Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.

Ralph Baker

Ralph Baker

Feb 15, 2015

Ralph H. Baker Ralph H. Baker, 94, of Guysville, OH passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 at Green Meadow Health & Wellness Center in Lewisville, OH. He was born June 11, 1920 son of the late Clarence and Anna Reed Baker. He served in the Army Air Corps during WWII and was a life member of the DAV. He retired...

Pamela S. Miller

Pamela S. Miller

Feb 14, 2015

Pamela S. Miller Pamela S. Miller, 60, of Pomeroy, OH passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH. She was born Feb. 9, 1955 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of Shirley Blake Balser of Tuppers Plains, OH and the late Lawrence Balser. In addition to her mother, Shirley Balser; she is survived by a son...

Donna J. Brooks

Donna J. Brooks

Feb 10, 2015

Donna J. Brooks Donna J. Brooks, 84, of Athens, OH passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born May 19, 1930 in Athens, OH daughter of the late Albert and Nell Hudnell Buckley. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jodi and Marty Bailey of Guysville; a grandson, Joshua and Melanie Stanley...

Bruce E. Boyer

Bruce E. Boyer

Feb 9, 2015

Bruce E. Boyer Bruce E. Boyer, 93, of Guysville, OH passed away Monday, Feb. 9, 2015 at Hickory Creek of Athens. He was born Oct. 9, 1921 in Spencer, WV son of the late Coy and Icy Bailey Boyer. He was a Navy Veteran of WWII, owner of the former Boyer's Grocery in Stewart for 12 1/2 years and retired...

Leonard Louis Sims

Leonard Louis Sims

Feb 8, 2015

ATHENS – Leonard Louis “Lou” Sims, 72, of Athens, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday morning, February 8, 2015 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital. Louis was born September 18, 1942 to Bernice Evelyn Roberts Sims of Bearfield Township, Perry County and the late Leonard Leon Sims. He was a Baptist by faith and graduated from the last graduating class...

Ida Mae Smith

Ida Mae Smith

Feb 8, 2015

The Plains - Ida Mae Smith, 90, of The Plains, went to be with the Lord, early Sunday morning, February 8, 2015. Born September 18, 1924 in Amesville, she was the daughter of the late Jewett and Mamie Frash Parmiter. She was a member of The Plains Nazarene Church for over 60 years and was a former employee of Belk’s...

Boston Jagger Smith

Boston Jagger Smith

Feb 7, 2015

Boston Smith Boston Jagger Smith, one month old infant son of Brandon J. and Brandi N. Smith passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at Memorial Health Systems Belpre Campus. He was born Dec. 12, 2014 in Columbus, OH. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Braxtynn and Brogan; maternal grandmother, Penny Smith of Middleport; maternal grandfather,...

Brian Long

Brian Long

Feb 7, 2015

Brian Long Brian Long, 39, of Reedsville, OH went to be with the Lord after a brief but courageous battle with cancer, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born July 8, 1975 in Parkersburg, WV son of Max and Deanna Hensley Long. Brian was a caring and devoted father and an avid hunter and fisherman. He...

Orvella Maley

Orvella Maley

Feb 6, 2015

Orvella Maley Orvella Maley, 88, of Little Hocking, OH passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 at Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, OH. She was born Oct. 21, 1926 in Parkersburg, WV daughter of the late Merle G. and Byrdie Harold Brake. She was a homemaker, a member of Little Hocking Fellowship Chapel, where she was the treasurer and a member of...

Wayne Payne

Wayne Payne

Feb 5, 2015

Racine - Wayne Payne, 66 of Racine, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at his residence. Born October 5, 1948 in Widen WV, he was the son of the late Kenneth H. and Freda Holcomb Payne. Wayne was in the United States Army and a Vietnam veteran. He was a member of the D.A.V., the NRA and attended the Wellston Baptist...

Curman W. "Bill"  Vineyard

Curman W. "Bill" Vineyard

Feb 2, 2015

Curman W. "Bill" Vineyard Curman W. "Bill" Vineyard, 84, of The Plains, OH passed away Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 at the Lindley Inn, The Plains, OH. He was born Aug. 21, 1930 in Long Bottom, OH son of the late Roy Vineyard and Ora Bailey Goodman. He is survived by a sister, Maxine and John Humphrey of Belpre, OH; a...

Eva Jane Haning

Eva Jane Haning

Feb 1, 2015

THE PLAINS – Eva Jane Haning, 73, of Fostoria, formerly of The Plains, died Sunday evening, February 1, 2015 in Fostoria. Born April 20, 1941 in Letart, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Hazel Deck. She is survived by a daughter, Janet Darlene Boring; three grandchildren, John Boring of Dayton, Desi Boring of Athens, Carol; four great...

Lacie Brown

Lacie Brown

Jan 27, 2015

ATHENS – Lacie Brown, 81, of Athens, died Tuesday afternoon, January 27, 2015 at Brookside Rehabilitation in The Plains. Born August 17, 1933 in Kermit West Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernest and Dexter M. Thompson Brown. He was a US Marine Veteran of the Korean War and was a Life Member of the Athens VFW Post...

Wiladene Kempton

Wiladene Kempton

Jan 27, 2015

CHAUNCEY – Wiladene Kempton, 76, of Chauncey, died Tuesday afternoon, January 27, 2015 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville surrounded by her family. Born June 30, 1938 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Flora Hanning Kelzenberg. She was a 1956 graduate of Chauncey Dover High School and retired from Ohio University. She also was a...

Clarence Ivan Cash

Clarence Ivan Cash

Jan 26, 2015

ATHENS – Clarence Ivan Cash, 96, lifelong resident of Athens, passed away at his home, Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born September 12, 1918in Burlingham, he was the son of the late Clarence Benjamin and Gertrude Carr Cash. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Marie. Clarence served in WWII as a Paratrooper and retired as a...

Nathan Ray Gross

Nathan Ray Gross

Jan 26, 2015

THE PLAINS – Nathan Ray Gross, 49, of The Plains, died Monday morning, January 26, 2015 at his home. Born December 18, 1965 in Rochester, New York, he was the son of Kathleen Rose Swan Embrey and the late Farley Dean Gross. He graduated from Franklin University with honors with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and was a former employee...

Betty J. Windland

Betty J. Windland

Jan 22, 2015

Betty Windland Betty J. Windland, 85, of Belpre, OH passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 20, 1929 in Little Hocking, OH daughter of the late Arley and Alice George Board. She was a homemaker and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by her husband of 42...

David E. Diddle

David E. Diddle

Jan 20, 2015

David E. Diddle David E. Diddle, 79, of Syracuse, OH passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, OH. He was born May 9, 1935 in Syracuse,OH son of the late Hershel and Belle Bohram Diddle. David is survived by 2 sisters, Carol and Paul Osborne and Mary Cundiff and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In...

Jack A. Bean

Jack A. Bean

Jan 18, 2015

NELSONVILLE – Jack A. Bean, 69, of Nelsonville, died early Sunday morning, January 18, 2015 at his home. Born September 17, 1945 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Ernest and Mamie Huber Bean. He is survived by two daughters, Jackie (Victor) Ruiz, Tammy (Rick) Crump; several grandchildren; four siblings, Anna Key, Dan (Carol) Bean, Billy Bean, and...

Mary Winner

Mary Winner

Jan 17, 2015

ATHENS – Mary Winner, 96, of Athens, died Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2015 at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 16, 1918 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late J. Louis and Evea Parmiter Winner. She was a graduate of Rome-Canaan High School and received her BS in Education from Ohio University in 1941. She...