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Leslie Small
Mar 3, 2011
Leslie Small, 100, of Crown City, Ohio went home to be with Lord, at his residence on March 3, 2011. Les was born on April 18, 1910 in Lawrence County, Ohio son of the late John and Ada Wickline Small. He was a certified welder in the mining industry, farmer, and a member of the Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church. Les...
William "Gene" Waugh
Mar 1, 2011
William Gene Waugh, 78, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 22, 1932 in Gallia County, son of the late Amel Edgar and Lyla Beatrice Beaver Waugh. Gene is married to Rosalie Clary, who survives him. Gene left Gallia County at age 18, worked at Alcoa Aluminum in Cleveland as an...
Shawn Allan Blanton
Feb 28, 2011
Shawn Allan Blanton, 35, of Gallipolis, passed away on February 28, 2011 at his residence. He was born November 18, 1975 in Springfield, Ohio, son of the late James Blanton and Katherine Givens Eisnaugle. Shawn was married to Stella Rutherford, who survives him. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a half brother, Steven VanHoose. Surviving...
John P. Gavin Iii
Feb 26, 2011
John P. Gavin III, 66, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late John P. Gavin II and Virginia Callahan Gavin. Services will be 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Willis Funeral Home with Monsignor William Myers officiating. Friends may call...
James Paul Whittington
Feb 24, 2011
James Paul Whittington went HOME to be with the Lord after an extended illness on February 24, 2011. James (Jim) was born February 12, 1932 to the late George and Gertrude Whittington in Nitro, West Virginia. He is the last of 15 children. He married Dorothy Jane Lanier, the prettiest woman in the world, on July 30, 1950 and to...
Vaughn L. French
Feb 22, 2011
Vaughn L. French, 67, affectionately known as Frenchy or Vonnie, of the Addison community, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. He was born September 16, 1943 in Fresno, California, son of the late Vaughn Jasper and Dorothy Lawson French. Vaughn was married to Kathy White Sands, who survives him. He worked at Ohio Valley Foodland and was a disabled...
Ernestine C. Wills
Feb 21, 2011
Ernestine C. Wills, 86, of Cheshire, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born July 7, 1924 in Mammoth, West Virginia, daughter of the late James and Clarice Hunter Craft. Ernestine was married to Joseph Donald Wills, who preceded her in death in 1992. She was a member of Cheshire Baptist Church, Hillbilly Shriners,...
Jill A. Preece
Feb 21, 2011
Jill A. Preece, 42, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011 at her residence. She was born September 5, 1968 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late James S. Angel and Audrey Shafer Angel, who survives her. Jill was married to Jerry L. Preece on July 27, 1991 in Gallipolis and he also survives her. She was a 1987...
Betty Palmer Hemphill
Feb 18, 2011
Betty Palmer Hemphill, 79, of Northup, went home to be with her Savior on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 16, 1931 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Donald F. and Ruth E. Rathburn Palmer. Betty was married to Mason Lee Hemphill, who preceded her in death on August 2, 1993. She was a...
Leslie Everett Mullins
Feb 15, 2011
Leslie Everett Mullins, 63, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, Kentucky. He was born August 8, 1947 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Burgess Mullins and Thelma Louise Cochran Mullins, of Gallipolis, who survives him. He was a self-employed truck driver. Surviving are his two daughters, Michelle Shelly (Robert)...
Nora B. Corbin
Feb 15, 2011
Nora B. Corbin, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2011at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. She was born January 27, 1932 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Stacy and Nellie Halfhill Baird. Nora was married to Oscar J. Corbin and he preceded her in death on June 7, 2003. She was a 1950 graduate...
Sarah Ruth Snouffer
Feb 14, 2011
Sarah Ruth Snouffer, 51, of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 in Bay St. Louis. Mrs. Snouffer was of the Baptist Faith. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by all. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Mary Drummond, brother, James Drummond and sister, Charlotte Drummond. Survived...
Glenn Travis Samons
Feb 5, 2011
Glenn Travis Samons, 34, of Roundhead, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at a friends house. He was born February 27, 1976 in Gallipolis, son of Myrl T. and Pam Caudill Samons, who survive him. Travis married Sarah E. Ruby Samons on October 14, 2000 in Gallipolis. He was a 1994 Gallia Academy High...
Margaret 'Margie' Bays Reynolds
Feb 5, 2011
Margaret Margie Bays Reynolds, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born on May 1, 1937 in Gallia County, the daughter of the late Andrew D. and Della R. (Barry) Bays. She retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center as a...
Phil Eugene Shaffer
Feb 2, 2011
Phil Eugene Shaffer, 46, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus. He was born October 20, 1964 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Darrell and Elsie L. Dickey Shaffer. Surviving are his brother, Richard (Charlotte) Shaffer of Crown City; his sister, Debra (John) Hampson of Lancaster;...
George L. Triplett
Jan 31, 2011
George L. Triplett, 69, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Monday, January, 31, 2011 at the Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. He was born on May 12, 1941 in Kayford, WV the son of the late Lionel and Mabel Adkins Triplett Sr. George was married to Kay Johnson Triplett and she survives. He was a mechanic for Mountaineer...
Patricia A. "Trish" Wagner
Jan 30, 2011
Patricia A. "Trish" Wagner, 64, Tampa, Florida formerly of Rowan County, Ky passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. She born on October 24, 1946 in Rowan County, Ky daughter of the late Avanell Brown. She was an accountant. Surviving are two sons Lowell Brown (Peggy) Brown, Jr. of Morehead, Ky, Brian T. Brown of...
Teddy Lee Hennen
Jan 28, 2011
Teddy Lee Hennen, 53, formerly of Gallia County, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 28, 2011 at the St. Marys Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Teddy lived at the Chesapeake ResCare Group Home for twenty years. Teddy was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Old Baptist Church and was a devout Christian. He was a...
Herbert "Herb" Slone
Jan 25, 2011
Herbert Herb Slone, 77, of Bidwell, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Overbrook Center, Middleport, Ohio. He was born on July 1, 1933 in Salt Rock, West Virginia, son of the late Shellio and Nari Queen Slone. Herb was married to Zeffie Loveday Slone and she survives him. He had been employed by Evans Bakery, owned two Sunoco...
Anne Belville Thompson
Jan 24, 2011
Anne Belville Thompson, 73, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. She was born April 8, 1937 in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late John Everett and Helen Elizabeth Dailey Burcham. She was married to her second husband, Lonnie Thompson, who preceded her in death in August, 2010. Anne was...
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