Monthly Archives: March 2014

Jeffrey Lin Smith

Jeffrey Lin Smith, age 55, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 30, 2014 at his home. He was born May 15, 1958 to the late Donald Ray and Kay (Metzler) Smith. He is a veteran of the United State Air Force. He worked as a truck driver and dispatcher for… Read More »

Brenda S. Jenkins

Brenda S. Jenkins, age 59, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 31, 2014, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was born October 22, 1954 in Providence, Rhode Island, to the late Herbert and Lucille Hansen Smith. Brenda was a former employee of the Verizon Telephone Company and was a loving… Read More »

Sandra Kay (Green) Souders

Sandra Kay (Green) Souders, age 70, passed away at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe on Thursday, March 27, 2014. She was born in Alliance, Ohio on February 18, 1944 to the late Dudley Green and Orpha Gladys Conley. She was also preceded in death by brothers and sisters: Bert Green, Nettie Summers, Martha Litteral, Dudley… Read More »

Carl E. Sorrell

Carl E. Sorrell, age 76, of Hamden, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at his residence. He was born November 14, 1937 in Hamden, Ohio to the late Carl Douglas Sorrell and Marie Saultz Sorrell. Carl was a 1955 graduate of Vinton County High School. He was a former machinist at McNally-Pittsburg Manufacturing in Wellston,… Read More »

Paul Michael Leach

Paul Michael Leach, age 77, of Utopia, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2014. He was born in Wellston, Ohio to Paul and Lorena Leach and had two brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Wellston High School in 1955 and attended Ohio University to study Engineering. He had an interesting career working on… Read More »

Wilma Fay (Perry) Baker

Wilma Fay (Perry) Baker, age 75, of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Riverside Medical Center. She was born in Lawrence County, Ohio on July 7, 1938 to the late Jessie James and Mary (Webb) Perry. She is survived by her sons, Steve (Rosie) Baker of Oak Hill, Ohio and Tim… Read More »

Jane Friley

Jane Friley, age 75, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her home. She was born April 3, 1938 in Jackson, Ohio to the late James Foster and Delphia Mae (Hughes) Friley. Jane was a 1957 graduate of Jackson High School and later worked at and retired from the Pillsbury Plant… Read More »

Cecile A. Geitz

Cecile A. Geitz, age 90, of Wellston, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, March 25, 2014, at the Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born March 29, 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late Ray and Cecile Benke Lammers. Ceil was a 1941 graduate of St. Joseph High School in Cincinnati. As a young adult,… Read More »

Jerry L. Scarbury

Jerry L. Scarbury, age 74 of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at his home. He was born November 29, 1939 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Lincoln and Freda (Bowen) Scarbury. He worked as a police officer as well as auxiliary for the Jackson Police Department and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department… Read More »

June Wright

June Wright, 84, of Jackson, Ohio, went home with the Lord at her home on Monday, March 24, 2014. She was born in Springfield, Ohio, on November 29, 1929, daughter of the late Earl and Ethel Baker Nichols. She was a 1947 graduate of Allensville High School and received a secretarial degree from Manpower Business… Read More »

Robert L. Adkins Sr.

Robert L. Adkins Sr. age 76, of Oak Hill, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014. He was a retired maintenance worker and mighty worker for the Lord. He was a member of Trippieville Baptist Church, Kokeen Church and was past master and a member of the Portland Masonic Lodge. He was born October 29, 1937… Read More »

Melinda K. White

Melinda K. White, age 43, passed away at her residence on Saturday, March 22, 2014. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on August 24, 1970 to Clarence (Julie) Gillenwater and the late Diane Salyers Gillenwater. She is survived by her husband, James White; son James White II; daughter: Sabra White; brothers: Mike (Ann) Gillenwater, Paul… Read More »

Marjorie Lois Dillon Bowman

Marjorie Lois Dillon Bowman, age 93, of 1216 NE 11 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33304, died peacefully on Friday, March 21, 2014, at her home with family at her side. She was born March 10, 1921, in Crown City, Ohio, daughter of the late Hobart and Fern (Lanier) Dillon, direct descendants of the Dillons who… Read More »

Norma L. (Snider) Wevurski

Norma L. (Snider) Wevurski, age 74 of Fairborn, Ohio, passed away Saturday March 22, 2014. She was born February 28, 1940 in Calhoun Co., WV, the daughter of the late Donald and Letha (Holpp) Snider. Norma attended Parkersburg City Schools through the ninth grade, graduating from Jackson High School in 1958 and Rio Grande College,… Read More »

Doretha V. Atwood

Doretha V. Atwood, 88, of McArthur, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at her residence. She was born June 15, 1925 in Kentucky, daughter of the late Jay and Inez Thompson Keesee. Doretha was married to the late Ernest Atwood. She is survived by her son, Lewis Kenton Atwood of Londonderry; brothers, Dallas (Sue) Keesee… Read More »