Monthly Archives: March 2016

Freddie F. Allen

Freddie F. Allen, age 74, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016. He was born April 8, 1941 to the late Stanley and Alice (McCain) Allen. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Rita (Evans) Allen; children: Bonnie Allen (Jim Schneider) of Jackson, Ohio, Farrell Allen of Coalton, Ohio, Aaron… Read More »

George Lewis Sauer

George Lewis Sauer, 66, formerly of Middleport, died peacefully at his Jackson, Ohio home on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from complications of traumatic brain injury, an affliction that spanned nearly two decades. George was born in Pomeroy on September 21, 1949, to the late Lewis Hugh Sauer and Helen Smith Sauer. He was a 1967… Read More »

Julie Ann (Willis) Caldwell

Julie Ann (Willis) Caldwell, age 49, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born June 10, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert Owen Willis and Shirley Ann Hall Willis. Julie was a 1984 graduate of Southern High School… Read More »

Betty J. Townsend Ghearing

Betty J. Townsend Ghearing, age 93, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Summersville, W. Va. She was born December 30, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Glenn P. Matthews and Charlene Thompson Matthews. Betty, a 1940 graduate of Wellston High School and a loving homemaker,… Read More »

Charles W. Jenkins

Charles “Charlie” W. Jenkins, age 81, of Waverly, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his home. He was born February 20, 1935 in Oak Hill to the late Joseph and Ada (Chaney) Jenkins. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rose Jenkins, of Waverly; children, Peggy McKenzie,… Read More »

Shirley J. Harrison

Shirley J. Harrison, age 69, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born November 6, 1946 in Chelyan, WV to the late Sam and Dola (Withrow) Browning. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, David Harrison; daughter, Missie (Troy) Pendleton; grandson, Aaron Pendleton; brother,… Read More »

Rosemary Ross

Rosemary Ross, age 93, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Four Winds of Jackson. She was born January 24, 1923 to the late Alva and Laura (Basquil) Martin. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Frank Ross of Jackson, Ohio; children: Monte (Denise) Ross of Vandalia, Ohio, Marty (Kathy)… Read More »

Terry Joe Nicholson

Terry Joe Nicholson, age 39, of Wellston, passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 24, 2016. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on October 29, 1976 to the late David Thompson and Sheila Nicholson. He is survived by his son, Tyler Nicholson; sister, Evelyn Hoyd; nephews, Ethan and Emerson Hoyd, along with his long-time… Read More »

Jacquelene Sue “Jackie” Molihan

Jacquelene Sue “Jackie” Molihan, age 61, of Wellston, passed away Wednesday morning, March 23, 2016, at her home. She was born November 17, 1954 in Vinton County, Ohio to the late Leo C. Steele and Sadie Ousley Steele. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Jackie’s passion in life was her family. She was a… Read More »

Helen M. Lucas

Helen M. Lucas, age 89, of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Holzer Assisted Living Center in Jackson. She was born on January 4, 1927 in Jackson County to the late James and Mildred (Wills) Lucas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers: Bob Lucas… Read More »

Eleanor R. Essman

Eleanor R. Essman, 92, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, March 21, 2016, at the Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. She was born in Wellston on March 23, 1923, to the late Harry B. and Dorothy Browne Reese. She was a 1941 graduate of Wellston High School, and in 1967 earned a B.A. from Ohio… Read More »

Patricia “Sue” Eldridge

Patricia “Sue” Eldridge, age 69, of Oak Hill, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her home. She was born December 31, 1946 to the late Parnell and Ernestine (Crabtree) Brady. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Donald Eldridge, of Oak Hill; children,… Read More »

Charles Michael “Mike” Massie

Charles Michael “Mike” Massie, age 80, of Wellston, departed this life on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 16, 1935 in Wellston, Ohio to the late Homer DeWitt Massie and Clara Campbell Massie. A devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Mike was a 1954 graduate… Read More »

Lot Franklin “Buddy” Brofford

Lot Franklin “Buddy” Brofford, age 66, of Oak Hill, passed away on Saturday, March 19 at the Holzer Medical Center-Jackson emergency room. He was born on April 23, 1949 in Oak Hill to the late Lot F. and Janet (Snyder) Brofford. Surviving are his wife, Debra (Karr) Brofford whom he married on September 14, 1996;… Read More »

Kenneth L. Kasee

Kenneth L. Kasee, age 81, of Wellston, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Holzer Medical Center – Jackson. He was born on September 20, 1934 in Jackson County to the late Earl and Josephine (Lambert) Kasee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene, in 2011;… Read More »