Obituaries

Jan 4, 2018

Bonnie Mae Ewing, 73, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Thursday evening, January 4, 2018, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 4, 1944, to the late James L. Ewing, Sr. and Doldie Hughes Ewing. She was a homemaker and enjoyed word search puzzles, jig saw puzzles, coloring, and making...

Nov 29, 2017

Mitchell Baker, 77, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Wednesday evening, November 29, 2017, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. He was born in Waco, Kentucky, on June 24, 1940, to the late Dewey and Nannie B. Cain Baker. He was a 1958 graduate of Madison Central High School and received a B.S....

Nov 17, 2017

Michael D. McCutcheon, 63, of Jackson, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Friday evening, November 17, 2017, at Four Winds Community. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, December 14, 1953, to the late Earl McCutcheon and Ruth Walcutt King. He was a 1971 graduate of Wellston High School and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force....

Oct 29, 2017

Mark W. Long, 70, of Jackson, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Sunday evening, October 29, 2017, at Four Winds Community. He was born on April 19, 1947, in Wellston, Ohio, to the late William Long, Jr. and Jeanne Bentine Long Foglesong. He was a 1965 graduate of Wellston High School and was a music enthusiast for...

Oct 4, 2017

Charles C. Marquis, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Wellston on October 4, 2017. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, on November 5, 1932, son of the late Charles Z. Marquis and Barnetta Clark Marquis. He was employed as a construction worker, having helped build the Atomic Plant in the early 1950's. He later was a coal...

Sep 23, 2017

Bill Starkey, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Wellston on Saturday, September 23, 2017. He was born in Wellston on May 11, 1931, to the late Homer and Marie Waugh Starkey. He was a 1949 graduate of Wellston High School and married Shirley Kinsel Starkey, his wife for 62 years. They had two children, Billy ( Lynn)...

Aug 28, 2017

Sharon L. Rice Caudill, 77, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday morning, August 28, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born in Petrea, Ohio, September 26, 1939, to the late Charles F. Rice, Sr. and Helen Loudermilk Rice. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lakeview Baptist Chapel in  Hamden. She...

Jul 11, 2017

Wayne Edward Kuhn, 66, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Four Winds Nursing Facility. He was born in Marietta, Ohio, on August 2, 1950, to the late

Charles William Kuhn, Sr. and Davillia Vandean Johnson Kuhn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Bapst Kuhn, in 1989,...

Jun 8, 2017

Paul J. Leach, Jr., 85, of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away on June 8, 2017, at his home. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, June 8, 1932, son of the late James Paul Leach and Pearlean E. Leach. He was a graduate of Junction City High School and a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict....

Jun 4, 2017

Vivian M. Gillem, 90, of Wellston, went home with her Lord while surrounded by her family, on Sunday afternoon, June 4, 2017, at Jenkins Care Community. She was born on November 18, 1926, at Cove, Ohio, to the late Wilford and Hazel Crabtree Allen. She was a nurse's aid at long term care facilities and private homes in the...

Jun 1, 2017

Bonnie J. Fitzpatrick Huston, 75, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her family's historic home near Wilkesville, Ohio, on June 1, 2017. She was born in Radcliff, Ohio, May 15, 1942, to the late Thomas W. and Opal Graves Fitzpatrick. She was a 1960 graduate of Wilkesville High School where she was a majorette with the band. She...

Mar 17, 2017

Susan P. Sheets, 70, formerly of Jackson, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and savior on Friday morning, March 17, 2017., at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, October 30, 1946, to the late Charles G. Sheets Jr. and the late Carrie L. Sheets Gettles. She attended J-Vac Industries in Wellston. She...

Mar 12, 2017

Dorothy L. Remy, 71, of McArthur, Ohio, surrounded by her family, went home with her Lord on Sunday evening, March 12, 2017, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was born in Ray, Ohio, August 4, 1945, to the late Clifford and Oma Long Ray. She was a 1963 graduate of Allensville High School and retired from...

Feb 27, 2017

SSGT Brice Edward Henry, Sr., 78, went home with his Lord while surrounded by his family Monday evening, February 27, 2017, at his home in Wellston, He was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 27, 1938, to the late Charles Willard Henry, Sr. and Florence Rozetta Deal Henry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Viet...

Feb 26, 2017

Bessie " Connie" Partlow, 81, passed away peacefully at her home in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday evening, February 26, 2017. She was born in Washington Township, Jackson County, Ohio, January 25, 1936, to the late Orville M. Bowden and the late Wilma J. Johnson. She was a 1955 graduate of Hamden High School, a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, and an...

Feb 3, 2017

Lonnie Lee Tribby, 55, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER.

He was born in Wellston on September 6, 1961, son of the late Everett and Audrey Riffle Tribby. He was disabled most of his life, enjoyed reading his Bible, and was loved by his surviving family members. They...

Nov 14, 2016

Dorothy Thacker Barnett, 95, of Wellston, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family at her side, went home with her Lord on Monday morning, November 14, 2016, at her daughter"s home in New Plymouth, Ohio. She was born February 16, 1921, in Minerton, Ohio, to the late John Thacker and Hazel McKinnis Thacker. She was employed by the Kuppenheimer factory...

Nov 10, 2016

Robert G. Murray, 55, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born July 21, 1961, in Oak Hill, Ohio, to the late Floyd Murray Jr. and Lola Johnson. He was a 1979 graduate of Wellston High School and a former employee for over 20 years at I.T.L. of...

Oct 3, 2016

William C. "Bill" Vicars, 63, of Wellston, passed away on Monday morning, October 3, 2016, at the James Cancer Center of the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on February 19, 1953, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to the late William J. Vicars and Frances L. Skeens Vicars. He was a 1971 graduate of Wellston High School and...

Aug 29, 2016

Madonna C. Leach, 81, of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, August 29, 2016, at Crestview Rehab in Lancaster. She was born on May 18, 1935, in Junction City, Ohio, to the late Lawrence and Ester Stalder. She retired following 33 years as a machinist for F.C. Brengman and Associates in Carroll, Ohio. She was an avid homemaker, too....