Obituaries

Hurley Ed Rife

Hurley Ed Rife

Nov 12, 2024

Hurley " Ed " Rife, 72, of Wellston, Ohio passed away on Tuesday evening, November 12, 2024, at Holzer Medical Center in Jackson while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Meigs County, Ohio on September 1, 1952, to the late Hurley Wayne Rife and Mildred L. Cleland Rife.He was married on December 6, 2016, to Anna Marks...

Bill Brian Farney

Bill Brian Farney

Sep 18, 2024

Bill Brian Farney, 24, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born in Gallipolis, Oho on July 19, 2000, to Bill Farney III ( Jessie ) of Oak Hill, Ohio, and Alishia Massie of Jackson, Ohio. He was a 2018 graduate of Oak Hill High School...

Wendell E. Chapman

Wendell E. Chapman

Sep 5, 2024

Wendell E. Chapman, 99 of Wilkesville, Ohio, passed away on September 5, 2024 at Abbeyshire Nursing Center in Bidwell, Ohio. He was born August 2, 1925 in Wilkesville to the late Lawrence Chapman and Osee Butcher. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joanne Reynolds Chapman, whom he married on July 3, 1961. Wendell was a WWII veteran,...

Pamela Ruth Spearry

Pamela Ruth Spearry

Aug 28, 2024

Pamela Ruth Spearry, age 70 of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER. She was born in Wellston on March 27, 1954, to the late Roy H. Gilliland Sr. and Marjorie A. Ward Gilliland. She was a 1972 graduate of Wellston High School and married her husband, Timothy R. Spearry, on...

James A. King

James A. King

Jul 18, 2024

James A. King USN-RET, 81, of Wellston, Ohio, passed peacefully away on Thursday morning, July 18, 2024, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born July 3, 1943, in Hamilton, Montana, to the late Alvin E. King and Gladis Irene Ghosting. He grew up in a large German family with three brothers: Donnie King, Kenny Koenig, and Richard King, who...

Arnold Ray Rife

Arnold Ray Rife

Jul 6, 2024

Arnold Ray Rife, 67, went home with his Lord to reunite with the love of his life, Rita, on Saturday morning, July 6, 2024, at his home near Wellston. He was born in Mason , West Virginia on March 25, 1957 to the late Hurley Wayne Rife and Mildred L. Cleland Rife. He attended Wellston High School and married his...

Euna M. Martindill

Euna M. Martindill

May 26, 2024

Euna M. Martindill,79, passed peacefully away in the arms of her family at her home in Wellston, Ohio, on Sunday, May 26,2024.She was born in Wellston on April 15,1945, to the late George Spires and Edna Marie Jarvis Keller. She was a 1963 graduate of Wellston High School and also of the Southeastern Business College. She was very active all...

Bert Luster Jr.

Bert Luster Jr.

May 14, 2024

Bert Luster Jr., age 80 of Hamden, Ohio, went peacefully home with his Lord on Tuesday May 14, 2024, at CareCore at Westmoreland in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born in Martin County, Kentucky on February 3, 1944, to the late Bert and Nellie Maynard Luster. He retired from his general construction work and spent his free time camping, motorcycling, flea...

Rhea Lou Gregory

Rhea Lou Gregory

Apr 22, 2024

Rhea Lou Gregory, age 88, of Guernsey, Wyoming, passed away on April 22, 2024, in Torrington, Wyoming.She was born in Vinton County, Ohio, on September 9, 1935, to the late Ross L. Graves and Opal Peck Graves.She is survived by two daughters, Pamela McClure and Vicky Flitton; two grandsons, Nicholas and Timothy; and several loving nieces and nephews.Besides her parents,...

Joey Marks

Joey Marks

Apr 11, 2024

Joey Marks, 56, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday morning, April 11, 2024. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on October 17, 1967, and was a 1985 graduate of Woodrow Wilson Military School in Xenia, Ohio.He was married 33 years to his wife, Chrissy Auxier Marks, who survives, along with...

Betty Ann Bates Remy

Betty Ann Bates Remy

Mar 27, 2024

Betty Ann Bates Remy, 63, went home with her Lord, while surrounded by her family,  at her home in Coalton, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. She was born in McArthur, Ohio, on March 16, 1961,to the late Woodrow Bates and Rosalie Lowry Bates Roberts. She was the youngest of seven children. She attended Vinton County Consolidated High School and...

Gary Lamar Van Bibber, Sr.

Gary Lamar Van Bibber, Sr.

Mar 8, 2024

Gary Lamar, " THE BEST THEY ARE, " Van Bibber Sr., 79, passed from this world to his heavenly home with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, peacefully comforted by his family's love, honor, and prayer on the morning of Friday, March 8, 2024. He was born in Hamden, Ohio, on April 30, 1944, to the late Gould and Frances...

June Lewis Phillips

June Lewis Phillips

Mar 1, 2024

June Lewis Phillips, 73, passed peacefully away while surrounded by her family at her home in Oak Hill, Ohio, on Friday, March 1, 2024. She was born in Ironton, Ohio on February 6, 1951, to the late Melvin Blevins and Mary Signs Blevins. She was an employee of Luiginos in Jackson for many years in quality control. She enjoyed spending...

Barbara Ellen Simmons

Barbara Ellen Simmons

Feb 11, 2024

Barbara Ellen Simmons, 73, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024, at Four Winds Community. She was born in Wellston on August 28, 1950, to the late Harold Dunn and Helyn Campbell Dunn. She graduated high school in Atlanta, Georgia. She enjoyed taking care of her family, bowling, working puzzles, playing cards, taking daily rides around Lake Alma...

Charlene Clark Mayfield

Charlene Clark Mayfield

Feb 11, 2024

Charlene Clark Mayfield, 96 and a half, went peacefully home with her Lord on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her home in Wellston, Ohio, while surrounded by her family. She was born in Wellston on June 18, 1927, daughter of the late Charles C. Clark and Delfa M. Styles Clark. She was a former resident of Heber Springs, Arkansas, where...

Rhonda Sue Caudill

Rhonda Sue Caudill

Feb 8, 2024

Rhonda Sue Caudill, 63, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at her home in Hamden, Ohio, while surrounded by her family. She was born at Hurlburt Field AFB in Okaloosa County, Florida on September 22, 1960, to the late James L. Davis and Agnes V. Johnson Davis. She was a graduate of Martin County High School in Stuart,...

Mary Louise Herres

Mary Louise Herres

Jan 27, 2024

Mary Louise Herres, 79, of McArthur, Ohio. passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family, on Saturday, January 27, 2024, at Maple Hills Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in McArthur. She was born in Jackson Township/ Vinton County, Ohio on March 21, 1944, to the late Winnie Marvin Stewart and Mildred Irene Hill Stewart. She was a high school graduate and...

Jerrod Elden Rogers

Jerrod Elden Rogers

Dec 7, 2023

Jerrod Elden Rogers, 36, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday evening, December 7, 2023, while helping others in his line of duty. He was born in Athens, Ohio, on March 17, 1987, to his surviving parents of Wellston, James and Betty Eberts Rogers.He was a 2005 graduate of Vinton County Consolidated High School and studied EMT-B at Pickaway-Ross...

Charlotte R. Patrick

Charlotte R. Patrick

Dec 7, 2023

Charlotte R. Patrick, 83, of Wellston, Ohio, while surrounded by her family, went Home with her Lord on Thursday morning, December 7, 2023, at her residence. She was born on April 13, 1940, at Berlin Crossroads in Milton Township. She was the eldest of 10 daughters born to the late Charles Earl Coon and Nellie Elizabeth Perkins Coon. She began...

Myrna Jean Lenegar

Myrna Jean Lenegar

Sep 6, 2023

Myrna Jean Lenegar, 92, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, September 6, 2023, at Four Winds Community. She was born in Wellston on February 17, 1931, to the late Raymond and Georgia M. Arthur Henry. She retired after 35 years employment by the Kuppenheimer Manufacturing Co. in Wellston where she was a seamstress and supervisor. She continued...

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