Obituaries

  • Mary M. Hudnall

    Mary M. Hudnall

    A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are with Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens.

  • Martha Louise Bail

    Martha Louise Bail

    Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens. Friends may call 6–8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

  • Clarence Leedy

    Clarence Leedy

    Funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens. Friends may call Friday from 11 a.m. until the service.

  • Marcia Ann Van Nest

    Marcia Ann Van Nest

    Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Phil Foster officiating. Friends may call Sunday beginning at noon until time of service at the funeral home.

  • Louis E. Wright

    Louis E. Wright

    Louis E. Wright died Feb. 7, 2023, at age 82 from complications with Parkinson’s. A private memorial will be planned at a later date.

  • Jerry Jagers

    Jerry Jagers

    Jerry Jagers, 89, of Athens passed Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at his home. Born Nov. 25, 1933, in Athens, he was the son of the late John T. Jagers and Erma Thomas Jagers.

  • Darrell E. Van Nest

    Darrell E. Van Nest

    ALBANY — Darrell E. Van Nest, age 75, of Albany, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 31, 2023, at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. Born July 31, 1947, in Athens, he was the son of the late Norman Van Nest and Virginia Carsey Van Nest. A 1966 graduate of Athens High School, he received his associate degree in…

  • Ethan Pierce

    Ethan Pierce

    SHADE—Ethan Allen Pierce, 33, of Shade, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at his home. Born Oct. 2, 1989, in Athens, he was the the son of David Pierce of Columbus and the late Kelly Renee Coen. A 2010 graduate of Alexander High School, he was formerly employed in food service in Athens and was a stay-at-home dad. Ethan…

  • Erin Kelley Thompson

    Erin Kelley Thompson

    Erin Kelley Thompson, 61, of Athens, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 13, 2023, in the company of her husband, Christopher (Chris), following a health emergency. Born November 22, 1961, in Providence, RI, Erin grew-up in Ridgewood, NJ, and moved to  Athens in 1998. She worked as an executive assistant and dean’s office liaison in the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University, where she had held two other positions previously. Prior to her work at OU, Erin was office manager at Athens First United Methodist…

  • Terry Frost

    Terry Frost

    Howard Terry Frost, 76, of Athens passed Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, at Kimes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Athens. Born March 9, 1946, in Athens, he was the son of the late Leo Frost and Ada Westfall Frost. He was a graduate of Athens High School and Hocking College with a degree in police science. He was a…