Obituaries Listing

Rebecca Susan Baker
Dec 31, 2021
Rebecca “Becky” Susan Baker died on Friday, December 31, 2021. She was born April 11, 1945, to the late Robert W. Orr, Sr and Mary Jean Orr in Zanesville, Ohio. She was a graduate of Zanesville High School and Grant Hospital School of Nursing. She was a highly trained registered nurse who worked in a variety of settings from surgery...

Norma J. Barton
Dec 30, 2021
Norma Jean Barton, 86, born September 2, 1935, in Louisa, Ky, died in Doctors Hospital December 30, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Grump) Barton; father, George Kitchen; mother, Elizabeth Wells; brothers Clarence, Russell, and Jeff; sister, Juanita. She is survived by children Vickey (David) Wentzel, Bob (Pam) Barton, Mike (Marsha) Barton; grandchildren Seth (Trisha) Wentzel,...

Gene Keel
Dec 29, 2021
Gene Keel
Russell E. Keel, 1931-2021, Gene, a lifelong resident of West Jefferson, Ohio passed away at Friendship Village of Dublin on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.
Preceded in death by his wife of 54 years Doris Keel, Parents Russell “Scotty” and Emaline Keel, sister Marlene Hunter, niece Kim Londos and nephew Chris Hunter.
Survived by children Jeanne (Anthony)...
Tommy Joseph Rees
Dec 28, 2021
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Tommy Joseph Rees, age 38, of West Jefferson, Ohio, went to Heaven on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was a graduate of West Jefferson High School, Class of 2002. Tommy was a firefighter for Jefferson...
Sylvia Ponthieux
Dec 26, 2021
Sylvia Wilma Ponthieux, of Plain City, OH., formerly Oak Lawn, IL passed away peacefully at home at the age of 87 on Sunday, December 26, 2021.Born on December 20, 1934, in Kaukauna, WI, to the late Irma Finke and Fredrick Finke.She married Raymond Wilson Ponthieux on June 29, 1957, and for 35 years they shared life together. For most of...
Patricia "Pat" Morehart
Dec 23, 2021
Patricia “Pat” Morehart, age 64, a native of West Jefferson, Ohio, after a long, hard fought battle with cancer, joined her parents in Heaven on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Darby Glenn Care Center in Hilliard, Ohio. Born to the late Jim and Barb Saunders, she was a graduate of West Jefferson High School, Class of 1975. She worked a...
Steven D. Jones
Dec 14, 2021
Steven D. Jones “Caretaker”, age 57, of London, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at OSU Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Steven was born at Grant Hospital in Columbus on February 15, 1963, the son of Robert Steven Jones and Rose Gertrude (Rudolph) Jones. Steven worked at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for 25+ years. He was also a veteran...

Pastor Jerry F. Dye
Dec 12, 2021
Pastor Jerry F. Dye, age 64, of West Jefferson, Ohio, met his Savior on Sunday, December 12, 2021. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was a graduate of Grove City High School, Class of 1975. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. He spent four years in the Navy from 1979-1983 after which he served as a flight and...

Bonnie Jean (Conkel) Little
Dec 8, 2021
Bonnie Jean (Conkel) Little was born December 30, 1939 at home on a farm in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was the daughter of Howard and Ruby (Glassburn) Conkel, the oldest of a dominate family of five boys. Her generation was one made of tough of strong people which was Bonnie to a tee. She was an extremely hard worker who took...
Brookie Curry
Dec 4, 2021
Brookie Curry, age 82, of West Jefferson, Ohio, met her Savior on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Born in Lenore, West Virginia to the later Stewart and Trinnie Davis, she was a graduate of Lenore High School. Brookie married the love of her life, Jerome Curry, in 1962 and together they raised their family in West Jefferson. In addition to her...
Darlyn Campbell Newman
Dec 3, 2021
Darlyn Campbell Newman, age 74, of West Jefferson, was called home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, December 3, 2021. She was born in Columbus to the late Mike and Eileen Campbell. She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, Hoyt and Thelma (Blaine) Graves, and Edith Braithwait Forbis and Norman Campbell, an infant son and granddaughter Savannah Joy...
Yolanda O'kita (Hopper) Williams
Dec 3, 2021
Yolanda O’kita (Hopper) Williams, age 71, of Lilly Chapel, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, December 3, 2021. She was born June 22, 1950 to Harold and Hazel (Osborne) Hopper. She was a 1968 graduate of The Plains High School, Mt. Sterling, Ohio. She was retired from Midland Title West, London, Ohio. Yolanda loved to crochet and spend...
Deborah Sue Pettit
Dec 1, 2021
Deborah Sue (Burchett) Pettit, 70, of West Jefferson, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. She was born to the late Miriam and Ernest Burchett in Wayne, WV on February 12, 1951.
Deb graduated from West Jefferson High School in 1969, where she met many of her lifelong friends. Deb was also a graduate of The Ohio State...
Emmett H. Kell
Dec 1, 2021
Emmett H. Kell, age 94, of West Jefferson, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He was born October 20, 1927 in West Jefferson to Wilbert and Eva (Zirkle) Kell. He married Patricia Christopher on September 16, 1951. Emmett was preceded in death by his beloved wife and parents. He is survived by his daughter Joyce (Jim) Rhoades, son Mark...
Bryce Edward Williams
Nov 25, 2021
Bryce Edward Williams, age 18, of West Jefferson, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 25, 2021. He loved the Ohio State Buckeyes, basketball, decorating for Christmas, fishing, and hanging out with his friends. Bryce was a graduate of West Jefferson High School Class of 2021.
He is preceded in death by his Nan and Papaw Williams,...
Delbert Roy Smith III
Nov 24, 2021
Delbert Roy “Dell” Smith III, 68, of West Jefferson, passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2021. A music and vinyl enthusiast, with a great love of songwriting, Dell could talk for hours about the songs and artists that shaped him over the years. He had an unrelenting sense of humor and would take any opportunity he could to crack a...

Thomas A. Meadows
Nov 21, 2021
Thomas A. Meadows, age 74, of Galloway, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021. He attended Cypress Wesleyan Church, graduated from Pleasant View High School, Class of 1965, retired from Rinehart Tower Service in 2012. Thomas was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener.
Preceded in death by his parents Wert and Helen (Evans) Meadows, sister Wilma (Meadows) Froggatt, and nephew Scott...
Jean A. Jester
Nov 20, 2021
Jean A Jester, age 88 of Columbus Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, November 20th at Doctors West Hospital. Born in Leicester, England to the late Wilford and Francis (Roberts) Robb. She now joins the love of her life, Walter Jester, whom she married in November of 1953. They raised their family together in the...
Connie I. Griffith
Nov 19, 2021
Connie I. Griffith, age 72, of West Jefferson, Ohio, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at The Laurels of West Columbus. Born in West Jefferson to the late Leroy and Frances Braithwaite, Connie was also preceded in death by her husband Gary Griffith, her son Roy Ramsey, grandsons Christopher Ramsey and Shane Ramsey, brothers Ronald, Charles and Mike Braithwaite and...
Nancy L. Martin
Nov 15, 2021
Nancy L. (Ware) Martin, age 83, of Galloway, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Doctor’s West Hospital. Born in Webster County, WV to the late Hoy and Eileen Ware, Nancy was a graduate of Grandview Heights High School, Class of 1956. She married the love of her life, Mike Martin, in 1957 and together raised their...