All Obituaries

Verna Fulton, 95, of Wellston, Ohio, went peacefully with her Lord on Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Letcher County, Kentucky, on December 26, 1925, to the late Creed Flannery McFall and Maggie Jane Bentley McFall. She and her late husband, Frank, operated the Fulton's Grocery Store from 1959 until 1985 in Coalton, Ohio. Following Frank's death in 1988, Verna moved to Wellston where she enjoyed eating lunch and playing games at...

Ethan Lloyd Jayjohn, 26, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday morning, March 4, 2021. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on January 7, 1995, to the late Leon Edward Jayjohn and the late Dreama Smathers. He was a 2013 graduate of Wellston High School where he was active in football and baseball. He was employed at KLB Construction of Wellston. In his spare time, he enjoyed turtle and deer hunting. He loved his family, spending as much time as he could with them,...

Janet L. Atwood Fitzpatrick, age 80, passed away Saturday evening, January 31, 2021, with her family at her side at the Ohio Health Hospice's Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on February 10, 1940, at Byer, Ohio, to the late Ernest and Pearl Betts Atwood. She was a 1958 graduate of Wellston High School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Wendell Fitzpatrick, her son, Dennis Durham, and her daughter-in-law, Lora Durham. She is survived by her children :...

Charlie Bowden, age 81, while surrounded by his family, went home with his Lord at his home in Hamden, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon, January 19, 2021. He was born at Radcliff, Ohio, on January 26, 1939. His father was the late Orville Milton Bowden, and his step-mother was the late Rosezella Mae Hughes Bowden. They both passed away in 2002. Charlie was a 1957 graduate of Hamden High School and a U. S. Navy veteran. He was married to his surviving wife, Judy Kazee Bowden, for 53 years. He...

Larry Walter Brisker, 77, of Coalton, Ohio, went home peacefully with his Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at his residence. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, on January 26, 1943, to the late Elmer Harold Brisker and Ida Belle Waulke Brisker. He was a 1961 graduate of Coalton High School and a member of the Wellston Freewill Baptist Church.He was most recently employed as a county trustee for Coal Township. Larry always kidded that he was a Jack of all trades and a master of none. But he...

Robert R. Simmons, 83, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 29, 2020, at Hamden Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born in Hamden, Ohio, December 6, 1937, to the late Raymond R. Simmons and Marquerite Frakes Simmons. He was a 1956 graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran. He retired following 34 years employment with AEP as a meter reader/ collector. He was a member of Black Diamond Lodge #538, the Shilo Shrine Club, and the Aladdin Temple. After...

Samuel T. French, Jr., 77, of the Berlin Community, Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, December 31, 1942, to the late Samuel T. French , Sr., and Letha Faught French. He was a master carpenter by trade, having worked in the installation industry. He continued to enjoy woodworking as a hobby in his spare time. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann Clark...

Mary Lou Montgomery Myers, 89, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Wellston on Wednesday morning, November 18, 2020. She was born in Wellston on February 10, 1931, to the late Carl R. Gettles and Eula M. Fisher Gettles. She was a 1949 graduate of Wellston High School and in the 1960's, she owned and operated the Magic Mirror Beauty Salon. In 2003, she developed the Montgomery Meadows subdivision. She was a member of the former EUB Church and the former Trinity United Methodist Church...

Maxine Ruth ( Day ) Spearry, 95, formerly of Coalton, Ohio, went to be with our Lord on Thursday morning, October 1, 2020, in Hamilton, Ohio. She was born to the late Homer and O'Leana James Day on November 1, 1924, in Wellston, Ohio. She married the love of her life, WWII veteran Franklin " Duke" Spearry on December 22, 1940. Besides her parents, Homer Day and Lena Humphreys, she was also preceded in death by her cherished only child, Judy Spearry Jordan, her stepfather, Harry...

John D. Cahoon, 64, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. He was born in West Virginia on August 6, 1956, to the late John D. Cahoon Sr. and Mary Cahoon. He was raised in the home of the late Walter Luther Cahoon and Mary A. Cahoon of Wellston who considered him their son. He was a graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran. John was always ready to give a hand to anyone in need. He assisted in many community...