Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
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. 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.
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...
Rex Cossin
Aug 11, 2018
Rex Cossin Rex Cossin, 55, of Cutler, OH, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, WV. He was born Jan. 30, 1963 in Columbus, OH, son of Ruth Bragg Davis and the late Atmer Cossin. Rex is survived by his mother, Ruth Davis; a son, Eric Yancey; 2 daughters, Amber and Seth Mayle and Nicole...
Lawrence Metcalf
Aug 11, 2018
Lawrence Metcalf Lawrence M. Metcalf, 77 of Guysville, OH, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 at Marietta Memorial Hospital Belpre Campus He was born June 24, 1941 in Guysville, OH, son of Wanda Bean Metcalf and the late Forrest Glenn Metcalf. He retired from the Ohio Operating Engineers Local 18 in Columbus, where he worked for Lake Erie Construction. Lawrence...
Jerome “Jerry” Michael Rader
Aug 10, 2018
Jerome "Jerry" Rader COOLVILLE-- Jerome "Jerry" Michael Rader, 70, of Coolville, OH, passed away peacefully in the home he cherished with loved ones by his side on August 10, 2018. ALS stole so much from Jerry, but not his strength and courage. Jerry was born in Parkersburg, WV, on July 9, 1948. His family moved to Coolville in 1952, where...
Dale Adams
Aug 9, 2018
REEDSVILLE--Dale Adams, 79, of Reedsville, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg. He was born June 6, 1939 in Reedsville, Ohio, son of the late Bernard and Eva Mae Barringer Adams. Dale is survived by his wife, Bonnie Riggs Adams; a son, Charles and Cathy Adams; a daughter, Delores Adams; three grandchildren, Jason Adams,...
James L. Cowdery
Aug 8, 2018
James L. Cowdery REEDSVILLE—James L. Cowdery, 78, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 at his residence. He was born April 14, 1940 in Reedsville, OH, son of the late Kibble L. and Virginia Ellen Wilson Cowdery. He was an avid outdoorsman. James is survived by 3 daughters, Carla (Kurt) Kempton, Paula Cowdery (Jack Stone) and Jenny Cowdery;...
Joanna Meade Weaver
Jul 30, 2018
Joanna Meade Weaver COOLVILLE-- Joanna Meade Weaver, born June 18, 1928, in Asco, WV, to the late Columbus Joseph and Nelle V. Meade. Joanna was married to Blake A. Weaver on the 26th of May 1951 in Clintwood, VA. Joanna received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education at Ohio University and taught for 30 years in the Federal Hocking...
Walter Wayne Leifheit
Jul 30, 2018
Pomeroy - Walter Wayne Leifheit, 67, of Pomeroy died Monday, July 30, 2018 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born August 9, 1950 in Pomeroy, Ohio, he was the son of the late Walter William and Linda Hanson Leifheit. Wayne was employed by Meigs/Carolton Industries for many years. He was an avid sports fan who enjoyed all sports, especially girls...
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