Walter James Robb II, 70, Albany, went to be with the Lord, February 7, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.

Born January 27, 1942, in Granville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Walter Sr. and Dorothy G. Proctor Robb.

Alfred W. Hudnall, 54, Athens, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Born September 30, 1957, in Athens, he was the son of the late Ernest and Desta L. McNutt Hudnall.

Kenneth A. Beckley, 88, Albany, passed away Saturday February 4, 2012, at his residence.

Born March 5, 1923, in Knox Twp. Vinton County, Kenneth was the son of the late Samuel H. and Minnie Andrews Beckley. He was a Navy veteran of WWII, a retired foreman in the shipping/receiving department of the former McBees, a carpenter and a member of K.T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion.

Eric B. Bobo, 50, of Athens died Thursday morning, February 2, 2012 at his home. Born July 20, 1961 in Athens he is the son of Boyd and Carolyn Withers Bobo of Athens.

Betty D. McComas, 82, Athens, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2012, at Hickory Creek of Athens. Born June 19, 1929, in Greenup, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Brack and Ella Brown Hacker. She was a homemaker and a retired nurses aid.

Carol R. James, 74, of Athens, died Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Memorial service will be conducted Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the New Life Christian Center, 2642 Columbus-Lancaster Rd., Lancaster, Ohio 43130.

Emelene Mullins, 85, of Nelsonville, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Born May 18, 1926, in Spencer, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Harley and Ruth Kendall Knapp. She was a homemaker and retired clerk for Swearingen Sporting Goods.

Berthald O'Dell Marshington, 90, of Albany, better known  to his friends as "Steamboat" went to be with the Lord, Sunday January 23, 2012, at Russell's Nursing Home. He was born in Dexter, Ohio, in Meigs County on November 24, 1921.

Timothy Charles "Jethro" Browning, 58, of Nelsonville, died Saturday evening, January 21, 2012 at OSU Hospital, Columbus. Born June 5, 1952 in Lockhart, S.C. he was the son of the late Charles W. and Margaret Virginia Brown Browning, he was the third of twelve children.

Helen Irene Watson, 89, of Athens, died early Sunday morning, January 22, 2012 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, The Plains. Born October 4, 1922 in Monticello, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Virgil Morrow and Myrta Bell Morrow Gregory.