Obituaries

John Cahoon

John Cahoon

Sep 12, 2020

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...

Patricia "Patty " Henry

Patricia "Patty " Henry

Jul 20, 2020

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...

Dana Lafferty , Jr.

Dana Lafferty , Jr.

Jul 15, 2020

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...

Patty Kingery

Patty Kingery

Jun 14, 2020

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...

Johnny Rose

Johnny Rose

Jun 11, 2020

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...

Cora Snider

Cora Snider

May 16, 2020

Cora A. Kuhn Snider, 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, May 16, 2020, at Four Winds Community, Jackson. She was born in Wellston on July 8, 1925, to the late Frank Ross Rowland and Mildred Jane Welch Rowland. She was a seamstress for many years at the Kuppenheimer pants factory in Wellston from where she retired. She...

Tanya Barnhouse

Tanya Barnhouse

Apr 16, 2020

Tanya D. Barnhouse, 59, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, April 16, 2020, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER. She was born in Pomeroy, Ohio, on November 25, 1960, to the late Francis and Clara Custer Lightfoot. She was a 1978 graduate of Meigs Local School District and began her career as a clerk at Dutton...

Carl Stollings

Carl Stollings

Apr 2, 2020

Carl David Stollings, 62, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. He was born at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio, on December 17, 1957, to the late Carl Leon Stollings and Ludena Karena Ellis Stollings of Gallipolis, who survives.After graduating high school, Carl received a technical degree...

LuCinda McManaway

LuCinda McManaway

Mar 31, 2020

LuCinda "Cindy" McManaway, 74, was called home suddenly on March 31,2020, after battling a short illness. She was born on November 13, 1945, in Wellston, Ohio, to John and Esther McCartney. She was a 1963 graduate of Wellston High School and a 1966 graduate of Holzer's School of Nursing. Over the next 45 years, she worked in nursing in...

James Hambrick

James Hambrick

Feb 23, 2020

James H. Hambrick, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, February 23, 2020, at Mount Carmel East in Columbus. He was born in La Gloria, Cuba, May 6, 1927, to the late John and Eva Smalley Hambrick. He was a 1946 graduate of Wellston High School and retired following 13 years employment with Barnebey Sutcliffe Corp. in Columbus....

Marolyn Rife

Marolyn Rife

Feb 3, 2020

Marolyn Lou Rife, 73, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord, while surrounded by her family, on Monday morning, February 3, 2020, at her home. She was born in Rutland Township in Meigs County, Ohio, on November 10, 1946, to the late Garland and Ethel Jacks Sinclair. She was a busy homemaker, having raised six children. She loved...

Bruce Dixon

Bruce Dixon

Jan 24, 2020

Bruce A. Dixon, 57, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Friday morning, January 24, 2020, at his home on Glade Run Road and is now safe in the arms of Jesus. He was born in Wellston on November 17, 1962, to the late Charles Thurman Dixon and Hazel Emily Patton Dixon. He was a 1982 graduate of Wellston High...

James Gibson, Jr.

James Gibson, Jr.

Sep 30, 2019

James Estill Gibson Jr., 59, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, on January 26, 1960, to the late James Estill Gibson and Susie Bell Scarberry Gibson. He was employed as a brick maker for over 20...

Randy Pittenger

Randy Pittenger

Aug 30, 2019

Randy Pittenger, 63, of Wellston, Ohio, "went home" on Friday morning, August 30, 2019, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born in Wellston on September 3, 1955, to the late John Delbert " Deb" Pittenger and Helen June Forrest Pittenger. He was a self emlpoyed truck driver. In his spare time, he loved fishing and doing body work...

Johnny Thacker

Johnny Thacker

Aug 22, 2019

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....

Richard Kisor Sr.

Richard Kisor Sr.

Jul 30, 2019

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...

Denver Caudill

Denver Caudill

Jul 27, 2019

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...

Donald Remy

Donald Remy

Jun 23, 2019

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,...

Nick Summers

Nick Summers

Jun 10, 2019

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,...

Jackie Lockard

Jackie Lockard

May 29, 2019

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...

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