Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.
Paige Garfield
Dec 13, 2015
Paige Garfield Paige Garfield, 66, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 10, 1949 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Glennis and Delores Wittenauer Hoffman. Paige was a 1968 graduate of Eastern High School and a 1969 graduate of Mountain State College. She retired from Ohio University with 37...
Ruth V Ballinger
Dec 12, 2015
ATHENS – Ruth V. Bayless Ballinger, 93, of Athens, died early Saturday afternoon, December 12, 2015 at The Laurels of Athens. Born January 26, 1922 in Nelsonville, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. “Match” and Nora Gladys Betts Bayless. She was a 1940 graduate of Athens High School and was retired from Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company...
Cecil Castle
Dec 10, 2015
Cecil Castle Cecil Castle, 54, of Guysville, OH, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at Arcadia Nursing Center in Coolville. He was born Dec. 22, 1960 son of the late Vernon and Opal Williams Castle. He worked 19 years at Pizza Hut on Richland Ave in Athens, attended the ATCO and Beacon Schools. He also attended Building Bridges and Orange...
Edwin W. Richardson
Dec 9, 2015
Edwin W. Richardson Edwin W. Richardson, 85, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at his residence. He was born Aug. 17, 1930 in Rienzi, MS, son of the late Clovis and Lessie Derryberry Richardson. He was a member of the Parkersburg Eagles #2307 and the former co-owner of Drywall Service in Belpre for 43 years. Edwin is...
Donald Fitch
Dec 5, 2015
Donald Fitch Donald Fitch, 69, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1946 in Long Bottom, OH son of the late Carl and Myrtle Spaun Fitch. He was a member of the Shade River Masonic Lodge #453 and a 1964 graduate of Eastern High School. Donald was an avid...
Nicholas J Bodnar
Dec 2, 2015
ATHENS—Nicholas J. Bodnar, formerly of Athens, passed away December 2, 2015, in Lansing, Michigan. He was 71. Nick was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1944. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Mary Bodnar, and his brother, First, Lt. Joseph A. Bodnar, who was killed in Vietnam. He is survived by his Columbus, Ohio family, including his sister, Irene...
James Breeze
Dec 1, 2015
ATHENS – James H. Breeze, 88, of Lancaster, formerly of Athens, died early Tuesday morning, December 1, 2015 at The Pickering House in Lancaster. Born November 25, 1927 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Harry Breeze and Mary Bell Breeze and was reared by his great aunt, the late Mattie Treace. He was a graduate of Athens...
Frederick Morris
Nov 29, 2015
ATHENS—Frederick “Rick” Morris, 60, of Lancaster, formerly of Athens, died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster, Ohio. Born May 16, 1955, he was the son of the late Dale A. and Louise Douglas Morris. He was owner and operator of Morris Trucking and a devoted husband and father. He is survived by his wife, Claudette, daughter...
Marie E. Jones
Nov 28, 2015
Marie E. Jones Pomeroy – Marie E. ”Gertie” Jones, 72, of Pomeroy, formerly of Cuyahoga County, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center in Pomeroy. Born July 9, 1943 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Nicklos and Agnes Beal Zebick. Marie was a member of The New Beginning United Methodist Church in Pomeroy. She...
George Ashcraft
Nov 27, 2015
George Ashcraft George Ashcraft, 87, of Nelsonville, OH passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Visitation will be held Monday from 11 AM until 1 PM at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Cooville, OH. Graveside funeral services will follow at the Canaanville Cemetery. You may sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com
Lou Ann Burkhammer
Nov 15, 2015
Lou Ann Burkhammer Lou Ann Burkhammer, 53, of Columbus, OH passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 at the Kobacker House in Columbus after a hard fought and courageous battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 20, 1962 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of Emma Jean Holcomb Burkhammer and the late Dorsey Burkhammer. Lou Ann was a 1980 graduate of Federal Hocking...
Kathryn Bailey
Nov 13, 2015
Kathryn Bailey Kathryn Bailey, 64, of Coolville, OH passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at her residence. She was born Feb. 28, 1951 in Charleston, WV daughter of Joseph Bailey and the late Nell Jean McLaughlin Bailey. In addition to her father Joseph, she is survived by a brother, Joe Eddie and Lori Bailey; a sister, Carolyn and Bill Harris...
Brad Ingraham
Nov 12, 2015
ATHENS – Brad Ingraham, 36, of Athens, died Thursday morning, November 12, 2015 at Ohio Health O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Born July 2, 1979 in Gallipolis, he was the son of Brenda Ingraham of Athens and Raymond Williams of Nelsonville. He was 1997 graduate of Athens High School and an employee of Court Street Diner and the Cats Eye. Besides his...
Mary Sue Haning
Nov 5, 2015
Mary Sue Haning Mary Susan "Sue" (Fannin) Bissell Haning, Vanceburg Kentucky, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 5, 2015. Born February 22, 1947, she was predeceased by her parents, Forrest and Wanda (Counts) Fannin; sister, Lorena Black; brother, Bruce Fannin; first husband, Roger Bissell; second husband, Jim Haning; and special friend, Erie. Sue was born in South Shore,...
Walter Leon Snodgrass
Oct 31, 2015
Walter Leon Snodgrass XENIA--Walter Leon Snodgrass, 78, of Xenia died October 31, 2015 at the Legacy Rehab Center in Xenia. Born March 4, 1937 in Guysville, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter Scott and Charmion Snodgrass of Athens. Leon was raised in Southeastern Ohio. He graduated from Carthage-Troy High School in 1955, where he was active...
David Barringer
Oct 28, 2015
David Barringer David Barringer, 62, of Coolville, OH passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 at Arbors of Marietta. He was born Feb. 22, 1953 in Alliance, OH son of Clyde Barringer and the late Dorothy Donohoe Barringer. He was an Army veteran, a member of the Coolville Masonic Lodge 337 where he was Past Master, Pomeroy 186 OES, DOA Chester...
Freda E Brooks
Oct 21, 2015
ATHENS – Freda E. Brooks, 77, of Athens, died Wednesday morning, October 21, 2015 at her home. Born June 7, 1938 in Buchtel, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Evelyn (Martin) Taylor. She was a homemaker and member of the Vore Ridge Community Church where she was the secretary, song leader, teacher, and choir director. She is...
Virginia McKibben
Oct 20, 2015
THE PLAINS—Virginia McKibben, 89, of The Plains, died late Tuesday evening, October 20, 2015 at her home. She was born September 23, 1926 in Logan County, West Virginia to the late Nathan and Della McKinney Jordan. She was a homemaker and also a member of The Poston United Methodist Church. She is survived by nine siblings, Ruth Harris of The...
Charles Edwin (Ump) Humphrey
Oct 19, 2015
Charles Humphrey Charles Edwin (Ump) Humphrey, of Reedsville, OH passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at age 90 following a short illness. Charles was born on September 21, 1925 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Charles Earle and May (Hunter) Humphrey. The family moved to Reedsville, Ohio in 1939 and took up farming, a profession that Charles followed his whole career....
Charles Frederick Kittle
Oct 18, 2015
Dr. Charles Frederick Kittle, born on October 24, 1921 in Athens, OH to Frederick F. and Nora (Ida) Falls Kittle, passed away peacefully in Chicago in the early morning of October 18, 2015, at the age of 93. Kittle was a brilliant student who developed a deep interest in science, books, and collecting at a young age. He attended Ohio...
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