Monthly Archives: October 2015

Betty J. Sheppard

Betty J. Sheppard, age 59, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Holzer of Jackson. She was born May 6, 1956 in Chillicothe, to the late James and Mary (Lambert) Israel. Betty was retired from Jackson Vinton Head Start as a teacher’s aide. She was a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Friend… Read More: Betty J. Sheppard »

Eula M. McManus

Eula M. McManus, age 88, of Hamden, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born January 21, 1927 in Wellston, Ohio, the daughter of the late Warren Bayes and Maude Starkey Bayes. Eula was a 1944 graduate of Wellston High School. She was a former employee of the… Read More: Eula M. McManus »

David Lee Dailey

David Lee Dailey, 66, of Athens, Ohio, passed away too soon at his home on Thursday, October 8, 2015, following a long struggle with addiction and mental illness. He was born in Athens, Ohio, on September 6, 1949, to the late Dewey and Edith Calentine Dailey. He entered service in the U.S. Army in Vietnam… Read More: David Lee Dailey »

Beatrice A. “Bea” Howard

Beatrice A. “Bea” Howard, 91, of Oak Hill, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Holzer Hospital, Gallipolis. She was born October 9, 1924 in Blackfork, the daughter of the late George and Goldie McCorkle. Bea retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a payroll supervisor. She was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church… Read More: Beatrice A. “Bea” Howard »

Pamela L. McPherson

Pamela L. Mcpherson, age 52, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Florida on Dec. 3, 1962. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benson McPherson and her parents, Cecil L. and Joyce Ann (Price) Bentley. She is survived by a… Read More: Pamela L. McPherson »

Julia Ann Chapman

Julia Ann Chapman, 67, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Hamden. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, August 13, 1948, to the late Leslie and Florence Barlow Jackson. She was a 1966 graduate of Jackson High School and a former member of the Christian… Read More: Julia Ann Chapman »

Lori Jean Smith

Lori Smith age 57 of Groveport, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2015. She was born April 10, 1958 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late Ivan and Ferne Dulaney Storer. She was a loving grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband: Terry Smith, children: Eric (Marina) Smith and Stacy (Alex Ell)Smith,… Read More: Lori Jean Smith »

Jean Mourning Stewart

Jean Mourning Stewart, age 98, of Jackson, passed away at her residence on Friday, October 9, 2015. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on July 23, 1917 to the late George and Clada (Kessler) Shank. Jean is survived by her son, Don Mourning (Rebecca McGhee), two grandchildren: Don (Pamela) Mourning and Melissa Bachtel and three… Read More: Jean Mourning Stewart »

Jane L. Massie

Jane L. Massie, 87, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Wellston on July 5, 1928, to the late Clarence Snider and Mildred Pierpont Snider Smith Schweitzer. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and attended Ohio University in the School of… Read More: Jane L. Massie »

Ava Mae Grace Hamilton

Ava Mae Grace Hamilton, the infant daughter of Anita Reed Meadows and Mike Hamilton, was born asleep on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at 1:56 p.m. Ava is survived by her loving parents, Anita and Mike; paternal grandmother, Judy Short of Jackson, as well as brothers: Michael of Kentucky, and Nate, Ethan and Bentley, still at… Read More: Ava Mae Grace Hamilton »

Grace V. Turner

Grace V. Turner, age 79, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Holzer Medical Center, Jackson. She was born in Jackson, Ohio on July 30, 1936. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Wayne and Laura Frances (Seel) Tudor and two sisters, Mary Hamilton and Louise Bowling. She is survived… Read More: Grace V. Turner »

Joy Ginger Workman

Joy Ginger Workman, age 73, of Oak Hill, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. She was born August 22, 1942 to the late Charles and Pearl (Foreman) Marshall. She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Delano “Corky” Workman; daughters: Joyce (Mike) Barnes, Teresa (Randy) Faye,… Read More: Joy Ginger Workman »