Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Elmer G. Stover
Dec 16, 2021
Elmer G Stover 86, of Athens passed on early Thursday morning, December 16, 2021 at Logan Health Care Center in Logan, Ohio. He was born March 7, 1935 in Stewart, Ohio. Elmer worked at Diamond Power and retired from Wayne National Forest in Athens. He is survived by his 5 children, Tammy Tellier, Tina (Paul) Iannitti, Randy are all from...
David Lee Whittaker
Dec 13, 2021
David Lee Whittaker, 44 of Stewart, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 13, 2021 at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital. Born July 13, 1977 in Athens, he was the son of the late Alva Charles Whittaker, Sr. and Joann Baker Francis.
A 1996 graduate of Federal Hocking High School, he would go on to work in the construction field. David was talented...
Justin Tyler Sims
Dec 12, 2021
ATHENS - Justin Tyler Sims, 32 of Athens, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at his home. Born November 12, 1989 in Columbus, he was the son of Barbara Anne Sims and the late Charles Adam Delong.
Justin had a heart of gold and loved being a father. His faith in the Lord was...
Jo Ann (Jo) Seiber Burson
Dec 11, 2021
Jo Ann (Jo) Seiber Burson died December 11, 2021, at the Hickory Creek Nursing Center, where she had resided, for several years. Jo was born September 18, 1927, to Ruth Mae and Hodge Seiber. She was raised in Chauncey and lived in Athens. She was one of several brothers and sisters and was the last surviving sibling. She was proud...
Matthew E. Wolfe
Dec 10, 2021
Matthew E. Wolfe, 57 of Athens, Ohio passed away unexpectedly in his home on Friday, December 10th, 2021. Matthew, who went by Matt was born on September 4th, 1964 and raised in Athens, Ohio with his parents Miles and Lavonne Wolfe and twin sister Mary Ann Brooks. Matt was a master carpenter, who built many homes in the surrounding Athens...
Treva Louise Kimes
Dec 8, 2021
Pomeroy-- Treva Louise Kimes, of Pomeroy, passed away at the age of 79, on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021, at Abbyshire Nursing Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. Treva was born on September 2nd, 1942, in Marfrance, W.Va, to parents John Lusher and Beulah Ransom (Farley). Treva moved to Letart, Ohio and graduated from Southern High School in 1962. Upon graduation she married...
Doris Jean Whiteside
Dec 7, 2021
Doris Jean Whiteside, 92 of The Plains, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at her home in The Lindley Inn, The Plains, Ohio where she has spent the last three years.
Born January 8, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, to Lessie and Cecil Whitacre, she spent most of her young life in Fairfield, Illinois, where she met Calvin E. Whiteside, married...
Ralph C. Barnhouse Jr.
Dec 7, 2021
Ralph C. Barnhouse, Jr. GUYSVILLE—Ralph C. Barnhouse, Jr., 65, of Guysville, OH, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at his residence. He was born June 21, 1956, in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Edith B. (Smith) and Ralph C. Barnhouse, Sr. He was a 1976 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and retired from Thermo Fisher after 41 years...
Mary Alice Tabler
Dec 6, 2021
Mary Alice Tabler went home to be with the Lord on December 6, 2021. She was born on May 29, 1950, to Wilford Henry Tabler and Katherine Elizabeth Rizer in Stewart, Ohio.As a young girl, she loved to play the piano, sing in the church choir, and compete in spelling bees. She valued and cherished her roots which made her...
Sandra K. Morris
Dec 6, 2021
Sandra K. Morris Racine - Sandra K. Morris, 73, of Racine, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Born February 11, 1948 in Pomeroy, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Eunice Vining Eblin. Sandra was a 1966 graduate of Pomeroy High School and she enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and to crochet. She is...
Jesse Buchanan
Dec 4, 2021
Jesse Buchanan, 80, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December, 4, 2021, at his residence. He was born April, 21, 1941, in Reedsville, Ohio, son of the late Alvin and Nora Randolph Buchanan. Jesse is survived by 3 sons, Mitch and Janice Buchanan, Henry Buchanan and David Buchanan; one daughter, Trena Collins; special niece, Mary Wells; 6 grandchildren and 4...
Marcus Saye Gondah Dahn
Dec 3, 2021
Marcus Saye Gondah Dahn was born in a remote region of the Saclapea Mah Chiefdom, Nimba County, Liberia, on September 29, 1952, one of the youngest of many children of Paramount Chief Dahn Gborwin. Growing up in the Dahn compound, and, in the house of his mother, M'Blednein, he learned the meaning of work. He also lived the adage, "it...
Joyce Ann Strohl
Dec 1, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Joyce Ann Reeves Strohl passed away on the evening of 1 Dec. 2021 as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Belpre, Ohio. She was 69. Born 28 March 1952 in Biloxi, Mississippi, she grew up as the oldest child in the family, with three siblings. She graduated from Saratoga Springs Public High...
Kathleen Faye "Kathy" Hartman
Nov 28, 2021
Kathleen Faye "Kathy" Hartman, 71, of Athens, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital.
Born February 27, 1950 in Montgomery, WV, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt “Rose” and Bernice Tucker Ayers.
She had been an Athens resident since 1973 and had worked at Kroger’s in the produce and floral departments for 50 years. She volunteered...
Donald W. “Bub” Poston
Nov 28, 2021
Donald W. “Bub” Poston, 91 of Stewart, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital surrounded by family. Born August 15, 1930 in Athens County, he was the son of the late Donald Earl and Velma Delilah Davis Poston. A graduate of Rome-Canaan High School, he would go on to attend The Ohio State University. He was a...
John E. Bolin
Nov 27, 2021
John E. Bolin, 81, of The Plains, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Fairfield Medical Center.
Born December 20, 1939 in Athens, he was the son of the late Charles and Clarice Bolin.
He was formerly a transport deputy for the Athens County Sheriff’s Office.
He is survived by two sons, Philip (Paula) Bolin, Michael (Bobbie) Bolin; eight grandchildren, Jessica,...
Blanche F. Parmiter
Nov 27, 2021
Blanche F. Parmiter, 94, of Athens, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Crestview Rehab in Lancaster.
Born October 19, 1927 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Rhoda Jeffers Gwinn.
She was a member of The Rolling Hills Baptist Church for over 50 years and resided on North Coolville Ridge Road for 56 years. She was...
Ruth Myers
Nov 27, 2021
Ruth Myers REEDSVILLE—Ruth Ellen Myers, 87, of Reedsville, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center. Born April 26, 1924, in Haydenville, Ohio to the late Reta (Wilson) and William Bailey. Ruth had worked at the TP Dairy Queen for 23 years. She is survived by her grandson, James (Lynn) Myers of Reedsville; two great-granddaughters, Therese Swiney and...
Ralph Rodehaver
Nov 27, 2021
Ralph Rodehaver GUYSVILLE-- Ralph Franklin Rodehaver, 88, of Guysville, OH, passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. He was born March 8, 1933, in Guysville, OH, son of the late Harry and Hazel Burleigh Rodehaver. Ralph married Nita Faye Tucker Rodehaver on Oct. 1, 1951. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service as a Chief Petty Officer....
Mary E. Niggemeyer
Nov 25, 2021
Mary Niggemeyer COOLVILLE—Mary E. (Buchanan) Niggemeyer, 79, of Coolville, OH, went to be with the Lord, passing at her home unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. Born Nov 30, 1941, in Meigs County, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruby (Randolph) Buchanan. She graduated from Carthage-Troy High School in 1959. She was a longtime employee of Athens...
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