Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Ermal Jean Harris
Sep 29, 2008
Ermal Jean Harris Ermal Jean Harris, 63, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 at her residence. She was born Aug. 11, 1945 in Little Birch, WV daughter of the late Paul and Gathel King Bishop. She was a homemaker, a member of Coolville United Methodist Church and a member of Torch United Methodist Church. She is...
Clarice Gaston
Sep 28, 2008
Clarice B. Gaston, age 92, of Athens, Ohio, died early Sunday morning, September 28 at the Lindley Inn. She was born April 11, 1916 to Charles and Sadie McDaniel. Clarice was a graduate of ATHENS High School and Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Education and taught elementary education in ATHENS county. She was an active member of...
Bobby Blackstone
Sep 27, 2008
<span style="font-size: 14pt">ATHENS<span style="font-size: 14pt"> - Bobby E. Blackstone, 80, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, September 27, 2008 at his home. <span style="font-size: 14pt">Born June 7, 1928 in Nelsonville, he was the son of the late Harley Elsworth and Dora Emiline Lemon Blackstone. <span style="font-size: 14pt">He had been a farmer most of his life and was a US Army...
Charles D. Barton
Sep 27, 2008
Charles D. Barton Charles D. Barton, 57, of 22481 Brister Rd., Coolville, OH passed away Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH. He was born April 10, 1951 in Mansfield, OH son of Gladys Sampson Barton and the late Robert R. Barton. He was a retired Furnace Operator for Eramet, a member of the American Legion Post...
James Hamilton
Sep 24, 2008
NEW MARSHFIELD - James "Jimmy& Hamilton, 29, of New Marshfield, died Tuesday morning, Sept. 24, 2008 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus from injuries received in an auto accident on Tuesday. Born Aug. 31, 1979 in Athens, he was the son of Irene M. Hamilton of New Marshfield and Clyde F. Corbin of Zaleski. He was an avid hunter and...
Emagene Davis
Sep 15, 2008
ATHENS - Emagene Davis, Age 87. Died September 15, 2008 . Born in Salem Twp. in Meigs County on March 14, 1921 to Stephen McKnight and Anna Edmundson Davis. Graduated from Rutland High School, Meigs County, Ohio and Office Training School, Columbus, Ohio. Employee of Dwight H. Rutherford Insurance, Inc. for Fifty years. Member of First United Methodist Church on...
Florence Cozart Topping
Sep 11, 2008
Florence Cozart Topping Florence Taylor Miller Cozart Topping, 78, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 at her residence. She was born Aug. 21, 1930 in Hazzard, KY daughter of the late George and Alpha Noble Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Chapel Church. She is survived by 3 sons, Gerald and Melody Cozart,...
Clayton Harry Kimes
Sep 7, 2008
Clayton Kimes Clayton Harry Kimes, 77, of Reedsville, OH went to heaven peacefully Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 4, 1931 to Harry and Retha Buchanan Kimes at Reedsville, OH. He was an Air Force veteran and retired from Gavin. His hobbies included...
James Dorr
Sep 6, 2008
ATHENS - James J. Dorr, 68, of Athens, died Saturday afternoon, September 6, 2008 at his home. Born March 28, 1940 in Athens, he was the son of the late James H. and Emma M. Jarvis Dorr. He was a 1958 graduate of Chauncey-Dover High School and was a retired truck driver from G and J Pepsi Bottling Company. He...
Sandra Lee Dunkle-Martin
Sep 2, 2008
Millfield - Sandra Lee Dunkle-Martin, 68, of Centerville, formerly of Millfield, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 in Kettering. She was born Aug. 23, 1940 and was the daughter of the late Roy and Jean Dunkle. She graduated from Chauncey-Dover High School and retired from GM Truck and Bus in 2002. She is survived four children, Rhonda (Joe) Hrabchak, Sara...
Dalton "Dutch" Forrider
Sep 2, 2008
Dalton "Dutch" Forrider Dalton E. "Dutch" Forrider, 83, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Aug. 12, 1925 in Marion, OH son of the late Charles and Martha Varner Forrider. He has been an active member of Boy Scouts of America for 61 years, a World War II veteran...
Beulah B. Schultz
Aug 31, 2008
Beulah Schultz Beulah Griffin Schultz, 88, of Tuppers Plains, OH, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. She was born January 11, 1920 in Reedsville, OH daughter of the late Clarence and Lola Baker Griffin. She is survived by 3 daughters, Dolores and Rod King of Vienna, WV, Marjorie and Ted Connolly of Tuppers Plains,...
Eileen Llewellyn
Aug 24, 2008
DARWIN - Eileen Margaret Llewellyn, 82, of Darwin, formerly of New Marshfield, died Sunday, August 24, 2008 at her home. Born August 4, 1926 in Windsor, England, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Aubry and Maude Kelly Belcher. She was a graduate of Baylis High School in Slough, England. She is survived by a son, Ron (Wanda) Llewellyn...
Roger Dillon
Aug 24, 2008
Roger Dillon Roger Bradley Dillon, 69, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH. He was born July 26, 1939 in Reedsville, OH son of the late Cecil and Lula Schultz Dillon. He was a Union Carpenter with Local 356 in Marietta. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Ruth Price...
Anne Wilson
Aug 22, 2008
ATHENS - Anne M. Wilson, 85, of Belpre, formerly of Athens, passed away, Friday, August 22, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Belpre. Born Dec 28, 1922 in Moscow, Idaho, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Wescott Gaiser. Anne and her husband were instrumental in the starting of Beacon School and had been a...
Hilda Bernadine Snyder
Aug 21, 2008
Hilda Bernadine Snyder Hilda Bernadine Snyder, 94, of Reedsville, OH passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 at her residence. She was born March 27, 1914 in Burning Springs, WV daughter of the late William and Ellie Woodring Hodges. She was a cook at Arcadia Nursing Center for 20 years. She is survived by a daughter, Loraine Osborne; 3 grandsons, Teddy...
Larry Lee Snider
Aug 20, 2008
Larry Lee Snider Larry Lee Snider, 72, of Tuppers Plains, OH passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008 at his residence. He was born Nov. 17, 1935 in Carbon Hill, OH son of the late Charles Kenneth and Opal Irean Hemerick Snider. He was retired from Logan Clay and attended Faith Chapel Church. He is survived by his wife of 51...
Jared Casteel
Aug 19, 2008
ATHENS - Jared Michael Casteel, 24, of Athens, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital from injuries received in an auto accident. Born August 24, 1983 in Athens, he was the son of Arthur H. and Julie M. Madden Casteel of Athens. He was a 2002 graduate of Alexander High School and was employed with Ron White Builders....
Edna Vercoe
Aug 17, 2008
CHAUNCEY - Edna Mae Vercoe, 75, of Sunbury, formerly of Chauncey, died early Sunday morning, August 17, 2008 at Ohio State University Hospital. Born April 27, 1933 in Chauncey, she was the daughter of the late Hodge and Ruth Hendren Seiber. She graduated from Chauncey Dover High School where she played the clarinet in the band. She was a former...
John Mullins
Aug 16, 2008
ATHENS - John J. Mullins, 79, former teacher, principal and beloved husband and father, died of natural causes on August 16, 2008. Born July 7th, 1929, in Webster County, WV, to the late John E. and Lottie P. Mullins, John Junior graduated from Glenville State Teachers College and later earned his Masterchr(39)s of Education from Ohio University. John was proud...