Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Charles James "Jim" Alloway Sr
Feb 1, 2022
Charles Alloway BELPRE—Charles James Alloway, Sr. “Jim”, 84, of Belpre, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022, at his residence. He was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Frost, OH, Athens County, son of the late Floyd and Sarah Grace Alloway. Charles was a graduate of Belpre High School and the Reisch American School of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa. He...
Jewel M. Johnson
Jan 31, 2022
ATHENS: Jewel M. Troyer Johnson, 94, of Athens, OH, died on Monday, January 31, 2022.
A native of Minneapolis, MN, Jewel was an artist; author; and dedicated teacher of grade-schoolers and youth in ND and MN, art education majors at Ohio University (OU), and children of all ages at the Saturday Morning Art Workshop at OU she designed and launched....
Roy Robert Hannum
Jan 31, 2022
Roy R. Hannum LONG BOTTOM—Roy Robert Hannum, 93, of Long Bottom, Ohio, died peacefully at his home on Monday, January 31, 2022, from natural causes. Known affectionately by his family and closest friends as “Junior”, he is survived by his son, David and Wendy (Bies) Hannum of Long Bottom and daughter, Susan (Hannum) and Brad Witmer of Kingwood, Texas. He...
Sandra Lea Collins
Jan 30, 2022
Sandra Collins Sandra Lea Collins, 78, of Little Hocking, Ohio, passed away on January 30, 2022. She was born in Belpre, Ohio on April 4, 1943, to the late Maribell Nutter-Watson (Alpheus Watson) and Arthur Stacy. Sandra always had the kindest of intentions and was willing to lend a helping hand to anyone that needed it. She was an avid...
Carol Ann Frazee
Jan 29, 2022
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL NOW BE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022 AT 1PM. VISITATION WILL BE ON TUESDAY FROM 11AM UNTIL THE TIME OF SERVICE.
Carol Ann Frazee, 78 of Athens, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022. Born July 31, 1943 to the late Floyd and Jessie Hart.
Carol is survived...
David Walter Cleland
Jan 28, 2022
Obituary of David Walter Cleland COOLVILLE--David Walter Cleland, 81 of Coolville, Ohio went to be with his Lord and Savior and late wife Mary Cleland on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born in Racine, Ohio on April 29, 1940. He was one of eight children of the...
Goldie Mae Everett
Jan 27, 2022
Goldie Mae Everett, 74, of Athens, was called home to be with the Lord early Thursday morning, January 27, 2022 surrounded by family. Born May 10, 1947 at her childhood home on Scatter Ridge Road in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Frank Emerson and Helen Louise Thompson Everett.
A graduate of Ames-Bern High School, she went on...
Stephan Smith
Jan 27, 2022
Stephan Smith COOLVILLE—Stephan Smith, 54, of Coolville, OH, passed away Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at his residence. He was born Oct. 30, 1967, in Livonia, MI, son of Julie (Breckenridge) Wigal. In addition to his mother, Julie and Dale Wigal, he is survived by his step-sister, Carmen (Sam) Tingler; 2 nephews, Nathan (Jeryl) Smith and Michael Smith; 4 nieces, Melissa...
Delilah Jean Kittle
Jan 26, 2022
Delilah Jean Kittle, 73, of The Plains, died Wednesday morning, January 26, 2022 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center.
Born September 9, 1948 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Walter W and Sarah Margaret Balderson Riggs.
She was a graduate of The Plains High School and was a former employee of Jack Neal Floral.
She is...
Janice Eileen Norris
Jan 26, 2022
GLOUSTER – Janice Eileen Michaels Norris, 75 of Glouster, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at her home. She was born May 27, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Corrine Alice Laudenslager Michaels and Richard Mueller Michaels.
Janice is survived by her husband, Richard Norris, having been wed precisely 54 ½ years. She also is survived by her...
Gary Lee Huber
Jan 25, 2022
Gary Lee Huber, 65 of Athens, Ohio passed away January 25th, 2022 at the James Cancer Hospital due to complications of COVID.
Gary is survived by his mother, Laura Huber of Killeen, TX, his brother, Steve (Irene) Huber of Killeen, TX, his wife, Margie of 34 years, daughter Jennifer Rae (Jarred) of Columbus, OH, daughter, Elizabeth Anne of Athens,...
Sarah B. Varner
Jan 25, 2022
Sarah B Varner, 56, of Amesville, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital.
Born May 28, 1965 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late William and Janet Dowler Varner.
She was a 1983 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and formerly worked at several area restaurants. She enjoyed camping, fishing and loved kids.
She is...
Dale Kuhn
Jan 20, 2022
Dale Kuhn LITTLE HOCKING—Dale Kuhn, 84, of Little Hocking, OH, passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at Belpre Landing. He was born May 20, 1937, in Tunnell, Ohio, son of the late William and Grace Kaylor Kuhn. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a 1956 graduate of Olive-Orange High School and he retired from GE Plastics in 1993. In 1966,...
Paul Blake
Jan 19, 2022
Paul Blake COOLVILLE—Paul Blake, 86, of Coolville, OH, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Arcadia Nursing Center. He was born Aug. 29, 1935, in Hockingport, OH, son of the late Delbert and Rena Randolph Blake. Paul was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from Corning Glass. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Pullins Blake; 2 daughters, Sharon Bennett...
Nicolai H. Pavel
Jan 19, 2022
Nicolai Pavel Athens - Nicolai Pavel, 78, of Athens, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born February 21, 1943 in Romania, he was the son of the late Hristache and Catinca Ghiugan Pavel. He came to America with his family as a visiting professor at Ohio State University in Columbus...
Isaiah Paul Oran Franklin Beach
Jan 18, 2022
Radcliff - Isaiah Paul Oran Franklin Beach, 23, of Radcliff, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Born March 10, 1998 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia he was the son of Franklin Beach Jr and Paula Smith. He was a 2017 graduate of River Valley High School where he starred in track and participated in the State...
RoRy Smith Woods
Jan 16, 2022
RoRy Ryan Smith Woods of Athens passed away peacefully at O'Bleness Hospital, Sunday, January 16, 2022, with family by her side at the age of seventy-four. After many years of battling Asthma, she had gone into cardiac arrest earlier in the morning.
RoRy was born in Grindstone, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 1947, and was preceded in death by her mother,...
John McMurray
Jan 16, 2022
Obituary of John Willis McMurray On January 16, 2022, John Willis McMurray joined our Lord and Savior in heaven at his home in New Albany, Ohio. John was born on July 7, 1943, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He was the son and only child of Thelma Phillips McMurray and Willis McMurray of Pomeroy, Ohio. He was a graduate of the...
Dolores Kay Miller
Jan 15, 2022
Dolores Kay Miller, 70 of Millfield, passed away peacefully Friday, January 15, 2022 at her home. Born July 11, 1951 in Wheeling, WV, she was the daughter of the late Francis C. And Elva L. Ritchea Richards.
A graduate of Wellsburg High School out of West Virginia, she went on to work in the hospitality field for many years. She...
Jack R. Wells
Jan 15, 2022
Jack Wells Jack R. Wells, age 65, passed away at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH, on Jan. 15, 2022. He was born in Pomeroy, OH, on July 8, 1956, son of the late Chester E. and Dorothy M. Cole Wells. Jack was a retired employee of ODOT, an avid mechanic, fisherman, hunter and a farmer with his wife Nancy of...