Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Loretta Hemry
May 13, 2013
The Plains – Loretta Hemry, 103, of The Plains, died Monday, May 13, 2013 at Westminster Thurber Nursing Center in Columbus. Born May 30, 1909 in Blue Rock, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ann Olden Moore. She was a member of The Plains United Methodist Church and was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great...
Cormac Bashaw
May 10, 2013
GLOUSTER – Cormac “Corey” Galen Everett Bashaw, infant son of Andrew Benjamin and Claudia Anne Myers Bashaw, of Glouster died Friday May 10, 2013 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He was born February 16, 2013 in Athens. Besides his parents, he is survived by his sister, Adelaide; paternal grandparents, Don and Kathy Bashaw of Dublin; maternal grandparents, Tom and Connie Myers...
Wilma L. Woods
May 9, 2013
ATHENS – Wilma L. (Peg) Woods, 91, of Athens formerly of Londonderry passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Wilma was born July 27, 1921 in Hocking County. She was the daughter of the late Dewey and Helen Brown McDaniel. She graduated from Union Furnace High School in 1939. Wilma was retired from the U.S. Postal Service....
Robert Griffith
May 5, 2013
Robert Griffith Robert E. Griffith, 69, of Mineral Wells, WV passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, WV. He was born April 11, 1944 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Raymond E. "Bud" Griffith and Alice Elizabeth Reynolds Griffith Dulin. He is survived by his wife, Betty Blair Griffith; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and...
Hazel Grace Gibbs
May 5, 2013
Hazel Grace Gibbs Hazel Grace Gibbs, 89, of Coolville, OH passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her residence. She was born Jan. 5, 1924 in Clay, WV daughter of the late Marshall and Nettie Lytle Triplett. She was a homemaker and a member of Torch Baptist Church since 1957. She is survived by 2 sons, David and Judith Gibbs...
Melody Lynne Russell
May 4, 2013
MILLFIELD – Melody Lynne Russell, 32, of Millfield, died Saturday, May 04, 2013 at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. Born May 17, 1980 in Athens, she was the daughter of Jerry and Marcia Russell of Millfield. Melody was a 1999 graduate of Athens High School and received her Associate Degree from Hocking College. She was a former employee of...
Hazel Mae Lynch
Apr 30, 2013
ATHENS – Hazel Mae Lynch, 89, formerly of Athens died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born October 1, 1923 in Meigs County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Florence Wells Frank. She was a former employee of Frisch's Big Boy, a member of Graham’s Chapel Church and a loving mother, grandmother and great...
Larry Barton
Apr 28, 2013
Larry Barton Larry E. Barton, 72, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born Jan. 24, 1941, son of the late Ralph and Hazel Ruth Kibble Barton. He attended Fairview Chapel Church and was a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 F&AM and the Valley of Cambridge Scottish Rite....
Juanita Wells
Apr 27, 2013
Juanita Wells Juanita V. Wells, 79, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Arcadia Nursing Center. She was born April 1, 1934 in Portland, OH daughter of the late Homer Timmons and Goldie Wells Clendenin. She attended the Community of Christ Church in Portland and Racine and the United Methodist Church of Long Bottom. She is...
Robert Mahorney
Apr 21, 2013
Robert S. Mahorney Robert S. Mahorney passed away at his home in Coolville, Ohio on April 21, 2013. He was born on December 4, 1931 to Grace and Smith Mahorney in Lancaster, Ohio. He graduated from Pataskala High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard CV31 in the Korean War. He...
Eloise Boston
Apr 17, 2013
Eloise Boston Eloise M. Boston, 76, of Reedsville, OH passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 6, 1936 in Reedsville, OH daughter of the late Herbert Sr., and Clarestine "June" Blake Matheny. She is survived by her husband, Harold Boston; a son, Randy and Kristina Boston; a granddaughter, Sarah Boston; a grandson, Jacob...
Mary Midkiff
Apr 14, 2013
ATHENS – Mary C. Midkiff, 88, of Athens, died early Sunday Morning, April 14, 2013 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born February 15, 1925 in Lodi Township, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Emma Klingenberg Howard. She was a 1943 graduate of Shade High School and was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. She is...
Mildred Caldwell
Apr 10, 2013
Mildred Caldwell Mildred Geneva Caldwell, 95, of Reedsville, OH passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. She was born Aug. 30, 1917 in Long Bottom, OH daughter of the late Daniel Thomas and Edna Mae Lamb Summerfield. She was a graduate of Chester High School and attended Mountain State College for one year. She was also a lifetime member of the...
Leo C. Kennedy, Jr.
Apr 5, 2013
Leo C. Kennedy, Jr. Leo Clayton Kennedy, Jr., 73 of Tuppers Plains, OH passed away Friday, April 5, 2013 at Camden-Clark Memorial Campus, Parkersburg, WV. He was born May 15, 1939 in Middleport, OH, son of the late Leo C. Kennedy, Sr. and Dorothy Roush Young. He was a 1957 graduate of Middleport High School, where he was a member...
Norma Koenig
Apr 3, 2013
Norma Koenig Norma Koenig, 69, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburg, PA. She was born Feb. 24, 1944 in Topmost, KY, daughter of the late Ishmael and Effie Mullins Hall. She is survived by 5 brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Beatrice Hall, Denver and Linda Hall, Ishmael Jr. and Brenda Hall, Rodney...
Lyle Balderson
Apr 2, 2013
Lyle Clermont Balderson Lyle Clermont Balderson, 87, of Reedsville, OH passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, GA. He was born November 28, 1925 in Belleville, WV son of the late Clermont and Hazel Young Balderson. He served in the United States Army during WWII, was an outstanding pitcher for the Reedsville Hornets Baseball Team for...
Ruth D. Powell Shields Nicol
Mar 30, 2013
Ruth Nicol Ruth D. Powell Shields Nicol, 84, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, formerly of Newark, Ohio, passed away on March 30, 2013. She was born on May 6, 1928 in Parkersburg, WV to the late George and Nancy Powell. She was married to the late Walter E. Shields and is survived by five children, Nancy Westerfelt of Heath, OH, Judy...
Murven Alton DeWeese
Mar 28, 2013
ATHENS – Murven Alton DeWeese, 84, of Athens died Thursday, March 28, 2013 at The Laurels of Athens. Born April 1, 1928 in Mansfield, he was the son of the late Fred and Irene Gabriel DeWeese. He was a United States Air Force Veteran, a member of the Athens Elks #973, a life time member of The Plains VFW #7174...
Brian Russell Walker
Mar 26, 2013
Brian Russell Walker Athens – Brian Russell Walker passed away March 26, 2013 in Wilmore, Kentucky where he was enrolled at the Asbury Theological Seminary. Brian was born February 29, 1956 to the late William Parker and Mary Evalyn Russell Walker. He was a graduate of Ohio University (BFA), and the University of Toledo College of Law (JD). Receiving a...
Theresa Hicks
Mar 25, 2013
ATHENS – Theresa Ann Scott Hicks, 58, of Athens died Monday, March 25, 2013 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born May 30, 1954 in Nelsonville, she was the daughter of John Edward Scott Sr. and Arlina Marie Scott Foreman. She was a graduate of Alexander High School and Columbus Business College, and retired from Ohio University with 32 years of service....