Obituaries

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

Ruth Montelius

Ruth Montelius

Jan 17, 2010

Ruth Montelius Ruth Montelius, 88, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, January 17, 2010 at her residence. She was born November 24, 1921 in Pickaway County, OH daughter of the late Harry E. and Evelyn Reid Montelius. The family farm she was raised on was the first farm settled in Pickaway County in 1796. She was a member of the...

Alice Elliott

Alice Elliott

Jan 16, 2010

Alice Elliott Alice Faye Crislip Elliott, 84, of Guysville, OH passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at home. Born March 16, 1925 in Reedsville, OH daughter of the late Charles and Elsie Wilson Crislip. She graduated from Chester High School and during World War II, she worked in Columbus at the airplane factory. She retired from the State Hospital in...

Frank Dodderer

Frank Dodderer

Jan 13, 2010

Frank Dodderer Frank Edward Dodderer, 87, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 in Coolville, OH. He was born April 30, 1922 in Coolville, OH son of the late Eric "Pete" Arden and Carroll Parker Dodderer. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge and the Athens County Shrine Club....

William Rader

William Rader

Jan 11, 2010

ATHENS - William D. Rader, 80, of Athens, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens.    He was born July 12, 1929 in Chicago, IL to William and Martha (Neibeaur) Rader   Bill was a Professor Emeritus of Economic Education who retired from Ohio University in 1999 with 22 years of service. During his tenure at...

Margaret Eggleston

Margaret Eggleston

Jan 10, 2010

Nelsonville - Margaret Louise Eggleston, 79, of Nelsonville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born Oct. 23, 1930 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Eggleston and Frances Sapp Eggleston Coe. Margaret is survived by her dearest friend of over 25 years, Mary E. Frisby. Margaret is also survived by cousins,...

Lorna KcKibben

Lorna KcKibben

Jan 9, 2010

THE PLAINS - Lorna K. McKibben, 69, of The Plains, died Saturday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2010 at her home. Born May 24, 1940 in Albany, she was the daughter of Evelyn Pugh (Bill) Foster of The Plains and the late Edward Pugh. She had formerly been an ATHENS -ity School bus driver and worked in the cafeteria at the ATHENS...

John S. Giocomo Dioguardi

John S. Giocomo Dioguardi

Jan 6, 2010

John Dioguardi John S. Giacomo Dioguardi, 81, of The Plains went to Heaven on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 at his residence. He was born July 14, 1928 in Buffalo, NY son of the late Thomas and Angeline DiAnglo Dioguardi. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force where he served four years, and a veteran of the Korean War....

Edith Moore

Edith Moore

Jan 4, 2010

GUYSVILLE - Edith E. Finnearty Moore of Guysville, died Monday morning, Jan. 4, 2010 at her home. Born in Guernsey County, she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel Martin Finnearty. She was a life member of Shade United Methodist Church. She is survived by five daughters, Patty (Sam) Thompson of Guysville, Gladys (Roger) Schall of Guysville, Dixie...

Rev. Ronald B. Vogelsong

Rev. Ronald B. Vogelsong

Jan 4, 2010

Rev. Ronald B. Vogelsong Rev. Ronald B. Vogelsong, 70, of Coolville, OH passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2010 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born May 13, 1939 in Ironton, OH son of the late Willford and Mary Elizabeth Markel Vogelsong. He was a member of White's Chapel Church and was an ordained minister through the AFMC Conference...

Ruth Browning Collett

Ruth Browning Collett

Jan 3, 2010

Ruth Collett Ruth Browning Collett, 75, of Coolville, OH passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born Sept. 28, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Clarence R. and Mary Elizabeth Ingold Southern. She was a 1952 graduate of Parkersburg High School, a member of Little Hocking Church of Christ and an...

Dora Hart

Dora Hart

Dec 27, 2009

ATHENS - Dora A. Hart, 81, of Athens, died Sunday morning, Dec. 27, 2009 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born March 7, 1928 in Hebbardsville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Angie Landis Hawk. She was a former employee of McBee Systems and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Albany. She was active...

Gene Coon

Gene Coon

Dec 21, 2009

Athens- Gene E. Coon, 94 of Athens, passed away Monday morning December 21, 2009 at the Lindley Inn, where he was a resident for the past eight and a half years. Born February 7, 1915 in The Plains, he was the son of the late Leslie and Hattie Jones Coon and a 1933 graduate of The Plains High School. He...

Wally Cameron

Wally Cameron

Dec 18, 2009

Wallace J. Cameron ATHENS - A committal gathering for the burial of the ashes of Wallace J. Cameron will be conducted next Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM in Alexander Cemetery. Dr. Cameron was a long-time resident of ATHENS and a retired Ohio University professor of Modern Languages. Those attending will be given an opportunity to relate remembrances of...

Wallace Cameron

Wallace Cameron

Dec 18, 2009

ATHENS - Wallace (Wally) J. Cameron, 83 of Mission, Texas , former resident of Athens, died early Friday morning in Mission, Texas after a recent hip fracture. He had been in ill health for several years. Wally was born in Gladstone, Michigan the son of the late Percy Leon and Myrtle Potvin Cameron. He spent his formative years in the...

Brayden Alan Boggs

Brayden Alan Boggs

Dec 15, 2009

Brayden Alan Boggs Brayden Alan Boggs, of Coolville, our beloved little angel went home to be with Jesus on December 15, 2009 at O'Bleness Hospital, Athens, OH. Brayden was the son of Charity Boggs. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his maternal grandmother, Sharon Powell; maternal grandfather, Alan and Chris Boggs; maternal great-grandfather, Julian Boggs; an aunt,...

Harley Rice

Harley Rice

Dec 7, 2009

Harley Rice Harley Eugene Rice, 77, of Reedsville, OH passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born Nov. 17, 1932 in Tuppers Plains, OH son of the late Wilmer Atlee and Nora Estella Kincade Rice. He was a retired Colonel with the U.S. Army serving 24 years, a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, the...

Charles Long

Charles Long

Dec 4, 2009

Charles Long Charles O. Long, 78, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born March 4, 1931 in Uneeda, WV son of the late Halley and Lennie Mason Long. He was a truck driver, an avid hunter and fisherman and loved his dogs. He is survived by his wife of...

John Paulisin

John Paulisin

Dec 2, 2009

THE PLAINS - John Edward "The Fox& Paulisin, 87, of The Plains, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 2, 2009 at Kimes Nursing and Rehab Center. Born Jan. 10, 1922 in Athens, he was the son of the late John and Mary Paulisin. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII where he was in the Battle of the Bulge as a...

Earnest Williamson

Earnest Williamson

Dec 1, 2009

Earnest Williamson Earnest Williamson, 62, of Vienna, WV, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born July 15, 1947 in Steubenville, OH son of the late Clyde and Olive Grace Schrader Williamson. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and employed by Kroger's for 40 years. He is survived by his...

David Welsh

David Welsh

Nov 30, 2009

David Welsh David Welsh, 55, of Coolville, OH passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born July 27, 1954 in Parkersburg, WV son of Lois Jean Collins Welsh and the late Dwight E. Welsh. He was a member of the Coolville Lions Club and affiliated with Athens County MMRD Board 319. In addition...