Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Sandra Kay MacDonald
Mar 25, 2021
Sandra Kay MacDonald POMEROY—Sandra Kay MacDonald, 70, of Pomeroy, OH, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Arbors at Pomeroy. She was born March 10, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Perry and Sylvia Seals Curtis. She was a member of White Chapel Church. She is survived by 2 sons, Tom MacDonald and George MacDonald; daughter, Sylvia...
Stevie Roseberry Sr.
Mar 24, 2021
Stevie Roseberry, Sr. COOLVILLE—Stevie Roseberry, Sr., 63, of Coolville, OH, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at the Marietta Memorial Hospital Belpre Campus. He was born Aug. 5, 1957 in Columbus, OH, son of the late Albert and Lou Donahue Roseberry. He is survived by his wife, Pat Roseberry; son, Stevie Jr. and Christy Roseberry; daughter, Patricia and Toby Mettler;...
Evelyn Young
Mar 24, 2021
Middleport - Evelyn Jean Young, 90, of Middleport, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Overbrook Rehab Center in Middleport, Ohio. Born July 25, 1930 in Pomeroy, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Albert J and Florence Johnson Fick. Evelyn graduated from Pomeroy High School in 1948 and was a member of the Trinity Church in Pomeroy where she...
Garnet M. Thomas
Mar 23, 2021
Garnet M. Thomas LONG BOTTOM—Garnet M. Thomas, age 100, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at her home in Long Bottom, Ohio. She was born August 13, 1920 in Bashan, Ohio to Charles and Alma (Frederick) Babcock. Garnet married Paul L. Thomas on September 19, 1938 and had one son James R. Thomas of Long Bottom, Ohio. Garnet...
Terry L. Marcum
Mar 22, 2021
Terry L. Marcum BELPRE—Terry L. Marcum, 63, of Belpre, OH, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at her residence. She was born Aug. 6, 1957 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Ira and Bessie Bowman Brawley. Terry is survived by a son, Charlie (Melinda Pinkerton) Modesitt; 2 daughters, Renee’ (Rick) Scott and Becky Modesitt; 5 grandsons, Dustin, Zander, Landen,...
Kenneth L. Balch
Mar 18, 2021
MILLFIELD-Kenneth L. Balch, 74 of Millfield, went to be with The Lord on March 18, 2021 at his home. Born March 14, 1947 in East Liverpool, Ohio, he was raised by his mother & step-father Mary Kittle Balch and Herman Brown.
A United States Army Veteran and proud member of the Jacksonville Eagles 1034 and Jacksonville VFW 9866, Kenneth went...
Frank Day
Mar 14, 2021
Frank Day COOLVILLE—Frank Day, 56, of Coolville, OH, passed away March 14, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1965 in Gallipolis, OH, son of the late Bernard and Clarice Day Bobo. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Harold L. Adams
Mar 10, 2021
Harold L. Adams REEDSVILLE—Harold L. Adams, 69, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 13, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Wayne and Marjorie Swain Adams. Harold was a retired mail carrier for U.S. Post Office and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived...
Judy Rae Brooks McGinn
Mar 8, 2021
Judy Rae Brooks McGinn passed away on 8 March 2021 of COVID-19, buoyed by the love of her friends and family. Judy was born on 30 December 1942, the first of three children to Viola Mae (née Collins) and Raymond Orley Brooks in Pontiac, Michigan. Judy’s first years were spent in Michigan’s Saint Clair County, before the family moved to...
Debra Jean Grueser
Mar 7, 2021
Pomeroy - Debra Jean Grueser, 58, of Pomeroy, died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at her residence. Born July, 7, 1962 in Pomeroy, Ohio, she was the daughter of Henry Doerfer and the late Patricia Cunningham Young Doerfer. Debbie was a graduate of Meigs High School, and a member of the Pomeroy Eagles and Mason VFW. Debra is survived by her...
Ida Davidson
Mar 7, 2021
Ida Davidson COOLVILLE—Ida Elaine Davidson, 66, of 4221 Ireland Road, Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1955 in Marietta, OH, daughter of the late Dwight and Ava Johnson Bradley. Ida is survived by a son, Jason Place; special friend, Jeff Cremeans; 2 sisters, Melanie Wagner and Angela Wardeska; brother,...
Rita Keirns
Mar 5, 2021
Athens – Rita M. Keirns, 90, of Athens passed away quietly at her home Friday Morning March 5, 2021. Born Sept. 7, 1930 in Millfield, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Garnet E. LaFollette.
Rita graduated from Ames-Bern High School in 1948 and worked for a short time at McBee’s in Athens. She and her late...
Linda Sue Dowler
Mar 5, 2021
ATHENS – Linda Sue Dowler, 75, of Athens, died Friday morning, March 5, 2021 at Doctor’s Hospital West in Columbus.
Born August 11, 1945 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Luther and  Esther Eileen Savage Kirkendall.
She was a graduate of Alexander High School and was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
She...
Allen S. Hall
Mar 4, 2021
Allen S. Hall COOLVILLE—Allen S. Hall, 89, of Coolville, OH, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. He was born May 8, 1931 in Pikeville, KY, son of the late Lee M. and Veda Smith Hall. Allen was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Tuppers Plains VFW Post...
Garcia L. Adams
Mar 1, 2021
Garcia L. Adams REEDSVILLE—Garcia L. Adams, 68, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 2, 1953 in Gallipolis, OH, daughter of the late Dale and Wilma McDade McGraw. She is survived by her husband, Harold Adams; daughter, Christi Adams; son, William Adams; 2 grandchildren, Caleb Dylan Hensley and Tressa Rebecca...
Scott A. Young
Feb 28, 2021
Please join us for a memorial service to honor the life of Scott A. Young on November 20, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Athens Memory Gardens. A gathering will be held locally following the service.
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Scott A. Young of Athens, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 28, at the age of 53. He is survived by his wife,...
William Edwin Baringer
Feb 22, 2021
GUYSVILLE – William Edwin Baringer, 93, of Guysville, died Monday morning, February 22, 2021 at his home.
Born December 29, 1927 in Canton, he was the son of the late Edwin and Lucille Baringer.
After serving his country in the Korean War, Bill, as he was known, moved to Guysville to pursue farming with his wife Maxine Midkiff who he...
Dorothy Lucille Ridenour
Feb 22, 2021
Dorothy Lucille Ridenour TUPPERS PLAINS—Dorothy Lucille Van Meter Stettler Ridenour, 92, of Tuppers Plains, Ohio, passed away February 22, 2021 at Arcadia Nursing Home in Coolville, Ohio. Lucille was born October 18, 1928 in Racine, Ohio, daughter of the late Okey Ralph Van Meter and Hannah May Ours Van Meter. Lucille was a loving parent and grandmother. She was a...
Michael Paul Norton
Feb 22, 2021
Michael Norton STEWART—Michael Paul Norton, 63, gained his Heavenly home on February 22nd, 2021 from Ohio State University Hospital James Cancer Center, surrounded in love with his family at his bedside, after his courageous battle with cancer. Mike ran a sanitation service, Norton Sanitation for 32 years with his wife and help of friends and family. He worked at Electric...
Barbara Jean McBrayer
Feb 22, 2021
Barbara Jean McBrayer REEDSVILLE—Barbara Jean McBrayer, 60, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1960 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Clayton and Doris Tuttle McBrayer. Barbara was a 1979 graduate of St. Mary’s High School. She loved fishing, Nascar, Elvis and Days of our Lives. She is...