Monthly Archives: November 2017

Shirley (Leedy) Davis

Shirley (Leedy) Davis, age 72, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Jenkins Care Community Center in Wellston. She was born in Jackson to the late Isaac and Francis (Riegel) Leedy. She is survived by her brother, Kenneth (Juanita) Leedy, of Ravenswood, West Virginia; sister-in-law, Lora (Jack) Jenkins, of Wellston; brothers-in-law, Charles Davis,… Read More »

June R. (Thomas) Williams

June R. (Thomas) Williams, age 70, of Oak Hill, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center in Jackson. She was born June 14, 1947 in Oak Hill to the late Howell J. and Wilma (McCain) Thomas. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Wayne Williams, of Oak Hill and her… Read More »

Philip “Phil” R. Sexton

Philip “Phil” R. Sexton (“Pappy”), age 74, of Jackson, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2017 at the Ohio State Wexner Center in Columbus. He was born Dec. 19, 1942 in Jackson to the late John and Catherine (Hellman) Sexton. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 33 years,… Read More »

Betty Mae Cofer

Betty Mae Cofer, age 89, passed away at the Hospice Care Center of Ashland on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. She was born Sept. 11, 1928 in Blackfork, Ohio to the late Alva and Margaret (Johnson) Craddolph. She is survived by her sons, Gregory Mark (Carol) Cofer of Illinois and Myron Dean (Marta) Cofer of Ironton,… Read More »

Paul, James and Elizabeth Moore

Paul Moore, age 40, of Jackson and children, James Moore, age 12 and Elizabeth “Libby” Moore, age 9, passed away on Nov. 26, 2017. Paul was born to Roger Homer Moore and Lora Edna Moore on Nov. 22, 1977. He loved to hunt, fish and enjoy the open feel of the land. Paul was preceded… Read More »

James “Jim” Ewing Sr.

James “Jim” S. Ewing SR., age 65, of Wellston, passed away after battling cancer on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. He was born March 31, 1952 to the late Stanley William and Ethel Mae (Hageman) Ewing. He is survived by his son, James S. Ewing Jr., of Guam; daughters, Sherry (Tom)… Read More »

Katherine L. Buchanan

Katherine L. Buchanan, age 95, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her daughter and special friend, Mary Gilliland by her side on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 at Jenkins Care Community of Wellston. She was born Sept. 30, 1922 in Jackson, Ohio to the late John Herbert and Pauline (Camp) Evans. She is survived by… Read More »

Pearl Eugene “Red” Hutchinson

Pearl Eugene “Red” Hutchinson, age 88, of Wellston, went to be with his Lord on Sunday morning, Nov. 26, 2017 from his home, with his loving family beside him. He was born Jan. 7, 1929 in Vinton County, Ohio, son of the late Arthur O. Hutchinson and Florence Donahue Hutchinson. Gene retired after 42 years… Read More »

David Preston Leach, Jr.

David Preston Leach, Jr., 58, of Wellston, OH (formerly of Springfield), passed away on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. He was born May 24, 1959, the son of David P. Leach, Sr. and Joann (Fremder) Leach. David loved the outdoors and he loved springtime. He called it the “season of rejuvenation”. He was a 1977 graduate… Read More »

Ralph David McCumber

Ralph David McCumber died on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 in Beavercreek, Ohio. A graveside service of thanksgiving for Dave’s life will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Beaver Union Cemetery, Beaver, Ohio at 1 p.m., followed by a time of fellowship and remembering with family and friends in Jackson, Ohio. Dave was… Read More »

Bill McGinnis, Sr.

William H. “Bill” (Miller) McGinnis, Sr., age 76, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. He was born May 25, 1941 in New Boston, Ohio, son of the late James Raymond Kerns and Marcena Virginia McGinnis Denny. Bill was a veteran of the United States Navy… Read More »

William “Bill” E. Morris

William “Bill” E. Morris, age 69, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. Born Aug. 18, 1948, he was the son of the late James and Alfreda Keesee Morris. Bill graduated from Jackson High School with the Class of 1966. He attended Morehead State University before leaving college to join the… Read More »

Dallas Eugene “Gene” Hill

Dallas Eugene “Gene” Hill, age 84, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. He was born in Ashland, Kentucky on Feb. 23, 1933 to the late Harry and Marie (Coldin) Hill. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Dallas E. Hill. He is survived by… Read More »

Sherry Y. Adams

Sherry Y. Adams, 78, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson. She was born on May 11, 1939 in Ewington, Ohio, daughter of the late Francis and Minnie (Canode) Cottrill. Sherry retired from the State of Ohio Unemployment Office. A very active lady, she was loved… Read More »

Martha Jane Gilliland

Martha Jane Gilliland, age 75, of Wellston, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. She was born Feb. 5, 1942 in Wellston, Ohio to the late Luther L. Hartley and Marietta Margaret Morris Hartley. Martha was a 1960 graduate of Wellston High School. She retired from the Wellston… Read More »