Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
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...
Albert Joseph WahlBaker
Feb 21, 2021
Albert Joseph WahlBaker BELPRE—Albert Joseph WahlBaker, of Belpre, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at home with his wife by his side. Born January 25, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Albert Robert Wahl and Kathryn Muriel Fagley Wahl. Albert was 74 years old at the time of his death. Albert graduated from Olney High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
Ruth Marie (Clem) Barnhouse
Feb 20, 2021
Ruth Barnhouse COOLVILLE—Ruth Marie Clem Barnhouse, 89, of Coolville, OH, passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at Arbors at Pomeroy. She was born May 13, 1931 in Troy Township, Athens, OH, daughter of the late Wade and Lora Simmons Clem. Ruth is survived by her son-in-law, John Woolston and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was...
Marcella Maynard
Feb 18, 2021
Marcella Maynard STOCKPORT—Marcella Maynard, 80, of Stockport, OH, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville, OH. She was born Jan. 31, 1941 in Vinton County, OH, daughter of the late Oather Woodrow and Mildred Riddle Demint. She lived her whole life for this moment, to meet Jesus. She would tell anyone that she met “you want...
Luise Davis
Feb 17, 2021
Luise Davis COOLVILLE—Luise M. Davis, 89, of Coolville, OH, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. She was born Dec. 3, 1932 in Alesheim, Germany, daughter of the late Karl and Marie Lutz. Luise is survived by her husband, Jesse Davis; 2 grandsons, Thomas and Gena Hendrickson and Shawn and Barbie Hendrickson; great-...
David Michael Sager
Feb 12, 2021
David Sager Athens - David Michael Sager, 67, of Athens passed away at his residence on Friday, February 12, 2021. Born in Athens on February 23, 1953, he was the son of the late Kathryn Hess Sager. Dave participated in football and track while also becoming the salutatorian of the Athens High School class of 1971. He would go on...
James Edward Ritchie JR
Feb 12, 2021
James Edward Ritchie (Eddie) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on February 12, 2021 at 10:12 a.m. He was born on May 21, 1948 to the late Ada and Jim Ritchie. He graduated from Virginia Common Wealth with a Bachelors of Arts. Eddie retired from Mid-Ohio Development, but found a love with substitute teaching in retirement. He...
Donald Lee Karnes
Feb 11, 2021
THE PLAINS - Donald Lee Karnes, 80 of The Plains, passed away Thursday morning, February 11, 2021 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. Born February 24, 1940 in Sugar Creek, OH, he was the son of the late Hattie Karnes.Â
Donald was a helper of people and loved by many. He worked for Ohio University until he began working in...
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