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Recent Obituaries in Gallipolis, OH
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Gallipolis, OH area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Harry Lee Woodyard Sr.
Dec 11, 2013
Harry Lee Woodyard Sr., 74, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 9, 1939 in Allensburg, Ohio, son of the late James Wilbur and Elma Hazel Murphy Woodyard. Harry married Phyllis Anderson and she survives him. He was a self employed small engine repairman and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s...
Paul Dale Bradbury
Dec 10, 2013
Paul Dale Bradbury, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born January 29, 1938 in Gallipolis, son of the late Clyde Bradbury and Ethel Roush Bradbury Peters. Paul was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn McDaniel Bradbury and his second wife, Sharron Davis Bradbury, in June,...
Nathan H. Clay
Dec 8, 2013
Nathan H. Clay, 87, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born October 18, 1926 in Branchland, West Virginia, son of the late Walter Scott and Mary A. Lucas Clay. Nathan was married to Florence M. Elliott on August 29, 1953 and she preceded him in death on...
Clifford O. Willett
Dec 8, 2013
Clifford O. Willett, 80, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. He was born October 5, 1933 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Charles and Oakley Hooten Willett. He was a dairy farmer. Surviving are his wife, Ruth White Willet, of Gallipolis; five stepchildren, Diana Swisher of Chillicothe, Judy...
Helen Steger
Dec 3, 2013
Helen Steger, 96, of Groveport, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Winchester Place Nursing Home. She was born December 10, 1916 in Northup, daughter of the late Charles R. and Faye B. Smeltzer Rose. Helen was married to Merrill Steger and he preceded her in death November 30, 1997. She worked at Evans Grocery and GC Murphy...
Kenneth "Duck" Herbert Swain
Dec 2, 2013
Kenneth “Duck” Herbert Swain went home to The Lord Monday, December 2, 2013. Born October 30,1930, he was the son of the late Herbert and Oma (Cremeens) Swain. He was a retired special deputy for the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office, operated an auction service for several years, as well as a furniture and boot store in Gallipolis. He was a...
Norma Jean Haskins Martin
Nov 29, 2013
Norma (Jean) Haskins Martin, 84, of Gallipolis passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born on August 25, 1929 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold “Doc” and Beulah Cherrington Haskins. Jean was a bookkeeper in several local businesses, most notably, The Evans/Pennyfare Supermarkets Warehouse and Scotten-Dillon Tobacco Co. She was a...
Jessie Irene Lemon Angell
Nov 29, 2013
Jessie Irene Lemon Angell, of Wheelersburg, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away at Concord Nursing Home in Wheelersburg, Ohio on Friday, November 29, 2013 at the age of 94. She was born on January 14, 1919 to Orpha and John Lemon. She married Elmer Lewis Angell on July 3, 1937. She was a homemaker for most of her life, and a...
David Clayton Dovenbarger
Nov 28, 2013
In the celebration of the life of David Clayton Dovenbarger, of Gallipolis, Ohio. After a hard eleven month battle with Burkitt’s lymphoma, David began his journey with the Lord in Heaven. On November 28, 2013, David passed away in the arms of the love of his life, Sandy. David began his life journey on January 18, 1974 to James and...
Richard D. Halley
Nov 27, 2013
Richard D. Halley, 78, of Patriot, Ohio, peacefully went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, November 27 at the Emogene Dolens Hospice House, Huntington, West Virginia. He was born February 5, 1935, in Kanauga, Ohio, son of the late John and Florence Henry Halley. Richard worked as a guard, taxi driver and truck driver in New York City until...
Charlene Marie Ward Darst
Nov 26, 2013
Charlene Marie Ward Darst, 80, of Cheshire, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born on October 5, 1933 in Pomeroy, Ohio, daughter of the late Wesley F. and Huldah Ruth Brechtel Ward. Charlene was married to Dale “Bill” W. Darst on July 30, 1950....
Mary Virginia Harris Burner
Nov 21, 2013
Mary Virginia Harris Burner, 90, died on November 21, 2013 surrounded by her family in Lansing, KS. She was born to the late Grover C. and Bertha Ridenour Harris on January 23, 1923 at home in the White Oak community near Philippi, WV. Despite the Great Depression, she enjoyed her farm childhood where she was surrounded by loving extended family...
Nancy K. Feustel
Nov 21, 2013
Nancy Kay Feustel, 63, Johnstown, Ohio formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Johnstown, Ohio. She was born on January 13, 1950 in Portsmouth Ohio to the late Russell Frazier and Emma Elizabeth Caroline Hayman Edmunds who survives in Gallipolis. Nancy was a medical assistant. Nancy is survived by her husband Kenneth M. Feustel of Gallipolis,...
Lou Cindy Thompson
Nov 17, 2013
Lou Cindy Thompson, 55, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her residence. She was born October 11, 1958 in Gallipolis, daughter of Sherman W. Thompson and Phyllis R. Wiseman, who survive her. Cindy was a 1976 graduate of Southwestern High School. She enjoyed shopping. Surviving are her parents, Sherman W. Thompson and Phyllis R. Wiseman, both...
Shari Jean Shaver Tipton
Nov 13, 2013
Shari Jean Shaver Tipton, 59, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at her residence in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Gallia County on August 24, 1954 to the late Ray Shaver and Alberta Price Ely. Also preceding her in death was her Dad and Mom, Earl and Jean Noble. Shari enjoyed feeding the birds, and flower gardening....
Madge E. Boggs
Nov 11, 2013
Madge E. Boggs, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Holzer Assisted Living. She was born July 22, 1934 in Powhatan, West Virginia, daughter of the late Freeman C. Sr. and Janet E. Kegan Pettus. She was a 1952 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Madge began her career at the Ohio Valley Bank in 1961...
Lucille "Lou" Fitch Ford
Nov 11, 2013
Lucille “Lou” Fitch Ford, 86, of Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2013 at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pt. Pleasant, WV. She was born April 27, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, the oldest daughter of the late Cline and Blanche Myers Fitch. She graduated from Vinton High School in 1944 and received a...
Travis L Martin
Nov 7, 2013
Travis L. Martin, 38, of Gallipolis, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 7, 2013. He was born August 15, 1975 in Gallipolis, son of David L. and JoLynn O’Dell Martin, who survive him. He was a dispatcher for Smith DOT LLC. Travis enjoyed spending time with his girls, his trucks, dispatching, hunting, fishing, weight-lifting, motorcycles and playing billiards. Surviving are...
Ivan E. Roush
Nov 6, 2013
Ivan E. Roush, 96, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at his residence. He was born September 7, 1917 in Meigs County, Ohio, son of the late Byron H. and Esta Johnson Roush. Ivan was married to Lillie Frances Autherson Roush and she preceded him in death on February 14, 2005. He was retired from American Commercial...
Helen Zella "Betty" Gray
Nov 4, 2013
Helen Zella “Betty” Gray, 85, of Chapin, South Carolina, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at her residence. She was born February 20, 1928 in Nellis, West Virginia, daughter of the late Kenneth Carlton and Zella Grace Pauley Rust. Betty married Sam C. Gray on March 29, 1947 and he survives her. She was a graduate of Sherman High...
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