Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.

Mary Elizabeth Smith

Mary Elizabeth Smith

Jun 28, 2020

ATHENS — Mary Elizabeth Smith, 55 of Athens, passed away Sunday evening, June 28, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Born November 3, 1964 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Jack Smith and Bertha Hartsock Davis.

Mary had a passion for being outdoors and loved animals. She would often go root, mushroom, or deer hunting and...

Sandra (Sandy) Jean Kidder

Sandra (Sandy) Jean Kidder

Jun 27, 2020

Sandra (Sandy) Jean Kidder COOLVILLE—Sandra Jean Kidder, 66, of 3712 Dunfee Road, Coolville, passed away June 27, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born December 2,1953 in Wooster, OH, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Gladys Dunfee. Sandra was a 1973 graduate of Federal Hocking High School and retired from bartending at Emerson Bowling Lanes. She is survived...

Ginger Marie Cummings

Ginger Marie Cummings

Jun 26, 2020

Ginger Marie Cummings LONG BOTTOM—Ginger Marie Cummings, 50, of Long Bottom, OH, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Holzer-Meigs Emergency Dept. in Pomeroy, OH. She was born March 21, 1970 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of Mishia Sue Rager Hayman and the late Guy Thomas Hayman. Ginger deeply loved her grandchildren. She also loved gardening, antique furniture, animals,...

Donald Carl Williams

Donald Carl Williams

Jun 20, 2020

Donald Carl Williams PARKERSBURG—Donald Carl Williams, 45, of Parkesburg, WV, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Coolville, OH. He was born Aug. 18, 1974 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Donald Curtis Williams and Donna Butcher. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. Donald is survived by a son, Henry Williams; a daughter,...

James Leonard Lyons Sr.

James Leonard Lyons Sr.

Jun 17, 2020

James Leonard Lyons, Sr. CHAUNCEY—James Leonard Lyons, Sr., 80, of Chauncey, OH, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at his residence. He was born May 23, 1940, on West Bailey Road in Chauncey, Ohio, son of the late David Theodore and Dorothy Gillespie Lyons. James retired from Columbia Gas and was a former Fire Chief for the Chauncey Dover Fire...

Robert E. Staten

Robert E. Staten

Jun 9, 2020

Pomeroy - Robert E. Staten, 77, of Pomeroy, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in Pomeroy. Born November 27, 1942 in Portsmouth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Basil and Ethel Collins Staten. Bob was a retired from Liberty Casting in Delaware, a member of the Ash Street Church in Middleport, and loved boating on the Ohio River....

Kate Lindsey

Kate Lindsey

May 27, 2020

Chester - Kate Lindsey, 70, of Chester, died unexpectedly Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her residence. Born August 25, 1949 in Wilmington, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late William and Kate Hobbs Jarrell. Kate was a 1967 graduate of Rutland High School. She enjoyed shopping, shooting pool and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. She is...

Thomas Stone

Thomas Stone

May 26, 2020

Pomeroy - Thomas Stone, 76, of Pomeroy, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence. Private graveside services will be held at Howell Hill Cemetery at a later date. Friends are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at ewingfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted with the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy.

Georgia M. Humphrey

Georgia M. Humphrey

May 24, 2020

Georgia M. Humphrey BELPRE—Georgia M. Humphrey, 86, of Belpre, OH, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Wyngate Senior Living in Parkersburg, WV. She was born Jan. 26, 1934 in Long Bottom, OH, daughter of the late Roy and Ora Catharine Bailey Vineyard. She is survived by a daughter, Sandra Thompson; 2 sons, Larry (Jan) Creamer and David (Debbie) Creamer;...

Arline Barbara Russell McCarthy

Arline Barbara Russell McCarthy

May 21, 2020

It is with great sadness that the family of Arline Barbara Russell McCarthy announces her passing. She died peacefully from natural causes at her home in Athens, Ohio, May 21 2020. She was 97.

Arline was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1923; her formative years were spent during the Great Depression and Prohibition. Her mother, Clarabelle Hitt Russell worked in...

Robert Lee Young

Robert Lee Young

May 20, 2020

Robert Lee Young REEDSVILLE—Robert Lee Young, 77, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens, OH. He was born June 9, 1942 in Meigs County, OH, son of the late Olen and Josephine Barnhart Young. Robert was a 1959 graduate of Eastern High School and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War Era....

Jill Lynn Lallier

Jill Lynn Lallier

May 17, 2020

ALBANY – Jill Lynn Lallier, 47, of Albany, died Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Holzer Meigs in Pomeroy.

She was born April 8, 1973, in Athens. Her parents are the late John Charles Midkiff, the late Rebecca Howard Meeks, and Greg Meeks, who survives.

She was a 1991 graduate of Alexander High School and received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree’s...

Ruth E. Shumate

Ruth E. Shumate

May 16, 2020

ATHENS – Ruth E Shumate, 92, of Athens, died Saturday morning, May 16, 2020 at The Lindley Inn.

Born December 30, 1927 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Leonard and Martha Morris Bowling.

She is survived by three daughters, Ellen (Jim Smith) Shumate, Nancy J Shumate, Karen L Barnhart; two grandsons, Derek (Cindy) Barnhart, Jason...

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

May 13, 2020

Jeffrey Johnson LANCASTER—Jeffrey Johnson, 47, of Lancaster, OH, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born April 6, 1973 in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Boyd E. Johnson and Carolyn Sue Collins Calaway. Jeff was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by 3 daughters, Kayla and Jacob Gates, Kyrah Johnson and Destiny Johnson;...

Teresa Barringer

Teresa Barringer

May 13, 2020

Teresa Barringer COOLVILLE—Teresa Barringer, 53, of Coolville, OH, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born March 21, 1967 in Pomeroy, OH, daughter of the late Elizabeth Johnson and Floyd Barringer, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Brad; 2 sons, Shawn Barber and Josh and Grace Barber; daughter, Renee and Brick Murphy; 6...

Todd Moodispaugh

Todd Moodispaugh

May 12, 2020

Todd Moodispaugh COOLVILLE—Todd Moodispaugh, 50, of Coolville, OH, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at Belpre Landing, after a long hard struggle with kidney disease. He is now in the arms of his Lord and Savior. He was born Jan. 3, 1970 in Parkersburg, WV, son of Willliam and Connie Holsinger Moodispaugh. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...

Stephen Wayne Morlan

Stephen Wayne Morlan

May 11, 2020

Pomeroy - Stephen Wayne Morlan, 65, of Pomeroy, died unexpectedly Monday, May 11, 2020 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Ewing-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Pomeroy.

Betty L. Jeffers

Betty L. Jeffers

May 10, 2020

THE PLAINS - Betty L. (Mulpas) Jeffers, 87, of The Plains, died peacefully at her home on May 10, 2020, surrounded by her family, after a two year battle with lymphoma. 

Betty was the daughter of the late Verna L. Darnell Mulpas and Clarence E. Mulpas.  She was born in Athens County, Canaan Township, on Willow Creek Road in...

Melissa Marie Barnhart

Melissa Marie Barnhart

May 8, 2020

Melissa Marie Barnhart COOLVILLE—Melissa Marie Barnhart, 50, of Coolville, OH, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at her residence. She was born Oct. 4, 1969 in Athens, OH, daughter of the late Ronald Eugene and Ruth Ann Baker Golden. Melissa was a 1988 graduate of Federal Hocking High School. She loved her grandchildren and helping with the local food pantry....

Joseph Murphy Sr

Joseph Murphy Sr

May 5, 2020

Joseph Murphy, Sr. TUPPERS PLAINS—Joseph Murphy, Sr., 74, of Tuppers Plains, OH, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Holzer-Meigs Emergency Department in Pomeroy, OH. He was born July 16, 1945 in Summersville,WV, son of the late Thomas Brooks and Velma Smith Murphy. He is survived by a son, Joseph Murphy, Jr. and 2 grandsons, Tyler Murphy and Aaron Murphy....