Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Betty Curfman
Nov 25, 2007
Betty Curfman Betty Lee Umensetter Curfman departed this life in the arms of her family at Arcadia Rehab Center November 25, 2007. She was born Feb. 24, 1925 in Parkersburg, WV to Dudley and Evelyn Umensetter. She attended local schools and graduated from Parkersburg High School, Class of 1943. She joined the Armed Services during the second World War and...
Edwin Eddie Sweeney
Nov 22, 2007
Edwin Eddie Sweeney Jr. Edwin Eddie Sweeney Jr., 72, of Stewart, OH went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born May 30, 1935 in New Marshfield, he was the son of the late Edwin and Doris Sweeney. He was an Army Veteran and was stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas. He retired...
Rena Husk
Nov 19, 2007
Rena Husk Rena M. Husk, 40, of Reedsville, OH passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 at her residence. She was born May 9, 1967 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of William and Alice Mays Chevalier. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Randle Husk; 2 daughters, Kelly Chevalier and Heather Chevalier; a son, Tommy Parks; 3 step-children,...
Thelma Adams
Nov 18, 2007
Thelma Adams Thelma E. Adams, 77, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH. She was born Jan. 29, 1930 in Akron, OH daughter of the late William and Edna Louden Barton. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Karen Adams; a grandson, James; a granddaughter, Amy; 2 step-grandchildren,...
Maxine Dornick
Nov 15, 2007
Maxine Dornick Maxine Dornick, 79, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at Arcadia Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was born Feb. 15, 1928 in Wood County, WV daughter of the late John and Winnie Benson McGowan. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and retired from Fenton Art Glass. She is survived...
Tammy Lynn Baker
Oct 30, 2007
Tammy Baker Tammy Lynn Baker, 38, of 23979 Moyis Rd., Coolville, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 at her residence. She was born April 4, 1969 in Gallipolis, Ohio daughter of the late Elmo and Dottie Young Pierce. She was a homemaker and when able, attended the Nazarene Church in Reedsville. She is...
Ronald C. Chiki
Oct 27, 2007
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Frances Imogene Keaton
Oct 26, 2007
Frances Keaton Frances Imogene Keaton, 83, of Alfred, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 26, 2007 after and extended illness at Hickory Creek in The Plains, Ohio. She was born in Spencer, West Virginia one of eleven children of Alfred Hoyt Kelley and Mary Matilda Walker Kelley. She was a housewife who enjoyed planting and caring...
Pearl Burchfield
Oct 24, 2007
<p align="center">Pearl Burchfield MILLFIELD - Pearl R. Burchfield, 64, of Millfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007 at Mount Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. Born May 8, 1943 in Athens, he was the son of the late Pearl and Florence Thompson Burchfield. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Wanda; three daughters, Rebecca Burchfield of The Plains, Luwanda (Bill)...
Glennis Harvard Hoffman
Oct 23, 2007
Glennis H. Hoffman Glennis Harvard Hoffman, 82, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Sept. 13, 1925 in Chester, OH son of the late George and Dena Pooler Hoffman. He was a member of the Tuppers Plains VFW Post #9053, a lifetime farmer and he retired from Charleston West...
Bill Zimmerman
Oct 18, 2007
Bill Zimmerman Bill Zimmerman, 73, of 44 Fairfax Street, Stewart, OH passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. He was born June 3, 1934 in Stewart, OH son of the late Worley P. and Bessie I. Coen Zimmerman. He was an Army veteran, a Pressman for the Athens Messenger and owner of Bill's Carry-Out in...
Clara Pierce
Oct 14, 2007
ATHENS - Clara M. Pierce, 84, of Athens, died Sunday morning, Oct. 14, 2007 at Four Winds Community in Jackson. Born Dec. 12, 1922 in Racine, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Mary McElroy Circle. She retired from McBeechr(39)s after 43 years of service. She was a member of White Swan # 5, ATHENS -merican Legion Auxiliary...
Kenneth Raymond Frecker
Oct 12, 2007
Kenneth Frecker Kenneth Raymond Frecker, 69, went to be with the Lord Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. He was born Dec. 25, 1937 to the late Raymond and Lorena Arvilla Massar Frecker. He was baptized in 1963, by the late Rev. Freeland Norris. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local #33 at Parkersburg, WV. He had just received...
Mary V. Jackson
Oct 8, 2007
Mary Jackson Mary V. Jackson, 65, of Coolville, OH passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at her residence. She was born Dec. 30, 1941 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late William A. and Celia Sams Smeeks. She was a homemaker, a member of the Reedsville Church of the Nazarene and attended the Evangelical Methodist Church. She is survived by...
David Love
Oct 6, 2007
ATHENS - David Edward Love, 60, of Romulus, Mich., formerly of Athens, died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 at his home. Born Feb. 10, 1947 in Wyandot, Mich., he was the son of the late Charles and Pauline Steinmetz Love. He was a current employee of Ford Motor Company and a proud US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He is...
Edward Charles Johnson
Oct 6, 2007
Edward Johnson Edward Charles Johnson, 43, of Reedsville, OH passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born June 11, 1964 in Plant City, FL, son of Edna Mae Pryor Johnson and the late Bobby Gene Johnson Sr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by 2 brothers, Ricky Lee Johnson and Kenneth Eugene Johnson; 5...
Johnnie G. Johnson
Oct 6, 2007
Johnnie G. Johnson Johnnie John Boy G. Johnson, son of Leota and the late Emerson Johnson was born August 23, 1954 in Pomeroy, Ohio. He departed this life October 6, 2007 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 53 years. He is survived by his mother, Leota; two brothers, Ronnie Johnson his twin and Ray Kathy...
Ethel Elizabeth Carson
Oct 4, 2007
Ethel Carson Ethel Elizabeth Carson, 93 passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 at The Arbors Nursing Home at Marietta, OH. She was born June 18, 1914 in Minersville, OH daughter of the late Charles and Jessie Mosier Price. She was a homemaker and a member of the Long Bottom United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Kenneth R. Tabor
Sep 30, 2007
Kenneth Tabor Kenneth R. Tabor, 82, of McConnelsville, OH, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 at Genesis Good Samarian Hospital, Zanesville, OH. He was born May 6, 1925 in Columbus, OH, son of the late Charles and Clara Fredericks Tabor. He was a retired accountant and an Army veteran of World War II. He was also a graduate of Ohio...
Wayne Shamp
Sep 28, 2007
Wayne Shamp Wayne A. Shamp, 43, of Reedsville, OH was killed in an industrial accident on Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 in the Columbus, OH area. Wayne was born June 23, 1964 in Salem, OH son of Bonnie Shamp Cairns and the late William Shamp. He was employed at Peterson Construction Company. He grew up in the Lisbon area attending the...