Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Patrick Allen Carroll
Dec 11, 2016
Patrick Allen Carroll REEDSVILLE--Patrick Allen Carroll, 70, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Dec. 11 2016 at his residence. He was born Sept. 2, 1946 in Vanceburg, KY son of the late Maurice and Edith Wilcoxon Carroll. Pat loved camping and hanging with all his buddies. He called this his "Happy Place." He also loved umpiring and refereeing for 18...
Virginia Holsinger Carter
Dec 8, 2016
Virginia Holsinger Carter REEDSVILLE--Virginia Holsinger Carter, 87, of Reedsville, OH passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville, OH. She was born Aug. 28, 1929 in Reedsville, OH, daughter of the late Alva and Martha Barber Holsinger. Virginia was a homemaker and an avid Cincinnati Reds and Ohio State Buckeyes Fan. She is survived by 2...

Rosemary Therese Rogers
Dec 5, 2016
ATHENS, OHIO - Rosemary “Terri” (Isner) Rogers died Monday, December 5, 2016, at Hospice of Kimes. She was born September 1, 1939, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She moved to Athens with her husband and family in 1976. She was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Rosemary (Bissonnette) Isner. Terri is a graduate of Grand Rapids Catholic Central High...
Ruth Evelyn Dillon
Dec 4, 2016
Ruth Evelyn Dillon REEDSVILLE--Ruth Evelyn Dillon, 73, of Reedsville, OH passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at West Virginia University Hospital in Morgantown. She was born April 14, 1943 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Charles and Grace Frank Price. She is survived by 2 sons, Tim Dillon and Scott Dillon; a grandson, Joseph Dillon; a granddaughter, Jessica Newell;...
Edgar Stover
Dec 1, 2016
Edgar Stover ALBANY--Edgar Stover, 64 of Albany, OH passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 at Hickory Creek of Athens. He was born Sept. 5, 1952 in Marietta, OH son of the late Ralph Franklin and Delphia Faye Barnhart Stover. Edgar is survived by 6 sisters, Donna, Ruby, Shirley, Betty, Willa and Susie; 3 brothers, Ralph, David and Bill and several...
Jean R. Morris
Nov 29, 2016
Jean R. Morris Jean R. Morris, 88, of Long Bottom passed away November 29, 2016 at Overbrook Rehab and Nursing center Middleport, Ohio. Jean was born June 3, 1928 in Virginia. She married her high school sweetheart, Clyde J. Morris and they celebrated 60 years together before his passing in 2006. Jean was an avid reader, bowler and bingo player....
Anna "Ann" Beryl Burgess
Nov 28, 2016
Anna "Ann" Beryl Burgess left this world on Nov. 28, 2016. She was born July 1, 1931 in Princeton, WV to John William Henry Lee and Edna Lou (Showalter) Parker. Ann was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She had a huge heart and an incredible spirit and would do anything she could for anyone. Ann...
Christopher Lee Buckley
Nov 26, 2016
ALBANY – Christopher Buckley, 56, of Albany, died early Saturday morning, November 26, 2016 at Ohio Health O’Bleness Hospital. Born April 17, 1960 in Athens, he was the son of Betty McDonald and the late Charles Buckley. Chris was a graduate of Athens high School and retired from Ohio University. Chris enjoyed putzin around, riding his 4 wheeler and loved...
Gerald "Gary" Pooler
Nov 26, 2016
Gerald (Gary) Pooler RACINE--Gerald Eugene (Gary) Pooler, 58, of Racine, OH passed away Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis after a short battle with cancer. Born October 22, 1958 in Canton, OH, he was the son of the late William and Inez (Zink) Pooler. He is survived by a son, Garret; two step-daughters, Tiffany and Tanya...
Leon "Doc" Gillian
Nov 25, 2016
COOLVILLE--Leon "Doc" Gillian, 75, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 at Arcadia Nursing & Rehab Center in Coolville. He was born Sept. 22, 1941 son of the late William "Bill" and Ruby Bell Kapple Gillian. He was a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge and retired from Eramet as a Maintenance Supervisor with 37 years of service....
Manuel Charles Grueser
Nov 23, 2016
SHADE – Manuel Charles Grueser, 70, of Shade, died Wednesday evening, November 23, 2016 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born September 27, 1946 in Meigs County, he was the son of the late Mark and Mary Goett Grueser. He was a graduate of Shade High School and formerly worked for the Athens County Road Department and retired from Southern Ohio Coal...
Virgil "Gene Dagwood" Westfall
Nov 22, 2016
Virgil "Gene Dagwood" Westfall LONG BOTTOM--Virgil "Gene Dagwood" Westfall, 72, of Long Bottom, OH passed awayTuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at Belpre Landing Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Nov. 11, 1944 in Reedsville, OH son of the late Virgil Woodrow and Margaret Brawley Westfall. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Fay Cozart Westfall; 2 brothers, Jack Westfall...
Cecil Ray See
Nov 22, 2016
Cecil See Pomeroy - Cecil Ray See, 68, of Pomeroy, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster. Born May 18, 1948 in Pomeroy, Ohio, he was the son of the late Kennie and Laura Elliott See. Cecil was a 1967 graduate of Middleport High School, a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam, a member of the...
Larry J. McVey
Nov 17, 2016
LARRY MCVEY Larry J. McVey of Guysville, Ohio, unexpectedly passed away at his home on November 17, 2016 at the age of 67. He is proceeded in death by his father Owen McVey; his paternal grandparents, Edison and Hazel McVey; his maternal grandparents Augusto Zamparutti and Luiga Burello; and May 13, 2016 his brother Marco McVey. Larry was born at...
Roy Cole
Nov 16, 2016
Roy Cole COOLVILLE--Roy Cole, 90, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016 at Arcadia Valley Skilled Nursing Center in Coolville. He was born Aug. 9, 1926 in Frost, OH son of the late Fred and Cornelia Bailey Cole. He is survived by his wife, Opal Blake Cole; a son, Roy Jr. and Sue Cole; a daughter, Linda and...
Doris M. (Connolly) Deeter
Nov 16, 2016
Doris M. (Connolly) Deeter Doris M. (Connolly) Deeter, age 85 of Overbrook Nursing Home, passed away on November 16, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Glen O. Deeter, a granddaughter, Joyce Hunt; her parents, William Connolly and Erma Sloter Connolly; 2 infant siblings and a brother. Doris is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Earl R....
Mary Ann Cleland
Nov 15, 2016
Mary Ann Cleland COOLVILLE--Mary Ann Cleland of 673 Vanderhoof Rd., Coolville, passed away Nov. 15, 2016 at the age of 78. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Elizabeth Krise and three brothers, Ernest, Earl and Carl. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, David Cleland; 2 sons, Richard Taylor of Beverly, OH and Gregory...
Paula K. Morlan
Nov 12, 2016
Logan - Paula K. Morlan, 60, of Logan, died Saturday, November 12, 2016 at her residence. Born August 29, 1956 in Pt Pleasant, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ellen Layne. Paula is survived by her husband Steve of Pomeroy; three daughters, Valerie Taulbee, Stacy Lockhart and Renee Smith and ten grandchildren. Besides her mother, she was preceded...
Jason Earl Putman
Nov 11, 2016
Jason Putman COOLVILLE--Jason Earl Putman, 33, of Coolville, OH passed away unexpectedly Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at Marietta Memorial Health System Belpre Campus. He was born Sept. 4, 1983 in Athens, OH son of Glen Earl Putman and Lisa Jackson Stevens. He was employed by Mark Little Masonry. In addition to his parents, Glen (Mikki) Putman and Lisa (Doyle) Stevens,...
Ezra Phillips
Nov 9, 2016
Syracuse - Erza Phillips, 81, of Syracuse, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Overbrook Rehab Center in Middleport. Born June 29, 1935 in Harts, WV, he was the son of the late James and Martha Hall Phillips. Ezra was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church and retired from Mid West Steel. He is survived by his wife, Evamae...