Obituaries

Feb 21, 2023

James E. Blair, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Holzer Assisted Living and has now made Heaven his home.

Born on January 20, 1929 in Ironton, Ohio, Jim was the son of the late Clarence David and Elizabeth Crawford Blair.  Jim retired from the Gallia County Health Department.  He was a...

Feb 21, 2023

Karen Sue French Tucker went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Abbyshire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by loving family.  Karen was born on July 21, 1942 in Addison, Ohio to the late James Albert and Marjorie Ellen French.  She attended Addison Elementary School and was a member of...

Feb 21, 2023

Christi Jo Noble Brown, 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born June 16, 1946 to Nadine and Otis Noble of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Christi was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School, Class of 1964. Before retiring, she worked for Fruth Pharmacy, G.C. Murphy, and various stores running...

Feb 20, 2023

Our wonderful mother, Shirleen Wiseman, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023 after struggling from the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease for the past six years.  She was born on April 24, 1932 to Thomas and Zelma Stice Northcutt in Seligman, Missouri, an only child.  When she was just five, her father died suddenly from a ruptured appendix.  As a...

Feb 18, 2023

Samantha K. Matney, 50, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2023 at her residence.

Born on April 28, 1972 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Samantha was the daughter of Linda Greene and Vernon Pratt.  Samantha and Danny Matney, Sr. have been together for 35 years, marrying on June 29, 1996.  Samantha was a graduate of...

Feb 16, 2023

Steven Lee Durst of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on February 16, 2023, after a long fight with COPD. He was born November 20, 1948, in Point Pleasant, WV to Marie (Gibeaut) Durst Auclair and raised by his loving grandparents Henry and Madeline (Roush) Gibeaut, who preceded him in death.

He is survived by...

Feb 16, 2023

Floyd L. Johnson, 95, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his residence.  He was born on December 13, 1927 in Orleans, Indiana, son of the late Albert and Alberta Carter Johnson.  Floyd was a retired heavy equipment operator.  He was a member of IUOE Local #18  and a member of First Baptist Church in...

Feb 14, 2023

Ralph Price, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in Warren, Michigan at the Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital.  Ralph was born on  December 13, 1929 in Cabell County, West Virginia, son of the late Millard O. and Della Adkins Price.

Ralph was married to Evelyn Price on September 19, 1953; and she preceded him...

Feb 9, 2023

Leon B. Jeffers, 88, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at the home of his daughter. Leon was born on August 12, 1934 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Lloyd E. and Erma L. Fraley Jeffers. Leon was a brick and block mason for 41 years. He was a member of Salem Baptist...

Feb 8, 2023

Delbert Franklin Clark, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1938 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, son of the late Emanuel Franklin and Virginia Dare Clark. Delbert was a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Crown City, Ohio. He was a loving...

Feb 7, 2023

Robert J. Damron, Jr., 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio.  The family is truly thankful for the caring staff of Abbyshire Place, Promedica Hospice, and Vicky Woyan with Area Agency on Aging, as well as the Huntington VA.

Robert served in the United States Army and...

Feb 6, 2023

Jason T. McPherson, 44, of Thurman, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023.

Born on March 21, 1978 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jason was the son of Mary Gard McPherson and the late William T. McPherson. Jason owned McPherson Logging and had worked as a logger for 15 years. He graduated from Buckeye Hills Career Center in...

Feb 1, 2023

Debbie Jean Wolford, 59, of Bidwell, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. She was born on February 25, 1963 in West Chester, New York to Robert Caldwell and Louise (Clay) Caldwell. Debbie was a North Gallia graduate and a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Debbie mostly enjoyed her grandchildren,...

Jan 30, 2023

Ella Karen Jarrell, 71, of Henderson, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born on November 21, 1951 in Charleston, West Virginia, daughter of the late Herbert Stanley and Mabel G. Adkins Triplett. Karen was a hairdresser; she enjoyed her grandchildren, going to the beach, and watching her son's truck pulls....

Jan 26, 2023

Dr. Gordon K. Amsbary, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Gordon was born on December 13, 1944 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Arthur Wayne and Gladys E. Steele Amsbary.  Gordon was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School Class of 1962 and a...

Jan 24, 2023

Maxie “Bubba” Roberts, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center.

Born on May 22, 1957 in Gallia County, Ohio, Bubba was the son of the late Maxie Earl Roberts and Thelma D. Biars Folden.  Bubba was a carpenter, working for Dale Workman Construction.  He was a member of the...

Jan 23, 2023

Bessie Marlene Holley Duncan, 89, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at the home of her sister Shirley Watson. Marlene was born on March 28, 1933 in Bladen, Ohio, daughter of the late Peter A. and Allie B. Lane Holley.

She was a homemaker and a member of Kings Chapel Church. Marlene...

Jan 22, 2023

Betty J. Rash, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born on April 7, 1944 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Clarence Jones and Opal Jones Williams. Betty had worked at Electrocraft for several years. She attended New Life Church of God in...

Jan 21, 2023

Hulda Hall Hendrick, 96, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at her residence. Hulda was born on July 21, 1926 in Mingo County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Ballard and Sinda Hall. Hulda was a member of Gallipolis Church of Christ in Christian Union. She loved going to church...

Jan 20, 2023

(Edwin) Leon Saunders, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023, peacefully with his family.

Leon was born to Otto and Frances Saunders on July 14, 1938, in Mercerville, Ohio, where he lived and attended school all through his youth. He worked hard in various positions over his lifetime, everything from driving trucks, to...