Local obituaries for Cardaras Funeral Homes

May 3, 2022

Barbara Carolyn Boyer, 77, of Hamden, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at her residence.  She was born May 24, 1944, in Vinton County, Ohio, daughter of the late Willard and Rozelle Gee Thacker.  Barbara was married to Charles E. “Chuck” Boyer, who survives.

She retired from Austin Powder Company after 34 years of service.

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May 3, 2022

Frederick A. Dougherty, 85, of Logan, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at his residence.  He was born December 23, 1936, in Logan, Ohio, son of the late John C. “Jack” and Winifred Rathburn Dougherty.  Fred was married to Donna Sue Mowery Dougherty for 64 years, who survives.

He was a retired truck driver, a United States...

May 2, 2022

Lana Maxine “Sammie” Haybron, 84, of Creola, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022, at her residence.  She was born March 12, 1938, in Creola, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles and Anna Miller Karns.

She retired from Twin Maples Home Health Care after 30 years of service.  Sammie supported Cornelius Chapel Church and was a 1955 graduate...

Apr 30, 2022

Betty Mae Hicks, 63, of Haydenville, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at O’Bleness Hospital, Athens. Betty was born January 30, 1959, in Athens, the daughter of the late Raymond Monroe Stover and Mary Jane (Justice) Stover. She was the widow of the late, Lee Hicks Jr.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Molly (Jeff) Detty...

Apr 29, 2022

Helen Kay Standall, 80, of Nelsonville, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Embassy of Logan. She was born December 17, 1941, in Athens County, the daughter of the late Clifford B. and Mary June (Donahue) Elliott. She was the widow of the late Richard Lee “Dick” Standall.

Helen is survived by her brother, Robert “Bob”...

Apr 28, 2022

David Keither Caldwell, 54, of Logan, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022, at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center East Hospital in Columbus.  He was born September 9, 1967, in Piggott, Arkansas, son of Sarah Davenport Gilliam of Lancaster and the late Dewey “Pete” Caldwell.  David was married to Melissa “Missy” Merritt Caldwell, who survives.

He was...

Apr 25, 2022

Todd Allen Colombini, 49, of McArthur, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at his residence.  He was born June 15, 1972, in Columbus Ohio, son of Robert “Bob” Conkle and Rebecca Lindsey.

Along with his parents, he is survived by his wife of 20 years, Anita Colombini; his children, Olivia Caudill and Laney and Deano Colombini; special...

Apr 24, 2022

Harold Gene Wheatcraft, 70, of Frankfort, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at his residence.  He was born April 1, 1952, in Hocking County, son of the late Leo Earl and Neoma Graham Wheatcraft.  Harold was the widow of the late Faye Bradley Wheatcraft.

He was a retired sawmiller.

Harold is survived by his brothers,...

Apr 23, 2022

Wayne Roger Hedges, 75, of Logan, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster.  He was born December 6, 1946, in South Perry, Ohio, son of the late Wayne Thomas Hedges and Genevieve Atkinson Hedges Stephens.  Roger was married to Vicki Walke Hedges, who survives.

He retired from Hocking Valley Community Hospital and...

Apr 22, 2022

Harold R. “Butch” Thomas, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family.  Butch was born January 14, 1948, in Millfield, the son of the late Harold W. and Cleo Helen (Crabtree) Thomas.

Butch served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.  He was an avid outdoorsman, who...

Apr 15, 2022

"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)

Shirley R. Bostater, 74, of Buchtel Ohio, transitioned from this earthly labor to her Heavenly Home April 15, 2022, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Shirley was...

Apr 15, 2022

Andrew Jackson “Jack” Monk, 82, of Nelsonville, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022, at his home. Jack was born January 27, 1940, in Nelsonville, the son of the late Jack Lloyd and Mary Lucille (Warren) Monk. He was married for 59 years to the late Patricia (Figgins) Monk.

Jack was the Valedictorian of the Nelsonville High...

Apr 11, 2022

Gerald Robert Seitz, 75, of McArthur, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at his residence.  He was born July 12, 1946, in Vinton County, Ohio, son of the late Robert E. and Norma Jean Jones Seitz.  Gerald was married to Nora Molihan Seitz, who survives.

He retired from Kenworth Trucking in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Gerald is...

Apr 11, 2022

Nancy Fern Glassmire, 84, of Nelsonville, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at her residence.  She was born June 26, 1937, in Black Run, Ohio, daughter of the late Denzel and Virginia McCracken Hodge.

She was a member of Coburn United Methodist Church in Zanesville.  Nancy was a loving and kind mother.

She is survived...

Apr 11, 2022

Boone Dillon, 67, of McArthur, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at her residence.  She was born September 21, 1954, in Circleville, Ohio, daughter of the late Marvin and Marvene Marshall Rowland.

Boone was a farmer and a member of the McArthur Eagles.

She is survived by her son, Matthew (Patricia) Dillon of McArthur; daughters,...

Apr 9, 2022

Patricia Ruth Martin, 80, of Nelsonville, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Pickering House in Lancaster. Ruth was born July 3, 1941, in Athens County, the daughter of the late Herbert Bailey and Clara Cullison Bailey. Ruth was married on September 14, 1964, to Charles Martin, who survives.

Ruth was a member of Faith...

Apr 3, 2022

Jeffery Todd “J.T.” Knotts Jr., 21, of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Chillicothe.  He was born November 17, 2000, in Gallia County, Ohio, the son of Lindsey Marie (Robert) Damron and Jeffery Todd Knotts Sr.

J.T. was proud to have served as a Lance Corporal in the US Marine Corps, where he...

Apr 3, 2022

Lois Gail Lester, 62, of McArthur, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022, at her residence.  She was born July 22, 1959, in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Earl and Loretta Tussey Fannin, of Logan.  Lois was married to Clifton Keith Lester, who survives.

She formerly worked at Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan and Goodyear Tire and Rubber...

Apr 2, 2022

June D. Staten, 97, of Logan, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022, at the Pickering House in Lancaster.  She was born January 3, 1925, in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late Ed and Edna Fritz Higgins.  June was the widow of the late Charles E. Staten.

She is survived by her son, Charles R. (Cheryll) Staten of...

Mar 28, 2022

William L. Breeze, 85, of Logan, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Hocking Valley Community Hospital, Logan. He was born September 27, 1936, in Kimberly, Ohio, the son of the late William L. and Kathleen (Hayden) Breeze. He was married to the late Laurene (Cottrill) Breeze.

William was a 1955 graduate of Nelsonville High School....