Ovid “Duane” Graves, age 85, of Ray, OH, peacefully crossed over that Jordan River into his eternal home with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family in the comforts of his home. After treading through a long and toilsome journey, he took that flight to his… Read More »
Betty Ann (Canter) Wyatt, age 80, of Jackson, passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. She was born in Wellston, Ohio on Oct. 18, 1939 to the late John and Mary (Hayburn) Canter. Besides her parents, she was preceded in passing by her husband, James A. Wyatt Sr.;… Read More »
William E. Davis, 87, of Topeka, Kansas, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Aldersgate Village Assisted Living Facility. Bill was born in Jackson, Ohio, on May 16, 1933, the son of William and Stella White Davis. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1951 and earned a BA in Geology from Ohio Wesleyan in 1955.… Read More »
Ruth LaVonne King, age 85, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at Holzer in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born Oct. 19, 1934 in Blackfork, Ohio to the late Emory and Stella (Barnhart) King. Ruth was an employee at the Cambria Clay store in Blackfork, William’s Shoe Factory in Portsmouth, and the… Read More »
Patricia Woebkenberg, age 75, of Wellston, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Ferdinand, Indiana on April 24, 1945 to the late Urban and Norena (Weyer) Lueken. Pat was a talented musician. She began playing piano at a young… Read More »
Ernest Ralph Leach, age 73, of Logan, Ohio, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at the Pickering House in Lancaster, Ohio. Born June 16, 1947 in Wellston, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ralph Barnett and Betty May (Leach) Johnson. Ernest was the owner and operator of the former Leach’s Trucking Company. Earlier… Read More »
Shandalynn I. Dulaney-Coley, age 47 of Oak Hill, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at the Holzer Medical Center – Jackson ER. She was born in Jackson on December 23, 1972 to the late Stephen and Linda (Rouse) Dulaney. She is survived by her children: Nikitta R. Coley and Brandon Dulaney-Coley. Per the family’s… Read More »
On Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, at 3:40 p.m., Barry Joseph Shaffer, Sr., age 68, passed away, leaving this world after another hard-fought medical battle. He slipped away peacefully at OSU Medical Center, flanked on both sides of his bed by loved ones. To say that he had suffered these last two weeks is truly an… Read More »
Charles Eugene “Chuck” Chambers, Sr., age 67, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family after a five-year battle with cancer. Chuck was born March 8, 1953 at the Oak Hill Hospital in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Homer and Virginia (Naylor) Chambers. Chuck started school at the Gallia School in Gallia, Ohio. He… Read More »
Tommy Dale Lundy, 70, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 at his residence. Born July 11, 1950 in Portsmouth to the late Eugene Lundy and Pearl Leona Bowman Shoemaker Lundy, he retired from USEC in Piketon and was a farmer. Tommy was a member of Harrison Free Will Baptist Church, and was a… Read More »
Danny Everett McNeal, age 67, of Oak Hill, passed away after a long battle with brain cancer on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his wife and family. He was born Aug. 31, 1952 to the late Charles E. and Gladys (Shelton) McNeal. He is survived by his wife of almost 44… Read More »
Ruby Yates, age 84, of Jackson, passed away peacefully at Riverside Methodist Hospital on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Ruby was born in Oak Hill on Sept. 30, 1935 to the late Clarence and Gertrude (Crabtree) Adkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Yates; her granddaughter, Kaysey Adkins;… Read More »
Hazel W. Sorrell, age 83, of Wellston, passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was born on Aug. 5, 1937 in Jackson County, Ohio to the late Frank Preston Davis and Mary Elizabeth Spearry Davis. Hazel retired from Austin Powder, where she was employed for over 30… Read More »
Our loving mother and grandmother, Verna Marie Stiltner, age 76, of Jackson, Ohio, received her wings on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. She was a graduate of Oak Hill High School and attended the Old Country Church Tabernacle. She worked at Dick Brown’s fruit farm and Oak Hill Hospital until retiring from Heartland of Jackson. Verna… Read More »
Larry Thomas Wallace, age 73, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 at Oakwood Community Health of Jackson. He was born April 12, 1947 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Thomas J. and Dorothy F. (Allen) Wallace. Larry is survived by his wife, Karen (Staley) Wallace; daughter, Bobbi (Lee) VanAllen; grandchildren: Cody… Read More »