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Adrian G. "Abe" Spencer
Jun 27, 2013
Adrian G. “Abe” Spencer, 74, of Bidwell, Ohio, left this earth to be with Jesus in his heavenly home on June 27, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Delores Nibert Spencer. To this union was born Connie Gillispie, Gary Adrian (Lyndsey) Spencer, both of Bidwell, Ohio and Amy (Chip) Spencer Blair of Proctorville, Ohio, all surviving....
Rosemary Notter Sheets
Jun 25, 2013
Rosemary (Notter) Sheets, 75, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister of Kettering, Ohio, was called home June 25, 2013. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio April 28, 1938. She was the daughter of the late Cecil and Mary (Clark) Notter. Her call in life was taking care of children, leading people to Christ, and making chocolate chip...
Lawrence B. Tabor
Jun 25, 2013
Lawrence B. Tabor, 57, of Evanston, Indiana has gone to be with the Lord. He passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at his home. Lawrence was born in Huntington, West Virginia on January 28, 1956 to Billie Clifton and Daisy (Duty) Tabor. He was a coal yard supervisor with AEP for over 35 years. He was a member of...
Charles Lee Houck
Jun 23, 2013
Charles Lee Houck, 81, of Gallipolis, passed peacefully with his family present on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Hospice of Huntington, Huntington, West Virginia. He was born May 1, 1932 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Charles O. and Goldie Myers Houck. Charles married Noreda Davis and she survives him. He was a truck driver for Bob Evans...
Samuel E. "Sammy" Bennett
Jun 21, 2013
Samuel E. “Sammy” Bennett, 47, of Rio Grande, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013 at his residence. He was born June 9, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Samuel L. and Irene E. Patrick Bennett. He graduated from Gallia Academy High School with the class of 1984 and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Sammy worked in asbestos...
Mabel M. Phillips
Jun 19, 2013
She was born April 23, 1922 in Morgantown, West Virginia, daughter of the late Jesse and Dora Mae Slate Hoover. She married Andrew R. Phillips and he preceded her in death. Mabel was a homemaker. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Surviving are her seven children, Nancy Mooney of Crown City, Jeanette Pauley of Kenova, WV, Wilma Jean Lemley of...
Sharron R. (Davis) Bradbury
Jun 18, 2013
Sharron R. (Davis) Bradbury, 72, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at her residence, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with recent health issues. She was born June 21, 1940 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Forrest “Doc” and Evelyn Foster Davis. Sharron was married to Paul Dale Bradbury on March 30, 1972 and he...
Evelyn Mae Burton
Jun 16, 2013
Evelyn Mae Burton (Fields) was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on March 5, 1923 and died in Albany, Ohio, on June 16, 2013. Willis Funeral Home will arrange a graveside service at Pine Street Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio on Friday, June 21st at 2:00 p.m. Family, friends and community are welcome. Graveside Service at Pine Street Cemetery
Ann Spurlin
Jun 14, 2013
Ann Spurlin, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013 at Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born November 26, 1937 in Lampasas, Texas, daughter of the late Burley and Letha Roedler Elliott. Ann married Roy Spurlin and he survives her. She retired from First Texas Bank of Lampasas and is a member of the Gallipolis Church...
Glen Hammons
Jun 12, 2013
Glen Hammons, 73, of Bidwell, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born October 12, 1939 in Kanawha, West Virginia, son of the late Clyde W. and Ethel G. Williams Hammons. Glen married Eileen Taylor and she survives him. He was a U.S. Army veteran where he served for four years, then two years...
Donavon R. Lester
Jun 9, 2013
Donavon R. Lester, 23, of Patriot, Ohio died on Sunday, June 09, 2013 at the St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born on November 16, 1989 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Kimberly Keene and Donavon Lester. Donavon was a 2008 graduate of South Gallia High School and a 2013 graduate...
Elizabeth Woodyard Ross
Jun 8, 2013
Elizabeth Woodyard Ross, 67, of Crown City, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at her residence. She was born on December 23, 1945 in Wayne County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Scott and Martha Frasher Merritt. She had worked as an upholsterer. Elizabeth married Dwight Woodyard in 1963 and he preceded her in death in 1997. They had...
Steve A. Day
Jun 1, 2013
Steve A. Day, 49, of Crown City, passed away at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room on Saturday, June 1, 2013 as a result of an ATV accident. He was born on September 29, 1963 in Gallipolis, son of the late Carl D. and Edith McGuire Day. Surviving are one brother, Charles L. (Monica) Day of Crown City; four sisters,...
Marshall King
May 29, 2013
Marshall King, 63, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Wexner OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born August 23, 1949 in Mercerville, Ohio, son of the late William M. “Pete” and Delma Wallace King. Marshall was married to Mary Lou Rice and she survives him. Marshall was a...
Violet E. Parsons
May 22, 2013
Violet E. Parsons, 81, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at the Pleasant Valley Hospital, Pt. Pleasant,West Virginia. She was born March 11, 1932 in Mason County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Wiley and Betsy Crump Coleman. Violet married Franklin S. Parsons and he preceded her in death on November 17, 1987. She retired from the...
Lillian Pearl Rose
May 22, 2013
Lillian Pearl Rose with her family at her side; peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. She was born August 29, 1930 at Bidwell, Ohio, the daughter of the late Albert and Gladys Casto Rhodes. Lillian is survived by her husband, Walter Daniel Rose whom she married on June 26, 1948 at Gallipolis, and their...
Lisa D. Queen
May 19, 2013
Lisa D. Queen, 48, daughter of Erma Barcus Adkins and Charles A. and the late Maxine Queen, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at her residence at Middleton Estates. She was born July 28, 1964 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Lisa attended Dickey Chapel and Macedonia Churches. Surviving are her mother, Erma Adkins of Gallipolis and...
Billy Joe 'B.J.' Lambert
May 14, 2013
Billy Joe “B.J.” Lambert, 31, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born September 2, 1981 in Gallipolis, son of the late Richard “Rick” Lambert and Connie Shaver Lambert who survives him. He was a laborer and an equipment operator. B.J. is survived by his mother, Connie Lambert of...
Paul Roger 'Buck' Montgomery
May 9, 2013
Paul Roger “Buck” Montgomery, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 9, 2013, at his home and with his wife, sons and the Rev. Ralph Workman at his side. He was born on March 5, 1935 in Eureka, Ohio, son of the late James W. and Ethel Lanthorne Montgomery. He was preceded in death...
Leonard L. Newberry
May 6, 2013
Leonard L. Newberry, 77, of Patriot, went to be with the Lord at his residence, holding hands with his wife of 56 years and surrounded by his loving family on Monday, May 6, 2013. He was born November 12, 1935 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Robert and Velma McCarty Newberry. He married Jieniece Wandling Newberry on...
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