All Obituaries

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...

Patricia "Patty" Kay Henry, 79, of Jackson, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Monday, July 20, 2020, at the Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 13, 1940, to the late Lawrence O. Thompson Sr. and Minnie Henneman Thompson. She was a 1958 graduate of Hamden High School. She was a former chemical operator at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant south of Piketon. She had many hobbies including Bible study, bead working, doing puzzles and coloring,...

Dana Lee Lafferty, Jr., 28, of McArthur, Ohio, went home, while surrounded by his family, with his Lord on Wednesday evening, July 15, 2020, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Athens, Ohio, on October 19, 1991, to Dana L. Lafferty and Virginia E. Gibson Lafferty of McArthur. He was a 2011 graduate of Vinton County High School. He loved watching movies, especially Scooby-Doo, Sponge Bob Square Pants, and the Toy Story film series with Sheriff...

Patty A. Parsons Kingery, 64, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away with her daughters by her side following her battle with cancer on Sunday evening, June 14, 2020, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born in Oregon on November 13, 1955, to the late Otis and Martha Goheen Parsons. She was a 1974 graduate of Wellston High School and earned an Associate's Degree as a medical assistant from Hocking College. She retired from Adena Health System. She was an avid OSU Buckeyes...

Johnny Richard Rose, 75, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away at his home on Thursday, June 11, 2020. He was born in North Fork, Virginia, on November 11, 1944, to the late Roy and Ruth Walkitt Rose. He retired from Meigs 31 where he worked many years as a coal miner. He had also done construction work and been a police auxiliary deputy for Coalton. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworkiing, fishing, watching the deer and birds, and taking care of his dog, Puggy, who was his fifth child. Besides...