Monthly Archives: February 2022

Virginia Martin

Virginia A. Martin, age 92, of Wellston, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at her home. She was born August 19, 1929, in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Edward T. Davis and Julia A. Fox Davis. Virginia was a loving wife, mother and homemaker whose most important role throughout her life was taking care of… Read More »

Tami Wittkamp

Tami Lynn Wittkamp, age 62, of Jackson, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born December 17, 1959, in Gallipolis to the late Conrad and Shirley (DeLong) Hammond. Tami was a 1978 graduate of Jackson High School. She was a loving housewife and homemaker who enjoyed sewing,… Read More »

Carolyn Burke

Carolyn A. Burke, age 88, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at her home. She was born December 4, 1933, in Wellston, Ohio, the third daughter of Louis and Stella (Knipfer) Benson. Carolyn, a 1951 graduate of Wellston High School, was a loving homemaker and a member of the Hope United Methodist Church… Read More »

Della “Sis” Crace

Della “Sis” Lovetta Crace passed away February 7, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Sis was born December 8, 1939, to James and Helen Malone. She was the second oldest of 11 children. On April 12, 1958, she married James Eskil Crace, who she affectionately called “Ek”. Their family grew quickly with three… Read More »

James “Jim” Geitz

James Phillip “Jim” Geitz, of Wellston, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Jenkins Care Community in Wellston, Ohio. He was born September 29, 1939, in Hammond, Indiana to the late Harold J. Geitz of Wellston and Veda Paine of Pompano Beach, Florida.   Jim attended Kiski Preparatory School in Pennsylvania and graduated from Wellston… Read More »

Charles Brown

Charles Edward Brown, beloved husband, father, grandpa and brother, passed away unexpectedly on February 7, 2022, at age 65, in Jackson. Charlie was a kind-hearted man who would do anything for anyone. In his youth, he traveled the world with the U.S. Marine Corps. He drove a tractor-trailer for nearly 40 years and enjoyed the… Read More »

Billy Whitt

Billy F. Whitt, age 81, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, unexpectedly at his home in Oak Hill, Ohio after a brief illness. He was born January 6th, 1941, in Firebrick, Ohio to the late James Walter “Bud” and Nora Viola (Brofford) Whitt. Billy was a proud Vietnam Veteran… Read More »

Marilyn Jindra

Marilyn Ann Jindra, age 90, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022. She was born August 5, 1931, in Jackson, Ohio, the daughter of Carl H. and Ida Mae (Stewart) Karr. Marilyn was a 1949 graduate of Jackson High School. She retired as manager of the City of Jackson Utility Department after many years… Read More »

Doris Hacker

Doris Joan (Sexton) Hacker, age 81, of Jackson, Ohio passed away at Holzer Hospital on February 7th, 2022, at 8:45 a.m. She was born in Jackson, Ohio on November 14th, 1940, to late William Christley and Ama Jane (Cain) Sexton. Doris was a graduate of Jackson High School. During her lifetime, she was employed by… Read More »

Patrick “Pat” Miller

Patrick Edwin “Pat” Miller, age 70, passed away February 4, 2022. Patrick was born February 25, 1951, to the late Diana (Susie) and Dean Miller at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. Patrick was raised alongside his brother Greg (Lee) Miller and two sisters: Dianne (Steve) Connell, and Brenda (Dick) Armstrong. Growing up with a large extended family,… Read More »

Arvilla “Faye” Thompson

Arvilla “Faye” Thompson, 89, of Ironton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Oakmont Manor, Flatwoods, Kentucky. Faye, as she was lovingly known, was born October 23, 1932, in Wellston, Ohio, a daughter to the late Millard “Mick” and Mildred “Midge” (Morgan) Henry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Homer Thompson, who… Read More »

Jon Cherrington

Jon V. Cherrington, age 67, was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on October 28, 1954, and went home to be with the Lord on February 3, 2022, in his home with his children and wife by his side. Jon was one of five children of Paul and Dolly (Crace) Cherrington. His siblings, also born to Paul… Read More »

Twila Kanouse

Twila Ann Bowling Kanouse, age 61, of Ray, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. She was born September 16, 1960, in Oak Hill, Ohio to the late Harley D. Bowling and Marilyn I. Ross Bowling. Twila retired from KFC, where she was employed at both the Wellston… Read More »

Robert “Bob” Woods

Robert L. “Bob” Woods, age 73, of Chillicothe, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born May 28, 1948, in Jackson County, Ohio, to the late Albert E. Woods and Dorothy Grow Woods. Bob was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the… Read More »

Patricia “Pat” Carlson

Patricia Ann “Pat” Carlson, 77, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior on February 1, 2022, in the comforting care of her family and the Doctors Hospital staff in Columbus, Ohio. A resident of Jackson, Ohio in recent years, she was born June 1, 1944, in Huntington, West Virginia… Read More »