All Obituaries

Clyde " Wort " Barnett Jr., 70, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at his home in Hamden, Ohio, following an extended illness. He was born in McArthur, Ohio, September 10, 1948, to the late Clyde W. Barnett Sr. and Dorothy Thacker Barnett. He was an equipment operator for several area sawmills. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in Vietnam. He was a member of American Legion Post #371 of Wellston, the Wellston VFW, and Am Vets. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

David L. Scott, 61, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Tuesday afternoon, February 26, 2019, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.He was born, along with his twin brother, in Chillicothe, Ohio, on February 8, 1958, to the late Ray K. Scott and Rosella Marie McGinnis Scott. He was a 1976 graduate of Wellston High School. He was a truck driver for twenty years with various companies, the last being Ty-Mac Trucking Co. He was known as "...

Viola Marie Bail, 80, of Middletown, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at Hawthorne Glenn Nursing Home. She was born in Hamden, Ohio, February 18, 1938, to the late Herman and Esther Klaker Sorrell. She was a homemaker. She is survived by: her son, Jeffery ( Debbie ) Bail, of Middletown; two daughters, Linda Odunkesenler of Kennesaw, GA., and Catherine ( Silas) Noble of Middletown; grandchildren, Gerry Bail, Nathan Proffitt, Ceylan Odunkesenler, and Cemre Odunkesenler; great...

Lelah Mae Gettles Murdoch, 97, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, January 6, 2019, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born July 4, 1921, in Wellston to the late Homer E. and Ella Davis Gettles. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bayard Murdoch, and three brothers: Donald E. Gettles, Francis L. Gettles, and Homer D. Gettles; Lelah was the last of her immediate family. She is survived by her two children: Mike Murdoch ( Alyce)...

Mae F. Payne Gueltig Ring, 92, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Friday morning, December 7, 2018, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was born at Glen Avenue in Sciotoville, Ohio, March 9, 1926, to the late James and Audrey Cahoon Payne. At age two, she moved to Jackson County. She worked for Western Union during WWII in Dayton, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois. She married her first husband, Ralph Gueltig, in 1946. She attended art classes at the University of Rio Grande,...

Anthony F. " Tony " Robinson, 78, of Wellston, Ohio, went to Heaven on Thursday morning, November 22, 2018, at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He will someday again meet in Heaven his wife of 53 years, Lena Williams Robinson, who survives. He is also survived by a son and daughter-in-law, John and Tracey Robinson, of Wellston; six grandchildren : McKennah, Cole, Gabby, Hunter, Brice, and Cade Robinson; two great grandchildren : Ellie and Annie Masters; a...

Dorothy Jane Sickles, 77, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Arlington Court Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center on Monday afternoon, September 10, 2018. She was born in Kentucky on August 16, 1941, to the late James and Etta Mae Wollett Sullivan. She was a 1959 graduate of Wellston High School and a retired nurses aid. She enjoyed reading, bingo, country music, and spending time with her grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 45 years,...

Karen Lynn Christner, 62, of Columbus, following an extended illness, passed away on Monday afternoon, July 9, 2018, at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 5, 1955, and was preceded in death by her father, Oron Lee Christner, in 1963, and her mother, Elma Griffith Christner Tucker, in 2012. She was the last of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by her sister, Pamela Christner, in 1996, and her step father, Herbert R. Tucker, in...

Craig E. Midkiff, 58, of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, June 1, 2018, at Fairfield Medical Center ER. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on June 14, 1959, to James E. Midkiff, who passed away in 2010, and Mary A. Saunders Midkiff of Wellston. He was a 1977 graduate of Wellston High School where he was a member of the Wellston Golden Rockets Marching Band. He attended the University of Rio Grande where he earned an Associate's Degree. He recently retired after 25 years with the...

Delbert L. Beckner, 89, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday May 23, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born near Petroleum in Ritchie County, West Virginia, on January 9, 1929, to the late Thomas S. Beckner and Helen Nutter Beckner. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Force and served a tour of duty in post WWII Germany during his military service. Delbert was the long time owner and operator of Beckner's TV Service in Wellston. He was an avid...