Carolyn Whalen, 84, of Wellston, passed from this life Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Jenkins Memorial Health Facility. The daughter of the late Milliard and Elizabeth Moody Downs, she was born December 29, 1927, in Lancaster, Ohio. Carolyn had a long history of local employment at the former McNally-Pittsburgh Company, Jeno’s and Austin Powder.… Read More »
Betty June Dunn, age 86, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born March 7, 1926 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vergil Leslie Wallace and Clara May Stonerock Wallace. Betty was a former employee of Radio Shack in Columbus. She was a member of… Read More »
Paul V. Sexton, age 72, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. He was born January 26, 1940 in Jackson, the son of the late John and Catherine (Helman) Sexton. Paul was retired from Asplundh Tree Company after 30 years and the City of Jackson after… Read More »
Russell Roy Canter, age 49, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio, on July 2, 1962 to the late Ernest Minor and Lula Canter. He is survived by his wife, Jaune Canter; daughter, Lisa N. Wells of Jackson; son, Kenny Blackburn of… Read More »
Blodwyn Marceline Evans McClurg, age 83, of Mitchel, Indiana, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at her residence.She is survived by her husband, Lester McClurg, of Mitchel Indiana; daughter, Nancy Ed Hale and son, Harold McClurg. Also surviving are many grandchildren, nieces and… Read More »
Blanche Diana Dailey, age 56, of Coalton, Ohio, made the journey home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 9, 2012. She was born November 5, 1955, in Lawrence County, Ohio. She was preceded in death by husband, Kevin Dailey; grandmothers, Bada Bowen and Elisabeth Allen; mother-in-law, Maxine Dailey; father-in-law,… Read More »
James W. Collins, age 88, of Wellston, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at the Jenkins Memorial Nursing Facility in Wellston. He was born July 23, 1923 in Canada, the son of the late A.D. Collins and Kathleen Warner Collins. Jim was a 1941 graduate of Logan High School and also a graduate of Virginia… Read More »
Herschel T. Griffith, age 91, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, at his residence. He was born October 14, 1920 in McDowell, Kentucky, the son of the late Wayne and Virginia Clay Griffith. Herschel was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during WW II, and was retired from Crownover… Read More »
Wanda Ferne Carroll, age 98 of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Thursday March 8, 2012 at her home. She was born in Oak Hill,Ohio October 23, 1913 to the late William H. and Estella (Leonard) Boggs. She was an owner operator of Carroll Wall Paper and Paint in Portsmouth with her late husband, Harry Carroll… Read More »
Grant Elmo Adkins, 76, of Oak Hill, passed away Thursday March 8, 2012 at the Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. The Oak Hill native was born May 7, 1935 the son of the late Charles Adkins and Alma Lucille Leonard Adkins. He was the husband of Ruth Gillispie Adkins who survives.Grant attended Oak Hill… Read More »
The 1886 Jackson County Chattel Tax assessment was extracted from the lists that appeared in the Jackson Journal newspaper. Keep in mind that this is a chattel tax list and is thus more comprehensive than just a land tax list. These lists are also important because there is no 1890 regular Federal census for Jackson county due to the… Read More »
James Michael “Mike” Scurlock, age 73, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio. He was born November 30, 1938 in Trent, Michigan, the son of the late James Hugh Scurlock and Margaret L. Kleinhans Scurlock. Mike was the owner and operator of Mike’s B.P. Station… Read More »
Mary Jane (Murphy) Hunter, age 52, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away March 8, 2012 at her home. Mary Jane was born June 24, 1959 in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Martha (Evans) Murphy and John A, Murphy, Sr. She was married to John Hunter, Sr. who survives her. Mary Jane was… Read More »
John F. Edwards Jr., 75, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday morning, March 7, 2012, at his home in Vinton County. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, on February 14, 1937, son of the late John F. and Mabel Hollingshead Edwards. He was an Army veteran during the Korean War and a retired truck… Read More »
Tonya Ruth (Perry) Farrar, age 54, of Indian Trail, North Carolina, formerly of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2012. She was born on November 22, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to parents, Phyllis Ruth (Shafer) Perry and the late David Robert Perry. In addition to her mother, Toni is survived by two daughters,… Read More »