Kathleen Scurlock, age 81 and beloved wife of Martin J. Scurlock, passed away on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on May 25, 1931 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Millie and Garrett Fillinger. Kathleen was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She was loved dearly and will… Read More »
Ancestry.com has updated its 1850 US census collections (correcting some Indiana birth places that were keyed incorrectly) and its City Directories. In addition, Ancestry continues with its indexing of information for the 1940 US census to make it more complete. The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), an independent certifying body recognized nationally and internationally since 1964, recently joined the… Read More »
The Church News of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently ran an article about record preservation missionaries manning cameras for FamilySearch. (FamilySearch is wholly owned and operated by the Church.) Here’s information and quotes from the article. FamilySearch has 200 teams in 45 countries capturing digital photographs of historical records, according to… Read More »
James W. “Jim” Ervin III, age 65, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born July 17, 1947 in Wellston, Ohio, the son of the late James W. Ervin, Jr. and Jean Johnson Ervin. Jim was a 1965 graduate of Wellston High… Read More »
Daniel L. “Danie” Wise, age 65, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January, 10, 2013. He was born September 25, 1947 to the late Hollis and Mildred Brooks Wise in Franklin County, Ohio. He was an ordained minister and was with the First Christian Church of McArthur, Ohio for many years. He is survived by two… Read More »
Eldon Eugene Dennison, age 78, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center of Jackson. He was born November 23, 1934 to the late Edgar and Amanda Shopshear Dennison in Jackson County, Ohio. He was a loving and caring son, husband, father, grandfather and brother. He was a member of… Read More »
Constance J. “Connie” Martin, age 90, of Wellston, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born May 25, 1922 in Glen Roy, Ohio, the daughter of the late Alfred Nichols and Mae Nagel Nichols. Connie was a 1940 graduate of Coalton High School. She was a… Read More »
Mary E. Wilson, age 82, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Four Winds Nursing Facility, Jackson. She was born in Murray City, Ohio, January 28, 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Nannie (Johnson) Sorrell; husband, Roger Wilson; son, Michael Wilson; six brothers and six sisters. She… Read More »
Melvin L. Pearce, age 77, of Circleville, passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at OSU Medical Center. Melvin was born May 27, 1935, in Radcliff, Ohio, son of the late Jay and Fannie (Riley) Pearce. Melvin was devoted to his family and was a very loving and giving man. He was generous and kind hearted… Read More »
Elk Cemetery Search It’s as American as apple pie. The sight of Boy Scouts placing American flags at the graves of veterans provokes images of a Norman Rockwell painting. But the reality of finding all those graves is not so picturesque and one local man is using technology to modernize the process. Boy Scout Troop… Read More »
James A. Dennison age 48 of Coalton passed away Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center of Jackson. He was born in Columbus, Ohio Feb. 26,1964. He is survived by his mother: Joyce Speakman Gardner, step-father: Carroll Gardner, daughter: Loranda Dennison, grandson: Brandon Thornsbury, brother: Kenny Dennison and several aunts and uncles. Funeral… Read More »
Donnis L Sprague Jr. 64 of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. He was bom Jan. 19, 1948 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Donnis L. Sprague Sr. and Dorothy J. Cottrill Makenzie. He was a retired Supervisor at the Campbell’s Fresh Mushroom Farm of Jackson, graduate of the last graduating class of Wilkesvtlle… Read More »
Ivan L. Davis, 89, long-time resident of Columbus, passed away Jan. 6, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born and raised in Oak Hill, Ohio and was very proud of his Welsh heritage. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, WW II. Ivan was a licensed funeral director for over 60 years and… Read More »
Joyce E. Ward, age 66, of Hamden, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013, at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 26, 1946 in Vinton County, Ohio to Pearl Knox and Loretta Lanane Knox. Joyce was a 1964 graduate of McArthur High School and was also a graduate of the… Read More »
Mary Marie Yates, age 89, of Wellston, Ohio passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. She was born Aug. 13, 1923 to the late Elmer and Effie Woolum. Mary is survived by her two daughters, Diana Hood of Columbus, Ohio and Marsha White of Jackson, Ohio; seven grandchildren and eight grandchildren. Along with her parents, Mary… Read More »