All Obituaries

Johnny S. Thacker, 86, of Hamden, Ohio, went home peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday morning, August 22, 2019, at Holzer Medical Center- Gallipolis. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, January 27, 1933, son of the late John L. Thacker and Hazel McKinnis Thacker. He was a 1951 graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. He attended Ohio University and retired following 25 years as a chemist with the Austin Powder Company. Following his...

Richard Kyle Kisor Sr., 64, of Wellston, Ohio, went home peacefully with his Lord, while surrounded by his family, on Tuesday evening, July 30, 2019, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, December 14, 1954, son of the late Pearl E. Kisor and Erma Ernestine Spanable Kisor.He was a 1973 graduate of Wellston High School and was employed by ODOT for 30 years as a highway maintenance worker #4. He was co-owner with his dad of Kisor's Greenhouse in...

Denver " Russ" Caudill, 62, of Hamden, Ohio, following an extended illness, went home with his Lord on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at his home. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 9, 1956, to the late Denver and Sharon Lee Rice Caudill. He was a 1974 graduate of Vinton County Consolidated High School and earned his bachelor's degree in education with an emphasis on history and social studies from Ohio University in 2003. He was a former scale operator at Caudill Chipping, a...

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...