JAMES OWEN SHAFER, 61, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 15. Funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Jan. 22 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial following in Miller (Ohio) Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour before service. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

PHYLLIS ANNE LOCEY passed away of natural causes on Monday morning, January 10, 2022. In recent years, she had been courageously battling a number of serious health concerns. Phyllis Locey was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, the second daughter of Virginia Jones Locey and Donald Vernon Locey.…

RAYMOND TODD SITES, 61, formerly of Chesapeake, Ohio, died Jan. 16. Friends and family gather from 5 to 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at Schneider-Hall Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, with a celebration of life at 6 p.m. www.schneiderhallfuneralhome.com.

GINA SUE BROWN, 61, of Groveport, Ohio, died Jan. 16 in Mount Carmel East, Columbus, Ohio. There will be no service. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting with arrangements.

HAROLD LEE GANNON, 90, of Ironton, widower of Joyce Jean Gannon, died Jan. 14 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He retired as a shipping foreman from AK Steel. The family will hold a private celebration of life Jan. 22 at Tracy Brammer-Monroe Funeral Home, Ironton. Burial will follow in Wo…

LAWRENCE H. CHINN, 79, of Ironton, companion of Shirley Lewis, died Jan. 16 at home. He was an educator and coach. Services are under the direction of Wallace Family Funeral Home, South Point, Ohio. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Jan. 21 at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. www.wallaceffh.com.

PATRICIA LOU THACKER, 85, of Wildwood, Fla., died Jan. 15. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

PHYLLIS ANN LOCEY, of South Point, Ohio, died Jan. 10. Funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Rome Cemetery, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour before service. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

JAMES OWEN SHAFER, 61, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 15. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com. 

JOHN MICHAEL CURRY, 75, of Chesapeake, Ohio, husband of Gloria Curry, died Jan. 13 at home. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Jan. 20 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Huntington. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at the f…

MARY CHRISTIAN, 81, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 16. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com. 

PATRICIA M. CAREY STEVENS, 83, of South Point, Ohio, widow of Harold Carey and Charles Stevens, died Jan. 7 at home. There will be a private service. Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton, is in charge of arrangements. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net. 

RONALD DEWELL MONTCASTLE, 87, of Milton died Jan. 15. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Milton. www.timeformemory.com/wallace. 

CLARENCE A. GILLISPIE (Junior), 68, formerly of South Point, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at Canal Winchester, Ohio, on January 13, 2022. Clarence was known to everyone as Junior. He helped out at the Chesapeake Community Center for many years helping the needy. He was a member of Burlingt…

ROBERT BRYAN MCCLASKEY, 56, of South Point, Ohio, died Jan. 12 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wallace Funeral Home and Chapel, Barboursville; burial at Baylous Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. www.timeformemo…

ROBIN DEE HENDERSON, 62, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 13 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. The funeral service has been rescheduled per the family request to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio; burial at Miller Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held o…

DONNA STAPLETON McCLELLAN, 82, of Franklin Furnace, Ohio, widow of Gary L. McClellan, died Jan. 12 in Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, Ohio. He had worked at Wilson’s Sporting Goods. Funeral service will be at noon Jan. 19 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton; burial following in Haver…

ROBIN DEE HENDERSON, 62, of Proctorville, Ohio, mother of Ezra Henderson, died Jan. 13 in St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Burial will follow in Miller (Ohio) Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be o…

CHARLES THOMAS RUNYON, 93, of Deering, Ohio, widower of Doris Vivian Anson Runyon, died Jan. 12 in Sanctuary of Ohio Valley, Ironton. He retired from Dawson-Bryant Local Schools. Funeral service will be noon Jan. 16 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton; burial following in Community Cemetery. V…

CLARENCE A. GILLISPIE JR., 68, of Frankfort, Ohio, died Jan. 13 in Embassy of Winchester. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

GENERAL CUSTER BRAMMER, 84, of South Point, Ohio, companion of Mary Elizabeth McCarley of South Point, died Jan. 11 at home. He was a retired press operator from Peter Stamping Company. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 17 at Phillips Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 3…

MARION E. CALDWELL, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio, husband of Carolyn Sheers Caldwell, died Jan. 12 in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He had worked at Kaiser Aluminum and Ohio Valley Bank. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Jan. 17 at Willis Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio; burial fol…

PHYLLIS ANN LOCEY, of South Point, Ohio, died Jan. 10 in Wyngate, Proctorville, Ohio. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

RACHEL ANN GILL, 67, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 13 in Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington. Private family services will be held. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

BAMBI DIANE KELLEY, 64, of Ironton, sister of Gene Kelley of Ironton, died Jan. 9 in Lexington (Ky.) Medical Center. Graveside service will be at noon Jan. 17 at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. Tracy Brammer-Monroe Funeral Home, Ironton, is directing arrangements. www.tracybrammerfh.com.

JOHNNY MACK MARSH, age 84, formerly of Chesapeake, Ohio, passed away January 8, 2022, surrounded by family at his home in Ringgold, Ga. He was born May 22, 1937, to George and Jessie Marsh in Proctorville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Freddy Marsh, and his sist…

MARGARET EVELYN HARDY, 89, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Kitts Hill, Ohio, widow of Earl Hardy, died Jan. 11 in Southern Care Hospice-Conard House, Mansfield. Funeral service will be at noon Jan. 14 at Schneider-Hall Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio. Burial will follow in Myrtle Ridge Cemete…

NIKKI LEE RIGNEY, 44, of South Point, Ohio, wife of David Lee Rigney, died Jan. 7 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. There will be a memorial service at 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. ww…

TERRY A. STEVENS, 52, of Coal Grove, Ohio, daughter of John Ellis of Pedro, Ohio, died Jan. 6 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. There will be a memorial service at 5 p.m. Jan. 15 at Phillips Funeral Home, Ironton. Visitation will be after 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the funeral home. www.phillips…

DOROTHY REED HARDY, 92, of Kitts Hill, Ohio, widow of Paul Hardy, died Jan. 10 at home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Jan. 13 at Schneider-Hall Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio. Burial will follow in Myrtle Ridge Cemetery, Kitts Hill, Ohio. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 12 at the funer…

JOHNNY MACK MARSH, 84, of Ringgold, Ga., died Jan. 8. Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens, South Point, Ohio. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.…

KAYLEE MAE NICOLE PINKERMAN, infant daughter of David and April Horsley Pinkerman of Ironton, died Jan. 5 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. Funeral will be at noon Jan. 12 at O’Keefe-Baker Funeral Home; burial in Chapman Family Cemetery, Wurtland, Ky. Visitation will be one hour before the…

PAUL E. JOHNSON, 69, of Fleming Island, Fla., husband of Phyllis Bartram Johnson, died Dec. 27 at home. He retired as director of coal operations for CSX Transportation. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Jan. 15 at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. Tracy Brammer-Monroe Funeral Home, Ironton, is dir…

RALPH “BENNIE” BLANKENSHIP, 85, of Ironton, husband of Kay (McKee) Blankenship, died Jan. 9 in Ashland Community Hospice Care Center. He worked at Tri-State Industries. Mass will be 11 a.m. Jan. 14 at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial follows in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be one hou…

VERA M. FOX, 96, of Burlington, Ohio, died Jan. 10 in Heartland of Riverview. Procession will depart Johnson Tiller Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Jan. 14 for graveside services at Everett Adkins Cemetery.

DONALD “DONNIE” RAYMOND COCHRAN JR. 47, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at home. He was born July 12, 1974, in Ironton, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his father, Donald Raymond Cochran Sr.; maternal grandfather, Freddie Ross; and paternal grandparents, Wilbur and…

DOROTHY REED HARDY, 92, of Kitts Hill, Ohio, widow of Paul Hardy, died Jan. 10 at home. Schneider-Hall Funeral Home, Chesapeake, Ohio, is assisting the family with arrangements, which are incomplete. www.schneiderhallfuneralhome.com.

FRED FANNIN PRESTON, 56, of Chesapeake, Ohio, husband of Tonya Richardson Preston, died Jan. 6 in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was lead lab technician for Vision Works, Ashland. Graveside service at 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at Woodland Cemetery; procession leaves Phillips Funeral Home at 12:30 …

PHYLLIS ANN LOCEY of Proctorville, Ohio, died Jan. 10. Arrangements are incomplete with Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio.    

VIRGINIA MAUDELL WILLIAMS THOMPSON, 94, of South Point, Ohio, died Jan. 8. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Jan. 14 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. Burial will follow in Miller (Ohio) Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13 at the funeral home. ww…

WILLIAM LOUIS WILSON, 75, of Pedro, Ohio, died Dec. 22 in SOMC Hospice Center, Portsmouth, Ohio. He had been an engineer in the telecommunication and information technology industries. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Jan. 13 at Pine Grove Cemetery, County Road 26, Ironton. Donations are sug…

DONALD RAYMOND COCHRAN JR., 47, of Patriot, Ohio, died Jan. 8 at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio. www.ehallfuneralhome.com.

FRED WALT SAMMONS, 83, of Ironton, Ohio, husband of Elizabeth Sammons, died Jan. 7 at his residence. He was retired from CSX. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home; burial at Hecla Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.