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Obituaries

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

Mary Lee Damewood Maxey

Mary Lee Damewood Maxey

Oct 25, 2013

Mary Lee Maxey Mary Lee Damewood Maxey, 66, of Tuppers Plains, OH was called home to be with her Lord after a year long hard fought battle with cancer. She was born March 2, 1947 in Long Bottom, OH , daughter of the late Wallace and Myrtle Rose Damewood. Mary Lee will be fondly remembered by all who knew her...

Judy A. Boyer

Judy A. Boyer

Oct 24, 2013

ATHENS – Judy A. Boyer, 53, of Athens, died suddenly Thursday evening, October 24, 2013 at her home. Born May 11, 1960 in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of Colonel Marvin D. Boyer of Montgomery and the late Amy L. Fairchild Boyer. She was a 1978 graduate of Sycamore High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from...

Mabel Janie Ogg

Mabel Janie Ogg

Oct 23, 2013

ATHENS – Mabel “Janie” Justin Ogg, 103, of Athens, formerly of Stewart, died Wednesday morning, October 23, 2013 at The Laurels of Athens. Born October 4, 1910 in Silver Hills, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ralph B. and Metta Rae Starkey Justin. She was formerly employed at Rauch’s Pastry Shop and was a life member of...

Margaret M. Ames

Margaret M. Ames

Oct 21, 2013

ATHENS – Margaret M. Ames, 98, of Athens, died Monday morning, October 21, 2013 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born July 15, 1915 in Cutler, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Betsy Kennedy Lucas. She is survived by a son, Richard Ames of Athens; a special nephew, Bill Lucas of Guysville; two grandchildren, Shane and Marvelene Ames both...

Isabell Dautel

Isabell Dautel

Oct 12, 2013

ATHENS – Isabell Dautel, 89, of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, formerly of Athens, died Saturday morning, October 12, 2013 at her home. Born August 16, 1924 in Athens, she was the daughter of the Brown family of Athens. After graduation from Ohio University with her B.F.A. in 1946 where she was a member of Phi Beta Phi Ohio Alpha Chapter 1943, she...

Grace McVey

Grace McVey

Oct 10, 2013

ATHENS – Grace McVey, 103, of Athens died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born August 16, 1910 in Bicknell, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alwilda Liewellen Sherman. She formerly owned a grocery store in Athens with her husband during WWI and worked for Johnsons Upholstery. She is survived by four nephews,...

Larry A. Welch

Larry A. Welch

Oct 3, 2013

Larry A. Welch Larry A. Welch, 72, of Coolville, OH passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 at his residence. He was born July 3, 1941 in Belpre, OH, son of the late Roy and Margaret Simmons Welch. Larry was Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by 2 sons, Mike and Lisa Welch and Steve Welch; a daughter,...

Vonda Cullison

Vonda Cullison

Oct 1, 2013

ATHENS – Vonda Cullison, 62, of Athens, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on October 1, 2013. Born September 22, 1951 in Zanesville, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Dobbins and Henry Wilson. She had been employed by O’Bleness Memorial Hospital for the past 28 years. Vonda is survived by her husband of 38 years,...

Stephen Paul Kazee

Stephen Paul Kazee

Sep 29, 2013

STEWART – Stephen Paul Kazee, 55, of Stewart lost his battle with cancer Sunday, September 29, 2013 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born November 4, 1957 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Elmer and Bonnie Kazee. Steve was a United States Army veteran and for the last 19 years worked as a loss-prevention officer for Walmart. He is...

Dorothy Cone

Dorothy Cone

Sep 26, 2013

ATHENS – Dorothy Cone, 87, of Athens died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at The Laurels of Athens. Born October 31, 1925 in Trimble, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Nancy Lenigar Sharp. She was a graduate of Jackson Trimble High School and a cook at Ohio University and Federal Hocking Schools. She also transported medical patients to...

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Sep 24, 2013

ATHENS – Jerry F. Lewis, 60, of Parkersburg, WV, formerly of Athens, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at his home. Born April 11, 1953 in Athens, he was the son of the late William O. and Mary Emma Stotts Lewis, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Connie; a son, Carl Jackson Lewis; four siblings, William (Louise) Lewis, Jr., Gene...

Charles E. Dailey

Charles E. Dailey

Sep 21, 2013

Charles E. Dailey Charles E. Dailey, 74, of Reedsville, OH passed away Saturday, Sept. 21, 2103 at Kobacker House in Columbus, OH. He was born Jan. 16, 1939 in Milton, WV son of the late Basil and Norma Willis Dailey. He was an Air Force Veteran and attended Reedsville Church of Christ and Reedsville Fellowship Church of the Nazarene. He...

Charles H. Foster

Charles H. Foster

Sep 20, 2013

Charles H. Foster Charles H. Foster, 80, of Beverly, OH passed away Sept. 20, 2013 at Arbors At Marietta. He was born May 2, 1933 in Brownsville, WV son of the late Claude and Levy Mae Hudnell Foster. He is survive by his wife, Fairy Foster; 4 daughters, Lisa and Curt Husk, Sheila and Roger Westfall, Frances and Lee Smarr...

Charles Gaston

Charles Gaston

Sep 18, 2013

ATHENS – Charles R. Gaston, 91, of Athens, died Wednesday evening, September 18, 2013 in Albany. Born June 4, 1922 in Athens County, he was the son of the late Arthur C. and Lucy Frost Gaston. He attended Shade High School and graduated from American High School and was a US Army veteran of WWII. He was formerly employed with...

Anita K. Russell

Anita K. Russell

Sep 12, 2013

THE PLAINS – Anita “Kay” Russell, 72, of The Plains, passed away early Thursday morning, September 12, 2013 at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. Kay was born May 15, 1941 in Athens and she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Hazel Radcliff Cochran. Kay’s greatest love and joy in life was spending time with her daughter Cindy...

William Bulger

William Bulger

Sep 10, 2013

ATHENS – William E. “Bill” Bulger, 86, of Athens, died early Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 at his home. Born January 31, 1927 in Everett, PA, he was the son of the late William James and Ida Zimmerman Bulger. He retired from Ohio University in 1988 and was a US Army Veteran of WWII. He was a member and past...

Frieda Morris

Frieda Morris

Sep 10, 2013

ATHENS – Frieda Barnhill Morris, 103, of Athens, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at Lindley Inn. Born April 8, 1910 on Dutch Ridge, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Barnhill and Mary Ann Klingenberg. She was a 1928 Graduate of Shade High School and was a homemaker. She spent most of her married life in Cleveland....

Edgar Pullins

Edgar Pullins

Sep 9, 2013

Edgar Pullins Edgar Junior Pullins, 86, of Reedsville, OH passed away Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Nov. 28, 1926 in Sumner, OH son of the late Edgar Jackson and Linnie Myers Pullins. He was a member of South Bethel Community Church, an Army Veteran of the Korean War, a member of Tuppers...

Ralph Ballard

Ralph Ballard

Sep 8, 2013

Ralph Ballard Ralph H. Ballard, 89, of Bashan, OH passed away Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born Sept. 24, 1923 in Evans, WV son of the late Omer and Dorma Holland Ballard. He was a member of Red Brush Church of Christ since 1943. He was also an Army veteran of WWII, a...

Juanita Litteral

Juanita Litteral

Sep 4, 2013

Juanita Litteral Juanita W. Litteral, 72, of Caledonia, OH, formerly of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at the Presidential Center in Marion, OH. She was born May 25, 1941 in Athens County, OH daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Linthicum Grim. She was a member of the Porterfield Baptist Church and a retired janitor at Coolville...

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