Ivan Franklin Wallace, 83, of McArthur, entered heaven April 8, 2019. He was born July 2, 1935 in Jackson County, son of the late George and Margret Nichols Wallace. Ivan was married for 63 years to Naomi Christian Wallace, who survives. He retired from the deep coal mines in Meigs County and also worked for… Read More »
John W. Martindill, Sr., 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2019, in Wellston. He was born in Wellston on March 11, 1925, to the late Ralph and Christine Ruffner Martindill. He was a 1943 graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran of WW II. He married his first… Read More »
James Todd “Jake” McCormick, age 56, of Oak Hill, passed away April 5, 2019 at SOMC Hospice. He was born Sept.16, 1962 in Gallipolis to Otis and Vivian (Dillon) McCormick. Jake was a skilled craftsman, worked in construction, and could make or fix anything. He loved to hunt and fish. He is survived by one… Read More »
John Sherman Wright, age 71, of Vinton, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at the Holzer Medical Center in Jackson, Ohio. He was born Sept. 5, 1947 in Letcher County, Kentucky to Sherman Andrew Wright and Morene Bentley Wright. John was a graduate of Wellston High School with the Class of 1967. He retired from… Read More »
James Dale “Jim” Rice, 79, of Wellston, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2019, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Wellston on April 12, 1939, to the late Wendell Sanford Rice and Dorothy Mae McDaniels Rice. He retired from the U.S. Army… Read More »
Dr. David O. Morgan, D.D.S., 94, formerly of Delphos, passed away on March 17, 2019, in Ft. Wayne. He was born on May 22, 1924, to David Stanley and Elizabeth Mary (Jones) Morgan in Oak Hill, Ohio. He was united in marriage to Marylou Romig on Aug. 6, 1950, in Lima. She survives in Ft.… Read More »
Ronald Marshall Burton was born on Sept. 21, 1953 to the late Harry Olen Burton and Peggy Ann (Vincent) Burton. He passed peacefully in Xenia, Ohio on March 30, 2019 at the age of 65. Ron is survived by his three children: Natalie Burton (Gallipolis, OH), Brian Burton (Findlay, OH), and Olivia Burton (Brookeville, OH);… Read More »
Billy R. Witt Jr., age 61, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 1, 2019. He was surrounded by his wife and kids. Billy is survived by his wife of 37 years, Terry Witt; children: Billy (Shannon) Witt, Brandon (Julie) Witt, Jenifer (Christian Dupree) Witt and Jeremy (Kimmie) Witt; grandkids: Kobe, Bailey, Karter,… Read More »
Frederick Lamar Stiffler, age 67, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 29, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Delmar F. and Helen (Miller) Stiffler. In addition to his parents, Fred was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Stiffler; his brother, Jerry… Read More »
Ardith Ann Rollins, 94, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away at Four Winds Community on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Ardith was born in rural Vinton County, on Aug. 8, 1924, to the late Forrest White Davis and Donald Burdette Davis, and was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy Davis Sayer. She was married to the… Read More »
Glendon T. Nichols, age 78, of Jackson, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio on March 3, 1941 to the late Robert and Bessie (Brown) Nichols. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Kevin Nichols, and two brothers. He is… Read More »
Rita Johnson Rife, 61, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Saturday evening, March 30, 2019, at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1958, to the late Raymond Johnson and her mother, Lillian Burke Johnson, who resides in Texas. Rita attended Wellston High… Read More »
Joan K. (Bamer) Joseph, age 81, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Four Winds in Jackson. She was born Jan. 12, 1938 in Lawrence County to the late John and Irene (Turvey) Bamer. Joan graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1956 and married John C. Joseph in the fall of that… Read More »
Jennie June Klein, age 75, passed away on March 27, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, OH. She was born on Oct. 27, 1943 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Cowan and Florence Pauline (Crabtree) Workman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Workman and son, Stephen… Read More »
Edna Helene Siders, age 83, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Oakwood Community Healthcare Center. She was born Jan. 19, 1936 in Jackson County, Ohio to the late Ethel (Richie) Frye. Helene was a very loving and loyal wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Her greatest joys were spending… Read More »