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Dona J Sanders

Dona J Sanders

May 25, 2010

Dona J. Sanders, 74, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at her residence. She was born October 6, 1938 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Donald and Elsie I. Phillips Ours. Dona married Fred Sanders on December 23, 1950 in Gallipolis and he survives her. She was a homemaker and member of Mina Chapel Church....

Harlan C. Waugh

Harlan C. Waugh

May 24, 2010

Harlan C. 'Bub' Waugh, 78, of Crown City, died Monday, May 24, 2010 at Scenic Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 21, 1931 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Amel Edgar and Lyla Beatrice Beaver Waugh. He married Emma Jean Church in 1950 and to this union they had five children. He was a farmer,...

John Frazier Gray

John Frazier Gray

May 22, 2010

John Frazier Gray, 80, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Holzer Assisted Living. He was born January 20, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia, son of the late James M. and Margaret Rose Frazier Gray. John was married to Betty Jane Gray and she preceded him in death on March 7, 2008. He was retired from Goodyear...

Lola Marie Holley

Lola Marie Holley

May 21, 2010

Lola Marie Holley, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 21, 2010 at her residence. She was born on October 19, 1934 in Jackson County, West Virginia daughter of the late Harry Harper and Dellia Lucas McCoy. She was a cheerful homemaker, a faithful member of the Promiseland Community Church formerly...

Goldy R. Skeens

Goldy R. Skeens

May 18, 2010

Goldy R. Skeens, 89, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pt. Pleasant, WV. She was born January 22, 1921 in Kayford, WV, daughter of the late William Leonard and Rebecca Norton Yokum. Goldy was married to Charles William 'Charlie' Skeens for 67 years and he preceded her in death...

Marshall Ray Wolfe

Marshall Ray Wolfe

May 15, 2010

Marshall Ray Wolfe, 59, of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2010 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was comforted at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on April 5, 1951 in Gallia County, a son of Otho Wolfe and Clara Burns Wolfe who both survive in Gallipolis. Ray was...

Sylvia Anne Robinson

Sylvia Anne Robinson

May 14, 2010

Sylvia 'Anne' Robinson, 75, a resident of Holzer Assisted Living in Gallipolis, died on Friday, May 14, 2010 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born August 19, 1934 in Gallipolis, the daughter of the late Ralph O. Robinson and Marjorie L. Moore Robinson. Anne was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and the University of Rio Grande with...

Irma H. Gabrielli

Irma H. Gabrielli

May 11, 2010

Irma H. Gabrielli, 87, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born October 9, 1922 in Richland County, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Franklin J. and Leatha Nutter Harlan. Irma was married to Albert James 'Bill' Gabrielli and he preceded her in death on November 9, 1989. She was a...

Mary Ann Baldwin

Mary Ann Baldwin

May 9, 2010

Mary Ann Baldwin, 80, of North Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at her daughter's residence. She was born on May 27, 1929 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Henry Edward and Jessie Mae DeWitt Clagg. Mary Ann was married to Urban H. Baldwin on April 4, 1948 in Gallia County,...

Barbara Ann Raines

Barbara Ann Raines

May 4, 2010

Barbara Ann Raines, 63, of Jackson, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born February 18, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Howard K. and Margaret C. Orme Moody. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her daughter, Dawn Heil of Coalton; three grandchildren, Tiffany Ross, Kimberly Ross and Nicholas...

Virginia S Burke

Virginia S Burke

May 2, 2010

Virginia S. Burke, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in the home of her care giver, Nettie Ann Warren. Virginia was a retired medical secretary from the Holzer Clinic, a member of First Baptist Church in Gallipolis. She enjoyed reading, crafts and crocheting. Virginia was born on May 7, 1922 in Middleport, Ohio to the...

David L. Raynor

David L. Raynor

Apr 23, 2010

David L. Raynor, 66, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. He was born on July 7, 1943 in Huntington, WV son of the late Bill J. and Eloise Lykins Collins who survives in Proctorville, Ohio. David was employed at the Kyger Creek Power Plant in the maintenance department and...

Evalyn Josephine Eva Jo Mckenzie

Evalyn Josephine Eva Jo Mckenzie

Apr 17, 2010

Evalyn Josephine “Eva Jo” McKenzie, 94, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born October 25, 1915 in Pomeroy, daughter of the late Walter P. and Lucy Jane Moore White and wife to the late C.H. “Casey” McKenzie. Casey and Eva Jo were active in the community, devoted to its growth and...

Myrtle Dyer

Myrtle Dyer

Apr 9, 2010

Myrtle Dyer, 98, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born on March 12, 1912 in Wayne County, West Virginia to the late Frank and Tempe Clarke Frasher. She had worked as a seamstress for Huntington Industries, enjoyed gardening and farming, gospel music and was a member...

Janice A. Lucas

Janice A. Lucas

Apr 8, 2010

Janice A. Lucas, 72, of Cheshire, Ohio passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Ross Heart Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on February 14, 1938 in Gallia County, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and Isis Peters Scott. Janice was a Homemaker, a 1955 graduate of Cheshire High School, attended the Little Kyger Congregational Christian...

Marvin G. Gindlesberger

Marvin G. Gindlesberger

Apr 5, 2010

Marvin G. Gindlesberger, 83, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010 at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1926 in Geistown, PA, son of the late Cloyd and Mabel Rager Gindlesberger. He married Mildred 'Millie' Miller Gindlesberger on April 3, 1948 and she preceded him in death on May 22, 2005. Marvin was a WWII Army...

Lori Watson Rose

Lori Watson Rose

Apr 4, 2010

Lori Watson Rose, 40, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at her residence. She was born June 19, 1969 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Virgil R. 'Boob' Watson and Shirley Joy Sanders Watson, who survives her. She was married to Russell Rose and he survives her. Lori was a 1989 graduate of Hannan Trace High School...

Dorothy Dot J. Walker

Dorothy Dot J. Walker

Apr 3, 2010

Dorothy 'Dot' J. Walker, 82, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born September 13, 1927 in Meigs County, Ohio, daughter of the late Lorenzo and Maude Scott. Dorothy was married to Maurice S. ' Shorty' Walker, who was a proud military veteran and served for 30 years. She was a...

Freda J. Thorne

Freda J. Thorne

Mar 25, 2010

Freda J. Tope Thorne, 95, of Thurman, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Holzer Assisted Living. She was born October 18, 1914 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry W. and Ollie Champer Tope. Freda married Ernest G. Thorne and he preceded her in death on September 13, 1993. She graduated from Rio Grande College and was...

Mary Louise Drummond

Mary Louise Drummond

Mar 23, 2010

Mary Louise Drummond, 83, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born on December 21, 1926 in Meigs County, Ohio, daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Emma Shoemaker Miller. She married Charles David Drummond on September 19, 1946 and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1998. She retired...

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