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Louise B. Caldwell
Dec 3, 2025
Louise B. Caldwell, 82, of Vinton, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 3, 2025. Louise was born on September 15, 1943 at her home in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Walter Scott Clay and Mary Ann Lucas Clay, where she was one of 14 children. She was married to Robert G. Caldwell, and together they...
Kevin Layne Kuhn II
Dec 2, 2025
Kevin Layne Kuhn II, 43, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away after a long battle with illness on December 2, 2025. Born January 24, 1982, Kevin was the son of Kevin Layne Kuhn I and Mary Elizabeth Chapman.
Kevin graduated from Gallia Academy in 2000 and later earned his Bachelor of Business Management Degree, a Diploma of Accounting, a Diploma of Computer...
Thomas I. "T.I." Jones
Nov 12, 2025
Thomas I. Jones, 88, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully on November 12, 2025 at The Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Tom, known to most as T.I., was born the eldest of five boys at the family home on March 20, 1937, son of the late Geraldine Phillips and Othniel Jones. He graduated from Gallia Academy High School...
Linda L. Kinder
Nov 10, 2025
Linda L. Kinder went Home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 10, 2025 at Arbors at Gallipolis.
Born on October 18, 1940 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Linda was the daughter of the late Clarence and Gladys Sigler Burns. Linda was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and a homemaker with a strong Christian faith. In addition to her parents,...
Orlando Miller
Nov 8, 2025
Orlando Miller, 66, of Huntington, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at his residence.
Born on January 7, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois, Orlando was the son of the late Charles E. and Beatrice Norman Miller. Orlando attended Southwestern High School, played football in high school, and worked construction. On November 9, 2017, Orlando married Stephanie D. Hill Miller,...
Barbara J. Hayes
Nov 8, 2025
Barbara J. Hayes, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Holzer Assisted Living.
Born on September 15, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, Barbara was the daughter of the late John R. Chapman and Frances Brooks Wise. Barbara married Francis "Jay" Hayes, who preceded her in death on December 9, 2011. Barbara graduated from North High School and...
Carole Facemire
Nov 8, 2025
Carole Facemire, 85, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. Carole was born on June 12, 1940 in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late George and Ruby Mullet Mahan.
Carole worked and retired from the cafeteria at Holzer Medical Center and attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis....
Mark Alan Jeffers
Nov 5, 2025
Mark Alan Jeffers. 67, of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at Holzer Medical Center.
Mark grew up on a farm in Cadmus, where he developed his love of the outdoors, animals of all sorts, fishing, hiking, and fast cars. He was a soft-spoken, mild, quiet soul, and yet quite comical, witty, and fun, too. He will be...
Peggy A. Tackett
Nov 2, 2025
Peggy A. Tackett, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at her residence. Born on October 6, 1946 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Peggy was the daughter of the late Basil Casey, Sr. and Rinda Barker Casey. Peggy graduated from Point Pleasant High School and was an original carhop at Bob Evans Drive-In on Eastern Avenue...
Lucille Faye Freeman
Nov 1, 2025
Lucille Faye Freeman, 80, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Holzer Senior Care Center. Born on April 17, 1945, in Lawrence County, Ohio, Lucille was the daughter of the late Charles P. Freeman and Maggie M. Jeffers Freeman. In addition to her parents, Lucille was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Worthy Freeman, and...
Stella Jean Howell
Oct 29, 2025
Stella Jean Howell, 86, of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Abbyshire Place.
Born on April 27, 1939, in Gallia County, Ohio, Stella was the daughter of the late Ardell F. and Mary Lucille Brewer Smith. She married John Howell, who preceded her in death in 2019.
Stella moved to Florida in the late 1970s, where she worked...
Larry Dean Saunders
Oct 29, 2025
Larry Dean Saunders, 69, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2025 at Arbors at Gallipolis after a long illness.
Larry was born December 1, 1955, in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Roy T. and Ruth Wilcoxon Saunders. He was a 1973 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, where he played first chair trumpet in the marching band....
CA Duncan
Oct 28, 2025
Charles Alfred “CA” Duncan of Northup, Ohio went home to be with his Lord at his residence on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. He was born at home in the Crown City area on March 1, 1943, to Howard “Jack” and Mildred Lambert Duncan.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, George Andrew Duncan and daughter-in-law,...
Susan Elaine Casto Casey
Oct 25, 2025
Susan Elaine Casto Casey went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 25, 2025. She was born at the old Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio on July 23, 1948, to Earl and Eva Lou Casto. Susan graduated from Gallia Academy High School and Marshall University as a Lab Technician. She worked for Pleasant Valley Hospital for 45 years...
Debbie F. Hornsby
Oct 25, 2025
Debra F. "Debbie" Stover Hornsby, 63, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at her residence. Debbie was born on June 3, 1962 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late George and Alice Nibert Stover. Debbie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She graduated from Kyger Creek High School and...
Amanda Gail (Wothe) Shamblin
Oct 19, 2025
Amanda (Wothe) Shamblin, 40, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on October 19, 2025.
Born on July 20, 1985, in Gallipolis, Ohio, Amanda Gail (Wothe) Shamblin was the beloved daughter of Donald and Pamela Wothe. She grew up surrounded by family and love, sharing a close bond with her siblings: Alexis Wothe (Jed Tomblin), Adrian Gilbert (Cory), and...
Iris A. Carter
Oct 17, 2025
Iris A. Carter, 61, of Gallipolis, Ohio, where she resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Brandy and Michael Long, who were her caretakers, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis.
Born on January 16, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio, Iris was the daughter of the late Larry J. and Bonnie S. McClanahan Tickle. Iris enjoyed FaceTiming...
Oscar Eugene Davies
Oct 17, 2025
Oscar Eugene "OE" Davies, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2025, at Abbyshire Place. Oscar was born on July 25, 1938, in Patriot, Ohio, son of the late Harry and Edythe Peoples Davies.
He retired from Century Aluminum with 37 years of service as a Casting Furnace Operator. Oscar enjoyed hunting and attending ball games, and he...
Peggy Ann Latham
Oct 16, 2025
Peggy Ann Latham, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2025 in Overbrook Center in Middleport, Ohio.
Born on November 21, 1942 in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, Peggy was the daughter of the late George Willard and Edna Pearl Kenyon Carpenter. Peggy married Robert G. Latham, who survives her in Gallipolis. Armed with a Bachelor of Science and Master...
Lenora R. Ferguson
Oct 11, 2025
Lenora R. Ferguson, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at her residence. She was born on September 8, 1931 in Henlawson, West Virginia located in Logan County. Lenora was the daughter of Edwin S. and Clara Dale Jarrell.
Lenora was married to Luther S. Ferguson, and he preceded her in death in 2016. In addition to...
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