Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Bobby Baugh
Sep 11, 2011
ATHENS - Bobby W. Baugh, 75, of Athens, passed away Sunday morning, September 11, 2011 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born September 8, 1936 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Carl and Rachel Halbrook Baugh. He was a retired US Navy Veteran with 20 years of service. He later owned and operated a landscaping...
Wyona Songer
Sep 9, 2011
Wyona Songer Wyona Marguerite Songer was surrounded by family when she passed away Sept. 9, 2011 at 5:35 a.m. She was born Sept. 14, 1928 in Stewart, Ohio. She was the daughter of Lewis L. and Mary Ellen Moore, who preceded her in death. She married to Herbert L. Songer on May 15, 1948. He died on Feb. 3, 1994....
Nancy Stotts
Sep 3, 2011
THE PLAINS - Nancy P. Stotts, 70, of The Plains, died Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Fairfield Medical Center. Born September 20, 1940 in Millfield, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elsie Smith Vamos. She was retired from Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. She is survived by two children, Sandy (Mike Gilbraith) Stotts of New Marshfield, Paul (Ginger) Stotts,...
Donald Kasler
Aug 31, 2011
Memorial services for Donald Richard "Dick& Kasler, 72, of Millfield, Ohio, will be Sunday, September 11, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahchr(39)s Witnesses on Johnson Road, The Plains, Ohio. He died on August 31 at his home of pancreatic cancer, with his family at his side. Born Feb 10, 1939, at the home of his parents...
Reda VanNest
Aug 31, 2011
CHAUNCEY - Reda M. VanNest, 61, of Chauncey, went to be with the Lord at 6:12 PM on August 31, 2011 at her home. Reda was born May 2, 1950 in Nelsonville, she was the daughter of the late Alwilda Roe and Ellis Stiers. She is survived by her significant other, Bobby Rice; a son, Michael VanNest (Melissa Johnson); a...
Jacob Varner
Aug 28, 2011
THE PLAINS - Jacob L. Varner, 82, of The Plains, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born March 22, 1929 in Fairmont, WV, he was the son of the late H. Freeman and Ethel May Tennet Varner. He was a resident of Ohio since age 12. He was a member of the US National Guard, and worked...
Karen Welch
Aug 17, 2011
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" align="justify">ATHENS - Karen Lynn Welch, 46, of ATHENS -assed away Wednesday morning, August 17, 2011 at her home. <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" align="justify">Born December 18, 1964 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late James "Frank& and Marlene Miller Barnhart. She was a 1984 ATHENS High School graduate. She...
Bonnie Rand
Aug 7, 2011
ATHENS - Bonnie E. Rand, 68, of Athens, died Sunday morning, August 7, 2011 at her home. Born June 18, 1943 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Donald Vincent and Olive Mae Waite Rand. She was retired from the Ohio University Press. She is survived by her husband, Richard Fish Jr.; her grandson, Daniel Ingersol...
Lisa Sorrell
Aug 5, 2011
ATHENS - Lisa M. Sorrell, 40, of Millfield, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at her residence. Born May 6, 1971 in Athens, she was the daughter to Donald and Cheryl Johnson Dunn of Millfield. She was a graduate of ATHENS High School. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Gregory "Trent& Sorrell; two daughters, Katlyn Hanning and Madison Sorrell;...
Doris Ferry
Aug 5, 2011
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> CLINTON TWP, MI - Doris (Burson) Ferry died August 5, 2011 at Henry Ford Hospice. Formerly of Athens, Doris moved to Michigan following World War II. She was 97. Born November 12, 1913 in Pratts Fork, the daughter of the late Ralph Emerson and Carrie Edna (Woode) Burson, Doris spent her early years in Pomeroy prior to...
Harold L. "Bim" Henderson
Aug 4, 2011
Harold Henderson Harold L. "Bim" Henderson, 84, of Alfred, passed away August 4, 2011 on his farm. He was born February 21, 1927 in Meigs County, son of the late Lee and Osie Henderson. He attended the Olive-Orange High School and enlisted in the Army during the World War II conflict in 1945. He worked in the late 1940's early...
Wilson Ray Powell
Aug 1, 2011
Wilson Powell Wilson Ray Powell, 65, of Reedsville, OH passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born Oct. 2, 1945 in Tuppers Plains, OH, son of the late George Albie and Gladys Marie Devol Powell. He was an Air Force Veteran, a member of the Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053 and a supervisor for Thermo Form...
Dorothy Landis
Jul 28, 2011
ATHENS - Dorothy Landis, 91 of ATHENS -ent to Heaven Thursday morning, July 28, 2011 at her home. Born March 21, 1920 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Addison and Hazel Dunfee Baker. She and her husband formerly owned and operated Landot Auto Parts. She was a former member of the Childrens Service Board, volunteered with the...
William E. Root
Jul 25, 2011
William E. Root William E. "Bill" Root, 66, of Reedsville, Ohio died Monday, July 25, 2011 after a hard fought battle with Lung Cancer. He was born September 27th, 1944 in Dunbar, Washington County, Ohio and was the son of the late Robert E. Root Sr. and Opal M. Springston Root. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Lucile Wines
Jul 19, 2011
Lucile Wines Lucile Wines, 87, of Coolville, OH went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Arcadia Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 26, 1923 in Coolville, OH daughter of the late Dale Francis and Florence M. Davis Reed. She was a homemaker and attended the Liberty Street Church of God. She is survived by 2...
Fred Hart
Jul 18, 2011
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;">ATHENS - Fred Lucious Hart, 72, of ATHENS died Monday, July 18, 2011 at Ohio State Hospital in Columbus. <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;">Born February 10, 1939 in ATHENS county, he was the son of the late Floyd and Jessie Tittle Hart. <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align:...
Mary Hart
Jul 17, 2011
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;">ATHENS - Mary Annabell Hart, 70, of ATHENS died Sunday, July 17, 2011 from injuries received in an automobile accident near Albany. <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;">Born November 28, 1940 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late John and Violet Misner Ewing. <div style="margin: 0in...
Pamela Drake
Jul 17, 2011
NEW MARSHFIELD - Pamela E. Drake, 52 of New Marshfield died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born June 12, 1959 in Akron, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Madeline Cork. She was a former employee of Ohio University. She is survived by her husband, Darin Drake; and her brother, Charles (Diana) Cork. Memorial services...
Gilford Rowley
Jul 14, 2011
Gilford Rowley Gilford Junior Rowley, 84, passed away on July 14, 2011 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. "Gil" was born June 15, 1927 in Davisville, WV. He was the son of the late Gilford L. Rowley and Gertrude Virginia Meeker. Gil enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 serving aboard the Destroyer USS Norris, and was...
Deborah Dutton
Jul 14, 2011
Deborah A. Dutton Deborah A. Dutton, 61, of Belpre, OH formerly of Coolville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 14, 2011 at her home with her family by her side following an extended illness. She was born Oct. 20, 1949 in Coolville, OH daughter of the late Eva M. Barney Leeth and Denny M. Ashcraft. Deb loved spending...

