Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Gene Gross
Sep 20, 2018
Gene Gross, 81 of Shade, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Gene (also known as Bob), was born February 27, 1937 in Pike County, Kentucky, son of George and Dorothy Price Gross.Â
Gene retired from Simero Roofing. Gene worked tirelessly in his shop creating masterpieces of wood that his family and friends will cherish.Â
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Kenneth Goodfellow
Sep 19, 2018
Kenneth Goodfellow STEWART-- Kenneth James Goodfellow, 86, of Stewart, OH, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. He was born May 11, 1932 in Athens, OH, son of the late James and Bertha Lucas Goodfellow. Kenneth was a 1951graduate of Rome Canaan High School and an Army Veteran of the Korean War. He completed his basic training...
Agnes Brunty
Sep 18, 2018
Agnes Brunty Agnes R. Brunty, 81, of Coolville, OH, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at Camden-Clark Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1936 in Kissler, WV, daughter of the late George Washington and Ruth Catherine Steward Rice. Agnes is survived by 3 brothers, Jack and Millicent Rice, Bill and Elaine Rice and Don and Carol Rice; a sister,...
Robert Larkins
Sep 11, 2018
Robert Larkins Robert W. Larkins, age 80, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sept. 11, 2018. He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Long Bottom, OH, the son of Ethel Taylor Larkins and Delmar Larkins. He was united in marriage to Freda Grace Dill on Jan. 28, 1961. He was inducted into the Army on Aug. 15,...
Luretta Smith
Sep 10, 2018
Luretta Smith COOLVILLE-- Luretta Smith, 92, of Coolville, OH, passed away Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. She was born Feb. 21, 1926 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late Clarence and Nellie Marshall Weekley. Luretta is survived by a daughter, Ruth Ann and Randy Dunfee; a son, Howard Lockhart; 3 grandchildren, Howard Jr. and Barbie...
Dorothy B. Stone
Sep 10, 2018
Pomeroy - Dorothy B.Stone, 99, of Pomeroy, passed away peacefully Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Arbors at Pomeroy. Born March 17, 1919 in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late George and Blanche Slate Rowland. Dorothy was employed at the State Mental Hospital in Athens, was an avid gardener and belonged to a gardening club in Langsville....
Kurt Lee Stacy
Sep 6, 2018
STEWART – Kurt Lee Stacy, 40, of Stewart, went to be with his Lord Thursday, September 6, 2018.
Kurt was born July 27, 1978 in Athens and graduated from Federal Hocking and Tri County Career Center in 1998. Kurt loved dirt track racing, fishing, hunting, watching NASCAR, and coaching basketball.
He is survived by his fiancé, Stephanie Miller; his mother,...
Marjorie L. Smith
Sep 5, 2018
Pomeroy - Marjorie L. Smith, 93, of Pomeroy, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at her residence. Born September 2, 1925 in Chester, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Forest Alfonso and Margaret Amanda Fell Bailey. Marjorie retired from Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy after 30 years of service and was a member of Carleton Church. In her spare...
Edith Juanita Simmons
Sep 4, 2018
Edith Juanita Simmons COOLVILLE-- Edith Juanita Simmons, 89, of Coolville, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at The Wyngate Senior Living Community in Vienna, West Virginia. She was born April 5, 1929 in Coolville, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Meigs Blaine and Amelia Florence (Rothlisberger) Chapman. She retired after many years of service as...
Michael Eugene Smith
Sep 3, 2018
Athens- Michael Eugene Smith, 60, passed away on September 3, 2018, after a brief struggle with cancer. He was an expert picture framer who was born and raised in Chicago, Il., and attended college at Illinois State University. He spent the last 18 years of his life in Athens, Ohio where he enjoyed working at New to You and the...
Lois Eileen Porter
Sep 1, 2018
Athens- Lois Eileen Porter, 95 of Athens, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 1, 2018 surrounded by family. Born April 5, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Flora Lula Feeney Nagle. A 1940 graduate of Chauncey Dover High School, she would later retire from McBee’s Paper after many years of service. An active member of the...
Christopher Elliott Catlett
Sep 1, 2018
Christopher Elliott Catlett Christopher Elliott Catlett was born September 23, 1969 in Greenville, OH to the late James Earl and Leone (Kunkleman) Catlett. He passed from this Earth on September 1, 2018 from Cancer at Marietta Memorial Hospital. For the first 10 years of Chris’s life he lived in the rural Dayton area where both his mother’s and father’s families...
Nick Zoulek
Aug 31, 2018
Lockhart, Texas- Nick Zoulek, 34, of Lockhart, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2018.
Memorial services will be held at Christ Community Wesleyan Church on September 15, 2018 beginning at 10 AM, officiated by Willard Love with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family at the memorial or directly to Chief Padier...
Marian Elizabeth Richardson
Aug 28, 2018
Athens- Marian Elizabeth Richardson, 87, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at her home. Born September 27, 1930 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Frances LaFollette Richardson.  A 1949 graduate of The Plains High School, she would later retire from Hocking Valley Bank after 30 years of service. She was also a member of the Albany...
John Ray Jeffers
Aug 19, 2018
Glouster- John Ray Jeffers, 57 of Glouster, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born July 1, 1961, he was the son of Oris Ray and the late Lillian Mae Kochis Jeffers. Â John was a loving man who loved to collect coins and baseball cards. He was an adolescent diabetic,...
Walker Avery Garrett
Aug 19, 2018
Walker Avery Garrett, the precious son of Whitney Walker Garrett and Joshua Garrett, was born and entered Heaven in the loving arms of an Angel of the Lord on August 19, 2018. Besides his parents, Walker is survived by his maternal grandparents, William R. and Debra Walker, paternal grandparents, Chris and Angela Garrett, aunts and uncles; Erin (Brandon) Deskins, Alison...
Rodney G. Holley
Aug 17, 2018
Athens- Rodney G. Holley, 61 of Athens, died Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. Born June 21, 1957, he was the son of the late James Garland and Fern Stump Holley.Â
A 1975 graduate of Vinton County High School and graduate of Hocking College, he held a career with the Athens Post Office where he would retire from...
Eric Coon
Aug 15, 2018
Athens—Eric J. Coon, 64, of Athens, passed away unexpectedly August 15, 2018 at his home. Born October 3, 1953, he was the son of the late Jack Dwight and Betty Lee Heavener Coon.A 1971 graduate of Athens High School and graduate of Ohio University, he spent over 40 years working for Cornwell Jewelers and Cornwell Properties. He was proudly active...
Donald I. Dayton
Aug 15, 2018
On August 15, 2018 at 7 in the morning, the Dayton Harmon Pennington family lost their glue. Donald I. Dayton born March 14,1952 of Athens, OH (formerly of Wilmington, OH) passed away peacefully in his home. Donald, also known as Doc, lost his battle with lung and kidney disease. Doc was loved dearly by his friends and family. He was...
Gail E. McCoy
Aug 14, 2018
NEW Marshfield – Gail E. McCoy, 80, of New Marshfield, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Grant Medical Center.
Born January 31, 1938 in Athens, he was the son of the late Arthur and Elizabeth McDaniel McCoy.
He was a former employee of the Athens Mental Health Center and retired from Ohio University. He was a US Army Veteran, an avid...
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