Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Virginia M. Rood
Jul 6, 2020
Virginia M. Rood REEDSVILLE—Virginia M. Rood, 87, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville, OH. She was born July 14, 1932 in Reedsville, OH, daughter of the late Herbert and Stella Randolph Rood. Virginia is survived by a sister, Dorothy Snyder and a brother, Ernest Rood. In addition to her parents, she...
Jeremy Joe "JJ" Lawrence
Jul 5, 2020
Jeremy Joe “JJ” Lawrence RACINE—Jeremy Joe “JJ” Lawrence, 48, of Racine, OH, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 in Lancaster, OH. He was born March 31, 1972 in Gallipolis, OH, son of Clarence Melvin Lawrence and Jill L. Codner Dillon. JJ was a USMC Veteran; a 1990 graduate of Eastern High School and Vice President of the Leathernecks Nation MC/Long...
Helen I. Klingaman
Jul 2, 2020
Helen I. Klingaman, age 86, of Athens passed away at home on July 2, 2020 with her daughter by her side. She was born to the late Howard and Alene Klingeman of Lake Milton, Ohio on April 27, 1934. Her three sisters preceded her in death making Helen the last Klingeman in the family.
After graduating high school in 1952,...
Chester (Chet) Warren Buckley
Jul 2, 2020
REEDSVILLE--Chester (Chet) Warren Buckley, 86, of Reedsville, passed away peacefully in his home on July 2nd, 2020. Chet was born on August 21, 1933, to Benjamin and Hazel (Martin) Buckley, on the family farm where he lived his entire life, devoting his time to working with his crops and lovingly serving his God, family, and community. He was a 1951...
Helen Mae Secoy
Jun 30, 2020
ATHENS - Helen Mae Secoy, 62 of Athens, went to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning, June 30, 2020 at The James Cancer Center in Columbus. Born August 26, 1957 in McArthur, she was the daughter of the late John A. and June Chesser Dixon.
Helen proudly worked for 30 years as a Stationery Engineer at the Ohio University...
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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