Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Andy Withrow
Mar 9, 2012
ALBANY - Andy E. Withrow, 29, of Albany died Friday morning, March 9, 2012 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Huntington, WV. Born September 21, 1982 in Taylor, MI., he was the son of Carletta Brown Withrow and the late Shirley Elmer Withrow. Besides his mother, he is survived by his son, Zachary Withrow; sister,...
Ruth Dains
Mar 6, 2012
ATHENS - Ruth C. Dains, 93, of ATHENS died early Tuesday morning, March 6, 2012 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. Born November 10, 1918 in ATHENS county, she was the daughter of the late Elvie Edgar and Carra Bryson Wilson. She was a 1936 graduate of The Plains High School and a longtime member of the Central...
Roy M. Minerd
Mar 3, 2012
Roy M. Minerd Roy M. Minerd, 83, of Athens, OH passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH. He was born May 22, 1928 in Guysville, OH son of the late Todd and Ethel Frye Minerd. Roy made his home at Echoing Meadows where he was a resident since 1981. He attended the Athens Church of...
Shirley ROSCOE Burdette
Feb 29, 2012
Shirley Roscoe Burdette Shirley ROSCOE Burdette, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 after 91 wonderful years. He was born on April 30, 1920 in Guysville, OH, son of the late abe and Ila Columbia Chapman Burdette. Roscoe was a member of the Vanderhoof Baptist Church of Coolville. He was the owner of Burdette Camper Sales in Coolville, OH and was a...
Jean Stephens
Feb 28, 2012
Jean Joyner Stephens, born March 12, 1946 in Greenville, North Carolina, died unexpectedly at home in Athens, on February 28, 2012. Jean owned the ATHENS -ook Center after spending many years as a manager in adult literacy organizations including serving as Executive Director of the Ohio Literacy Center in Kent, Ohio, and the Tennessee Center for Literacy Studies in Knoxville,...
Jean Holland
Feb 28, 2012
<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <font size="3">ATHENS - Jean Holland, 83, of Athens, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at her home.</font> <font size="3">Born March 28, 1928 in Carbondale, she was the daughter of the late James Hiram and Ethel Hamilton Holland. </font> <font size="3">She was a graduate of Waterloo High School and retired from McBeechr(39)s after 44 years of service.</font> <font size="3">She...
Betty Rex
Feb 27, 2012
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">Betty L. Rex died Monday, February 27, 2012, at her home in Athens, Ohio, from complications of cancer. She was born in Carrollton, Ohio, to Grover and Lillian (Gatts) Braden and was a graduate of Navarre High School where she was a cheerleader and member of the band. On April 12, 1958 she...
Helen Hawk
Feb 24, 2012
<span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;"> ATHENS - Helen Mae Douglas Hawk, 91, passed away peacefully February 24, 2012 surrounded by her loving family at Logan Healthcare Center. Helen, born March 28, 1920 at home in Shade, OH to Leo and Gertrude Evans Douglas, was a lifelong resident of Athens. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Heather Ann...
Della Garnet Gillespie
Feb 19, 2012
Della Garnet Gillespie Della Garnet Gillespie, 79, of Guysville, OH passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Arcadia Nursing Center. She was born August 7, 1932 in Hundred, WV, daughter of the late Roy and Olive White. She is survived by 3 sons, Bill Dona Watkins, Robert Watkins and David Watkins; a daughter, Dianna Tim Stump; her grandchildren, Stephanie Richard...
Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield
Feb 19, 2012
Annie Marie Summerfield Annie Alberta Marie Summerfield, 92, of Reedsville, Ohio, beloved MeMe, passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Arcadia Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born March 12, 1919 in Long Bottom, Ohio, a daughter of the late Riley and Daile Coffman Pigott. She spent her life taking care of her family and home. She was...
Muriel Williams
Feb 18, 2012
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Muriel C. Williams, 84, long-time resident of ATHENS and Princeton, WV, died on February 18, 2012 at her home in The Plains, OH. Born in Paris, TN to Dewey G. and Lillie Pierce Clary, she was a retired elementary school teacher who taught in the Mercer County, WV schools for 37 years. She served for many years as a volunteer...
Herman R Carson, Jr
Feb 16, 2012
Herman R Carson, Jr COOLVILLE--Herman R Carson, Jr., 83, went to his eternal home Feb. 16, 2012. He was born Feb. 11, 1929 at Bashan, Ohio, to the late Herman R and Inez Trussell Carson. He graduated from Racine High School in 1946. He earned a degree in Dairy Science from the Ohio State University. He was an Army veteran...
Roy William Collett
Feb 14, 2012
Roy William Collett Roy William Collett, 78, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 13, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV son of the late Charles Walter and Avis Mae Collett Taggart. He was a Navy veteran, a barber and was baptized in Little Hocking Church of Christ. He is survived...
Arthur Wade McGirr
Feb 5, 2012
Arthur Wade McGirr Arthur Wade McGirr, 78, of Little Hocking, OH died on February 5, 2012 at Selby General Hospital. He was born on August 4, 1933, the son of the late Arthur and Goldie Pierce McGirr. He was retired from Kaiser/International Converter in Belpre, OH. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Husk McGirr; his daughter, Keron Eldon Brown;...
Maxine Still
Feb 3, 2012
Maxine Still STILL – Maxine R., age 63, departed this life on February 3, 2012. She was born in Athens, Ohio. Survived by her loving husband, Lawrence Still, daughter, Angela Still, son Scott Suzan Still and daughter Terrie Still. Beloved sister to Anita John Butcher, Bill Bernice Peters, Dow Peters, Jo Peters and Izora "Elaine" Charles Armstrong. Adored grandmother of...
Joe Ritchie
Jan 24, 2012
Joe Ritchie Joe Clark Ritchie, 77, of Long Bottom, OH passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, Athens, OH. He was born May 8, 1934 in Long Bottom, OH son of the late Wayne Elton and Mary Esther Swindler Ritchie. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War, belonged to the Teamsters Union and was a...
Ronda L. Stone
Jan 23, 2012
Ronda Stone Ronda L. Stone, 44, of Coolville, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on January 23, 2012. She was born January 28, 1967 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Nives the late John Knisley of Coolville, Ohio and Ron Eddy of Alliance, Ohio. She was a 1985 graduate of Federal Hocking High School. Ronda is survived by her loving husband, Jack;...
Everett Calaway
Jan 21, 2012
Everett "Buck" Calaway Everett "Buck" Calaway, 68, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He was born May 1, 1943 in Belpre, OH son of the late Elda Rae and Hattie Bell Reed Calaway. He was a farmer, a Laborer for GTE and a member of the Tuppers Plains VFW Post 9053. He is...
Josephine George
Jan 20, 2012
Josephine George Josephine George, age 86, passed away on January 20, 2012. She was born on June 12, 1925 in Calasetta in Sardinia, Italy. She moved to Tunisia at the age of five with her parents. During World War II while surviving the invasion of North Africa she fell hopelessly in love with an American sailor, Lawrence K.George, and in...
Elgene F. Higgins Anderson
Jan 18, 2012
Elgene F. Higgins Anderson Elgene F. Higgins Anderson, 87, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born May 6, 1924 in Columbus, OH daughter of the late Ralph and Emma Bingman Russell. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill" Anderson; 2 daughters, Judy Bates and Vicki Browning; a son, Dennis Perry;...
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