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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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Jerry A. Miller
Dec 8, 2008
Jerry A. 'Bear' Miller Jerry A. Miller, 53, known to many as 'Bear', passed away Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Holzer Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born June 15, 1955 in Gallipolis to the late Clarence and Thelma Neal Miller. Jerry was a 1973 Gallia Academy High School graduate. Jerry enjoyed setting up at the local...
Betty Caldwell Sanders
Dec 5, 2008
Betty 'Emogene' Caldwell Sanders, a devoted wife and mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a great-great grandmother died on December 5, 2008 in Pinehurst, N.C. where she resided after the passing of her husband, Harland G. Sanders in March of 2008. She was born in Mercerville, Ohio on December 22, 1924, to the late Emmett and Gladys Bevan Caldwell. She grew up...
Maxwell E. Johnson
Nov 30, 2008
Maxwell E. 'Max' Johnson, 69, of Crown City went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the Hospice of Huntington. He was born on August 30, 1939 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Hollis P. 'Pearly' and Gladys E. Campbell Johnson. Max was employed by City Ice & Fuel maintenance department; a...
Gary R. Foster
Nov 29, 2008
Gary R. Foster, 67, of Crown City went to be with the Lord on November 29, 2008 at his home. He was born on June 22, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio son of Pluma Caldwell and the late Harvey Foster. Gary Retired from Jenkins Concrete where he worked for 18 years. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting and playing his music...
Ann Sanders
Nov 17, 2008
Ann Sanders, 72, of Orlando, Florida, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born February 25, 1936 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Charles A. and Laura Jeffreys Nuckles. Ann had been married to Sidney A. Sanders and he preceded her in death on December 14, 2006. She retired...
Ralph Desnel Mccormick
Nov 15, 2008
Ralph Desnel McCormick, age 81, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born July 29, 1927 in New Holland, Ohio to the late Ralph and Hazel Watson McCormick. A long time resident of Jackson, Ohio, he was known for his love of family, education, animals and the outdoors. Ralph retired as the Superintendent of...
Donavan F. Clagg
Nov 4, 2008
Donavan F. 'Don' Clagg, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at the Holzer Medical Center. Don was retired from the Atomic Plant in Piketon, Ohio and a member of the Centerville Masonic Lodge. Don was born on March 13, 1924 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late Henry Edward Clagg and Jessie Mae Dewitt...
Alfred L. Buck Warren
Nov 3, 2008
Alfred L. 'Buck' Warren, 80, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, November 02, 2008 at the home of his daughter Karen. Buck was a retired telephone line contractor foreman and an U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran. He was born on December 3, 1927 in Gallia County, son of the late Wye Wakefield Warren and Garnett Lucy Waugh Warren. He...
Charlotte Irion
Nov 1, 2008
Charlotte Irion, 83, of Columbus, passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born March 12, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Florence Taylor Simms. She was married to Kenneth Irion and he survives her. Charlotte was a 1942 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and worked for the...
Mariam G. Pursley
Oct 31, 2008
Mariam G. Danner Pursley, 95, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Scenic Hills Care Center. She was a member of the Walnut Ridge Church and a retired Waitress in Berea, Ohio. Mariam was born on May 16, 1913 in Gallia County, Ohio daughter of the late Arch and Hattie Walters Danner. She was preceded...
John E. Rutt
Oct 25, 2008
John E. Rutt, 46, of Gallipolis, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 25, 2008 in Gallipolis. He was born April 4, 1962 in Gallipolis, son of Hayward Rutt, who preceded him in death in 1994 and Betty J. Cox Rutt, who survives him. He had attended Rodney Pike Church of God and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Surviving are his mother, Betty...
Richard W. Myers
Oct 23, 2008
Richard W. Myers, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Richard was a laborer and enjoyed animals and fishing. He was born on April 26, 1927 in Mason County, WV son of the late Nelson T. and Mona Whittington Myers. He is survived by two sisters Della Cox of...
Lisa Ann Tawney
Oct 22, 2008
Lisa Ann Tawney, 43, of Gallipolis, left to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Lisa was born on June 23, 1965 in Springfield, Ohio daughter of Kathleen Fisher Whaley and Charles E. 'Chuck' Whaley. She was a 1983 Graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Lisa is survived by two sons, Cory and Coby Tawney and a husband...
Ethel Roush Bradbury Peters
Oct 22, 2008
Ethel Roush Bradbury Peters, 93, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born on July 13, 1915 in Cheshire, daughter of the late Lester D. and Mazie Lettie Darst Roush. Ethel was twice widowed by Clyde A. Bradbury in 1986 and Vaughn E. Peters in 2001. She was a former...
James R. Queen
Oct 22, 2008
James R. 'Bob' Queen, 76, of Bidwell, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. He was born March 12, 1932 in Wayne County, WV, son of the late Perry and Nettie Cyfers Queen. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Bob retired after nearly 40 years with American Alloys in...
Florene S. Watson
Oct 20, 2008
Florene S. Watson, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV. She was born May 8, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Stanley P. and Mary L. White Saunders. Florene was married to Walter L. Watson on October 22, 1954. She retired in 2007 after 39 years as...
Frank R. Cooper
Oct 19, 2008
Frank R. Cooper, 60, of Gallipolis Ferry, WV, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2008 in Webster Springs, WV. He was born on March 21, 1948 in Mason, WV, son of the late Fred and Mary Woodrum Cooper. Frank was married to Lisa Holley and she survives him. He was an equipment operator for GKN and was a U.S. Army...
Lionel Ray Connelley
Oct 18, 2008
Lionel Ray Connelley, 69, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at his residence. Ray was born on December 25, 1938 in Salyersville, Kentucky to Ruby Jenkins and William Elsey Connelley. He was a retired pipe-fitter with Local 521 in Huntington, West Virginia, a member of Fellowship Baptist Church; a member of...
Barbara A. Cline
Oct 7, 2008
Barbara A. Cline, 65, of Gallipolis, went to be with her maker on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born January 18, 1943 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Garrett E. and Mildred G. McComas Watson. She was married to Edgar G. 'Eddie' Cline on June 20, 1966 in Virginia and he preceded her...
Charles A. Thomas
Oct 4, 2008
Charles A. Thomas, 89, of Bidwell went to be with our Lord on Saturday October 4, 2008 at the Four Winds Community in Jackson, Ohio. He was born on May 6, 1919 in Republic, WV to Stuart E. and Addie Stover Thomas. Charley was a retired coal miner having worked for twenty-five years for three coal companies in Kayford, WV...
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