Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Bonnie Buck
Apr 3, 2020
Bonnie Buck COOLVILLE—Bonnie Buck, 68, of Coolville, OH, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born Oct. 26, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late William and Dorothy Brawley Bowman. Bonnie was a 1969 graduate of Federal Hocking High School. She loved farming on the Buck Family Farm and she never...
Brenda Marie Barnhouse-Woolston
Apr 2, 2020
Brenda Marie Barnhouse-Woolston COOLVILLE—Brenda Marie Barnhouse-Woolston, 53, of Coolville, OH, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. She was born Jan. 3, 1967 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of Ruth Clem Barnhouse and the late Walter (Buck) Barnhouse. Brenda is survived by her husband, John Woolston; her mother, Ruth Barnhouse; nephew Alex Bartlett and his...
Robert L. Steenrod
Mar 28, 2020
ATHENS - Robert L. Steenrod, 77, of Athens, died Saturday morning, March 28, 2020.
Born November 27, 1942 in Logan, he was the son of the late John and Helen Cook Steenrod.
He was a 1960 graduate of Nelsonville High School. He retired from American Electric Power and was an avid bible student, elder and Auxiliary Pilgrim with LHMM...
Hazel Yeater
Mar 26, 2020
Hazel Yeater STEWART-- Hazel C. Yeater, 88, of Stewart, OH, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Kimes Nursing & Rehab Center in Athens, OH. She was born March 14, 1932 in Athens County, OH, daughter of the late Todd and Ethel Frye Minerd. She was a homemaker and a member of the Guysville Church. Hazel is survived by a...
Emery Joseph Gordon
Mar 23, 2020
Emery Joseph Gordon HOCKINGPORT-- Emery Joseph Gordon, 88, of Hockingport, OH, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at WVU Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. He was born March 1, 1932 in Port Arthur, TX, son of the late Francis Gordon and Edith Gordon Attaway. Emery was a U.S. Army Veteran. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in Port...
Evelyn N. Icenhower
Mar 21, 2020
Portland - Evelyn N. Icenhower, 95, of Portland, died Saturday March 21, 2020 at Holzer Meigs ED. Born June 27, 1924 in Portland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Maywood and Goldie Hilton Johnston. Evelyn spent her entire life in the Portland community. She is survived by her son Roy Icenhower, Jr. and one brother Hubert Johnston. Besides...
Kathleen “Kay” Schwarzel
Mar 20, 2020
Kathleen ”Kay” Ruth Wildman Schwarzel , of Belpre, Ohio, passed away at OSU Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Kay was born in Parkersburg in January 9, 1943, Kay was the daughter of the late Millard “Bill” Wildman and Ruth Fitch Wildman. Kay worked at Schwarzel Marine with her husband John for 35 years. She was a very active member of Belpre...
Evelyn L. Barringer
Mar 17, 2020
Evelyn Barringer REEDSVILLE—Evelyn L. Barringer, 84, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. She was born June 13, 1935 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Oley and Ollie Maddox Wilson. Evelyn is survived by a son, Robert Richardson; daughter, Deborah Spurlock; 4 grandchildren, April Ross, Amy Branch, Chastidy Murphy and...
Rebecca J. Steele
Mar 15, 2020
Pomeroy - Rebecca J. Steele, 67, of Pomeroy, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born August 24, 1952 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert M. and Ruth Roush Steele. Becky enjoyed ceramics, needlepoint and all of her acquaintances she made over the years at the Arbors in Pomeroy. She...
David E. Auxier
Mar 13, 2020
David E. Auxier REEDSVILLE—David E. Auxier, 80, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020 at his residence. He was born Jan. 31, 1940 in Paintsville, KY. David was a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 F&AM, an avid hunter and fisherman and loved woodworking. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Tanja Bowden Auxier; 2...
Donald Miller
Mar 12, 2020
Donald Miller COOLVILLE—Donald Miller, 85, of Coolville, OH, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at his residence. He was born April 19, 1934 in Lancaster, OH, son of the late Harold ad Mable Woltz Miller. Donald was an U.S. Air Force Veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Deloris Ronk Parsley Miller and...
Rexal Summerfield Sr.
Mar 10, 2020
Rexal Summerfield, Sr. REEDSVILLE-- Rexal Thomas Summerfield Sr., “Papaw”, 98 of Reedsville, went home and reunited with his loving wife Ann of over 72 years on March 10, 2020. Rex was born September 24, 1921 to parents Daniel and Edna Lamb Summerfield, graduating from Chester High School in 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Irene (Herbert)...
Fred L. McKibben
Mar 8, 2020
THE PLAINS – Fred L. McKibben, 87, of The Plains, died Sunday evening, March 8, 2020 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center.
Born June 20, 1932 in Zaleski, he was the son of the late Everett and Octo Peters McKibben.
He was a retired coal miner with 20 years of service.
He is survived by a son, Lennie (Debbie)...
Delores Frank Spencer
Mar 7, 2020
Delores Frank Spencer, 86, entered her eternal rest on March 7, 2020 at the Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing Center in Coolville, OH. Delores was born at Parkersburg, WV on May 23, 1933 to Helen and Johnnie Kibble of Reedsville, OH, and she was a 1950 graduate of Olive-Orange High School in Tuppers Plains and a life-long resident of Meigs County....
Mary Lois Dixon Allen
Mar 6, 2020
Mary Lois Dixon Allen Mary Lois Dixon Allen was born October 1, 1932 to Edgar and Myrtle Skeels Dixon, the youngest of seven siblings. She never moved from the Dixon Farm on Dixon Road. She attended Coolville Grade School and Carthage Troy High School, graduating in 1950. After graduation, she went to work at Buch Auto Supply in Athens and...
Amy D. McKenzie
Mar 2, 2020
Nelsonville - Amy D. McKenzie, 49 of Nelsonville, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 in Columbus surrounded by family. Born January 1, 1971, she was the biological daughter of Linda Foster and the adoptive daughter of the late Glenn Foster.
She was a homemaker, wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and raising her kids and...
Donald Jay Boyer Sr.
Mar 2, 2020
Donald Jay Boyer, Sr, COOLVILLE—Donald Jay Boyer, Sr., 81, of Coolville, OH, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at his residence. He was born Nov. 2, 1938 in Guysville, OH, son of the late Ibra Dane and Anna Elizabeth Graham Boyer. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Donald is survived by 2 sons, Robert Lee Boyer and Donald Jay, Jr....
Chris F. Burton
Mar 1, 2020
ALBANY – Chris F. Burton, 58, of Albany, died early Sunday morning, March 1, 2020 at his home.
Born March 22, 1961 in Nelsonville, he was the son of Joyce I Smith Meeks of Guysville and the late Donald D Burton and Robert Meeks.
He was a graduate of Alexander High School, Tri County Vocational School and was a former...
Keith Putman
Mar 1, 2020
Keith Putman LONG BOTTOM—Keith A. Putman, 48, of Long Bottom, OH, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV. He was born Sept. 23, 1971 in Parkersburg, WV, son of Donald and Marlene Barr Putman. Keith was a 1989 graduate of Eastern High School, a member of the Meigs County Bikers Association and retired...
Julia A.M. Poole
Feb 29, 2020
Julia Poole LONG BOTTOM—Julia A.M. Poole, 27, of Long Bottom, OH, passed away Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, OH. She was born Feb. 7, 1993 in Columbus, OH, daughter of Angela Gayle Thomas Poole and the late James Richard Poole, II. Julia was a 2013 graduate of Eastern High School and she attended Long...