Obituaries

Mar 27, 2015

John G. Kennard, 80, of Portsmouth, Ohio passed away Friday morning, March 27, 2015 at Ohio Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on May 16, 1934 in Cleveland to the late S. Francis and Pauline (Groves) Kennard.

Mr. Kennard attended Linsly Military Grade School and graduated from Barnesville High School. He also attended Miami...

Mar 21, 2015

Curtis L. Swallie, 60, of Barnesville died Saturday, March 21, 2015.  He was born on January 9, 1955 to the late Theodore C. and Elsie (Albaugh) Swallie in Barnesville, Ohio.

Curtis was a 1973 graduate of Barnesville High School and was an United States Army Veteran where he proudly served from 1976-1979.  Part of his time in...

Mar 17, 2015

Jack O. English, 82, of Barnesville died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Emerald Pointe Health and Rehab Center.  He was born on August 15, 1932, in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Ross and Clara (Marty) English.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother.

Jack was an alumni...

Mar 9, 2015

William Edward Schau, 61, of Bellaire formerly of Wheeling passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at  Golden Living Center in Morgantown, WV. He was born on December 29, 1953 in Wheeling to the late Clyde Anthony Schau and Shirley Mitchum.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother.

Bill was...

Mar 9, 2015

Scott Allen Shumaker, 59, Barnesville, OH, died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Barnesville Hospital.  He was born on November 7, 1955 in Barnesville to the late Jay M. and Norma J. (Ball) Shumaker.

Scott was a 1973 graduate of Barnesville High School.  He worked for Oxford as a heavy equipment operator and was a Methodist by faith....

Mar 6, 2015

Keith "Red Dog" Huntsman, 55, of Barnesville passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at his home.  He was born on February 12, 1960 in Barnesville Rita (Johnson) Huntsman and the late Delbert E. Huntsman.

Keith was a 1978 graduate of Barnesville High School and worked as a mason.

In addition to his father, he was...

Mar 4, 2015

John Richard "Dick" McCormick, 87, of Bethesda, OH passed away peacefully in his home at 2:07 a.m. Wednesday morning,  March 4, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born September 3, 1927 in Bethesda, a son of the late Dr. James Alva McCormick and Cora A. (Shepherd) McCormick.  He was a 1947 graduate of...

Mar 2, 2015

Linda Gibbons, 54, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born on April 16, 1960 to the late William Russell Gibbons and Nora (Sullivan) Martin.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband - Gregory Sharp.

Linda, is survived by her sons...

Feb 28, 2015

Robert D. Gibson, Sr., 75, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on November 15, 1939 in Barnesville to the late Guy Hamilton and Clara (Hollingsworth) Gibson.

Robert was a US Army Veteran and was retired from R&F Coal Company. He was a member of the Main Street United...

Feb 26, 2015

Richard Lucas "Rick" Doan, 55, of Belmont, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Wheeling Hopsital. He was born on December 10, 1959 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Charles Richard and Eileen Fay (Lucas) Doan.

After graduating from Barnesville High School in 1978, he earned his Bachelors Degree from Miami University in 1982. He...

Feb 25, 2015

Karen S. Anderson, 68, of Gahanna, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Jupiter, Florida.  She was born in Barnesville, Ohio on March 9, 1946 to the late Charles R. Lucas and Doris (Lucas) Johnson.

Karen retired from Nationwide Insurance after 29 years of service.   She was adored by her family and friends and will be...

Feb 22, 2015

Harvey Keith Ackerman, 83, of Somerton, Ohio passed away Sunday, Feb. 22 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Keith was born May 22, 1931 to the late Sam and Josephine (Hagan) Ackerman.

He was a 1949 graduate of Somerton High School. Keith is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a member of Friendship...

Feb 20, 2015

Hazel M. Willison, 85, of Newark passed away on Friday, February 20, 2015 at home.  She was born on April 23, 1929 in Calais to the late Willard and Viola (Taylor) Morris.

Hazel was a member of the Newark Church of Christ.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Feb 20, 2015

Janet A. (Milligan) Smith Nelson, 76, of Winslow, Nebraska formerly of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 in Fremont, Nebraska. She was born on January 24, 1939 in Beallsville, Ohio to the late Harry and Clara (Moore) Milligan.

Janet was former owner and operator of Town & Country Flowers in Barnesville. She also worked as...

Feb 19, 2015

Teresa Margaret Gillespie, 68, of Barnesville passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Barnesville Hospital.  She was born on September 20, 1946 in Barnesville to the late Lewis and Catherine (Hunkler) Carpenter.

Teresa was a 1964 graduate of Barnesville High School and a member of the Assumption Church.  She retired from Barnesville Health Care Center where...

Feb 17, 2015

Walter E. Young, 95, of Barnesville passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab.  He was born on July 24, 1919 in Sarahsville, Ohio to the late Frank and Rebecca VanDyne (Kirkbride) Young.

Walter was baptized as a Presbyterian.  He was a member of the Olive Lodge #210 F&AM of Mt. Ephraim,...

Feb 12, 2015

Elva (Phillips) Earley, 95, of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Lewisville, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born on April 25, 1919 in Yancy County, North Carolina to the late Andrew "Andy" and Nan (Edwards) Phillips.

Elva was a Southern Baptist by Faith. While they lived in Lewisville, she enjoyed...

Feb 11, 2015

Roy E. Jones, 66, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born on January 23, 1949 in Flushing to the late James and Clara H. (Blake) Jones, Sr.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister - May Tidrick....

Feb 10, 2015

Elaine G. Craft, 54, of Logan, Utah passed away suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at her home. She was born on July 11, 1959 to Viola Craft and the late Robert C. Craft, Sr.

She is survived by her mom - Viola of Calis, Ohio; sisters - Lynn (Kevin) Ekbomb of Syracuse, NY...

Jan 31, 2015

Ina Jean Nucci, 85, of Flushing passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital.  She was born on September 21, 1929 in Belmont County, Ohio to the late George and Etta (Turner) Benton.

Jean is a member of the Flushing United Methodist Church and worked at NCR in Cambridge for many years.  She enjoyed quilting, crocheting,...