Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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...
Raymond Maxson
Jul 6, 2010
Raymond Maxson Raymond Edwin Maxson born November 18, 1930 went to meet his Lord and Savior on July 6, 2010. He was a member of the Reedsville Fellowship Church of the Nazarene and was an Electrical Technician at Dupont for 33 1/2 years. Mr. Maxson was an avid roller hockey player, western square dancer, farmer and most of all he...
Winifred Marcinko
Jul 3, 2010
Winifred "Winnie" Marcinko Winifred "Winnie" Marcinko, 85, of Reedsville, OH passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born June 13, 1925 in Alma, WV daugter of the late Gilbert and Bessie Brown Baker. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a retired nurse at Veterans Memorial Hospital. She is...
Ila Williams
Jul 1, 2010
THE PLAINS - Ila M. Williams, 86, of The Plains, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 1, 2010 at The Pickering House in Lancaster. Born Oct. 3, 1923 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Evert and Golda Lones Jones. She was a graduate of Albany High School and was an active member of the Nazarene...
Dorothy Leach
Jun 27, 2010
ATHENS - Dorothy A. Leach, 76, of Lancaster, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, June 27, 2010 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born August 23, 1933 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Edson and Ida Grubb Kelley. She attended Mechanicsburg School and graduated from ATHENS High School. She retired from JC Penney in Lancaster after 20 years of service....
Frederick Rente
Jun 25, 2010
ATHENS - Dr. Frederick W. "Ted& Rente, III, born May 12, 1932 in Buffalo, New York, passed June 25, 2010 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Rente was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney Raymond Rente and Susan Joyce Rente. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Martha (Prox) Rente; daughters, Susan Lorraine Rente and Lynn...
William Smith
Jun 22, 2010
William T. Smith, 72, died at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Kobacker Hospice House in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on July 15, 1937, in Junction City, Oregon, to Helma Helen and Andrew Armintis Smith. He married Mary Leona Houser on Sept. 2, 1961 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Smith earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the...
Evelyn Russell
Jun 19, 2010
MILLFIELD - Evelyn L. Russell, 65, of Millfield, died Saturday afternoon, June 19, 2010 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born Nov. 4, 1944 in The Plains, she was the daughter of Pauline C. Tinkham Carr of Millfield and the late William F. Carr. She was a 1962 graduate of Chauncey-Dover High School and helped start and operate Sweat Hollow...