Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Muriel Moore
Feb 22, 2009
ATHENS - Muriel R. Moore, 94, of Athens, died Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2009 at her home. Born April 28, 1914 in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late William E.M. and Carrie A. Floto Reppenhagen. She was retired from Elyria City Schools and was a member of The First United Methodist Church in Athens. She is survived...
Joyce Jean Dowden
Feb 20, 2009
Joyce Dowden Joyce Jean Dowden, 67, of Middleport, OH passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. She was born March 13, 1941 in Coolville, OH daughter of the late John and Sadie Blake Cubbison. She is survived by her husband, Richard; a daughter, Sherri Billings of Middleport, OH; 3 sons, John H. and Tammy Day...
William Brooks
Feb 15, 2009
William K. Brooks William Kenneth Brooks, 78, of The Plains lost his well fought battle with leukemia on February 15, 2009. Bill was born in King Hollow in Vinton County on May 27, 1930. He was a 1949 graduate of Waterloo High School in New Marshfield. Bill retired from Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. in 1985 after 35...
Melissa Jane Cubbison
Feb 14, 2009
Melissa Cubbison Melissa Jane Cubbison, 42, of Belpre, OH passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, OH. She was born June 5, 1966 in Athens, OH daughter of Wayne Cubbison and the late Marie Bowers Cubbison. Including her father, she is survived by 2 sons, Jonathan Batten and Justin Batten of Belpre; 2 daughters, Tonia Marie...
Donald Paul Barnhart
Feb 12, 2009
Donald Barnhart Donald Paul Barnhart, 83, of Stewart, OH passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, Athens, OH. He was born July 13, 1925 in Lottridge, OH son of the late Benjamin and Leota Belle Johnson Barnhart. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, where he received six medals of honor including a three...
Ryan Powell
Feb 10, 2009
Ryan Powell Ryan Powell, 28, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 26, 1981 in Athens, OH son of Penny Wolfe Powell Hart and the late Roy Powell. In addition to his mother, Penny, he is survived by his step-dad, Gary Hart; a daughter, Keara Powell; 2 brothers, Roy Powell...
Eileen Douglas
Feb 8, 2009
ATHENS - Eileen Douglas, 85, of Athens, died Sunday evening, Feb. 8, 2009 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1923 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Orin Brice and Effie Mae Graham Chapman, Sr. She was a member of Grahams Chapel Christian Church where she was a former trustee and pianist. She is survived by...
Ralph Henderson
Feb 8, 2009
Ralph "Abe" Henderson Ralph C. Henderson "Abe", passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009 at his farm home in Coolville, Ohio with his loving wife Frances, by his side. Born December 4, 1920 in Alfred, Ohio, he was the son of Clarence Lee and Osie Elizabeth Carr Henderson. Ralph is survived by his wife, Frances Malone Henderson; brothers, William Sherman Henderson...
Robert Brown
Feb 6, 2009
Robert Brown Robert Brown, 78, of Reedsville, OH passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 16, 1930 in Toronto, OH, son of the late George and Elizabeth Rosenberger Brown. He is survived by his wife, Doretta Barber Brown; a brother, Arthur Brown; a sister, Evelyn Barber; and several nieces and nephews....
Richard Jay Stettler
Feb 5, 2009
Richard Stettler Richard Jay Stettler, 53, of Gahanna, OH passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born March 1, 1955 in Mason, WV son of Lucille VanMeter Stettler Ridenour and the late Gordon Ridenour. He was an avid sport fan. He especially liked the Reds and Bengals. In addition to his mother,...
Ronald Dale Doherty
Feb 5, 2009
Ronald Dale Doherty Coolville – Ronald Dale Doherty, 58, of Arcadia Nursing Home in Coolville passed away on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at Camden Clark Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Parkersburg, WV on April 17, 1950, he was the son of the late William and Forrest Smith Doherty. He is survived by six sisters, Alma Dale Myers, Lucille...
Ralph Cochran
Feb 2, 2009
Ralph Hixon Cochran, 86, died at The Lindley Inn Assisted Living Community, The Plains, Ohio, on February 2, 2009. He was born to Ralph Andrew Cochran and Pearl Hixon Cochran, in Jackson, OH. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II. On his last mission he was shot down, became a POW and later received a Purple...
Jim Bond
Jan 31, 2009
Jim Bond On January 31, 2009, the Angels made a stop at the home of Jimmy Ray Bond, Brinstone, Rd., Coolville, OH and took him home to live with the Lord. He was surrounded by his family and friends. He will be sadly missed by his family and all that knew him. He was always smiling and happy. Jimmy was...
Victor Bahr
Jan 31, 2009
Victor Bahr Victor A. Bahr, 88, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. He was born June 6, 1920 in Chester, OH son of the late Ernest W. and Bertha B. Betzing Bahr. He attended Alfred Church and formerly attended South Bethel E.U.B. and was a Forest Fire Warden for the...
Mary Welch
Jan 29, 2009
Mary Welch Mary Elizabeth Welch, 79, of Cutler, OH passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born Aug. 23, 1929 in New Foundland, Canada, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Hinks. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Floyd Junior Welch, whom she married Jan. 16, 1950 at Harmon Air...
Berniece Ash
Jan 28, 2009
ATHENS - Berniece Ash, 81, of Athens, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 28, 2009 at her home. Born Dec. 27, 1927 in Linden, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia butler Murphy. She is survived by four children, Woodrow (Sue Anne) Ash of Columbus, Randolph Ash, Sr. of Athens, Vickie (Roger) Ball of Naples, Florida, Jay...
Laura Larson
Jan 27, 2009
NEW MARSHFIELD - Laura Rose Bolin Larson, 47, of New Marshfield, died early Tuesday morning from injuries received in an auto accident. Born Nov. 21, 1961 in Columbus, she was the daughter of Denny Southern and Carol Ann Thompson Bolin of Stewart. She finished school late in life and was a member of phi beta kappa. She attended and ministered...
Nancy Elaine Baume
Jan 25, 2009
Nancy Elaine Baume Nancy Elaine Baume, 74, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at her residence. She was born Jan. 10, 1935 in Johnstown, PA daughter of the late Raymond and Leva Butcher Hutch. She is survived by her husband, William Baume; 2 daughters, Janice Mohoric and Nancy Neal; 3 grandchildren, Lee, Becky and Lauren; and several...
William Welsh
Jan 25, 2009
William Welsh William Herbert Welsh, 54, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Jan. 28, 1954 in Athens, OH son of the late Duane and Myrtle Smith Welsh. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Karolyn Soulsby Welsh; a daughter, Billie Jo Welsh; 2 brothers, Dennis and...
Kate Cornwell
Jan 23, 2009
<p align="left"> KATE CORNWELL Norma Katherine Leslie Cornwell of Athens, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2009. Born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1909, she was the daughter of Grace Dale Hart and Charles Grant Leslie. In 1924 she moved with her mother and brother to a farm in Stewart, Ohio and was graduated from Rome Canaan...