Augusta Jane Malone

Augusta Jane Malone, 89, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born June 13, 1922 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Curtis and Pearl Saunders. Jane was married to Jess C. Malone and he preceded her in death on December 12, 1985. She was a Gallia Academy High School graduate. Jane was employed at Timken Roller Bearing in Columbus, Ohio during the war effort of WWII. She also provided loving area daycare for many area children. She attended Rodney United Methodist Church and enjoyed gardening and traveling. Surviving are her daughters, Patricia (James) Boster of Gallipolis and Marcia (Richard) Wepsic of Newburg, Indiana; three grandchildren, James “Nick” (Alda) Boster of Arlington, Tennessee, Kelly (Cyle) Graber of Newburg, Indiana, and Casey Wepsic of Indianapolis, Indiana; two great grandsons, Jayme Rumley of Gallipolis and David Boster of Arlington, Tennessee; a special friend and caregiver, Jean Halley of Gallipolis. Jane was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jess C. Malone, a brother Arthur Warden “Bob” Saunders, a sister Margaret Gooch and a granddaughter Wendy Boster in infancy. Services will be 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-7:30 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be on Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to Gallia County Snack Pack, P.O. Box 169, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Cemetery: Friday, June 15, 2012