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Edith J. Fulks

Edith J. Fulks

Jan 12, 2006

Edith J. Fulks, 93, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2006 at the Scenic Hills Care Center. She was born on August 17, 1912 in Guyan Township, Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Arthur and Celesta Clary Smith. She was united in marriage to Fred D. Fulks on March 28, 1925 in Bladen Ohio and he preceded...

F. Colby Burnett

F. Colby Burnett

Jan 7, 2006

F. Colby Burnett, 23, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV after a short illness. He was born on September 25, 1982 in Gallipolis, Ohio the beloved son of Fredrick F. and Barbara Hughes Burnett, who survive him. He was a heavy equipment operator for Davis Brothers Construction. Colby was raised in...

Sandra K. Cox

Sandra K. Cox

Jan 6, 2006

Sandra K. Cox, 57, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 6, 2006 at the home of her daughter. She was born on June 18, 1948 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Arnold and Emma Jeffers Fallon. Sandra was married to Woodrow Cox and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1996. She is survived by her children...

James Lorten Warren

James Lorten Warren

Dec 29, 2005

James Lorten Warren “Bo”, Gallipolis, passed away on December 29, 2005 in the presence of his immediate family. He was in his seventy second year and had valiantly battled lung cancer for more than two years. James was born on September 21, 1933 in Gallia County Ohio Twp, the youngest child of Wye Wakefield and Garnet L. Waugh Warren. His...

Claudetta Sayre

Claudetta Sayre

Dec 23, 2005

Claudetta Sayre, 62, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 23, 2005 at her residence from an extended illness. She was born on January 29, 1943 in Switzer, West Virginia to the late Claud Charles Mason and Ella Marie Colley Mason. She enjoyed gardening, wood-working and her fish ponds. She had retired from AKZO-NOBEL where she was a secretary...

John C. Bostic

John C. Bostic

Dec 23, 2005

John C. Bostic 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 23, 2005 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born on June 3, 1919 in Gallia Co., Ohio son of the late David V. and Nellie Collins Bostic. He was married to Gladys Donnally Bostic on June 24, 1939 and she preceded in him death on June 25,...

Sallie Mabel Rose

Sallie Mabel Rose

Dec 22, 2005

Sallie Mabel Rose, 91, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at her residence. She was born on April 4, 1914 in Charleston, West Virginia to the late John W. and Rhoda Elizabeth Roles Cook. She was preceded in death by her husband Vernal R. Rose in 1985. Sallie was a member of the Gallipolis Christian Church. Surviving...

Lillian Monroe

Lillian Monroe

Dec 18, 2005

Lillian Monroe, 94, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. She was born on January 17, 1911 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Joseph and Harriet Brown Allbright. She married Roy Monroe on July 18, 1931 and he precedes her in death. She was a homemaker. Surviving are one son-in-law, Ray Baker...

Kenneth Fellure

Kenneth Fellure

Dec 18, 2005

Kenneth Fellure, 72, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at his residence. He was born on September 4, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Homer F. and Doris Meal Fellure. He was married to Ruth Castle on October 25, 1955 in Richmond, Indiana and she survives him. Kenneth was a retired self employed painter....

Elsie M. Clagg

Elsie M. Clagg

Dec 16, 2005

Elsie M. Clagg, 83, of Gallipolis, died on Friday, December 16, 2005 at the Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis Ohio She was born on June 26, 1922 in Gallia County in the Mercerville Community to the late Robert A. and Alice Williams Halley. She was married to John Clayton Clagg who preceded her in death in 1998. She was a...

Betty Ruth Taylor

Betty Ruth Taylor

Dec 15, 2005

Betty Ruth Taylor, 80, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was born on November 23, 1925 in Pt. Pleasant, WV to the late Homer and Violet Comstock. Surviving are four sons, Carroll Sarita Taylor of Gallipolis, Darrell Bonita Taylor of Patriot, Roger A. Taylor of Carlisle, PA, and...

Ronald J. Wilcoxon

Ronald J. Wilcoxon

Dec 15, 2005

Ronald J. Wilcoxon, 69, of Gallipolis, passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at his residence. He was born on November 3, 1936 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Dewey and Helen Halley Wilcoxon. He married Naomi Greene on October 20, 1962 in Gallipolis, Ohio and she survives him. Mr. Wilcoxon...

Ethan David Blake

Ethan David Blake

Dec 15, 2005

Ethan David Blake, died on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born on December 15, 2005, the infant son of David Ray Blake II and Rachael R. Leach. Surviving in addition to his parents are five sisters, Jessica Blake, Jaden Leach, Marissa Stevens, Hannah Stevens, Sidney Stevens; three brothers, Christian Blake, Scotty Jones, Aryan Cox; maternal...

Gladys Opalene Darst

Gladys Opalene Darst

Dec 13, 2005

Gladys Opalene Darst, 84, of Gallipolis, went to be with Jesus on December 13, 2005 at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. She was born on August 25, 1921 to the late Howard and Lura Bush Carr. She married Pearl Darst on January 9, 1939 and he preceded her in death. She was a member of the First Church...

Darlene Russell

Darlene Russell

Dec 11, 2005

Darlene Petrie Russell, 78, of Gallipolis, formerly of Columbus, Ohio German Village area, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born on January 1, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Clarence H. and Nancy “Nannie” Callicoat Petrie. She was married to Jack H. Russell on June 30, 1947 in Greenup, Kentucky...

Kenneth Lee

Kenneth Lee

Dec 11, 2005

Kenneth Lee, 45, of Gallipolis, died Sunday, December 11, 2005 at Arbors at Gallipolis. He was the son of Richard E. and Janie B. Ballew Lee. According to his wishes, his body was donated to medical science.

Rosalie F. Kidd

Rosalie F. Kidd

Dec 11, 2005

Rosalie F. Kidd, 82, of Huntington, WV, died on Sunday, December 11, 2005 at the Scenic Hills Nursing Center, at Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born on June 11, 1923 in Wheeling, WV to the late James and Joanna McGrane Fearon. She was married to Frederick L. Kidd who preceded her in death. Rosalie was a secretary and Roman Catholic by...

Jean A. Parrish

Jean A. Parrish

Dec 9, 2005

Jean A. Doyle Parrish, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on December 9, 2005 at her residence. She was born on March 26, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late William and Nina Doyle. She was married to Rufus Russ C. Parrish and was a homemaker. Surviving are friends, Savilla and John Hammond and Jerry and Charlene Wade, all of Gallipolis....

Betsy R. Sheets

Betsy R. Sheets

Dec 8, 2005

Betsy Ross Dawson Sheets, 65, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Thursday December 8, 2005 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. She was born on July 3, 1940 in Bradshaw, WV to the late Robert Dawson and Lillie Belle Chambers Dawson Skeens. Betsy was the loving mother to her children, a son A. I. “Toby” Sharon Sheets of Fayetteville,...

Otis Wayne Mcgowan I

Otis Wayne Mcgowan I

Dec 6, 2005

Otis Wayne McGowan I, 63, of Pollocksville, North Carolina, died Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern, North Carolina. Mr. McGowan was preceded in death by his wife, Betty L. McGowan and one daughter, Teressa L. McGowan. Surviving are children, Otis Wayne McGowan II, Frederick McGowan and his wife, Crystal L. Baver, Paul A. Belcher,...

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