Obituaries
Judith Ann Balzer
Feb 26, 2026
Judith Ann Balzer, 87, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born in Wellston on January 29, 1939, to the late Paul " Woody " Mercer and Geneva R. Gentry Mercer. Judith was employed by the Wellston - Kuppenheimer Trouser Factory for fifteen years as a pocket hanger. She enjoyed her...
Carolyn Sue Kendrick Smith
Feb 11, 2026
Carolyn Sue Kendrick Smith, 73, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family, on February 11, 2026, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born on August 2, 1952, in McArthur, Ohio to the late Ira Frank Kendrick and Martha A. Mullins Kendrick, who raised a family of eleven children. She was a 1971 graduate of...
Kohde Michael Davis
Feb 4, 2026
Kohde Michael Davis, 25, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday February 4, 2026 at Holzer Medical Center - Jackson ER. He was born December 29, 2000, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Jeremy Davis, who passed away on November 8, 2009, and to Stephanie Thacker Davis of Jackson, Ohio. He was a 2019 graduate of Wellston High School...
Eva Joanne Reynolds Chapman
Jan 30, 2026
Eva Joanne Reynolds Chapman, age 94, of Wilkesville, Ohio, passed away on January 30, 2026, at Jenkins Care Community of Wellston, Ohio. She was born on November 29, 1931, in New Castle, Virginia to the late Clarence D. Reynolds and Maude M. Caldwell Reynolds. Joanne was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Wendell E. Chapman, who passed away on...
Dan "Julio " Wile
Jan 13, 2026
Daniel " Dan " Wile, 74, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Tuesday evening, January 13, 2026, at Four Winds Community., Jackson, Ohio. He was born in Midway, Ohio, December 28, 1951, to the late Robert and Georgia McComas Wile. While in High School, he met his future wife of 54 years, Sylvia Davis...
Mary Louise Caudill Bentley
Jan 2, 2026
Mary Louise Caudill Bentley, 88, of McArthur, Ohio, left for her heavenly home while surrounded by her family on January 2, 2026, at The Pavilion at Piketon in Piketon, Ohio. She was born October 28, 1937, in Lakey, Knott County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Virgil and Dellie Johnson Caudill. She proudly carried her Kentucky roots throughout her life. She...
Wayne Harrell
Oct 16, 2025
Wayne Harrell, 44, passed away on Thursday morning, October 16, 2025, at his home in Wilkesville, Ohio. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, December 23, 1980, to the late Dennis and Martha Conn Harrell. He was a 1998 graduate of Whetstone High School in Columbus. He was a former employee of Pillsbury and McDonald's in Wellston, the Pizza Hut in...
Margie Mae Allen
Jul 9, 2025
Margie Mae Allen, 92, of Wellston,Ohio, passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. She was born in Wellston on August 10, 1932, to the late LeRoy McNeal and Gladys Fern Scott McNeal. She attended Wellston High School, married, and raised her three children. She was a member of the American Legion Post #371 Ladies Auxilliary, where she...
Gerald Hughes
Jul 6, 2025
Gerald Hughes, 64, of Wellston, Ohio, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, July 6, 2025 at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born March 7, 1961 in Portsmouth, Ohio, son of the late Edward Harwood Hughes and Loraine Maude Roberts Hughes. A proud 1979 graduate of Wheelersburg High School, Gerald was a devout Christian and a...
Margie E Hayburn
Jun 28, 2025
Margie E. Hayburn, age 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday June 28, 2025, at Adena Medical Center- Chillicothe. She was born in Byer, Ohio on December 8, 1934 to the late Gerald L. Douglas and Helen M. Miller Douglas. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and married Ronald E. "Butch" Hayburn who passed...
Margaret Ann Shook
Jun 28, 2025
Margaret Ann Shook, 84 of Coalton, Ohio passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2025.She was born April 16, 1941 in Jackson to the late Elza and Lucille Hayburn Collins. Margaret lived her early years in Petrea, Ohio and attended grade school at Mineral Heights School in Jackson. Later she lived her teen years on Webb Pierce Road in...
Donna Faye Rife
Jun 4, 2025
Such an inspirational story is the life of a little girl who was moved from foster home to foster home until someone there in Steubenville, Ohio encouraged her education and helped make it possible for her to attend college and finally receive a Bachelor's degree. She became a " People Person " during her life, working as a lead supervisor,...
John Comer
Mar 3, 2025
John Comer, age 70, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on March 3, 2025. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on August 8, 1954, to the late Garnet M. Comer. He was a 1972 graduate of Oak Hill High School and a U.S. Navy veteran . He was stationed in Guam in the Western Pacific during and...
Shirley Jenkins
Feb 14, 2025
Shirley Jenkins ,86, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Friday afternoon, February 14, 2025. She was born in Meigs County, Ohio, on February 20, 1938, to the late James Daye Canode and Vesta Mae Rife Canode. She was a graduate of Wilton High School. She retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber following 30 years of employment. She enjoyed spending her...
Shirley Starkey
Feb 13, 2025
Shirley Starkey, 89, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Thursday morning, February 13, 2025, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Wellston on August 7, 1935, to the late Winters "Winn" Kinsel and Rebecca Allen Kinsel. She was a 1953 graduate of Wellston High School where she was so proud to have been head majorette of the...
Charles A. Dixon
Dec 16, 2024
Charles A. Dixon, 73, went peacefully home with the Lord on Monday evening, December 16, 2024, at his residence in Washington Township near Wellston, Ohio. He had been in failing health. He was born in Jackson County, Ohio, on January 6, 1951 to the late Charles Thurman Dixon and Hazel Emily Patton Dixon. Following his graduation from Wellston High School,...
Wallace Eugene Kimball II
Nov 22, 2024
Wallace Eugene Kimball II, 49, of Ray, Ohio passed away Friday November 22, 2024 at his home. He had been in failing health. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 4, 1975, to Wallace Eugene Kimball Sr., who survives at home, and the late Connie Sue Butts. He remained a bachelor all his life and was employed as a...
Hurley Ed Rife
Nov 12, 2024
Hurley " Ed " Rife, 72, of Wellston, Ohio passed away on Tuesday evening, November 12, 2024, at Holzer Medical Center in Jackson while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Meigs County, Ohio on September 1, 1952, to the late Hurley Wayne Rife and Mildred L. Cleland Rife.He was married on December 6, 2016, to Anna Marks...
Bill Brian Farney
Sep 18, 2024
Bill Brian Farney, 24, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born in Gallipolis, Oho on July 19, 2000, to Bill Farney III ( Jessie ) of Oak Hill, Ohio, and Alishia Massie of Jackson, Ohio. He was a 2018 graduate of Oak Hill High School...
Wendell E. Chapman
Sep 5, 2024
Wendell E. Chapman, 99 of Wilkesville, Ohio, passed away on September 5, 2024 at Abbeyshire Nursing Center in Bidwell, Ohio. He was born August 2, 1925 in Wilkesville to the late Lawrence Chapman and Osee Butcher. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joanne Reynolds Chapman, whom he married on July 3, 1961. Wendell was a WWII veteran,...
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