Obituaries

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

Hugh L. DeMoss

Hugh L. DeMoss

Mar 2, 2007

ATHENS -- Hugh L. DeMoss, 69, of Athens, died Friday evening, March 2, 2007 at his home. Born April 15, 1937 in Grafton, he was the son of the late Earl C. and Cora Alice Lindsey DeMoss.</font> He was a 1956 graduate of Grafton High School</st1:placetype> in Grafton and retired from CSX Transportation after 31 years of service. He was...

Mary James

Mary James

Feb 27, 2007

ATHENS - Joyce Mary (Bruce) James died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. She was 78. She was born to the late Arthur and Rose Bruce of Chauncey on December 9, 1928. Mrs. James was preceded in death by a son, John Alan James in 1964, also three brothers, Jack, Jim and Joe Bruce, and a...

Colleen Cara Ashworth

Colleen Cara Ashworth

Feb 27, 2007

Colleen Cara Ashworth Colleen Cara Ashworth, 46, of Coolville, OH died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007 at her residence. She was born Nov. 11, 1960 in Amherst, OH, daughter of the late Kermit Clayton and Nancy E. Miller Cole. She was a Licensed Practicing Attorney for the Washington County Prosecutors Office. She is survived by a daughter, Chanda Ashworth; a son,...

Glen Roy Lawson

Glen Roy Lawson

Feb 27, 2007

Glen Lawson Glen Roy Lawson, 72, of Reedsville, OH went home to be with his Jesus on Tueday, Feb. 27, 2007 at his home. He was born April 18, 1934 in Stiversville, OH, son of te late John and Olive Gluesencamp Lawson. He married Eleanor Bass Lawson on Nov. 22, 1953. Mr. Lawson retired from Kaiser Aluminum after 30 years...

Mary W. Stoertz

Mary W. Stoertz

Feb 26, 2007

ATHENS - Mary W. Stoertz, 49 of ATHENS died February 26, 2007 in Athens. Memorial services will be Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 10 AM at the First United Metodist Church on College Street in Athens. A luncheon will follow at a place to be announced. A website has been set up for her at <a href="http://www.meridianna.com/mary">www.meridianna.com/mary.

Henry Atha Shreve

Henry Atha Shreve

Feb 21, 2007

Henry Shreve Henry Atha Shreve, 94, of 2940 Glazier Rd., Guysville, OH, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at his residence. He was born March 14, 1912 in Clarksburg, WV, son of the late Charles Ross and Knightie Atha Shreve. He was retired from the City of Athens Water Department and was a former Carthage Township Trustee. He was also a...

Joan Ollie

Joan Ollie

Feb 19, 2007

THE PLAINS - Joan Ollie, 79, of The Plains, passed away Monday, February 19, 2007 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. She was born August 24, 1927 in Dublin, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Sheridan. She came to The United States in 1954 to marry her husband, David Ollie to whom she had been married for...

Irene Thompson

Irene Thompson

Feb 19, 2007

THE PLAINS - Irene Thompson, 83, of The Plains died Monday, February 19, 2007 at the home of her daughter in Columbus. Born December 9, 1923 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Harley A. and Hattie M. Finney Douglas. She was a graduate of The Plains High School. She retired from McBeechr(39)s with over 30 years of...

Lucy Blanche Roberts

Lucy Blanche Roberts

Feb 12, 2007

Lucy Roberts Lucy Blanche Roberts, 83, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 at her residence. She was born Oct. 3, 1923 in Calhoun County, WV, daughter of the late Mellie and Inda Richards Parsons. She was a homemaker and a member of the Reedsville Fellowship Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by 3 sons and daughters-in-law,...

Rachel M. Crawford Lawson

Rachel M. Crawford Lawson

Feb 11, 2007

RACHEL M. LAWSON Rachel M. Crawford Lawson, 86, of North Fort Myers, Florida, formerly of the South Canaan area in Athens County passed away Sunday, February 11, 2007, following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, William C. Junior Lawson, an infant sister, brother-in-law, D. W. Doc Lawson, and sister-in-law, Geraldine Lawson Nicholson....

Lizzie Rutter

Lizzie Rutter

Feb 10, 2007

MILLFIELD - Lizzie Rutter, 92, of Millfield, died early Saturday morning, Feb. 10, 2007 at Huston Nursing Home in Hamden. Born March 4, 1914 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Gertie Phillips McCune. She is survived by two sons, Jimmy (Verna) Rutter of Glouster, Eldon "Sam& Rutter of Millfield; two grandchildren, Marilyn (Phil) Brinkley...

James Ray Wolfe

James Ray Wolfe

Feb 10, 2007

GLOUSTER - Pastor James Ray Wolfe, 68, of Glouster, went to be with the Lord, Sat. evening, Feb. 10, 2007 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born April 7, 1938 in ATHENS county, he was the son of the late Vern Lewis and Helen Beatrice Kasler Wolfe. He was a 1956 graduate of Ames Bern High School. He received his BS...

Katz Morris

Katz Morris

Feb 10, 2007

ATHENS - Suzanne Katz Morris, 86, of Athens, formerly of Columbus, died Saturday Feb. 10, 2007 at Ochr(39)Bleness Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Harry N. and Nancy B Katz. She attended the Columbus School for Girls, the University School, and North High School. She graduated in 1941 cum laude in physics and mathematics from Ohio State...

Cody Neal

Cody Neal

Feb 8, 2007

ATHENS - William Cody Neal, 25, of ATHENS died February 8, 2007 in Norfolk, Virginia where he was stationed in the US Navy. Born January 15, 1982 in Frankfurt, Germany, he was the son of Gordon and Dixie Moore Neal of Guysville. He was a 2000 graduate of Alexander High School where he played soccer. He was a graduate of...

A. Cole

A. Cole

Feb 8, 2007

TRIMBLE - Eugene A. Cole, 64 of Trimble formerly of ATHENS died Thursday evening, February 8, 2007 at his home. Born Nov. 26, 1942 in Canaanville, he was the son of the late Alvin Marshall and Ethel Anna Barnhart Cole. He was a 1960 graduate of Rome Canaan High School, a retired letter carrier for Nelsonville. He was a veteran...

Nellie Marie Snyder

Nellie Marie Snyder

Feb 6, 2007

Nellie Snyder Nellie Marie Snyder, 88, of Elyria, OH formerly of Coolville, OH died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 a her nieces home in Lagrange, OH. She was born August 9th, 1918 in Normantown, WV, daughter of the late Jasper Newton Gregory and Lula Marks Gregory. Nellie was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, crafts, playing dominoes and doing word search puzzles....

Clyde Richard Gillian

Clyde Richard Gillian

Feb 6, 2007

Clyde "Dick" Gillian Clyde "Dick" Gillian, 72, of Coolville, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. He was born Feb. 19, 1934 in Hockingport, OH son of the late William and Ruby Kapple Gillian. He was retired from Elkem Metals in Marietta, OH with 37 years of service. He was also a former Troy...

Bernard Franklin Bobo

Bernard Franklin Bobo

Feb 4, 2007

Bernard Bobo Bernard Franklin Bobo, 64, of Reedsville, OH, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007 at his residence after a long term illness. He was born March 30, 1942 in Athens, OH son of the late Clyde Bobo and Agne Bobo Widner. He worked for 23 years on the AEP river boat until he turned ill. He is surived by a...

Charles Gary Bailey

Charles Gary Bailey

Jan 30, 2007

AMESVILLE - Charles Gary Bailey, 62, of Amesville, died Tuesday night, Jan. 30, 2007 at Fairfield Medical Center. Born March 16, 1944 in Athens, he was the son of the late Charles and Betty Bailey Hawk. He was a cook at Rhapsody Restaurant in Nelsonville. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Varner Bailey; five children, Stephanie (Kenny) North of...

Dorsey Bud C. Burkhammer

Dorsey Bud C. Burkhammer

Jan 30, 2007

Dorsey Bud Burkhammer Dorsey C. Burkhammer, 76, of Coolville, OH, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 14, 1930 in Lewis County, WV son of the late Ray and Minnie Bennett Burkhammer. He was a carpenter with Union Local 356 in Marietta, a 1950 graduate of Carthage-Troy School, an Army veteran of...