Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Thomas F. Fox
Nov 8, 2016
MILLFIELD – Thomas F. Fox, 73, of Millfield, died Tuesday evening, November 8, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born October 6, 1943 in Evanston, Illinois, he was the son of the late Kenneth J. and Glory Foley Fox. Thomas was a very happy and loving person. His quick wit and personality would light up the room, and whether you already...
F. Samuel Ellis
Nov 5, 2016
NEW MARSHFIELD – F. Samuel Ellis, 58, of New Marshfield, died early Saturday morning, November 5, 2016 at Grant Medical Center. Born June 22, 1958 in Painesville, he was the son of Lois Nichols Ellis of Athens and the late Fred C. Ellis, Jr. He was a 1976 graduate of Athens High School and attended Hocking College. He retired from...
Gladys Myrl (Sampson) Barton
Nov 4, 2016
Gladys Barton On November 4, 2016, Gladys Myrl (Sampson) Barton died with her family by her side. She was born on March 8, 1930, in Orma, West Virginia to the late H. D. and Estel Sampson. She was loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a foster mother to many. She is survived by her children, Linda (Kermit) Ruble...
Jennifer Lynn Strater
Nov 3, 2016
ATHENS – Jennifer Lynn Strater, 58, of Athens, died Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Logan Health Care Center. Born June 13, 1958 in Chillicothe, she was the daughter of Robert Oda and the late Mary Alice Fuller. She is survived by three children, Joshua R. Clary, Mark A. (Ashley) Strater, Jessica Strater; four grandchildren, and her best life friend, Melanie...
Gregory Wilson Perry, Jr.
Nov 2, 2016
ATHENS – Gregory Wilson Perry, Jr., 31, of Athens, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Born September 23, 1985 in Tampa, Florida, he was the son of Sheri Rutter Perry (Nathan) Stalder and the late Gregory Wilson Perry, Sr. He was a 2004 graduate of Alexander High School. He also loved everybody he came in contact with and loved being...
Mark Alan Highland
Nov 1, 2016
Mark Alan Highland Mark Alan Highland, 62, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 in Coolville, OH. He was born Aug. 19, 1954 in Parkersburg, WV son of Walter Highland and the late Phyllis Joy Smith Highland. Mark loved his grandkids. He was a 1972 graduate of Belpre High School, an avid motorcycle rider and outdoorsman. He worked...
Eddie G. Murrey
Nov 1, 2016
Eddie Murrey Eddie G. Murrey, 85, of Coolville, OH passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, WV. He was born May 10, 1931 in Coolville, OH son of the late Lester and Ren Murrey. He was a member of the Vanderhoof Baptist Church and retired from the Columbus Fire Dept. with 20 years of...
Richard E Ames
Oct 29, 2016
ATHENS – Richard E. Ames, 79, of Athens, died early Saturday morning, October 29, 2016 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born April 10, 1937 in Guysville he was the son of the late Elmer and Margaret Lucas Ames. He was a graduate of Rome Canaan High School and a member of Haga Ridge Church. He retired as a construction supervisor. He...
Glenna Cline
Oct 26, 2016
Glenna Cline Glenna Cline, 66, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at Marietta Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 21, 1950 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Julius Glenn and Essie Mae Modesitt Adams. Glenna was a homemaker and enjoyed crafting, sewing, westerns, movies and especially her grandkids. She is survived by...
Shenandoah Walraven
Oct 25, 2016
Shenandoah Walraven Shenandoah Walraven, 42, of Athens, OH passed away Oct. 25, 2016 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH. She was born April 28, 1974 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of Brenda Martin Walker and the late Tony Michael Holmes. She is survived by her husband, Scott Walraven; her mother, Brenda Walker; 2 sons, Michael Walraven and Mark Gibbs; 2...
Joan (Ashcraft) O'Neil
Oct 24, 2016
Joan (Ashcraft) O'Neil Joan (Ashcraft) O'Neil went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the age of 87 years. She was the daughter of the late Okey and Mary Phyllis (Pierce) Ashcraft. Joan was born May 3, 1929 in Guysville, Ohio. She was a lifelong homemaker and is survived by daughters, Phyllis (Mike) Custer of...
Betty Fury
Oct 24, 2016
Betty Fury Betty Fury, 82,of Little Hocking, OH entered Heavens gate on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville, OH. She was born Dec. 2, 1933 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Leamon "Skinny" and Gladys Beckett Cross. She attended the Gospel Baptist Church in Torch and was an avid coin collector and artist. Betty is...
Margie Colleen Cunningham
Oct 22, 2016
Margie Colleen Cunningham Syracuse - Margie Colleen Cunningham, 95, went to see her heavenly Savior on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Surrounded by her family, she passed peacefully at her home on Water Street, Syracuse, Ohio. She was born on August 26, 1921, in Syracuse, to parents Abalene and Ethel Quillen Moore. Married to her husband of 57 years, Claude “Hambone”...
Beth Ann Clark
Oct 19, 2016
Beth Ann Clark Beth Ann Clark, age 42 of Pomeroy, Ohio passed away from her earthly life and entered our Father’s Kingdom on October 19, 2016 surrounded by her loving family after complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. Beth was born on December 29, 1973 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Alva and Karen (Bierhup) Clark. Beth was preceded in death by her...
Grace Holter
Oct 16, 2016
Grace E. Holter Racine – Grace E. Holter, 88, of Racine, died Sunday, October, 16, 2016 at Holzer Meigs Emergency Room in Pomeroy. Born July 9, 1928 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William and Susie Hoback Gainer. Grace was a member of the Chester United Methodist Church, and member of the Farm Bureau. She was...
Doris Elaine Poston Dorr
Oct 15, 2016
Athens – Doris Elaine Poston Dorr, 91, of Athens, passed away Saturday morning, October 15, 2016 at her home on South Canaan Road. Born December 19, 1924 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Waldo and Clara Dent Poston, and loved telling stories of her childhood on their farm in the Scatter Ridge/Stouds Run community. She was a...
Charles Frederick Schall
Oct 14, 2016
GUYSVILLE - Charles Frederick “Chuck” Schall, 83, of Chillicothe, formerly of Guysville, died Friday afternoon, October 14, 2016 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. Chuck was born March 4, 1933 in Athens and was the son of the late William Henry, Sr. and Etta Lonas Schall. Chuck was a 1952 graduate of Rome Canaan High School and a US...
Dennis Blackston
Oct 12, 2016
Pomeroy - Dennis Blackston, 62, of Pomeroy died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Pt. Pleasant, WV. Born November 1, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Turban Willis and Myra Elizabeth Blackston. Dennis was a US Army Veteran and a life long construction worker. Dennis is survived by a daughter Amanda Holmes...
Heath A. Mosher
Oct 10, 2016
AMESVILLE – Heath A. Mosher, 39, of Amesville, died late Monday evening, October 10, 2016 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born November 19, 1976 in Athens, he was the son of Kendalee Eddy Mosher and the late Wesley Mosher. Besides his mother he is survived by a daughter, Desirae Mosher; three sisters, Charity lowery, Maggie and Savannah Mosher; a brother, R.J....
Garry Weddington
Oct 9, 2016
Garry Weddington Garry Weddington, 71, of Coolville, OH passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at the Arbors At Marietta. He was born Aug. 14, 1945 in Jackson, KY son of the late Winston and Venus Watson Weddington. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran and a Lock & Dam Operator. He is survived by a step-son, Michael Jones; a brother, Joe...