Phillip Keith Buffington, age 79, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Ayden Healthcare of Jackson. He was born January 1, 1942, in Glenroy, Ohio, son of the late Phillip Frank Buffington and Elma Jewell Shope Buffington. Keith graduated from Coalton High School with the class of 1960. He retired from Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing… Read More »
Linda L. Shotts, age 73, of Wellston, passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at her home. She was born November 29, 1948, in Springfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Jack Richard Long and Garnet Lannom Knisley. Linda retired from the Vinton County Board of Education, where she was employed as a school bus driver for 32… Read More »
Lois Hess, age 90, passed away Sunday, December 19th, 2021, at Holzer Jackson ER. She was born March 5th, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pennsylvania there. When Lois came to Jackson, she was active in clubs, PTA and her church. She taught a teen Sunday School class for several years and… Read More »
Andrew F. “Andy” Duffy, age 68, of Wellston passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born September 19, 1953, in Wellston, Ohio, son of the late Ambrose Emerson Duffy and Clara Martin Duffy Cheatwood. Andy was a coal miner for 27 years and eventually retired from… Read More »
Richard R. Smith, age 81, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, at the Jenkins Community Care in Wellston. He was born March 12, 1940, to the late Russell R. Smith and Zona Burtenshaw Smith. Richard, or Dick, as he was known on a construction site, was passionate about his work, serving as… Read More »
Kind. Considerate. Loving. Caring. These are but a few words that describe Travis Lynn Strnad, 79, of Wellston, who passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2021, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on March 20, 1942, in Wagner, Oklahoma, son of the late Travis B. and Myrtle (Carney)… Read More »
Owen Russell Adkins, 66, of Oak Hill passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Holzer Medical Center of Gallipolis. He was born August 28, 1955, in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Billy Joe Adkins and Margaret Ellen Gray Adkins. He was retired from the Ohio State Highway Patrol after working for 30 years.… Read More »
Robert Wayne Peterson, age 91, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. He was born in the beginning of the Great Depression on March 21, 1930, in Hammond, Indiana to the late Oscar and Mabel (Ludders) Peterson. Bob spent his boyhood summers working on his grandmother’s farm. He… Read More »
Richard E. Hughes, age 70, currently from Wilkesville, Ohio, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021, at 5:30 a.m. at Ohio State University James Cancer Center Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born October 31, 1951, in Oak Hill to the late William Hughes, Sr. and Helen (Vititoe) Hughes. In… Read More »
Donald “Don” Lee Lanhart passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Mount Carmel, Grove City, following a brief illness. Don was born March 26, 1951, in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Bill and Betty Lanhart. Don married the love of his life, Donna Lanhart, on March 26, 1976, and they are now reunited in Heaven.… Read More »
Pauletta Joye “Paulette” Phillips, age 78, of Wellston passed away at her home, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, December 16, 2021. She was born November 1, 1943, in McArthur, Ohio, the youngest child of the late Lawrence and Rachel (Monroe) Donahoe. Paulette was a 1961 graduate of Vinton County High School, where she was… Read More »
James Donald “Jimmy” Holsinger, age 72, of Wellston, passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. He was born September 16, 1949, in Martin, Kentucky, son of the late Dixie Grace Robison. Jimmy was a veteran of the United States Army and served during the Vietnam War. He was a corrections officer who was a… Read More »
Robert Leroy “Bob” Williams, age 71, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at his home. He was born August 15, 1950, at home in Wellston, the youngest son of Everett and Ruth Coyle Williams. Bob was a self-employed truck driver for most of his life. He enjoyed deer hunting and going to the… Read More »