Obituaries for Wellman Funeral Home Inc.

Jun 21, 2019

Donalda A. Strous, 59, of Circleville passed away on June 21, 2019 at Riverside Hospital.  She was born on May 31, 1960 in Flint, MI to Arthur and Thelma (Paget) Ostrander.  She retired from EI DuPont and was a 1978 graduate of Flint Kearsley High School and was named Miss Volleyball in the State of MI.  She graduated and...

Jun 18, 2019

Kenneth Lester, 79, of Lancaster passed away on June 18, 2019.  He was born on May 24, 1940 in Kentucky to Harold and Edna (Boggs) Lester.  A celebration of life will be held on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at Victory Hill Church, 4000 Coonpath Road, Carroll, Ohio with Aaron Begley officiating. Wellman Funeral Home handled the...

Jun 17, 2019

Mary Lee Wickline, 85, of Circleville passed away on June 17, 2019.  She was born in Jackson, Ohio on February 17, 1934 to Dennison Howard and Rosa Marie (Hayth) Yerian.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Wickline, and siblings Peggy Ann Perry, Glenna Paugh, Loren Yerian and Warren Jay Yerian.  Mary...

Jun 15, 2019

Larry Calton, 74, of Circleville passed away on June 15, 2019.  He was born on June 13, 1945 in Columbus to Ralph and Hulda (Frazier) Calton.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son Chad Calton.  Larry an Army Veteran is survived by his wife Nancy (Dillard) Calton, children James (Alicia), Stacy (Delfino), Jason...

Jun 12, 2019

Sherwood C. Stepp, 65, of Williamsport passed away on June 12, 2019.  He was born on September 12, 1953 in Williamson, West Virginia on September 12, 1953 to Johnny W. and Maxine S. (Chambers) Stepp.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sibling Quinella Jones.  Sherwood is survived by his wife Karen Stepp, children Sherwood...

Jun 12, 2019

Marvin “Dale” Hart, 66, of Laurelville, died June 12, 2019.  He was born on November 21, 1952 in Laurelville, the son of Milford and Dorothy Hart.  He is survived by his daughter, Sharlene Hart; step-daughter, Christina Harper; granddaughters, Sierra Hacker and Abby Harper; great grandchildren, Hunter Davis and Heaven Richards; brothers, Dawn Hart, Dallas (Kathy) Hart, Wayne Hart, Randy...

Jun 12, 2019

Constance “Connie” Arnett, 78, of Logan, passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2019. She was born on January 31, 1941 in Sault Ste Marie, MI the daughter of Lloyd and Dorothy (MacKay) McLean.  Connie dedicated her life to raising her children, being a loving wife and watching her grandchildren grow up.  Quilting, crocheting, painting and basket weaving...

Jun 11, 2019

Jacqueline Shelton Alvarez, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at her home at the Wyngate Senior Community of Circleville.  She was born October 18, 1933 in West Virginia to Henry Bursey Shelton and Flavia Turley Shelton.  She attended St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Huntington, WV, where she became a Registered Nurse and worked at St....

Jun 10, 2019

John “Buzz” Rhoads, Jr., 89, died peacefully after an extended illness the evening of Monday, June 10th, 2019. He leaves behind his loving wife of 14 years, Frankie; his brother Dr. Donald “Dick” Rhoads (Marge), nephew John (Daisy) Rhoads, niece Wendy (Richard) Weier of New Jersey and great-nephew Jake. He is also survived by his sister, Hilda Fay (Bootie)...

Jun 10, 2019

Robert Schoonover was not an ordinary man.  He was a survivor.  He was born and raised in Briartown.  He often told stories of his adventures and we listened each time as though it was the first time.  His stories will be missed.  He talked about getting in trouble at school for wearing heel plates and tipping over the neighbors...

Jun 10, 2019

Wilma Strous, 87, of Tarlton passed away on June 10, 2019.  She was born on May 22, 1932 in Hocking County to Herbert and Zola (Pontious) Flaningan.  Wilma was a long time member of St. Jacobs Lutheran Church and recently attended Heritage Nazarene Church.  She was an excellent seamstress, a champion baker including grand champion pie at the 100th...

Jun 5, 2019

Esther P. Martin, 71 of Circleville, died June 5, 2019 at her residence.  She was born on July 15, 1947 in Circleville, the daughter of Gilbert and Mary (Crowl) Shaffer.  She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Daniel Martin and brother, Dave Shaffer.  She is survived by her husband, Ronald Martin; children, Kim (Craig) Hutchinson, Debbie (Mark)...

Jun 3, 2019

Robert C. Sargent, 60, of Circleville, died unexpectedly June 3, 2019 in Columbus.  He was born Sept. 29, 1958 in Ashland KY, the son of James and Phyllis (Williams) Sergent.  Bob was a 1976 graduate of Logan Elm High School, owner of T A Express and an avid outdoorsman.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Phyllis in...

Jun 3, 2019

Ann Ramey, 70, of Circleville passed away on June 3, 2019.  She was born on February 25, 1949 in Chillicothe to George and Clara (Helsel) Posey.  Ann was preceded in death by her parents and husband of 34 years Richard.  She is survived by brothers Joe (Beverly) Posey and Todd (Ginia) Posey all from Greenfield, step children...

Jun 2, 2019

For 93 years, Ralph W. Ankrom was born, grew up, raised his family, and worked in the south end of Circleville until his passing with family by his side on June 2nd, 2019. John B. and Emma (McCollister) Ankrom had their fourth son on November 20, 1925, joining brothers Dale, Harold, and Allen. He chased down Rosemary Hildenbrand, his...

Jun 1, 2019

Dennis Paul Lester, 79, of Circleville passed away at his home with family and wife on June 1, 2019.  Dennis was born in Eccles, West Virginia, July 4, 1939 to the late Ray and Fay (Robertson) Lester.  Dennis is preceded in death by daughter Denise, sister Judy, brothers Bobby and Basil.  Dennis is survived by his wife of 59...

May 30, 2019

In Loving memory of Lisa Jane Blanton Griffey, 53, of Columbus, a loving wife, loving sister, loving mother of 3 sons and a loving grandmother of 2 grandchildren passed away on May 30, 2019.  She was born on June 28, 1965 in Columbus.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at the Wellman...

May 30, 2019

Marian Merritt Poplin Zwayer passed away peacefully at home May 30th 2019 at the age of 86. Marian was born March 13, 1933 to Abie Bartow and Ada Merritt Poplin in Columbia, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by sister Marie, brothers Henry, Louis and Bart, and husband George.  She is survived by sister Ada, sons Mark (Cindi)...

May 29, 2019

Doris Yamarick, age 91 of Circleville, Ohio passed on 5/29/19. She was born in East Orange, NJ and preceded in death by her husband, Wally of 44 years, her parents, Adolf and Fanny Schanzenbach, and her brother, Werner.

She is survived by her two sons. The oldest, Kenneth (Jane) of Moulton, Texas; Jane’s daughter Ellen...

May 28, 2019

Mary Kline Hoffman, of Wayne Township, died May 28, 2019, at Berger Hospital. She was born August 19, 1926, the daughter of David E. and Stella Murphy Kline in North Union Township, Ross County. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, William A. "Bill" Hoffman Jr., who died in 2017; and by siblings, George Kline,...