All Obituaries

Jackson County businessman and entrepreneur Nick Summers, 69, lost his battle with cancer early Monday morning, June 10,2019, at his home in Jackson. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 15, 1949, to the late Homer Summers Jr. and Beverly King Summers of Wellston who survives. Besides his mother, he is also survived by his fiancée, Janet Stockmeister, of Jackson; two daughters, Nicole Summers of Wellston and Kristen Summers of Independence , MO., and their mother, Donna...

Donald L. Remy, 86, of St. Rt. 683, McArthur, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, June 23, 2019, at Oakwood Community Health Center in Jackson County. He was born in Ray, Ohio, on March 12, 1933, to the late Ralph and Hazel French Remy. He was a self employed logger. He was preceded in death on October 4, 1999, by his wife, Ethel Louise Ward Remy, and by two brothers, Clarence and Clyde Remy. He leaves behind a son, Don E. Remy, and two daughters, Sharon Pierce and Barbara Burger, all of...

Jackie Lockard, 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by her family and friends, at her home on Wednesday morning, May 29, 2019. She was born in Boise, Idaho, on September 26, 1924, to the late Huey E. Reed and Lillian Hobbs Reed. She was a 1942 graduate of Boise High School. She was the owner of Jackie's Antiques in Wellston and a member of Hope United Methodist Church. She was a former board member of Sylvester Memorial Wellston Public Library and a member of...

Donna L. Morrison, 64, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning,May 4, 2019, at Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, on March 20, 1955, to the late Juanita Muncy. She attended Wellston High School and was an excellent soft ball player in her youth. She enjoyed planting flowers and keeping in touch with all of her Facebook friends. She leaves behind her husband of 32 years, Arthur L. Morrison; two sons, Fred...

D. Lorraine Speraw, 90, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born August 24, 1928, in McArthur, Ohio, to the late Floyd Albert Murray, Sr. and Cora Bishop Murray. She was a 1946 graduate of Allensville High School and married her husband, who died in 1989, Robert D. "Buck" Speraw. She and "Buck' raised four children: Tim Speraw, Gary ( Kathy) Speraw, Donna ( Jack) Speraw Thacker, and Sandy (...

John W. Martindill, Sr., 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2019, in Wellston. He was born in Wellston on March 11, 1925, to the late Ralph and Christine Ruffner Martindill. He was a 1943 graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He married his first wife of 57 years, the late Carolyn Cobb Martindill, and to this union were born a son, John Martindill, of Jeffersonville, Ohio, and a daughter, Mary Carol Horrocks ( Larry) of Mount Nebo, West...

James Dale " Jim" Rice, 79, of Wellston, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Tuesday evening, April 2, 2019, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus Ohio. He was born in Wellston on April 12, 1939, to the late Wendell Sanford Rice and Dorothy Mae McDaniels Rice. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Sergeant First Class following 22 years of service to his country. He served during the Vietnam Conflict. He received his GED while in the army. He later retired...

Rita Johnson Rife, 61, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Saturday evening, March 30, 2019, at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, February 11, 1958, to the late Raymond Johnson and her mother, Lillian Burke Johnson, who resides in Texas. Rita attended Wellston High School and married her husband of 43 years, Ray Rife, on August 26, 1975. Rita loved painting and decorating her home, tending her beautiful flower gardens, feeding all the...

Patricia Canada, 72, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Thursday morning,March 28, 2019, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in McArthur, Ohio, on May 3, 1946, to the late John Dixon Sr. and Carolyn June Chesser Dixon. She was a 1964 graduate of Vinton County Consolidated High School. She was employed for 18 years with Buckeye Community Services where she was a community skills instructor. She was a member of the Wellston Church of the Nazarene and was well known...

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...