Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Charles W. Sheets
Oct 3, 2020
Charles W. Sheets, 58 of Nelsonville, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at OSU The James Cancer Center, Columbus.
Born October 17, 1961 he was the son of the late John and Virgene Sheets.
Mr. Sheets retired form Ohio University after more than 30 years of services as a Building Services Manager. He was a member of the Plains United...
Dorothy Irene Cooley
Sep 30, 2020
ATHENS – Dorothy Irene Cooley, 97, of Athens, died Wednesday morning, September 30, 2020 at The Laurels of Athens.
Born November 6, 1922 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late William Guy and Myrta Estella Reeves Morrison.
She attended Mechanicsburg Elementary School and was a graduate of Athens High School. She was a former school bus driver...
Henry Orville Millhorn
Sep 28, 2020
Henry Orville Millhorn died in the early morning hours of Monday, September 28, 2020. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on January 15, 1943 to the late John Henry Millhorn and Anna Mae Lucas Millhorn. He was an only child. He was also predeceased by his grandparents, Abraham Jackson Millhorn and Maggie Hodges Millhorn, both of whom were born before...
Sandra Hess
Sep 26, 2020
FRESNO, OH - We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dearest Sandra ‘Osage’ Hess, 65, who died at home in Athens, Ohio on Saturday, September 26, 2020 surrounded by her family after a valiant battle with cancer. San was born on January 19, 1955 to the late William and Clare Hess in Columbus, Ohio. She leaves behind children...
Cashiea "Cash" Dexter
Sep 24, 2020
ATHENS – Cashiea “Cash” Dexter, 53, of Athens, died Thursday September 24, 2020 at his home.
Born August 30, 1967 in Nelsonville and raised in Columbus, he was the son of the late Cash and Faith Lewis Dexter.
He is survived by his significant other of 20 years, Lori Glover and several brothers and sisters.
Arrangements are by Hughes-Moquin Funeral...
Marsha M. Stauffer
Sep 22, 2020
NEW MARSHFIELD - Marsha M. Stauffer, 77 of New Marshfield, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at Highland Oaks Health Center in McConnelsville. Born May 25, 1943 in Glouster, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Fontell Coey Powell.
Marsha loved flowers, her garden, and she also prided herself for her work at Ohio University where she spent...
Howard Clay McLaughlin
Sep 19, 2020
Surrounded by the love of his family both near and far, Howard Clay McLaughlin, 93 years old, died on Saturday, September 19, 2020, after a brief illness.
Howard was born in Clay County, West Virginia on February 5, 1927. One of thirteen brothers and sisters, he is the last of his clan.
Fiercely and deeply loved by his family, and...
Earl Leroy Guess
Sep 18, 2020
COOLVILLE—Earl Leroy Guess, 85, of Coolville, OH, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 at his residence. He was born March 11, 1935 in Millfield, OH, son of the late Willard “Bill” and Bertha Green Guess. Earl enjoyed pitching horseshoes, playing euchre, gardening, making crafts, playing his guitar on the front porch, hunting, fishing and building things from wood. Earl was...
Charles R. "Chuck" "Buzz" Hupp
Sep 16, 2020
Charles R. “Chuck” “Buzz” Hupp ALBANY—Charles R. “Chuck” “Buzz” Hupp, 75 of Albany, OH, passed away on Sept. 16, 2020 at Riverside Methodist Hospital surrounded by family. Born March 21, 1945 to the late Arnold and Iona Hupp in Letart Falls, OH. He graduated from Southern High School in 1963. Following high school, he served in the U.S. Army. He...
Mary Orlena Thompson Folmer
Sep 15, 2020
HOCKINGPORT - Mary Orlena Thompson Folmer, 85, of Hockingport, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. She was born in Whitman, West Virginia on January 19, 1935 to the late Oral Theodore Bartoe, Sr. and Charlotte Stollings Bartoe. She married the love of her life, Charles W. (Chuck) Thompson in 1955 in Huntington, West...
Howard Lowell Matlack, Jr.
Sep 15, 2020
Howard Lowell Matlack, Jr., 76 of Stewart, OH passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born on May 12, 1944 in Delaware, OH to Howard “Lowell” and Rosa Faye Matlack. He was preceded in death by his parents (Rosa Faye and Lowell Matlack), his sister (Yvonne Barkie), his daughter (Carla Kay Fonte) and...
Carolyn Russell
Sep 12, 2020
Middleport - Carolyn Russell passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born August 3, 1942 in Middleport, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Sherman and Eulah Jones Russell. Carolyns wishes are that there be no services.
Clifford Lawrence Adams
Sep 7, 2020
Clifford Lawrence Adams REEDSVILLE—Clifford Lawrence Adams, 86, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 at his daughter’s residence. He was born May 30, 1934 in Reedsville, OH, son of the late Bernard Clyde and Eva Mae Barringer Adams. Clifford was a member of the U.S. Army 11th Armored Calvary, a member of White Chapel Church and retired from...
Amy Elizabeth Howell
Sep 5, 2020
ATHENS—Amy Elizabeth (Runyon) Howell, 39 of Athens, died unexpectedly September 5, 2020 in Roanoke, VA. Born November 17, 1980 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Jim Runyon.
Amy was proudly apart of Celebrate Recovery and helped people within the community through the substance abuse recovery process. She will be missed dearly by her children.
She is...
Betty Buchanan
Aug 31, 2020
Betty Buchanan REEDSVILLE—Betty J. Buchanan, 94, of Reedsville, OH, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Belpre Campus. She was born Aug. 29, 1926 in Port Homer, OH, daughter of the late Sanford and Ethel Barber Grimm. Betty is survived by her daughter, Sheila Buchanan; special friends, Joan and Bob Barringer and several nieces and nephews. In addition...
Alma Stoops
Aug 31, 2020
Alma Stoops COOLVILLE—Alma Stoops, 82, of Coolville, OH, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 in Baltimore, OH. She was born July 13, 1938 in Munday, WV, daughter of the late Harley and Grace Jones Sidwell. Alma is survived by 5 sons, Carl and DeAnna Stoops, Gary and Kimberly Stoops, Steven and Cynthia Stoops, Tom Stoops and Harley Stoops; 2 daughters,...
Norman Clyde White
Aug 30, 2020
Norman White COOLVILLE—Norman Clyde White, 81, of Coolville, OH, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born May 19, 1939 in Tuppers Plains, OH, son of the late William C. and Helen Kyle White. Norman is survived by a son, Mike White; a daughter, Judy Stump; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and his significant other, Diana Johnson....
Retha Marie Day
Aug 28, 2020
Retha Marie Day COOLVILLE—Retha Marie Day, 95, of Coolville, OH, passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at Overbrook Nursing Center in Middleport, OH. She was born Aug. 8, 1925 in Reedsville, OH, daughter of the late Winn and Lavina Buchanan Bailey. Retha was a member of the Pomeroy Church of Christ and retired from Ohio University where she was a...
John Henry "Jack" Ruth
Aug 22, 2020
SHADE - John “Jack” Henry Ruth, 94, passed from this world on August 22, 2020 in Reynoldsburg.
Born July 27, 1926 in Shade, he was the fourth child of seven children born to Robert Lloyd and Eunice Fern McCollins Ruth. He grew up in Shade and attended Shade School. He was a lifelong area dairy farmer and was employed by...
Roger Allen Westfall
Aug 20, 2020
Roger Westfall REEDSVILLE—Roger Allen Westfall, 67 years old, left this earth peacefully on August 20, 2020 with the love of his life, Sheila, laying in his arms, his daughters and nephew by his side. He was born August 21, 1952, in Reedsville, OH, son of the late Virgil and Margaret Brawley Westfall. He is survived by his wife Sheila King...
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