Obituaries

Dec 1, 2015

Herman E. Luyster, 85, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born on July 9, 1930 in Barnesville to the late George W. and Marie (Gallagher) Luyster.

Herman is survived by his friends at the Astoria Place of Barnesville.

Arrangements are pending at Campbell-Plumly-Milburn Funeral Home, 319 North...

Nov 28, 2015

Donald G. Davidson, Sr., 85, of Barnesville died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at his home with his family by his side.  He was born on February 20, 1930 in Wheeling, WV to the late Butler L. and Mabel (Neer) Davidson.

Donald is a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a member of the Somerton United...

Nov 24, 2015

Bernard P. Lyons, 93, of Barnesville died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the Walton Home.  Bernard was born on December 9, 1921 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Charles W. and Ida (George) Lyons.

Bernard was a Protestant by faith.  He was 1939 graduate of Barnesville High School and enjoyed working his dairy farm.

In...

Nov 23, 2015

Stanley Dawson Shores, 90, of Blue Ash, Ohio died Monday, November 23, 2015.  He was born in St. Johnsbury, VT on November 10, 1925 to the late Stanley and Dorothy (Church) Shores.

Stanley grew up in the suburbs of Boston and New York City before coming to the Midwest to attend Purdue University.  After graduating college, he...

Nov 17, 2015

Leota Wyvonne West, 89, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing & Rehab. She was born on July 18, 1926 in Temperanceville, Ohio.

Leota was a member of the Barnesville Main Street United Methodist Church.

Leota was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Blanche Robb; husband, Charles...

Nov 16, 2015

Patty Lou Hudson, 73, of Barnesville died Monday, November 16, 2015 at her home.  She was born on January 16, 1942 in Beallsville, Ohio to the late Cyril and Wilma (Thomas) Louden.

Patty is a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ in Barnesville.  She worked in the cafeteria at Barnesville Hospital for 28 years....

Nov 16, 2015

Vivian Jeanette Stewart, 88, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 at her daughter's home in Westfield, New Jersey. She was born on November 25, 1926 in Somerton, Ohio to the late Paul and Audrey (Fisher) Hagan.

Vivian worked at Walter Thomas as a sales clerk for 30 years as well as McGee's and Burkhart's...

Nov 5, 2015

Virgil E. Danford, 98, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Astoria Place of Barnesville. He was born on May 22, 1917 in Noble County, Ohio to the late Ambrose and Della (Ankrom) Danford.

Virgil was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church in Barnesville.  He worked in Barnesville at the Children's Home...

Oct 26, 2015

Lowell Thomas "Tom" McFrederick, 74, of Barnesville died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  Tom was born on November 11, 1940 in Belmont County, Ohio to the late Lowell Mason and Alpharetta (Dillon) McFrederick of Somerton.

Tom is a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a 1958 graduate of Barnesville...

Oct 13, 2015

Lucille Landefeld Wittmer, 96, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Arbors at Woodsfield. She was born on January 11, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio to the late John W. and Cora Reich Landefeld.

The family moved back to Monroe County, home county of her parents, when she was one year old. Lucille was baptized...

Oct 9, 2015

Gladys Irene Marmie, 95, of Barnesville died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  Irene was born on August 17, 1920 in Belmont County to the late Harry Taylor and Laura (Rutter) Taylor Saffle.

Irene was a 1938 graduate of Somerton High School.  She was a member of the First Christian Church of...

Oct 7, 2015

Lona Stottler, 69, of Kendallville, died on Wednesday Oct. 7, 2015, at North Ridge Village, Albion.

She was born on Jan. 13, 1946, in Sidney, Montana, to the late Arthur and Avis (Simard) Miller.

She was an avid reader who enjoyed collecting books.

She married Francis Stottler on July 16, 1966, in Indianapolis....

Oct 7, 2015

Lilly Dove Hughes, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Ohio State Medical Center. She was born on May 30, 1945 in Spencer, WV to the late Ruth Greathouse.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded by her brother - Oral Greathouse, Son - James Larry Benear, great-grandchild - Amanda Price, and...

Oct 7, 2015

Harry Eugene "Gilly" Gill, 70, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on September 12, 1945 to the late Harry Lewis and Letha Fern (Lucas) Gill.

Gilly was the equipment manager for the Barnesville Shamrocks and created the Milk Bucket along with Tug. He was a member of the...

Oct 5, 2015

Louis "Lou" C. Rastetter, Jr., 70,  of Cambridge died Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home.  He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on July 15, 1945 to the late Louis C. and Harriette (Landes) Rastetter, Sr.

Lou was a 1963 graduate of Northside High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He is a veteran of the United...

Sep 25, 2015

Donna P. Knox, 63, of Barnesville died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Cleveland Clinic.  Donna was born on July 6, 1952 in Wheeling, West Virginia to the late Edward Albert and Sophie (Luber) Petroski.

Donna was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wolfhurst, Ohio.  She worked as an accountant for Wheeling Steel.  Donna devoted...

Sep 21, 2015

Bonita Ruth Wehr, 84, of Boston, Ohio went home to be with her Lord on September 21, 2015.  She was born on February 15, 1931 in Boston to the late Clarence and Daisy (Bishop) Stephens.

Ruth was a faithful member of the Boston Church of Christ.  Ruth was a former employee of Jonathan Logan, Lgam, and Burns...

Sep 9, 2015

Oather G. "Junior" Hayes, Jr., 68, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on August 20, 1947 in Columbus to the late Oather G. and Margaret "Matilda" (Vogt) Hayes, Sr.

Junior is survived by his wife - Patricia Lee (Windsor) Hayes; children - Johnny Hamilton, Felicia Comstock, Marissa Frazier,...

Sep 9, 2015

Marjorie Wittenbrook, 91, of Barnesville died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center.  She was born on February 7, 1924 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late William and Clara (Johnston) DeMent.

Marjorie was a member of the Barnesville First United Methodist Church.  She worked at Wright Field during WWII, the Ration Board in...

Sep 6, 2015

Oleta Nola Garrett, 91, of Ashland, formerly of Barnesville, died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Ashland Samaritan Hospital.  She was born on September 25, 1923 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late James and Lucille (Harper) Gallagher.

While living in Barnesville, Oleta was a member of the East Main Street Church of Christ.  After moving to Ashland, she...