Monthly Archives: January 2013

Suzan Conn

Suzan Conn, 61 of Wellston Ohio, formerly of Ravenna, passed away at Adena Hospital in Chillicothe Ohio on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. She was born Oct. 14, 1951 in Berkeley, WV. to the late James and Evelyn (McGinnis) Atkinson. Suzan is survived by three siblings, Dora Brady, Raymond Greene, and Joe Griffith. She had seven… Read More »

Thelma I. Oiler

Thelma I. Oiler, age 101, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, at the Edgewood Manor in Wellston. She was born July 30, 1911 in Zaleski, Ohio, the daughter of the late Pearl and Mabel Pierce Kille. She is survived by her nephews, Francis (Vicki) Kille of Wellston, David (Nancy) Kille of Jackson, Jim… Read More »

Rita M. Ferris

Rita M. Ferris, age 68, went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 19, 2013. She was married to the late Ron Ferris. She was born in McArthur, OH to the late Robert Seitz and Norma Jean Seitz. Rita was a retired STNA from Jenkins Nursing Home in Wellston, OH. She is also a member… Read More »

Genealogy World, January 14th – 18th

Saving Memories Forever has launched its new free Android app designed to make interviewing and preserving stories through audio recordings even easier. The technology allows users to build story archives they can share and manage through the company’s website. Archives.com has expanded its US Vital Records Collection to include 58 million records covering birth, death and marriage information for… Read More »

Larry J. Swift

Larry J. Swift, age 74, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2013, at the Holzer Senior Care Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born May 6, 1938 in Athens, Ohio, the son of the late Dana Swift and Leah Nida Swift. Larry was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a former… Read More »

Janet Sue Hutchinson Bloomfield

Janet Sue Hutchinson Bloomfield, age 69, of Oak Hill passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Janet was born March 31, 1943 to the late Harry and Geneva (Aldridge) Hutchinson. Janet is survived by children, Richard Eugene Bloomfield, Jr. of Athens, Dale (Peggy) Bloomfield of Chillicothe, Tammy (Tom) Dyer of South Webster, Randy Bloomfield of Oak… Read More »

Cheryl Ann Pugh

Cheryl Ann Pugh, age 62, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at her home. She was born November 8, 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert S. Stansberry and Marjorie M. Angles Stansberry. Cheryl was a 1969 graduate of Wellston High School and was a loving homemaker and a former… Read More »

William David Ice

William David Ice, age 69, passed away Tuesday evening, January 15, 2013. He was born in 1943 to David Thomas Ice and Eleanora Strayer Ice. Bill graduated from Jackson High School, Marshall University and Michigan State University. Before beginning his employment with the State of Michigan, he taught briefly at Oakland University. After retiring, he… Read More »

Patsy Joanne Lemon

Patsy Joanne Lemon, age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Heartland of Jackson. She was born May 10, 1934 to the late Harry and Julia Thompson. She was married to the late Edgar B. Lemon in August 1955. Patsy was an active and faithful member of the Jackson First Church of the Nazarene.… Read More »

Ferne Eileen Storer

Ferne Eileen Storer, age 83, of Groveport, Ohio, formerly of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lucy (Oiler) Dulaney; husband, Ivan Storer; brother, James Dulaney and sister, Pauline Miller. Ferne retired from Adena Regional Medical Center,… Read More »

Miley Elizabeth Browning

Miley Elizabeth Browning was stillborn Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. She is survived by her parents, Ronald R. Browning of Ironton and Tori Fay Traxler of Jackson; brother, Jacob Traxler of Jackson; grandparents, Tami Goheen of Jackson and Ron and Barbara Browning of Ironton; and great-grandfather, Tom Goheen… Read More »

Eldon E. “Junior” Sowers

Eldon E. “Junior” Sowers, age 62, of Wellston, passed away Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born October 3, 1950 in Jackson County, Ohio to Eldon Earl Sowers, Sr. and Pauline Knox Fain. Junior was a former coal miner having worked for Meigs Mine #3 and he… Read More »

Anna Mae Bolton Gibbs

Anna Mae Bolton Gibbs, 74, of Hamden, passed away Monday, January 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born September 26, 1938 in Hamden, Ohio, daughter of the late Richard V. and Ida G. Griffith Bolton. She graduated from Hamden High School in 1956. Anna Mae is survived by her son, Timothy Gibbs of Wellston;… Read More »

Andrew H. Copley

Andrew H. Copley, age 87, of Oak Hill, Ohio, formerly of the Bethel Ridge area as well as Greenup, Kentucky, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Heartland Nursing Home in Jackson, Ohio. Andrew was born in Ceredo, West Virginia on October 14, 1925 to the late Wayne and Emelois Ball… Read More »

Dorothy Helen Leslie Lewis

Dorothy Helen Leslie Lewis peacefully passed away January 8, 2013, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dorothy was born May 13, 1915, to Blanche (Hale) and Eugene Leslie at Gallia, Ohio. She was one of seven children. Her parents and her brothers and sisters preceded her in death. The Leslie family moved to Oak Hill when Dorothy was… Read More »