Obituaries

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....

Aug 26, 2016

Audrey Potts Chambers, 100, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016, at Ohio Health- Med Central Hospice in Mansfield. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, December 8, 1915, to the late Pearl and Grace Roof Potts. A wonderful, caring person who always gave of herself, she helped and supported her family in any way she could. Her...

Aug 20, 2016

Brenda Henry, 58, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on February 8, 1958, to Billy and Shirley Kinsel Starkey of Wellston who survive. She was a 1976 graduate of Wellston High School and a registered nurse at O'Bleness Hospital for the past...

Aug 9, 2016

Sandra R." Hazel" Arthur, 67, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, on May 7, 1949, to the late Roy H. Gilliland, Sr. and Marjorie Ward Gilliland. She grew up in Wellston on North Ohio Avenue and attended Wellston High School. She retired following 20...

Jul 17, 2016

Mary Margaret Marcum, 92, of Creola, Ohio, went peacefully on Sunday, July 17, 2016, with her family at her side at Maple Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in McArthur. She was born June 4, 1924, in Mingo County, West Virginia, to the late Lawyer and Eliza Gilman Deskins. She was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting in her spare time....

Jul 2, 2016

Leon Edward Jayjohn, 47, of Wellston, went home with his nephew, Levi, on Saturday evening, July 2, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, on December 13, 1968, son of the late Ernest E. Jayjohn and Judy M. Riffle Jayjohn Watters of Wellston, who survives. Leon was an employee of the city of...