Obituaries

Jul 9, 2018

Karen Lynn Christner, 62, of Columbus, following an extended illness, passed away on Monday afternoon, July 9, 2018, at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 5, 1955, and was preceded in death by her father, Oron Lee Christner, in 1963, and her mother, Elma Griffith Christner Tucker, in 2012. She was...

Jun 1, 2018

Craig E. Midkiff, 58, of Lancaster, Ohio, passed away Friday morning, June 1, 2018, at Fairfield Medical Center ER. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on June 14, 1959, to James E. Midkiff, who passed away in 2010, and Mary A. Saunders Midkiff of Wellston. He was a 1977 graduate of Wellston High School where he was a member...

May 23, 2018

Delbert L. Beckner, 89, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday May 23, 2018, surrounded by his family, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born near Petroleum in Ritchie County, West Virginia, on January 9, 1929, to the late Thomas S. Beckner and Helen Nutter Beckner. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Force and served...

May 12, 2018

Mary Louise Rupert Perkins, 92, of Wellston, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, May 12, 2018, at Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson, Ohio. She was born in Wellston on February 17, 1926, to the late John E. Rupert and Edith Carr Rupert. She was a 1944 graduate of Wellston High School and married her husband,...

Apr 30, 2018

Mary " Bub" Mulhern, 42, of McArthur, Ohio, while surrounded by her family, went home peacefully with her Lord on Monday, April 30, 2018, at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson ER. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on January 12, 1976, to William W. Mulhern and Robin West Mulhern of McArthur. She was a 1994 graduate of Vinton County High School...

Apr 19, 2018

Robert " Bob" Wiles, 81, of Richmond Dale, Ohio, after being together with his wife, Betty Preston Wiles, for the past 64 years, passed away April 19, 2018, at Hamden Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born in Richmond Dale , where he was raised and lived his entire life, on March 19, 1937, to the late Asa Wiles and...

Apr 15, 2018

Betty L. Matteson, 94, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, April 15, 2018, at Jenkins Care Community. She was born in Wellston on November 24, 1923, to the late Ebon Bert Merrill and Allie Whetstone Merrill. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and retired from Frick-Gallagher Manufacturing where she was a bookkeeper for over...

Apr 13, 2018

Ruth E. Claar, 91, passed away very peacefully, while surrounded by her family, at her home in Hamden, Ohio, on Friday, April 13, 2018. She was born in Hamden on August 19, 1926, to the late Charles A. Moore and Anna B. Waldren Moore. She was a graduate of Hamden High School and retired in 1989, following almost 40...

Mar 25, 2018

Steve Thomas, age 64, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at his home. He was born at Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield, California, on June 15, 1953, to the late Donald and Beverley Thistlewood Thomas. He was a 1970 graduate of Augsburg High School in Germany and earned...

Mar 6, 2018

Raymond "Jim" Doles, 82, went home with his Lord on Tuesday morning, March 6, 2018, at his residence in Wellston. He was born at Ray, Ohio, May 19, 1935, to the late Ernie Vance Doles and Sylvia G. Brooks Doles. He was a 1953 graduate of Allensville High School and active in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1959,...

Feb 23, 2018

Ruth Irene May Davis, 94, of Richmond, Virginia, and formerly of Wellston, Ohio, died peacefully at the Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond on Friday morning, February 23, 2018. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 20, 1923, to the late Bryan and Emma Loper May. She was a 1941 graduate of Wellston High School and...

Feb 7, 2018

Johnnie " John" Adkins, Jr., 90, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, February 7, 2018, at Four Winds Community. He was born in Wayne County, West Virginia, January 27, 1928, to the late Johnnie Adkins, Sr. and Nellie Napier Adkins. He was a 1947 graduate of Wayne County High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Jan 4, 2018

Bonnie Mae Ewing, 73, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord on Thursday evening, January 4, 2018, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on February 4, 1944, to the late James L. Ewing, Sr. and Doldie Hughes Ewing. She was a homemaker and enjoyed word search puzzles, jig saw puzzles, coloring, and making...

Nov 29, 2017

Mitchell Baker, 77, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Wednesday evening, November 29, 2017, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston. He was born in Waco, Kentucky, on June 24, 1940, to the late Dewey and Nannie B. Cain Baker. He was a 1958 graduate of Madison Central High School and received a B.S....

Nov 17, 2017

Michael D. McCutcheon, 63, of Jackson, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Friday evening, November 17, 2017, at Four Winds Community. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia, December 14, 1953, to the late Earl McCutcheon and Ruth Walcutt King. He was a 1971 graduate of Wellston High School and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force....

Oct 29, 2017

Mark W. Long, 70, of Jackson, Ohio, surrounded by his family, passed away on Sunday evening, October 29, 2017, at Four Winds Community. He was born on April 19, 1947, in Wellston, Ohio, to the late William Long, Jr. and Jeanne Bentine Long Foglesong. He was a 1965 graduate of Wellston High School and was a music enthusiast for...

Oct 4, 2017

Charles C. Marquis, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Wellston on October 4, 2017. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, on November 5, 1932, son of the late Charles Z. Marquis and Barnetta Clark Marquis. He was employed as a construction worker, having helped build the Atomic Plant in the early 1950's. He later was a coal...

Sep 23, 2017

Bill Starkey, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Wellston on Saturday, September 23, 2017. He was born in Wellston on May 11, 1931, to the late Homer and Marie Waugh Starkey. He was a 1949 graduate of Wellston High School and married Shirley Kinsel Starkey, his wife for 62 years. They had two children, Billy ( Lynn)...

Aug 28, 2017

Sharon L. Rice Caudill, 77, of Hamden, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday morning, August 28, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born in Petrea, Ohio, September 26, 1939, to the late Charles F. Rice, Sr. and Helen Loudermilk Rice. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lakeview Baptist Chapel in  Hamden. She...

Jul 11, 2017

Wayne Edward Kuhn, 66, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Four Winds Nursing Facility. He was born in Marietta, Ohio, on August 2, 1950, to the late

Charles William Kuhn, Sr. and Davillia Vandean Johnson Kuhn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Bapst Kuhn, in 1989,...