Obituaries for Wellman Funeral Home Inc.

Jun 18, 2023

Carol Crosby, 84, of Stoutsville passed away on June 18, 2023.  She was born on March 9, 1939 in Circleville to Kenneth “Red” and Mabel (Huffman) Baldwin.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers Roy Palmer (Dorothy), Kenneth Joe Baldwin and Arnold Emmer Baldwin; father and mother-in-law Dexter and Dorothy Crosby; brother-in-law Damon Crosby;...

Jun 15, 2023

Cheryl Ann Powell, 64, of New Straitsville passed away on June 15, 2023.  She was born on July 14, 1958 in Circleville to Francis L. and Doris J. (Hendricks) Thompson.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Phillip Thompson.  Cheryl is survived by her husband James Powell; children Deirdre Thompson- Parker and James...

Jun 15, 2023

Debora Harmon, 62, of South Bloomfield passed away on June 15, 2023.  She was born on September 16, 1960 in Portsmouth to Roy and Ann (Flannery) Newton.  In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her siblings Roy Newton Jr. and Michael Newton.  Debora is survived by her mom Ann Griffith; husband David Harmon; children Donnie...

Jun 14, 2023

Mary Spears, 77, of Heath, Ohio passed away on June 14, 2023.  She was born on November 20, 1945 in Circleville to William and Mildred (Russell) Dumm.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Alfred Spears; siblings Patricia Rhoades of Clarksburg, Ronald Dumm of Lancaster and Darlene Ferguson of Stoutsville and by son-in-law...

Jun 14, 2023

Jack Clark, 85, of Circleville passed away on June 14, 2023.  He was born on February 14, 1938 in Circleville to Howard and Violet (Smith) Clark.  He was a 1957 graduate of Circleville High School, a retired Army Veteran, was a member of the Church of Brethren and enjoyed golfing, fishing, archery and hiking in Old Man’s Cave.  In...

Jun 14, 2023

Raymond Davis, 84, of Carroll passed away on June 14, 2023.  He was born on September 8, 1938 in Ashland, Kentucky to Emory and Virginia (Trumble) Davis.  He was an Army Veteran.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Dolores (Oliver) Davis and a brother David Marion Davis.  He is survived by his...

Jun 13, 2023

John Ball, 66, of Williamsport passed away on June 13, 2023.  He was born on September 11, 1956 in Columbus to J.T. and Betty (Cox) Ball.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Beatrice (Wallace) Ball and sister Mabeline Boatwright.  John is survived by his children John (Tonya) and Joseph (Lisa) Ball; grandson...

Jun 13, 2023

Peggy Virginia (Davis) Swank, 89, of Circleville passed away on June 13, 2023.  She was a graduate of Ohio University with a degree in Education and a Master degree in Business Administration.  She was born February 18, 1934 in Circleville, Ohio to Rev. Lloyd and Bessie (George) Davis.  She married her high school sweetheart Merle Swank in Maysville, Kentucky...

Jun 13, 2023

James Arledge, 86, of Circleville passed away on June 13, 2023.  He was born on July 30, 1936 in Circleville to Robert and Ellen (Davis) Arledge.  He was preceded in death by his parents.  James is survived by his children Bonnie (Don) Adams, Tammy (Terry) Reed and Jim (Cassie) Arledge; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and 1 great, great...

Jun 12, 2023

David Johnson, 75, of Circleville passed away on June 12, 2023.  He was born on August 16, 1947 in Conley, KY to Woodrow and Jewell (Williams) Johnson.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers Dord, Harold and Dale Johnson; sisters Sandra Miller, Shirley Grover, Patty Johnson and Tammy Bidwell. David is survived by sisters...

Jun 10, 2023

Carole Cathryn Neuman Barker, of Ashville, Ohio, passed away June 10, 2023, at Pickaway Manor, Circleville, Ohio, where she resided for the past six months. She was 88.

Mrs. Barker was born June 21, 1934 in Sharon, Pa., the daughter of John Donald Neuman and Margaret Clark Neuman. She and her twin sister, Lyda Lloy Neuman Cook,...

Jun 10, 2023

John Roberts, 85, of New Holland passed away on June 10, 2023.  He was born on March 14, 1938 in Louisa, Kentucky to John C. and Elsie L. (Griffin) Roberts.  He was an USAF veteran, retired from GTE and was a life-long farmer.  He graduated from Atlanta High School in 1956 and was a member of Heber Lodge 501...

Jun 10, 2023

Kash Barnes, 13, of Laurelville passed away on June 10, 2023.  He was born on February 18, 2010 in Lancaster to Kliff and Alisha (Johnson) Barnes.  Kash would have been in 8th grade at McDowell Middle School.  He loved gaming, football cards, telling jokes and riddles.  Kash was known as the fun fact kid.  He was a kind, sweet...

Jun 6, 2023

Michael Anthony “Tony” Dray born June 16, 1958 and died on June 6, 2023 at Grant Hospital of complications from 2 bouts of cancer.

He was born, raised, and lived most of his entire life in Circleville. He was a 1976 graduate of Circleville High School.  He is survived by his 3 children Jason (Lindsay) Dray, Travis...

Jun 5, 2023

Terry Lee Williams, 63, of Circleville, passed away at his home on June 5th, 2023.  Terry was born January 14th, 1960, in Circleville, OH to the late John and Betty (Bush) Williams.

Terry lived in Circleville his entire life.  He attended the Brooks Yates Center in Circleville and the Pickaway County PDI Workshop.  He was employed by...

Jun 4, 2023

Eleanor (Kelley) Bowers is the daughter of the late Dr. Edger D. and Edith Moberly Kelley. She was born on March 12, 1926 in Columbus and passed away on June 4, 2023.   She graduated from Elizabethtown, Kentucky High School.  While in high school she joined the USO and participated in Etournettes Dance Group at Fort Knox, KY.

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Jun 4, 2023

Joyce Louise Woods, 76, of Circleville passed away on June 4, 2023.  She was born on October 19, 1946 in Circleville to Arthur Clyde and Martha Ruth (Stant) Lee.  She loved reading, scary movies, gardening, buckeyes and never had a doughnut she didn’t like.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son-in-law Rick Garten. ...

Jun 3, 2023

Elinor Coil, 86 passed away on June 3, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.  She was born on March 4, 1937 in Newark, NJ to Jane and Albert Jarvis.  She graduated from Kearny, NJ high school, attended Adelphi College and was a Licensed Social Worker in Ohio.  She loved spending time with her family, gardening and being a beekeeper.  She was...

May 31, 2023

Michael Craig Poling, born February 24, 1951 in Circleville, was adopted by Hugh and Eleanor June (Armstrong) Poling. Michael passed away on May 31, 2023 in Florida.  He spent his whole life in Laurelville until 2013 when he became a snowbird, spending the winters in Port Orange, Florida. Florida was Mike’s happy place. He graduated Laurelville High School in...

May 31, 2023

Amelia Ellen Wilkinson of Kingston passed away on May 31, 2023.  She was born on May 30, 2023 in Dublin, Ohio to Ian and Ansley (Rothwell) Wilkinson.  In addition to her parents she is survived by her maternal grandparents Andrew and Shannon Rothwell, paternal grandparents Steve and Kerry Wilkinson, maternal great grandparents Carol and Doug Akers, paternal great grandmother...