Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Mona Rae Sheppard
Jul 24, 2022
Mona Rae Sheppard, 74, of Athens, died Sunday, July 24, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
Born August 20, 1947 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Vera McNutt Mullins.
She was a graduate of Athens High School. She was the most loving mother and grandmother, her family was everything to her. She had an...
Michael Randolph
Jul 24, 2022
Michael Randolph LITTLE HOCKING—Michael Randolph, 61, of Little Hocking, OH, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born July 27, 1960, in Parkersburg, WV, son of Mary Phillips and the late Calvin “Sonny” Randolph. Michael was an avid hunter and fisherman. In addition to his mother, Mary Phillips of Little Hocking, he is survived by...
Elva Dean Barnitz
Jul 23, 2022
Elva Dean Barnitz POMEROY—Elva Dean Barnitz, 103, of Pomeroy, OH, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2022, at her residence. She was born April 5, 1919, in Racine, OH, daughter of the late Dean and Eunice Gainer Brinker. Elva was a 1936 graduate of Racine High School and worked for the County Auditor, Treasurer and Recorder. She also worked as the...
Joyce Vales
Jul 22, 2022
Joyce Vales LONG BOTTOM—Joyce Vivian Kucera Vales, age 92 of Long Bottom, Ohio (formerly of Elyria, Ohio) passed into God’s loving arms on July 22, 2022, at her home. She was born on May 6, 1930, in Bedford, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred Kraus Kucera. Joyce graduated from John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio in 1948...
Kenneth Ray Roberts
Jul 16, 2022
Kenneth Ray Roberts COOLVILLE—Kenneth Ray Roberts, 57, of Coolville, OH, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at his residence. He was born May 17, 1965, son of the late Wilbur Brice and Lucy Parsons Roberts. Kenny is survived by a daughter, Kelly and Chris Carson; son, Kenny Joe Roberts; 4 grandchildren, Madison Roberts, Bailey Roberts, Cohen Carson and Adeline Carson;...
Pearl L. Powell
Jul 11, 2022
Pearl Powell VIENNA—Pearl L. Powell, 93, of Vienna, WV, formerly of Long Bottom, OH, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at Camden-Clark Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1929, in Long Bottom, OH, daughter of the late Charles and Emma Dorst Powell. Pearl is survived by a sister, Ruby Brewer; 2 nephews, Roger Deem and Darrell and Cherie Deem;...
Mona Jean Pinkerman
Jul 10, 2022
Mona Jean Pinkerman COOLVILLE—Mona Jean Pinkerman, 79, of Coolville, OH, passed away at home on July 10th, 2022. Born May 11, 1943, in Walton, WV, daughter of Ada Pearl and Hoyt Morrison. She is survived by sisters, Jenny McFarland of Vinton, OH, Barbara Ashcraft of Zanesville, OH; three children, Marty Pinkerman (Gwendena) of Evansville, Indiana, Tanya Violand of Patriot, OH,...
Mary Katherine Young
Jul 7, 2022
Mary Katherine Young POMEROY—Mary Katherine Young, 90, of Pomeroy, OH, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH. She was born Jan. 30, 1932, in Wellsville, OH, daughter of the late James Theodore and Lessie Mae Esenhuth Thomas. Mary was an LPN and in prior years she owned her own private nursing home, Young’s Nursing...
Chad W Coler
Jul 6, 2022
Chad W.Coler, 48, of Guysville, Ohio, passed away on July 6, 2022 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born December 2, 1973 in Wooster, Ohio. He is survived by parents, Donald and Jonni Coler; daughter Sydney Coler (Michael) ; sister Jenny Church (Charles); brother Anthony Coler (Dara); sister Lisa Coler (Justin); three nephews, Walker Church, Casen Church...
Chester Harry Gorrell
Jul 3, 2022
Chester Harry Gorrell COOLVILLE—Chester Harry Gorrell, 83, of Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, at his residence. He was born May 9, 1939, in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Chester R. and Lorean Sams Gorrell. Harry was an Army Veteran and retired from DuPont with 36 years of service. He was also a member of Vanderhoof Baptist...
Brandon Michael Mahon
Jul 2, 2022
Brandon Michael Mahon LONG BOTTOM—Brandon Michael Mahon, 32, of Long Bottom, OH, passed went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, due to an unexpected death at Holzer Hospital. Brandon was the son of Truly Mahon and the late Randy Mahon. He was born November 21st, 1989, in Paintsville, Kentucky. He is also the grandchild of Laura...
Virginia Justine Baer Cole
Jun 29, 2022
On the morning of June 29th at 3:15 am, Virginia Justine Baer Cole died at the age of 92, at Hickory Creek Rehabilitation Center, The Plains, OH, just 2 weeks short of turning 93. Born in Meriden, CT in 1929, to Raymond and Florida Baer. She had one sister, Flora, who passed before her and was survived by her younger...
John "Randy" Cooper
Jun 29, 2022
John “Randy” Cooper, 72, of Athens, Ohio, passed away in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday, June 29th, 2022.
Randy was born in 1950 in Redding, California, to William & Rosemary Cooper, who moved to Athens when Randy was a toddler. He graduated from Athens High School in 1968 - the last class to graduate from the “old” AHS building...
Nathan Keith Stalder
Jun 27, 2022
Nathan Keith Stalder, 43, of Athens, died Monday, June 27, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Born September 23, 1978 in Athens, he was the son of Diane Drescher (Dennis) Vest and Keith (Mary) Stalder.
He was a 1997 graduate of Nelsonville High School where he excelled in several sports. He enjoyed the outdoors including fishing and hunting. He was well...
John W. Coen
Jun 23, 2022
John W. Coen John W. Coen, 83, of Coolville, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tractor accident on June 23, 2022. He was born February 21, 1939, son of the late James and Alice Coen. He was a 1956 graduate of Rome-Canaan High School. During his lifetime, he was employed as a lineman for the Coolville Telephone System, as a dispatcher...
Juanita Johnson
Jun 23, 2022
Juanita L. Johnson COOLVILLE—Juanita L. Johnson, 92, of Coolville, OH, passed away peacefully, Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Coolville, OH, daughter of the late Corbitt and Mary Ellen Wilcox Yeater. Juanita retired from Nashua Photo after 26 years of service. She is survived by 3 sons, Ralph R. Blake, Clarence...
Keith Allan Cline
Jun 19, 2022
Long Bottom - Keith Allan Cline, 48, of Long Bottom, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, June 19, 2022. Born July 26, 1973 in Athens, Ohio, he was the son of Jessie Lovsey Cline and the late David Leroy Cline. Keith was a 1992 graduate of Nelsonville-York High school. He was considered an outdoorsman by many who enjoyed fishing and was an...
Thomas Arthur Chiki
Jun 16, 2022
Thomas Arthur Chiki, 74, of Galloway, formerly of Athens, passed away June 16, 2022 at Crown Pointe Care Center in Columbus after suffering 53 years of pain from being severely wounded in the Vietnam War and more recently from dementia. For most of those 53 years, he never complained about his pain and tried his best to live a normal...
Nancy Sue Ruscoe
Jun 15, 2022
Our kind and beautiful mother, Nancy Sue Kirkendall Ruscoe, 82, of The Plains, went to her heavenly glory Wednesday, June 15, 2022 after a brief illness. Born November 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Mary Augustine Kirkendall Nichols and George Kirkendall. Having lost her biological father before birth, she always considered her stepfather, Clarence “Nick” Nichols, Dad.
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