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ARTHUR LaFOLLETT

Arthur N. “Art” LaFollett, 65, of Powhatan Point, OH, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday May, 10, 2018, surrounded by his family.

He was born Oct. 27, 1952, in Bellaire, OH, a son of the late Arthur T. and Nancy Stevens LaFollett.

Art was a former coal miner for North American Coal and a paramedic for Tri-State Ambulance and Powhatan Emergency Squad. Art graduated from Belmont Technical College with honors in nursing. He was a LPN nurse for Rescare, and he retired from Park Health Care Center in St. Clairsville, OH.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Roger and Robert LaFollett.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Ramona Parker LaFollett; a son, Christopher (Mary Beth) LaFollett of Wheeling, WV; a daughter, Michelle (John) Markus of Martins Ferry, OH; two grandsons, Adam LaFollett and Connor Markus; several stepgrandchildren; and a niece, Bobbi Lynn Helmick of Florida.

Family will receive friends Monday, May 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at the Grisell Funeral Home, 125 Clarinda Dr., Clarington, OH, with Pastor Robert Griffith officiating.

Interment will follow in Powhatan Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Marshall County Animal Shelter, 37 Animal Shelter Dr., Moundsville, WV, 26041 or the American Association of Cancer Research, 5555 Frantz Rd., Dublin, OH, 43017.

The family would like to express great gratitude to the nurses and staff from Valley Hospice for their care.

Sympathy expressions at grisellfuneralhomes.com.