Monthly Archives: November 2014

Nettie Florence (McGhee) Nichols

Nettie Florence (McGhee) Nichols, 87, of Jackson County, Ohio, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2014 at Holzer Medical Center Jackson-Hospice. She was born July 14, 1927 to Wilbur Fenn McGhee and Mary Leah Miller McGhee, the third of five children. She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband, Floyd Jacob Nichols; brothers,… Read More »

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Stephson

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Stephson, age 76, of Jackson, passed away Friday morning, November 28, 2014, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born October 12, 1938 in Urbana, Ohio to the late Guy and Maude Phillips Pritchard. Peggy was a licensed beautician and she retired from Siemens in Urbana after… Read More »

Ann Rhea

Ann Rhea, age 80, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Four Winds of Jackson. She was born February 28, 1934 in Jackson, Ohio to the late Charles and Gracie Maude (Gilliland) Wastier. Ann was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School. She was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church,… Read More »

Virginia Ruth Bevins

Virginia Ruth Bevins, age 76, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at St. Mary’s Medical Center of Huntington, WV. She was born September 7, 1938 in Hardy, Kentucky to the late Eldon Luther and Cressie (Gooslin) Stanley. She is survived by her husband, Jim L. Bevins of Patriot, Ohio; sons, John Bevins… Read More »

Louise I. Arnold

Louise I. Arnold, 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away due to congestive heart failure on Monday November 24, 2014, at Hospice of Hamilton with her daughters by her side. She was born January 1, 1920, in Wellston to the late Theodore and Emma May Williams. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, David T.… Read More »

Carol Estlene Swaney

Carol Estlene Swaney, age 88, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Grant Medical Center of Columbus, Ohio as a result of an auto accident on US 50 on November 11, 2014. She was born November 7, 1926 to the late Loren and Grace (Lewis) Mercer.Carol was a member of Wesley United… Read More »

Ruth Stanton-West

Ruth Stanton West, of Stuart, Florida, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stuart, following a long illness. Born to Leo J. and Elsie Rowe Stanton of Hamden, Ohio, Ruth peacefully left this world just three days shy of her 94th birthday – a milestone about which she… Read More »

Betty Lou Riffle

Betty Lou Riffle, age 78, of Jackson passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Edgewood Manor Nursing Facility of Wellston. She was born March 15, 1936 in Wellston, to the late Charles H. and Stella Argabright Montgomery. She was a cook for the Colonial restaurant in Jackson for nearly 20 years, enjoyed playing bingo… Read More »

Freddie Ray McCain

Freddie Ray McCain, of St. Petersburg, Florida, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio, age 76, son of Andrew and Nora (Humphreys) McCain, passed away November 21, 2014 in a car accident.Fred was a 1956 Oak Hill High School graduate and a Vietnam Air Force veteran. He retired from Alcatel-Lucent after 37 years.Fred was one of 14… Read More »

Kay Webb

Kay Webb, age 63, of Jackson, Ohio passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Adena Regional Medical Center of Chillicothe. She was born August 21, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Jacob and Josephine (Napper) McCarty.Kay was a 1969 graduate of Wellston High School. In December of 2005 she graduated from Soma School of… Read More »

Kenneth Ray Henry

Kenneth Ray Henry passed away at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio at 12:08 a.m., November 11, 2014. He was born October 3, 1925 to Lottie and O.R. Henry and lived all 89 years in Jackson, Ohio. He worked with his family in the Henry Grocery Company. He and his brothers also owned Southern Orchards… Read More »

Janet G. Rowe

Janet G. Rowe was called home on November 15, 2014 with her husband and daughter at her bedside and final moments of loving messages from her sons.She was born on January 28, 1937 in Jackson, Ohio. She married her high school sweetheart, Harold R. “Puck” Rowe Sr. on May 27, 1956. Janet is survived by… Read More »

Mary Jean Lyons

Mary Jean Lyons, age 64, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at Holzer Medical Center of Gallipolis. She was born July 23, 1950 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Andrew and Wilma (Thomas) Kish. Mary was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness Church. Surviving is her husband, Michael Lyons… Read More »

Keith Allen Duhl

Keith Allen Duhl, age 43 of Jackson, passed away on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson. Arrangements are by Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home, Jackson.

Christopher David Stiffler

Christopher David Stiffler, age 34, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. He was born January 17, 1980 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Carlos Stiffler and Cheryl (Danver) Feeney. Chris was a 1998 graduate of Jackson High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. He was an active member of the Jaycees in… Read More »