Dr. Dwight A. Pugh, Ph. D., age 77, of Athens, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1940 in Glen Roy, Ohio, son of the late Clifford and Stella Poole Pugh. Dwight was a 1958 graduate of Wellston High School and furthered his education by obtaining a Doctorate… Read More »
William Joseph Arthur, age 78, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Jackson, Ohio on Aug. 28, 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Gertrude (Downey) Arthur; his wife, Lydia Ruth Arthur; son, Keith Allen Arthur and daughter, Jennifer JoAnn Arthur. He… Read More »
Gayla “Gator” (Coleman) Browning, age 45, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2017 after a heroic battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 15, 1972 in Logan, Ohio to Rosalind (Coffey) Lowe and the late Jesse Coleman. She is survived by her mother, Rosalind Lowe; husband, Danny Browning; daughter, Desiree Browning; four sisters:… Read More »
James Richard “Rick” Henson, 66, of Findlay, joined the Heavenly Choir at 12:10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Wellston, Ohio on Oct. 27, 1950 to the late Oscar Henson and Ruth (Gregory) Henson (Booth). On May 23, 1970, he married… Read More »
Irene G. Clark, age 83, of Wellston, and a former resident of Middletown, passed away Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on Dec. 15, 1933. Irene retired from the City of Middletown where she was employed for many years. She attended Sts. Peter and Paul… Read More »
Rhoda Eileen Deems, age 57, of Thurman, Ohio passed away Friday August 25, 2017 at her home. She was born on April 30, 1960 in Holden, West Virginia to Rosalee L. (Evans) Baisden and the late Bill E. Curry. In addition to her mother, Rhoda is survived by two daughters, Terri (Brian) Miller and Tonya… Read More »
Gary Lee Morris, age 63, of Jacksonville, Florida, formerly of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on July 20, 2017. He was born in Jackson, Ohio on June 11, 1954 to the late James and Alfreda (Keesee) Morris. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Morris Sexton. He is survived by a… Read More »
Sharon (Yates) Stiffler, age 59, of Oak Hill, was called home on Aug. 24, 2017. Sharon was born on Oct. 26, 1957 in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Carl and Selma (Strickland) Yates of Oak Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her twin sister, Karen Carter. Sharon spent… Read More »
Millicent “Millie” Davis Oliver went to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 surrounded by her family and best friends. She was born on Feb. 10, 1941, in Columbus at the Old White Cross Hospital, known today as Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born the only child of Charles B. And Mary Wood… Read More »
Betty J. Stumbo, age 69, went to be with the Lord and her husband, Hatfield on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born June 27, 1948 in Lambert Kentucky to the late Lee and Clercie (Orsborne) Howell. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her… Read More »
Gladys Elizabeth “Nanny” Peoples, age 87, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017 at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born Dec. 31, 1929 in Wellston, Ohio to the late James Lowell Dickerson and Charity Alice Griffis Dickerson. Gladys was a 1947 graduate of Wellston High School. She was a loving wife, mother,… Read More »
Thomas Ellsworth McNerlin, age 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. He was born in Oak Hill on Oct. 16, 1927, to the late William E. and Beryl (Morgan) McNerlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Alberta (Edwards) McNerlin and his brother, Morgan… Read More »
Eleanor L. Jolly, age 90, of Wellston, passed away peacefully Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 at her home. She was born Sept. 1, 1926 in Wellston to the late Homer E. Jones and Edith M. Camink Jones. Eleanor was a 1944 graduate of Wellston High School and also a graduate of Springfield Business College. She was… Read More »
Rebecca “Becky” Jean Lego Morgan, 79 of Cleveland, passed from this life July 30, 2017 due to a brief illness. Becky is survived by her daughters Beth Dobbins (Tim) of Ft. Myers, Florida, Lynn Brown (Terry) of Frankfort, Ohio and Lisa Mave (Bob) of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, as well as many grandchildren and great grandchildren.… Read More »
Dale Davis Dempsey, age 89, passed away Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 at his residence in Oak Hill. He was born on March 17, 1928 to the late Estel and Estella (Horton) Dempsey in Gallipolis, Ohio. Dale lived in Oak Hill his entire life and was a member of the Antioch Christian Church. He was a… Read More »