Richard “Rick” Wilbur, 48, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 28, 2015. He was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on November 3, 1966. He was a self-employed contractor. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, David and Virginia Arthur of Wellston, and a sister, Joanna Northrup, of Johnstown, Ohio.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his mother, Linda (Richard) Shott of Johnstown, Ohio; his wife of 16 years, Kelley Myers Wilbur; two sons, Derrick Scott of Wellston and Preston Wilbur of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Jessica Wilbur of Pennsylvania; a brother, Bobby Ousley of Wellston; a sister, Darla Carpenter of Johnstown; two special nephews, Evan Wilbur of Johnstown and William Hamilton Jr. of Gallipolis; and nieces and a nephew.<\/p>\n
A celebration of the life of Rick will be held Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. at Bobby Ousley’s shop at the corner of East 2nd St. and Ohio Avenue in Wellston.<\/p>\n
Arrangements are by the Jenkins Funeral Chapel of Wellston.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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