; sister,...

Ruth Dains

Ruth Dains

Mar 6, 2012

&nbsp; ATHENS - Ruth C. Dains, 93, of ATHENS died early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. Born November 10, 1918 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Elvie Edgar and Carra Bryson Wilson. She was a 1936 graduate of The Plains High School and a longtime member of the Central...

Roy M. Minerd

Roy M. Minerd

Mar 3, 2012

Roy M. Minerd Roy M. Minerd, 83, of Athens, OH passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born May 22, 1928 in Guysville, OH son of the late Todd and Ethel Frye Minerd. Roy made his home at Echoing Meadows where he was a resident since 1981. He attended the Athens Church of...

Shirley ROSCOE Burdette

Shirley ROSCOE Burdette

Feb 29, 2012

Shirley Roscoe Burdette Shirley ROSCOE Burdette, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 after 91 wonderful years. He was born on April 30, 1920 in Guysville, OH, son of the late abe and Ila Columbia Chapman Burdette. Roscoe was a member of the Vanderhoof Baptist Church of Coolville. He was the owner of Burdette Camper Sales in Coolville, OH and was a...

Jean Stephens

Jean Stephens

Feb 28, 2012

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jean Joyner Stephens, born March 12, 1946 in Greenville, North Carolina, died unexpectedly at home in Athens, on February 28, 2012.&nbsp;Jean owned the ATHENS -ook Center after spending many years as a manager in adult literacy organizations including serving as Executive Director of the Ohio Literacy Center in Kent, Ohio, and the Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies in Knoxville,...

Jean Holland

Jean Holland

Feb 28, 2012

<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <font size="3">ATHENS - Jean Holland, 83, of Athens, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at her home.</font> <font size="3">Born March 28, 1928 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late James Hiram and Ethel Hamilton Holland. </font> <font size="3">She was a graduate of Waterloo High School and retired from McBeechr(39)s after 44 years of service.</font> <font size="3">She...

Betty Rex

Betty Rex

Feb 27, 2012

&nbsp; &nbsp; <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">Betty L. Rex died Monday, February 27, 2012, at her home in Athens, Ohio, from complications of cancer.&nbsp;She was born in Carrollton, Ohio, to Grover and Lillian (Gatts) Braden and was a graduate of Navarre High School where she was a cheerleader and member of the band. On April 12, 1958 she...

Helen Hawk

Helen Hawk

Feb 24, 2012

&nbsp; <span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;"> ATHENS - Helen Mae Douglas Hawk, 91, passed away peacefully February 24, 2012 surrounded by her loving family at Logan Healthcare Center. Helen, born March 28, 1920 at home in Shade, OH to Leo and Gertrude Evans Douglas, was a lifelong resident of Athens. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Heather Ann...

Della Garnet Gillespie

Della Garnet Gillespie

Feb 19, 2012

Della Garnet Gillespie Della Garnet Gillespie, 79, of Guysville, OH passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Arcadia Nursing Center. She was born August 7, 1932 in Hundred, WV, daughter of the late Roy and Olive White. She is survived by 3 sons, Bill Dona Watkins, Robert Watkins and David Watkins; a daughter, Dianna Tim Stump; her grandchildren, Stephanie Richard...

Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield

Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield

Feb 19, 2012

Annie Marie Summerfield Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield, 92, of Reedsville, Ohio, beloved MeMe, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Arcadia Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born March 12, 1919 in Long Bottom, Ohio, a daughter of the late Riley and Daile Coffman Pigott. She spent her life taking care of her family and home. She was...

Muriel Williams

Muriel Williams

Feb 18, 2012

<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Muriel C. Williams, 84, long-time resident of ATHENS and Princeton, WV, died on February 18, 2012 at her home in The Plains, OH.&nbsp;Born in Paris, TN to Dewey G. and Lillie Pierce Clary, she was a retired elementary school teacher who taught in the Mercer County, WV schools for 37 years.&nbsp;She served for many years as a volunteer...

Herman R Carson, Jr

Herman R Carson, Jr

Feb 16, 2012

Herman R Carson, Jr COOLVILLE--Herman R Carson, Jr., 83, went to his eternal home Feb. 16, 2012. He was born Feb. 11, 1929 at Bashan, Ohio, to the late Herman R and Inez Trussell Carson. He graduated from Racine High School in 1946. He earned a degree in Dairy Science from the Ohio State University. He was an Army veteran...

Roy William Collett

Roy William Collett

Feb 14, 2012

Roy William Collett Roy William Collett, 78, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 13, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Charles Walter and Avis Mae Collett Taggart. He was a Navy veteran, a barber and was baptized in Little Hocking Church of Christ. He is survived...

Arthur Wade McGirr

Arthur Wade McGirr

Feb 5, 2012

Arthur Wade McGirr Arthur Wade McGirr, 78, of Little Hocking, OH died on February 5, 2012 at Selby General Hospital. He was born on August 4, 1933, the son of the late Arthur and Goldie Pierce McGirr. He was retired from Kaiser/International Converter in Belpre, OH. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Husk McGirr; his daughter, Keron Eldon Brown;...

Maxine Still

Maxine Still

Feb 3, 2012

Maxine Still STILL – Maxine R., age 63, departed this life on February 3, 2012. She was born in Athens, Ohio. Survived by her loving husband, Lawrence Still, daughter, Angela Still, son Scott Suzan Still and daughter Terrie Still. Beloved sister to Anita John Butcher, Bill Bernice Peters, Dow Peters, Jo Peters and Izora "Elaine" Charles Armstrong. Adored grandmother of...