Lifelong Jackson resident and well known businessman Stewart Riegel (92) died Jan. 3, 2021 at Fours Winds in Jackson from complications of COVID. Stewart was born Dec. 14, 1928 in Jackson to Ruth (Deemer) Riegel and Robert Riegel. Stewart is survived by his wife of 44 years, Patricia (Evans) Riegel; daughter Brenda (Joel) Goodnough; son,… Read More »
William Shackleford, fondly known as Bill, passed away on Dec. 17, 2020, at age 70 in his home in Galloway, OH, after a year-long struggle with ALS. He was born on Jan. 1, 1950, the youngest of three, to Sara (Davis) and Dudley Shackleford. He grew up in Oak Hill, OH, and from the get-go… Read More »
Kenneth R. Lambert, age 79, of Wellston, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at Four Winds Community in Jackson, Ohio. He was born June 10, 1941 in Wellston, Ohio, son of the late Donald Lambert and Anna Mae Spearry Lambert. Kenny was a heavy equipment operator who was formerly employed by both Eberts Coal Company… Read More »
Shirley Ann Walburn Wortman was born July 14, 1935 and on Jan. 2, 2021, Shirley succumbed to her battle with cancer after 18 months, outliving her prognosis by a year. She starts the new year, and her 2nd life, with her late husband, Jimmie A. Wortman, and her parents Tom and Lydian (Hamer) Walburn. She… Read More »
Ruth Leona (Balzer) Garthee, age 91, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. She was a resident of Jenkins Care Center at Wellston, Ohio. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Andy Garthee and a close friend, Frank Lundy. Ruth was the daughter of Peter Balzer Jr. and his wife Mabel (Halterman)… Read More »
Charles E. “Chuck” Smith, age 58, of Beaver Pike, Jackson, passed away at Holzer Medical in Gallipolis on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. He was born in Jackson on March 26, 1962 to the late Carl E. and Wanda L. (Culwell) Smith. He is survived by daughters: Whitney (Donnie) Robinson and Natasha (Chuck) Kiser; brothers: Andy… Read More »
Kimberly J. Russell, age 55 of Jackson, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on July 7, 1965 to Alfred E. Harper and the late Doris J. (Lambert) Harper. Besides her father, she is survived by her daughter, Kathryn N. Russell, and… Read More »
Michael Ray “Mike” Gussler, age 58, of Lucasville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born May 22, 1962 in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Robert Ray Gussler and Fern M. Rowland Gussler. Mike was employed in the shipping and receiving department at… Read More »
Larry Walter Brisker, 77, of Coalton, Ohio, went home peacefully with his Lord on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, on Jan. 26, 1943, to the late Elmer Harold Brisker and Ida Belle Waulke Brisker. He was a 1961 graduate of Coalton High School and a member… Read More »
Carl C. Dailey, age 69 of Coalton, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Ratcliff, Ohio on July 29, 1951 to the late Harold L. and Bertha Maxine (Harvey) Dailey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters-in-law: Harold “Pete” (Shirley) Dailey and… Read More »