Monthly Archives: December 2017

Adam V. Duhl

Adam V. Duhl, age 73, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio after suffering a stroke. He was born on Jan. 7, 1944 in Jackson, Ohio, the son of Frank and Cora (Linton) Duhl. He was a life-long resident of Jackson. He was preceded in death by… Read More »

John Raymond Meredith

John Raymond Meredith, age 74, of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth following a long illness. He was born in Catlettsburg, Kentucky on Jan. 14, 1943 to the late Orville and Mildred (Stevens) Meredith. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis… Read More »

Charles Lawrence “Charlie” Pratt

Charles Lawrence “Charlie” Pratt, age 78, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born Feb. 9, 1939 in New Marshfield, Ohio to the late John Wesley Pratt, Sr. and Pearl Edith Ferguson Pratt. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp.… Read More »

Carl Dwight Lopp

Carl Dwight Lopp, age 75, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 at the Vineyards at Concord in Frankfort. He was born on Oct.18, 1942 in Jackson County, Ohio to the late Carl Lopp and Mary Parks Lopp. Carl was intelligent, liked family gatherings, enjoyed eating and had a very keen sense of… Read More »

Eileen Beaumont

Eileen Beaumont, age 85, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Four Winds Nursing Facility in Jackson. She was born Aug. 9, 1932 in Jackson County, Ohio to the late Alva and Lillian Hutton Leach. Eileen retired as an accountant for the State of Ohio after 21 years. She enjoyed watching the Buckeyes,… Read More »

Mark L. Bailey

Mark L. Bailey’s journey on earth began Jan. 29, 1967 in Portsmouth, Ohio, born to Kenneth and Donna (Wiley) Bailey. He met the love of his life, Maria Bailey in 1992 and they married in 1997. Their lives began in Jackson, Ohio. They have three sons, Carl (Brooke) Scherer of Columbus, Ohio, Billy (Jesse) Scherer… Read More »

Paul I. Davis

Paul I. Davis, age 89, of Jackson, passed away at his home Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Howard and Audrey (Atkinson) Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Mary Kathryn (Cole) Davis; brothers, Jim, Karl and Joe;… Read More »

Judy F. Potter

She fought the good fight, she kept the faith, and on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, Judith F. Potter (66) of Oak Hill finished the race and found comfort in the arms of Jesus, whom she loved and served. Judy was married to Elwin Potter for 47 years, and in addition to Elwin, she is survived… Read More »

Mary L. Browning

Mary L. Browning, age 75 of Jackson, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 3, 1942. Her father, William E. Pixley and her husband, Homer Franklin Browning, preceded her in death. She is survived by her children: Timothy James Morris, Cheryl Ann Dembinski, Michael Robert Morris,… Read More »

Robert Lee “Dip” Grimes

Robert Lee “Dip” Grimes, age 78, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born Feb. 9, 1939 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Dorothy (Sowards) Grimes. He is survived by his son, Bobby (Lori) Grimes; grandchildren, Dakota (Tasha) Grimes, Gwendolyn Grimes and Cyrus Grimes;… Read More »

Donna Jean Rouse Swain Jordan

Donna Jean Rouse Swain Jordan, age 82 of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 8, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born in Jackson, Ohio on July 28, 1935 to the late Elmer and Stella (Smith) Rouse. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Paul… Read More »

Johnnie R. Brewer

Johnnie R. Brewer, 66, of Jackson, passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017 at Heartland of Jackson. He was born in Kermit, West Virginia on Jan. 26, 1951 to the late Aaron and Amanda (Messer) Brewer. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Annita “Annie” Brewer; a son, Johnnie R. Brewer… Read More »

James “Jim” Harrison Smith, Jr.

James “Jim” Harrison Smith, Jr., age 65, of Oak Hill, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 6, 2017 surrounded by family and close friends at Riverside Hospital from a battle with brain cancer. He was born April 15, 1952 in Chillicothe to the late James H. Sr. and Dorothy (Bloom) Smith. In addition… Read More »

Mike Coleman

Mike Coleman, age 62, of Oak Hill passed away Friday, Dec. 1 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born Feb. 19, 1955 to the late Orville and Eva Jean Coleman. He retired from Buckeye Hills Career Center in Rio Grande in 2014 after 36 years. He was a former member of… Read More »

Martha Jean (Delaney) Knigge

Martha Jean (Delaney) Knigge, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2017. She just celebrated her 90th birthday in August. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on August 13, 1927 to the late Harry H. and Violet M. (Wheeler) Delaney. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers… Read More »