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Marshall M. Burnett
May 6, 2007
Marshall M. Burnett, 92, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born on May 19, 1914 in Mercerville, Ohio son of the late Mark and Cora Caldwell Burnett. Marshall married Louise Wood on July 10, 1947 in Kentucky and she survives him. He was a former junior high school teacher at Kyger Creek...
Jacob Michael Ours
May 5, 2007
Jacob Michael “Jake” Ours, 19 month old son of James Michael and Jackie R. Merry Ours, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 5, 2007. Jake was born on October 5, 2005 in Gallipolis, Ohio. He is survived by his parents, Mike and Jackie Ours of Patriot, a brother Layne Ours at home, Maternal grandparents, Anita and...
Brent Pierce Kincaid
Apr 26, 2007
Brent Pierce Kincaid, 36, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at his home. He was born on April 20, 1971 in Gallipolis, son of the late Wayne Kincaid Jr. and Sherry Kincaid McBride who survives him. Brent was a 1989 graduate of Point Pleasant High School and attended Gallia Cornerstone Church. He loved his family, music and...
Robert L. Taylor
Apr 25, 2007
Robert L. Taylor, 43, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born on May 14, 1963 in Gallipolis, son of the late Robert H. Taylor, who preceded him in death in February, 2005 and Carol Peterson Taylor, who survives him. He was married to Nicole Haag on January 31,...
Amy Dianne Saunders Vinson
Apr 23, 2007
Amy Dianne Saunders Vinson, 58, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007 at her home after a yearlong courageous battle with brain cancer. Born August 29, 1948 in Herman County, Michigan, daughter of Haskell and Ivy Gathercole Saunders of Bidwell, Ohio. She was a 1966 graduate of North Gallia High School and married her husband of 40 years,...
Thomas R. Hornsby
Apr 19, 2007
Thomas R. Hornsby, 69, Milford, Ohio formerly of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at the Clermont Nursing Care Center in Milford. Thomas was born on July 24, 1937 in Hugheston, West Virginia to the late Shirley E. Dobbins Hornsby and Eugene A. Hornsby, Sr. Thomas was a former employee of the Hercules...
Brian R. Porter
Apr 19, 2007
Brian R. Porter, 38, of Vinton, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Brian was a Gallia County Sheriff’s Deputy and a child care worker at the Children’s Center of Ohio. Brian attended Vinton Baptist Church and enjoyed basketball and fishing. He was a 1987 Graduate of Gallia Academy High School and...
Donnie H. Day
Apr 18, 2007
Donnie H. Day, 73, of Crown City, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the Scenic Hills Nursing Center. He was born on April 26, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Oakley and Maude Walters Day. He married Vivian Loretta Simms on July 8, 1953 and she survives him. Donnie was a farmer and laborer. He enjoyed...
Deborah L. Tipple
Apr 15, 2007
Deborah L. “Debbie” Tipple, 55, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at her residence. She was born on December 28, 1951 in Lima, Ohio to the late Paul Fletcher and Emogene Wright Fletcher, who survives her. Debbie married Richard “Rick” Tipple on June 15, 1974 in Ada, Ohio. She was a teacher’s aide at...
Eddie Arnold Belville
Apr 13, 2007
Eddie Arnold Belville, 61, of Crown City, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007 at his home. He was born on March 11, 1946 near Crown City; son of Marlene Callicoat Belville of Gallipolis, and the late Arnold Ray Belville. Eddie was a 1965 Graduate of Hannan Trace High School, and retired from CSX Transportation in Huntington, WV, where he...
Ranford Earl Cox
Apr 10, 2007
Ranford Earl Pete Cox left this life on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at Pleasant Valley Hospital surrounded by his family. He fought a long and courageous battle the last year of his life and was ready to go to meet his heavenly father. He was 78 years old. Pete was a remarkable husband, father, grandfather and friend to all that...
Patricia M. Oxyer
Apr 9, 2007
Patricia M. Oxyer, 46, of Cheshire, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007 at her residence. She was born December 10, 1960 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, daughter of the late Willard Oxyer and Mary Haines Oxyer, who survives her. Patricia was a social worker having worked for the Gallipolis Developmental Center, Woodland Centers and Lakin State Hospital. She was...
Paul E. Burnette
Apr 9, 2007
Paul E. Burnette, 80, of Thurman passed away on Monday, April 9, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 26, 1927 in Williamson, WV to the late Landon and Myrtle Bevans Burnette. Paul was a retired self-employed carpenter; a World War II US Navy Veteran, and a member of the Centerville Masonic Lodge 371....
Judson L. Dailey
Apr 6, 2007
Judson L. Dailey, 89, of Patriot Oh., passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Center. Judson was born in the Mudsoc Community on May 21, 1917 the son of the late Alfred F. and Ora Davis Dailey. In addition to his parents he was preceded by a sister and brother-in-law Eleanor and John Davis. He was...
Leonard R. Rainey
Apr 6, 2007
Leonard R. Rainey, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. He was born on March 5, 1926 in Mason County, WV to the late Virginia Spears Rainey and Marion Waugh Rainey. He was retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center where he was a supervisor. Leonard was a member of the River...
Beatrice O. Barker
Apr 1, 2007
Beatrice O. Barker, 68, of Patriot, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at her residence. She was born on August 21, 1938 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Hobart and Florence Rees Wickline. Beatrice was married to Albert P. Barker and he preceded her in death in 1980. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a...
Charles F. Parker, Jr.
Mar 31, 2007
Charles F. Parker Jr., 82 of Patriot, Ohio , passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born March 25, 1925 in Monterey, TN, son of the late Charles F. and Lucille Buckner Parker Sr. Charles was a retired minister, a World War II U.S. Navy Veteran and a lifetime member of the V.F.W....
Clair William Giles, Jr.
Mar 28, 2007
Clair William Giles, Jr., 81 of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born March 30, 1925 in Harrisonville, Ohio, son of the late Clair W. Giles, Sr. and Annie Laurie Hawk Giles. Clair married Thelma Hart and she survives him. Clair was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War...
Clarence M. Mooney, Sr.
Mar 26, 2007
Clarence M. Mooney, Sr., 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2007 at his residence. He was born on November 17, 1928 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Lawrence M and Martha F. Saul Mooney. He married Phyllis Long on October 10, 1986 and she survives him. He was a retired heavy equipment operator. Clarence was...
Judy K. Harmon
Mar 25, 2007
Judy K. Harmon, 56, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2007 at the St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born on May 1, 1950 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Willis W. Nibert, Sr. and Hattie M. Gardner Nibert, who survives her. Judy is a retired supervisor from Gallipolis Developmental Center. Surviving are her husband,...
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