An honored and accomplished Jackson High School graduate who has distinguished himself in the fields of electronic media and communications will serve as the toastmaster for the 137th Reunion and Program of the Jackson High School (JHS) Alumni Association this Saturday evening, May 25. Rodney Warner, a 1953 JHS grad whose class in observing its… Read More »
A 1979 graduate of Wellston High School will be honored this year at the 123rd Annual Wellston Alumni banquet. The Wellston City Schools, in partnership with the Wellston High School Alumni Association, has announced the name of the recipient of the 2013 “Wall of Achievement” Award. This is the sixth year that graduates and community… Read More »
Wilfred E. “Gene” DeMers, age 84, of McArthur, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born November 5, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Alphonse DeMers and Francis Reagen DeMers. Gene was a former self-employed clock maker. He is survived by his wife, Helen… Read More »
One of the top scholar-athletes from the Jackson High School (JHS) Class of 1973 will represent the class at this year’s Jackson High School Alumni Association’s Annual Reunion and Program. Ross County resident and retired educator and coach Kenneth (Kenny) Valentine will deliver the 35th-year anniversary toast for the Class of 1973 when the Reunion… Read More »
It is fairly well known Jackson County has three Medal of Honor recipients – John Wollam, Donald Long, and James M. Compston – but a fourth has been found and although he is not from Jackson County, he has Wellston connections. With Memorial Day just around the corner it seems appropriate to publish this story… Read More »
Laura Mae (Memal) Strong, age 84, of 254 East Main St. in Jackson, Ohio, passed away at her home on Friday, May 17, 2013. She was born November 15, 1928 to the late James and Laura Browning. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William E. (Buck) Strong, exactly… Read More »
Betty L. Hammond, age 90, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the Jenkins Memorial Nursing Facility in Wellston. She was born September 13, 1922 in Allensville, Ohio to the late Howard C. Tucker and Leafy V. Slagle Tucker. Betty was a 1939 graduate of Wellston High School. She was a loving housewife,… Read More »
Janetta Ruth Delaney, age 94, of Oak Hill, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Heartland of Jackson. She was born August 22, 1918 in Oak Hill to the late Jacob and Allie (Leonard) Snyder. She is survived by her children, Donna (Stanley) Johnson, Kay (Harley) Johnson, Lonnie (Debra) Delaney, Steve (Debra) Delaney and Michael… Read More »
Virgil Griffith, age 86, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center of Jackson. He was born April 6, 1927, in Coalton, Ohio to the late Daniel and Margaret Mae Farmer Griffith. At Virgil’s request, private services were held at the Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home. via Virgil Griffith, 86 – The Jackson County… Read More »
Alisha D. Causey, age 34, from Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson. She was born August 29, 1978 to Larry Wiseman and Darlene (Duncan) Carper. She is survived by her husband, Eric Causey of Jackson; son, Aaron Causey of Jackson; mother, Darlene Carper; brothers, Larry Wiseman… Read More »
Cherie M. Matthews, age 80, of Wellston, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, at her winter home in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born June 14, 1932 in Athens, Ohio, to the late Samuel Grover Munn and Flossie Fern Vernon Munn. Cherie was a graduate of Athens High School and then went on to become… Read More »
Alice “Janey” Ridgeway White, age 85, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Dallas, Texas after an extended illness. Janey was born in Jackson, Ohio on March 25, 1928 to Carl Willard Ridgeway and Mary Martha Sunafrank. She is survived by daughter, Martha Watson of Dallas, Texas and son, Karl Swab and his wife… Read More »
Wellston’s Trinity United Methodist Church on South New York Avenue at 4th Street, is slated to close Sunday, May 19, when the congregation relinquishes the church to Methodist Conference officials. The church was founded in 1881 when three laymen, David Woolam, David Ramsey, and Hubert Guinn, visited the conference requesting a preacher to hold meeting… Read More »
Funeral services for Larry Marshall Beall will be held on Thursday May 16, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. The interment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Pastor Gerald Toussaint will conduct the services. Larry Beall, age 58, born July 16, 1954, passed away Friday May 10, 2013 at his… Read More »
Clifford L. Pugh, age 66, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born December 19, 1946 in Glen Roy, Ohio, the son of the late Frederick S. “Dude” Pugh and Grace Vida Bright Sisson. Cliff was a veteran of the United States Army,… Read More »