Author Archives: Larry Patrick

Marcella Fern Adkins

Marcella Fern Adkins, age 89 of Oak Hill, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on June 30, 1926 to the late Ora and Martha (Radabaugh) Snyder. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Junior… Read More »

Willard Anderson III

Willard Anderson III, age 48, of Ray, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio on February 11, 1968 to the late Willard Anderson, Jr. and Nancy (Reed) Anderson, who survives. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death… Read More »

Renee (Campbell) Mercer

Renee (Campbell) Mercer, age 52, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Born on December 19, 1963, she was the youngest daughter of the late Thomas and Judith (Metzler) Campbell. Her only child, Adam Mercer preceded her in death in 2006. Renee is survived by her… Read More »

William Franklin “Frank” Hughes

William Franklin “Frank” Hughes, age 82, of Jackson, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He was born in Jackson County on May 16, 1933 to the late Albert and Bessie (Whaley) Hughes. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Ewing. He is survived by his wife,… Read More »

Wanda Jean (Waulk) Humphreys

Wanda Jean (Waulk) Humphreys, age 77, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. She was born in Glen Roy, Ohio, on January 16, 1939. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mildred (Powell) Waulk; husband, Jim Humphreys in 2013 and a brother, James Waulk. Wanda was… Read More »

Roger Randolf “Randy” Steele

Roger Randolph “Randy” Steele, age 64, of Wellston, passed away Wednesday evening, March 30, 2016, at his home. He was born August 4, 1951 in McArthur, Ohio to the late Leo C. Steele and Sadie Ousley Steele. Randy, a former employee of the United Mine Iron Workers, was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing… Read More »

Sue Ann Carper Sorrell

Sue Ann Carper Sorrell, age 63, of Ray, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at the St. Ann’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born September 19, 1952 in Byer, Ohio to the late Lloyd Carper and Ellen Johnson Carper. Sue, a 1970 graduate of Wellston High School, was a homemaker. She loved reading and… Read More »

Freddie F. Allen

Freddie F. Allen, age 74, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016. He was born April 8, 1941 to the late Stanley and Alice (McCain) Allen. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Rita (Evans) Allen; children: Bonnie Allen (Jim Schneider) of Jackson, Ohio, Farrell Allen of Coalton, Ohio, Aaron… Read More »

George Lewis Sauer

George Lewis Sauer, 66, formerly of Middleport, died peacefully at his Jackson, Ohio home on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from complications of traumatic brain injury, an affliction that spanned nearly two decades. George was born in Pomeroy on September 21, 1949, to the late Lewis Hugh Sauer and Helen Smith Sauer. He was a 1967… Read More »

Julie Ann (Willis) Caldwell

Julie Ann (Willis) Caldwell, age 49, of Oak Hill, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born June 10, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert Owen Willis and Shirley Ann Hall Willis. Julie was a 1984 graduate of Southern High School… Read More »

Betty J. Townsend Ghearing

Betty J. Townsend Ghearing, age 93, of Wellston, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Summersville, W. Va. She was born December 30, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Glenn P. Matthews and Charlene Thompson Matthews. Betty, a 1940 graduate of Wellston High School and a loving homemaker,… Read More »

Charles W. Jenkins

Charles “Charlie” W. Jenkins, age 81, of Waverly, formerly of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at his home. He was born February 20, 1935 in Oak Hill to the late Joseph and Ada (Chaney) Jenkins. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rose Jenkins, of Waverly; children, Peggy McKenzie,… Read More »

Shirley J. Harrison

Shirley J. Harrison, age 69, of Jackson, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born November 6, 1946 in Chelyan, WV to the late Sam and Dola (Withrow) Browning. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, David Harrison; daughter, Missie (Troy) Pendleton; grandson, Aaron Pendleton; brother,… Read More »

Rosemary Ross

Rosemary Ross, age 93, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at Four Winds of Jackson. She was born January 24, 1923 to the late Alva and Laura (Basquil) Martin. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Frank Ross of Jackson, Ohio; children: Monte (Denise) Ross of Vandalia, Ohio, Marty (Kathy)… Read More »

Terry Joe Nicholson

Terry Joe Nicholson, age 39, of Wellston, passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 24, 2016. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on October 29, 1976 to the late David Thompson and Sheila Nicholson. He is survived by his son, Tyler Nicholson; sister, Evelyn Hoyd; nephews, Ethan and Emerson Hoyd, along with his long-time… Read More »