Obituaries
Terry Lee Stewart
Jan 25, 2022
Terry Lee " Turk " Stewart, 71, of Dundas, Ohio, passed away peacefully January 25, 2022, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Vinton County, Ohio, on June 4, 1950, to the late Charles W. Stewart and Florence M. Nickel Stewart. He was a retired correctional officer for the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. He enjoyed boating,...
Christopher " Chris " Scarberry
Jan 20, 2022
Christopher " Chris " G. Scarberry, 64, went peacefully home with his Lord at his home in McArthur, Ohio on Thursday, January 20, 2022. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on September 5, 1957, and attended Vinton County schools. He was a big rig truck driver for several years for various trucking companies. In his spare time he was...
Karen Van Bibber
Jan 2, 2022
" She is with her Lord and Savior now. " Karen Sue Martin Van Bibber, 76, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Holzer Medical Center -Jackson ER. She was most recently a resident of Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on June 7, 1945, to the late Donald W. Martin and Dorothy...
Daniel Walton II
Dec 24, 2021
Daniel Eugene " Danny " Walton II, 61, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away December 24, 2021, as the result of an auto accident. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on March 27, 1960, to the late Daniel Eugene Walton and his mother, Donna L. Arthur Matteson, of Newark, Ohio, who survives. Danny was a 1978 graduate of Wellston High...
Nancy Hougland
Dec 24, 2021
The angels came on Friday morning, December 24, 2021, to take Nancy Sue "Susie" Hougland , 84, home for Christmas. She was born in Wellston on October 18, 1937, to the late Floyd C. and Lucy Suthers Hougland. She was a former resident of North Ohio Avenue in Wellston and enjoyed her daily walks to all the downtown stores...
Robin Mulhern
Dec 16, 2021
Robin E. Mulhern, 68, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER. She was born in McArthur on September 20, 1953, to the late Bill and Marlyn Collins West. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and friends. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four daughters...
Sarah Cross
Dec 14, 2021
Sarah Alice Cross, 59, of Hilliard, Ohio, died unexpectedly at her home on December 14, 2021. She was born in Athens, Ohio on November 22, 1962, to the late Phyllis LaVelle Cross and Roy J. Cross. She was a 1980 graduate of Athens High School and a 1982 graduate of Hocking College , with an associate degree in Police...
Barbara Tilley
Dec 5, 2021
Barbara Jean Tilley of Wellston, Ohio, went peacefully home with her Lord at her home, while surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on December 7, 1951, to the late Herman and Thelma Mae " Katie " Watson Rossiter. Barbara would have turned 70 on Tuesday. She was a 1970 graduate...
Amy Wyant
Nov 17, 2021
Amy Dixon-Wyant, 46, of Wellston, Ohio, while surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, March 8, 1975, to the late Michael C. Dixon and Peggy S. Leach Dixon. She was a 1993 graduate of Wellston High School and a 2014 graduate...
Catherine Bowles
Oct 27, 2021
Catherine F. Bowles, 85, of Wilkesville, Ohio, while surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Holzer Medical Center- Gallipolis. She was born December 30, 1935, in Townsend, Tennessee, and graduated in 1955 from Powhatan High School in Powhatan, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Marvin Bowles, in 2017, and...
Thomas Bentley
Oct 6, 2021
Thomas " Tj" Bentley Jr., 90, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, after fighting a battle with colon cancer. He was born in Martin, Floyd Co., Kentucky, May 13, 1931, to the late Tom and Grace Bradley Bentley. He married Mary ( Caudill ) Bentley December 15,...
James Ring
Oct 1, 2021
James Allan Ring, age 49, passed away Friday morning, October 1, 2021, at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe. He had been a resident since 1992 of Scioto Trails Group Home. He was born in Chillicothe on March 1, 1972, to the late Jerry John Ring and Mae Frances Payne Ring. He was baptized into the Catholic faith. He is...
Mike Dixon
Sep 19, 2021
Mike Dixon, 69, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening, September 19, 2021, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson ER. He was born in Oak Hill, Ohio, July 3, 1952, to the late Charles T. Dixon and Hazel E. Patton Dixon. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and earned his GED. For 20 years, he was a big...
Dianna Trace
Sep 9, 2021
Dianna " Lynny " Carper Trace, 73, passed away peacefully and went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 9, 2021, at Edgewood Manor of Greenfield. She was born in Ray, Ohio, on July 10, 1948, and was a 1966 graduate of Wellston High School. She was a legal secretary in Columbus before starting her family. She...
Shirley Allen
Aug 10, 2021
Shirley E. Allen, 81, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021; at Oakwood Community Health Center, Jackson, Ohio. She was born on November 22, 1939, in Vinton County, Ohio, to the late Russell D. Mercer and Grace Hutt Mercer. She was a graduate of Allensville High School. She retired following 30 years as a supply buyer at the old...
Beverly Boggs
Jul 12, 2021
Beverly Jean Boggs, 74, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis. She was born August 6, 1946, in Hinton, West Virginia, to the late Paul Miller Humphries and Mary Evelyn Akers Humphries. She was a 1964 graduate of Jackson High School and a 1968...
Wanda Wood
May 8, 2021
Wanda Kaye Wood, 79, of Huntington, West Virginia, and a former resident of Wellston, passed away on Saturday morning, May 8, 2021, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born on March 8, 1942, in Wooster, Ohio, to the late William and Mary Ferrel Darnell. She was a graduate of Piketon High School and a...
Dennis Ward
Apr 20, 2021
Dennis Ward, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away peacefully and with no suffering on Tuesday morning, April 20, 2021, a day after his 70th birthday, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born April 19, 1951, in Wellston, Ohio, to the late Harry G. and Betty J. Vincell Ward. Growing up, he loved helping at the Wellston Drive...
Verna Fulton
Mar 30, 2021
Verna Fulton, 95, of Wellston, Ohio, went peacefully with her Lord on Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. She was born in Letcher County, Kentucky, on December 26, 1925, to the late Creed Flannery McFall and Maggie Jane Bentley McFall. She and her late husband, Frank, operated the Fulton's Grocery Store from 1959 until...
Ethan Jayjohn
Mar 4, 2021
Ethan Lloyd Jayjohn, 26, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday morning, March 4, 2021. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on January 7, 1995, to the late Leon Edward Jayjohn and the late Dreama Smathers. He was a 2013 graduate of Wellston High School where he was active in football and baseball. He was...

