All Obituaries

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...

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...

Mary Louise Rupert Perkins, 92, of Wellston, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, May 12, 2018, at Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson, Ohio. She was born in Wellston on February 17, 1926, to the late John E. Rupert and Edith Carr Rupert. She was a 1944 graduate of Wellston High School and married her husband, Oscar Robert Perkins, who passed away on February 18, 2006. They raised four daughters: Diane Richards ( Hugh Wilson ) of Wellston; Linda Roberts (...

Mary " Bub" Mulhern, 42, of McArthur, Ohio, while surrounded by her family, went home peacefully with her Lord on Monday, April 30, 2018, at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on January 12, 1976, to William W. Mulhern and Robin West Mulhern of McArthur. She was a 1994 graduate of Vinton County High School and enjoyed her home life spent with her dog, Socks. She loved all of her Facebook friends she kept up with daily, played games on her i-Pad,...

Robert " Bob" Wiles, 81, of Richmond Dale, Ohio, after being together with his wife, Betty Preston Wiles, for the past 64 years, passed away April 19, 2018, at Hamden Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born in Richmond Dale , where he was raised and lived his entire life, on March 19, 1937, to the late Asa Wiles and Gertrude Benson Wiles. He was a 1954 graduate of Southeastern High School and was self employed in sales. He was a Jefferson Township trustee for twenty-two and a...

Betty L. Matteson, 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 15, 2018, at Jenkins Care Community. She was born in Wellston on November 24, 1923, to the late Ebon Bert Merrill and Allie Whetstone Merrill. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and retired from Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing where she was a bookkeeper for over forty years. Following her husband Earl's death in 1983, she, along with her nieces and nephews, continued to run her cattle farm,...

Ruth E. Claar, 91, passed away very peacefully, while surrounded by her family, at her home in Hamden, Ohio, on Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born in Hamden on August 19, 1926, to the late Charles A. Moore and Anna B. Waldren Moore. She was a graduate of Hamden High School and retired in 1989, following almost 40 years as a seamstress with the Hercules Trouser Co. in Wellston. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star, McArthur, and attended the Hamden United Methodist Church. She found...

Steve Thomas, age 64, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at his home. He was born at Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield, California, on June 15, 1953, to the late Donald and Beverley Thistlewood Thomas. He was a 1970 graduate of Augsburg High School in Germany and earned an industrial engineering degree in 1975 from the University of Arkansas. He was a former employee of the Austin Powder Company. Along with his wife of 39...

Raymond "Jim" Doles, 82, went home with his Lord on Tuesday morning, March 6, 2018, at his residence in Wellston. He was born at Ray, Ohio, May 19, 1935, to the late Ernie Vance Doles and Sylvia G. Brooks Doles. He was a 1953 graduate of Allensville High School and active in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959, and in Reserve services until 1963.He retired from Mead Corporation with 44 years of service and then became a driver for the Jackson County Senior Citizens for 10 years. He...

Ruth Irene May Davis, 94, of Richmond, Virginia, and formerly of Wellston, Ohio, died peacefully at the Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond on Friday morning, February 23, 2018. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 20, 1923, to the late Bryan and Emma Loper May. She was a 1941 graduate of Wellston High School and served in the US Navy during WWII as a radioman. She was a longtime member of Wellston Chase Chapter OES and the Stone Bridge VA Chapter, NSDAR. While...