Lelah Mae Gettles Murdoch, 97, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, Jan. 6, 2019, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born July 4, 1921, in Wellston to the late Homer E. and Ella Davis Gettles. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bayard H. Murdoch, on… Read More »
Betty Jane Cline, age 92, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 at her home in Cline Holler. She changed her address, leaving from the home her husband built by hand to a glorious one prepared for her in Heaven. She was born Sept. 10, 1926 in Hocking County, Ohio to the late Paul… Read More »
Charles Keith Butts passed away on Jan. 5, 2019 of a heart attack at Adena. He was the son of David and Jane Butts, both deceased. He is survived by son, Bryan (Tiffany) and grandchildren, Ava Grace and Bransen, of Wheeelersburg. Also surviving are brothers, David and John of Jackson and sister, Sondra of Waverly.… Read More »
Marvin Lee Bales, Sr., age 91, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 at the V.A. Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born Oct. 13, 1927 in Garfield County, Oklahoma, the son of the late Lester Lee Bales and Faye Barton Bales. Marvin was a veteran of the United States Navy who served… Read More »
Terry Lee Rainer, age 62, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio. He was born Sept. 12, 1956 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Raymond E. Rainer and Dora Osborne Rainer. Terry was a former construction worker who specialized in concrete work. Terry enjoyed… Read More »
Kerry Lynn Markham, age 69, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Jackson, Ohio, on Aug. 19, 1949, to Willis H. Markham and Letha A. (McCallister) Markham, who preceded her in death. Kerry was a graduate of Jackson High School with the Class of… Read More »
Cody Austin Lee Crockett, age 20, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at his home. He was born March 10, 1998 in Columbus, Ohio. Cody was an employee of Bob Evans Restaurant in Jackson. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and spending time with his friends. Cody is survived by his mother,… Read More »
Robert Lloyd Wells, age 91, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born Oct. 5, 1927 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Harley Wells and Helen Lloyd Wells. Bob was a 1945 graduate of Central High School in Columbus. He was a WW II… Read More »
Shannon Elaine Dawson, age 54, of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Riverside, California on June 1, 1964 to the late Joseph L. Ghiloni and “Tobi” (Moyer) Ghiloni, who survives. Besides her mother, she is also survived by… Read More »
Kerry E. Peoples, age 67, of Wellston, passed away Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. He was born Nov. 23, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Kenneth O. Peoples and Ruth Elizabeth Clark Peoples. Kerry formerly attended, and was employed by, J-VAC Industries in Wellston. From the time he… Read More »
Walter Preston Simpson, age 74 of Londonderry, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio on August 29, 1944 to the late James and Arleda (Rouse) Simpson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy (Salyers) Simpson;… Read More »
Phyllis (Pfancuff) Handley, 91, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at Holzer Assisted Living. She was born April 30, 1927, in Jackson, Ohio to the late Ben and Minnie Pfancuff. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her brothers, William Pfancuff and George Pfancuff. She was… Read More »
Virginia Stiffler Peters, 99, a life-long resident of Jackson, passed away Dec. 31, 2018. She was born in Jackson on April 11, 1919 to the late Allie L. and Gertrude Stiffler. She was a 1937 graduate of Jackson High School and The Ohio State University in 1941. She taught school in Lancaster, Ohio and Arlington,… Read More »