Obituaries

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

Joseph Rexroad

Joseph Rexroad

Sep 20, 2009

Joseph Rexroad Joseph Alan Rexroad, 39, of Belleville, WV passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 at his mothers residence. He was born April 28, 1970 in Parkersburg, WV son of Robert Rexroad Sr. and Brenda Sue Fleak Graham. He is survived by his parents, Brenda Sue Rexroad Graham and Orvil Graham and Robert L. Rexroad Sr. and Wendy Rexroad; a...

William Spurlock

William Spurlock

Sep 18, 2009

William "Billy" Spurlock William P. "Billy" Spurlock, 37, of Reedsville, OH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 12, 1971 in Parkersburg, WV son of Karen and Clyde Duley and Ronald Spurlock. In addition to his parents,...

Marguerite Gooding

Marguerite Gooding

Sep 17, 2009

ATHENS - Marguerite I. Gooding, 99, of Athens, died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born Feb. 6, 1910 in Trimble, she was the daughter of the late Grover C. and Iva I. Thompson Snell. She and her late husband had owned and operated Goodingchr(39)s Super Market on Richland Avenue before moving to Lakeland, Florida where she...

Joseph Bowers

Joseph Bowers

Sep 11, 2009

Joseph Bowers Joseph E. Bowers, 70, of Reedsville, OH passed away Friday, Sept. 11, 2009 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Sept. 19, 1938 in Pomeroy, OH son of the late Ernest Max and Adrie Eichinger Bowers. He was a Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and a Diesel Mechanic for AEP. He is survived by his...

Kenneth McCoy

Kenneth McCoy

Sep 4, 2009

THE PLAINS - Kenneth "Bud& McCoy, 62, of The Plains, died Friday September 4, 2009 at his home. Born January 24, 1947 in The Plains, he was the son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth McDaniel McCoy. He was a graduate of The Plains High School and was retired from Krogers. He was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam...

Linda VanDyke

Linda VanDyke

Aug 29, 2009

THE PLAINS - Linda L. VanDyke, 59, of The Plains, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at her home. Born April 27, 1950, she was the daughter of the late James and Bettie Finnearty Coen. She is survived by four children, Sheri Stauffer of The Plains, Michelle Stauffer Hall of Jamestown, Trevis (Tracey) VanDyke of Millfield, Trisha VanDyke of Athens; four...

George Dresher

George Dresher

Aug 28, 2009

THE PLAINS - George Dresher, 82, of The Plains, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at his home. Born August 8, 1927 in Nelsonville, he was the son of the late Walter and Neva Dresher. He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII and a member of Paramuthia Lodge # 25 in ATHENS and served as Worshipfull Master in 1968...

Elma Shields

Elma Shields

Aug 27, 2009

CHAUNCEY - Elma K. Shields, 75, of Chauncey, Died Thursday morning, August 27, 2009 at her home. Born November 12, 1933 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Hiram and Laura Rommel Steinmetz. She had been co-owner of Dover Cleaners with her late husband and was formerly employed at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. She was active in...

Robert :Bob" Nutter

Robert :Bob" Nutter

Aug 24, 2009

Robert "Bob" Nutter Robert George "Bob" Nutter, 87, of Coolville, OH passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital with his family by his side. He was born January 1, 1922 in Calhoun County, WV son of the late George Stewart and Ruth Francis Boice Nutter. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II, serving in Pearl...

Edith Keoberle

Edith Keoberle

Aug 9, 2009

ATHENS - Edith "Edie& J. Douglas Koeberle, 86, of Athens, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born May 9, 1923 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late George and Osee Cullums Douglas. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Nick Sandoli; her...

Thomas Ayers

Thomas Ayers

Jul 30, 2009

ATHENS - Thomas A. Ayers, 51, of Athens, died unexpectedly at his home. Born Feb. 19, 1958 in Athens, he was the son of the late Paul D. and Florence Rolka Ayers. He was a 1977 graduate of ATHENS High School and formerly worked at Audio Buff in ATHENS and was employed March 1997 as a Community Skills Instructor in...

Susan Tudor

Susan Tudor

Jul 28, 2009

ATHENS - Susan Tudor, 61, of Athens, died early Tuesday morning, July 28, 2009 at Doctorchr(39)s Hospital of Nelsonville. Born Oct. 4, 1947 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Mary Tudor. She was a life member and past president of The Plains VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 7174 and past president of District 12 of the...

Milton Cooksey

Milton Cooksey

Jul 27, 2009

ATHENS - Milton Cooksey, 76, of Athens, died Monday, July 27, 2009 at Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan. Born March 29, 1933 in Athens, he was the son of the late Milton and Fredia Hunter Cooksey. He was retired from Abex and was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War. He was an avid hunter and loved sports...

Ferrell Tackett

Ferrell Tackett

Jul 19, 2009

Ferrell Tackett Ferrell "Papaw" Tackett, age 89, of 815 Braun Road, Belpre, OH died on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at his home. He was a native of Salyersville, Kentucky and was a resident of Belpre for the past 47 years. Ferrell was the son of the late Alonzo and Josephine Vanover Tackett. He was a Veteran of World War II,...

Mildred Baker

Mildred Baker

Jul 18, 2009

Mildred Baker Mildred Louise Kimes Yeater Baker, 74, of Chester, OH passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at her daughters residence. She was born Feb. 21, 1935 in Hockingport, OH daughter of the late Howard and Retha Buchanan Kimes. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lottridge Community Center. She is survived by two daughters, Christy Yeater Baker...

Ray Barber Jr.

Ray Barber Jr.

Jul 16, 2009

Ray Barber Jr. Ray Barber Jr., 71, of Long Bottom, OH, where he resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Juanita and Ross Wells, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 14, 1937 in Reedsville, OH son of the late Ray Barber Sr. and Bernice Virginia Reed Barber. He was a...

Emmanuel Gevas

Emmanuel Gevas

Jul 15, 2009

ATHENS -usinessman and Restaurateur Emmanuel Gevas, 83 Emmanuel Gevas, 83, of 37 Graham Drive, Athens, passed away peacefully at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus after an extended illness. Born in Yorkville, OH, in 1926, he was the son of Greek immigrants, Paraskos and Sophia Gevas. In 1943, at Yorkville high school, he was a starter on the schoolchr(39)s Class B...

Ricky Lucas

Ricky Lucas

Jul 13, 2009

Ricky Lucas Ricky Lucas, 53, of Guysville, OH died Monday, July 13, 2009 at his home on Bethany Ridge Road. Born Dec. 17, 1955, in Athens, OH, he was the son of Billie H. and Irene Butcher Lucas of Guysville, OH. Ricky was a graduate of West High School in Columbus and a member of Haga Mission Church. Besides his...

Foster Rood

Foster Rood

Jul 13, 2009

Foster Rood Foster J. Rood, 72, of Reedsville, OH died Monday, July 13, 2009 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. Born March 21, 1937, in Reedsville, OH, he was the son of the late Harrison and Elva Randolph Rood. He is survived by four children, Timmy Jones Rood, Gary Fitzgerald Rood, Robin Jo Rood and Hank Clayton Rood, all of...

Helen Witherell

Helen Witherell

Jul 11, 2009

ATHENS - Helen Frances Witherell, 94, of ATHENS died Saturday morning at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. Helen was born March 14th in Wellston, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Anna Florence Kight Thomas and William Thomas. Mrs. Witherell worked her way through Ohio State University receiving her BA in Education in 1941. She was the first of her family to...