Monthly Archives: October 2016

Verlin Short

Verlin Short, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at his home. He was born October 14, 1944 in Letcher County, Kentucky to the late Devert and Susan (Baker) Short. Verlin is survived by his daughters, Cynthia (Thomas) Fannin, of Wellston, Angela (Bill) Rickman, of Ray, Ohio and Trenda Wright, of Wellston;… Read More »

Freddie J. Cook

Freddie J. Cook, age 72, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born October 20, 1944 in Kentucky to the late Pierce and Edith (Gibson) Cook. He is survived by daughters, Cortney Cook and Amanda Crawford; son, Mathew Cook; grandchildren, Erica (Mason) Gallmeyer, Kylie Cook, Erin Cook,… Read More »

Tracy J. Bevard McLain

Tracy J. Bevard McLain, age 45, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. She was born February 11, 1971 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Tracy was a home health care worker who enjoyed baking, traveling, shopping and going to amusement parks. She is survived by her mother and… Read More »

Erma Jean “Finney” Davis

Erma Jean “Finney” Davis, age 90, of Jackson, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at the Holzer Senior Health Care Center in Gallipolis. She was born in Jackson, Ohio on March 22, 1926 to the late Sam and Leafy (Lyons) Finney. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Davis,… Read More »

Francis E. “Buddy” Kille

Francis E. “Buddy” Kille, age 66, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016, at his home. He was born March 15, 1950 in Radcliff, Ohio to the late Francis P. Kille and Virginia E. Sizemore Faulk Kille. Buddy was a truck driver who was a former employee of Davis Trucking, McArthur Trucking and Huntley… Read More »

James A. “Jim” Smith

James “Jim” A. Smith, age 88, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Edgewood Manor of Wellston surrounded by his family and friends. He was born April 9, 1928 in Jackson to the late Ann (Bennett) Smith. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Wilma J. (Lenhart) Smith, of Jackson; daughters,… Read More »

Margaret “Maggie” Dunn Cheek

Margaret “Maggie” Dunn Cheek, age 55, of Wellston, departed this life, surrounded by loved ones, on Wednesday evening, October 5, 2016 at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born March 1, 1961 in Detroit, Michigan to Audrey Bentley Dunn and Dan Dunn. Maggie was a 1979 graduate of Oak Hill High School and also a… Read More »

Freda C. (Boggs) Stanley

Freda C. Stanley, age 64, of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 at Heartland of Jackson. She was born November 21, 1951 in Patriot, Ohio to the late Noah and Jessie (Bryant) Boggs. Freda was a graduate of Olive Hill High School in Kentucky and the University of Rio Grande. She worked… Read More »

William C. “Bill” Vicars

William C. ” Bill” Vicars, 63, of Wellston, passed away on Monday morning, October 3, 2016, at the James Cancer Center of the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on February 19, 1953, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late William J. Vicars and Frances L. Skeens Vicars. He was a 1971 graduate… Read More »

Daniel W. Harrel

Daniel W. Harrel, age 61, a lifelong resident of Jackson, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at The Ohio State University James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio, where he had been a patient. He was born in Wellston, Ohio on November 9, 1954 to the late Franklin and Vera (Simmerman) Harrel. Daniel is survived… Read More »

Earl Williams

Earl Williams, age 61, of Wellston, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at the SOMC Hospice Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born July 9, 1955 in Wellston, Ohio to the late Roy Williams and Anna Mae Nichols Williams. Earl was a 1973 graduate of Wellston High School. He was a former construction worker who… Read More »

Patricia L. Rankin

Patricia L. Rankin, age 44, of Jackson, passed away at her residence on Thursday, September 29, 2016. She was born in South Carolina on July 22, 1972 to the late Raymond Russell Rankin and Winifred (Halterman) Rankin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Rick Feltner, and three sisters: Ramona Hill,… Read More »