Obituaries

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens. Friends may call from 11 a.m. that day until time of service.

A private memorial service is planned at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are with Jagers and Sons Funeral Home, Athens.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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…

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…