Obituaries

Dec 10, 2015

Daniel Eugene Walton, 78, was born in Wellston, Ohio, to the late Everett and Lucille Wetzel Walton. He graduated from WHS in 1955 and attended OU. He was very active in many aspects, including owning and operating his Texaco stations, his coal mine, his bar in Wellston, and raising and racing his horses. He was faithful to his south...

Dec 7, 2015

Heather Dawn Dodds, 35, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at her home. She was born in Steubenville, Ohio, March 16, 1980, to the late Harry R. Dodds and Donna F. Souchak Rife, of Wellston, who survives. She moved to Athens in 1996 to finish her junior year in high school and later earned her GED through Buckeye Hills Adult Education...

Nov 8, 2015

Sonny Allen, 80, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, November 8, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center- Jackson. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, on March 24, 1935, to the late Ark B. Allen and Viola deal Allen. He was a former resident of Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was one of the first employees of the new Frisch's...

Nov 3, 2015

Sara Kay Nettles, 75, of Jackson, passed away on Tuesday morning, November 3, 2015, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. She was born in Wellston on Feb. 15, 1940, to the late George and Elizabeth Dunfee Malone. She was a graduate of Wellston High School. She married her late husband, Richard Nettles ( died Feb. 10, 1998), on January 6,...

Oct 10, 2015

Julia Ann Chapman passed away at her daughter's home in Hamden, Ohio, on Saturday morning, October 10, 2015. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, August 13, 1948, to the late Leslie and Florence Barlow Jackson. She was a 1966 graduate of Jackson High School and a former member of the Christian Church of Byer. She loved to camp and...

Oct 8, 2015

David was 66 and of Athens, Ohio.  He passed away on Thursday Oct. 8, 2015, following a long struggle with addiction and mental illness. He was born in Athens on September 6, 1949, to the late Dewey and Edith Calentine Dailey. He entered service in the U.S. Army in Vietnam in 1969 and served with the Big Red 1....

Oct 3, 2015

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Virginia J. Dobbins

Virginia J. Dobbins, 103, formerly of Wellston and most recently of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston.

She was born in Wellston on March 6, 1912, to the late Benjamin and...

Sep 30, 2015

Jane L. Massie, 87, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. she was born in Wellston, Ohio, on July 5, 1928, to the late Clarence Snider and Mildred Pierpont Snider Smith Schweitzer. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and attended Ohio University in the School of Music. She was...

Aug 24, 2015

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William J. Vicars

William J. Vicars, 86, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Monday morning, August 24, 2015, at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born November 4, 1928, in Springfield, Illinois, to the late Abner Vicars and Mildred Reines Vicars Jarrell....

Jul 30, 2015

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Robert N. Sprinkles

Robert N. Sprinkles, 83, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Medilodge of Monroe in Monroe, Michigan.

He was born in Wellston on June 1, 1932, to the late Charles R. Sprinkles and Ina Quick Sprinkles....

Jul 17, 2015

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James R. Snider

James R. Snider, 85, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Friday morning, July 17, 2015, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born in Wellston on February 9, 1930, to the late Clarence and Mildred Pierpont Snider.

He was a...

Jul 6, 2015

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Joseph Henry Ankrom

Joseph Henry Ankrom, age 88, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Monday morning, July 6, 2015, at Jenkins Care Community in Wellston.

He was born in Wellston on October 16, 1926, to the late Howard and Helen Matthews Ankrom. He...

Jun 25, 2015

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Jay “Jay Bird” Jeffery Gibson

Jay “Jay Bird” Jeffery Gibson, 52, of McArthur, Ohio, left the arms of his loving family at his home on Thursday morning, June 25, 2015.

He was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 28, 1962, to the late...

Jun 20, 2015

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Dorothy P. Emmert

Dorothy P. Emmert, 94, of Wellston passed away Saturday morning, June 20, 2015, at Jenkins Care Community where she had resided for the past two and a half years.

She was born in South Perry, Ohio, on November 2, 1920,...

Jun 18, 2015

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Phyllis Kaye Norton

Phyllis Kaye Norton, 76, of Wellston, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, June 18, 2015, at home surrounded by her family, after a brief struggle with cancer.

She was born in Wellston on December 19, 1938, to the late Hiram and...

Jun 13, 2015

Levi Pierce

Levi Pierce, 17, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly in Wellston on Saturday evening, June 13, 2015.

He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, on July 30, 1997, to Bobby Pierce and Kim Jayjohn of Wellston.

He was a 2015 graduate of Wellston High School where he was #52 for...

May 25, 2015

Arlene Kriebel Hughes Evans

Arlene Kriebel Hughes Evans, 90, of Wellston passed away suddenly on Monday, May 25, 2015, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

She was born in Wellston on April 6, 1925, to the late Kenneth E. and Pearl C. Ervin Kriebel. She was a graduate of Wellston High School and...

May 19, 2015

Andrew “Andy” King

Andrew “Andy” King, 91, of Wellston, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born on February 2, 1924, in Madison County, Kentucky, to the late William B. and Lula Sexton King.

He was a long-time truck driver and proud of the fact that he was...

Apr 16, 2015

Georgia E. Arthur

Georgia E. Arthur, 89, of Wellston went home to be with her lord on Thursday morning, April 16, 2015. She was born in Van Lear, Kentucky on January 7, 1926, to the late Frank and Lydia Jennings Wetzel.

Georgia was a graduate of Wellston High School, a member of the...

Apr 15, 2015

Helen Davis Cartwright, 101 and a former resident of Wellston, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in North Port, Florida. She was born in Wellston in 1913, daughter of the late William and Laura Davis. She wed her husband of 62 years, Edward Cartwright ( 1908-1996 ) in 1934. Following his retirement, they moved to Stuart, Florida. Helen...