Janet Patricia Smith Loney Clark, best known as “Patty,” age 94, peacefully passed away Friday, June 18 at Holzer Assisted Living of Jackson. She was born October 16, 1926, in Jackson and spent all her life in Jackson except for a very short time in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Patty was preceded in death by her… Read More »
Shirley Jenkins, age 85, of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Monday, June 21 at her home. She was born August 29, 1935 in Sciotoville, Ohio to the late William Riley and Mary Elizabeth Johnson. Shirley was a graduate of Wheelersburg High School and Portsmouth Interstate Business College. She was a former employee of Oak Hill… Read More »
Everett “Eddie” Lloyd Long, age 79, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, June 19 at his home. He was born June 3, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio to the late William and Florence (Fritz) Long. Eddie is survived by his wife, Cynthia (Bollheimer) Long; two children, Danny and Rhonda; three stepchildren, Cecil Jr., Cheryl Lynn, and Thomas;… Read More »
Zadyn Eugene Sprouse, age 4 of Wellston, passed away on Tuesday, June 15. He was born in Beckley, West Virginia on November 25 to his mother, Jasmine R. Musick (Nate Baisden “dad”) and his biological father, Sebastian Sprouse. Besides his parents, he is survived by grandparents: Jennifer (Mike) Harrod; great-grandparents: Tim (Pam) Batey, Mitt (Tom)… Read More »
Marilyn Ann Clark, age 92, of Jackson passed away on Wednesday, June 16. She was born January 6, 1929, in Jackson to the late Charles E. and Lucile (Scurlock) Wilson. She is survived by her one sister, Kathleen Woollet, and many nieces and nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, she is preceded… Read More »
Helen Williams, age 85, of Jackson, passed away on Wednesday, June 16. She was born in Pike County, Kentucky on November 18, 1935 to the late Claude and Georgia (King) McCown. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lewis Williams; a son, Thomas “Shane” Williams; a granddaughter, Brooke Williams; a… Read More »
Shirley K. (Jenkins) Stapleton, age 72, of Oak Hill went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 13 at Ohio State University in Columbus. She was born in Eifort, Ohio to the late George and Stella (Caldwell) Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Darrell Ray Stapleton;… Read More »
William Jeffrey Farrar, age 68, of Jackson, Ohio passed away on Sunday, June 6, at his home of a heart attack. He was born on July 2, 1952, in Gallipolis to the late Billy and Barbara (Blake) Farrar. He was a graduate of the Jackson High School class of 1970. William retired as a postal worker… Read More »
Tommy “Tom” Marvin McGraw, age 53 of Ray, passed away on Wednesday, June 9 at Holzer Medical Center in Jackson. He was born in Athens, Ohio on June 13, 1967. He is survived by his children: Jason (Cara) Oiler, Meggan Cremeans, Lucas (Christina) Oiler and Dylan Poole; a brother, John McGraw; a sister, Charlene Ison;… Read More »
Shirley Ann Swingle Priest, age 85, of Jackson passed away on Tuesday, June 8, at the Four Winds Nursing Facility. Born on September 24, 1935, to Otis and Pauline Minard Swingle, Shirley grew up in Jackson with her brothers Jim, Kenny, and Frank Swingle and graduated from Jackson High School in 1954. She married well-known… Read More »
Kent “Geek” Kessler, 55, of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, from cancer, in the home he helped his parents build in Oak Hill. Kent had a huge heart and loved his family dearly. He found joy in nature, watching old westerns, his mom’s fried chicken and hanging out with his buddy,… Read More »
Rita Marlene (Sheward) Miller, age 78, formerly of Jackson, Ohio passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, at The Kemper House in Worthington, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 55 years, Michael “Mike” Miller. She was born August 20, 1942 in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Edward Delaney, and Glenna… Read More »
Patsy Ann Choate, age 65, of Wellston, passed away Thursday, June 3 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born September 16, 1955, in Wellston, the daughter of the late Clifford Leach and Leona Capp Purnell. Patsy was a former employee of Pillsbury in Wellston for several years. In her spare time, Patsy always enjoyed… Read More »
Rita Ousley Miller, age 84, of Wellston, passed away Saturday June 5, at her home. She was born July 24, 1936, in Dundas, Ohio, daughter of the late Lawrence Ousley, Sr. and Anastasia Essman Ousley. Rita was a loving mother and homemaker who loved the outdoors. She always enjoyed working in the yard, mowing, and… Read More »
Carol Mardeana (Davis) Wilson, age 85, of Wellston, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 3 at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth. She was born July 13, 1935, in Oak Hill to the late Hayden M. Davis and Luella G. (Baker) Davis. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her… Read More »