Billy Gene Proctor
May 30, 2023
Billy Gene Delmar Proctor passed away at his home in Gallipolis on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 surrounded by friends and loved ones. Born January 29, 1940 in Racine, Ohio to the late William and Garnet Baker Proctor, Bill was the oldest of seven children. He graduated from Racine High School in 1958. Surviving him are his children, Jason Proctor...
Janice Margine Layne
May 29, 2023
Janice Margine Church Layne, 95, of Gallipolis, OH passed away peacefully on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the home of her daughter Carol Brown in Pittsburgh, PA. Janice was born in Tipp City, OH on December 1, 1927, to Wayne Carroll and Henrietta Bugg Church. She was a strong woman of faith as a life-long member of First Baptist...
Betty J. Gooch
May 27, 2023
Betty J. Gooch, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the Holzer Senior Care. Betty was born on November 14, 1928 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Willie C. and Mary J. Wells Fillinger. Mary was a retired Ohio Bell telephone operator and enjoyed bowling.
Betty is survived by special...
Elizabeth Ann Ager
May 23, 2023
Elizabeth Ann Ager, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on May 23, 2023. Ann was born on September 19, 1957 in England, daughter of the late Ray and Grace Baird Cheney.
Ann was a medical transcriptionist for Holzer Medical Center for over a decade. She loved collecting Longaberger baskets and had a special place in her heart...
Teddy L. Swartz, Jr.
May 20, 2023
Teddy L. Swartz, Jr., 62, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. Teddy was born on June 10, 1960 in Pomeroy, Ohio, son of the late Ted L. and Frances King Swartz. Teddy was retired from the Gavin Plant in Cheshire, Ohio and was a 1978 graduate of Wahama High School.
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Margaret Elizabeth Burnette
May 19, 2023
Margaret Elizabeth Spencer Burnette, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Friday, May 19, 2023 at Holzer Senior Care. Margaret was born on November 2, 1935 in Mason County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Marvin H. and Sarah Ellen Berry Spencer. She retired from Green Elementary with over 27 years of public service. Margaret was a 55 year member of...
Juanita L. Mcguire
May 12, 2023
Juanita L. McGuire, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Born on July 5, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Juanita was the daughter of the late Charles Edwin and Lucille Acre Kitchen. Juanita married Glen “Monk” McGuire, who preceded her in death on January...
Jo Biars
May 11, 2023
Jo Merrick Biars, 59, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Jo was born on August 14, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late William "Bill" and Mildred Ann Dulaney Merrick. Jo was a 1981 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and had been employed at Holzer Medical...
Allen Monroe "Roe" Cox
May 9, 2023
Allen Monroe "Roe" Cox, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center. Roe was born on September 5, 1940 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Floyd D. and Claris Ann Halley Cox. He was a construction worker and U.S. Navy Veteran. He is survived by two daughters,...
Mary Lou King
May 6, 2023
Mary Lou King, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with the Lord in Heaven on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Mary Lou was born on September 5, 1947 in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late Cecil and Mary White Rice. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught at...
Marjorie Mink
Apr 24, 2023
Marjorie Mink, 93, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at Holzer Medical Center.
Born on April 23, 1930 in Gallia County, Ohio, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Robert and Goldie A. Martin Saunders, Sr. On November 27, 1957, Marjorie married Don Mink, who survives her in Bidwell. Marjorie was a retired...
Lin B. Angel
Apr 23, 2023
Lin B. Angel, 83, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family. Lin was born on February 3, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Lawrence Jonas and Weltha Louise Lewis Pennington. Lin was a homemaker and enjoyed her family, bowling, going to the beach, and was an...
Lola B. Huffman
Apr 18, 2023
Lola B. Huffman (née Christian), 87, of Cheshire, Ohio passed away peacefully at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.
She was born on November 9, 1935 in Kimball, West Virginia. Lola was preceded in death by her husband...
Carl Timothy Miller
Apr 18, 2023
Carl Timothy Miller, 71, of Cleveland, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his residence.
Born on September 13, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio, Carl was the son of the late William B. and Margaret Alice Griffith Miller. Carl graduated from Upper Arlington High School and earned a Bachelor of Science in...
Jeffrey Lewis Rathburn
Apr 16, 2023
Jeffrey Lewis Rathburn, 56, passed away unexpectedly April 16, 2023 from injuries sustained from a fatal car accident. Jeff was born on May 9, 1966 at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio, the son of the late Jack L Rathburn and surviving mother Karen Rathburn-Skidmore along with recently deceased stepdad, Gary “Pat” Skidmore.
Phyllis June Brown
Apr 12, 2023
Phyllis June Brown, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Holzer Assisted Living. Phyllis was a retired insurance adjustor for Kemper Insurance. She was born on August 14, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, daughter of the late Arthur N. and Dorothy L. Shumaker Myers.
Phyllis earned a Master of...
Larry Eugene Dailey
Apr 9, 2023
Larry Eugene Dailey, 85, of Gallipolis, Ohio has gone on to be with his Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Larry was born to Wylie and Avis Dailey on April 10, 1937 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. He spent most of his childhood growing up in Portsmouth, Ohio. As a studious and intuitive young man,...
Norma J. Swain
Apr 3, 2023
Norma J. Swain, 94, formerly of Gallia County, Ohio, passed away at her daughter's home in Tullahoma, Tennessee on Monday, April 3, 2023. Norma was born on August 15, 1928 in Friendly, West Virginia, daughter of the late Bernadine Merritt McBee and Lawrence Northcraft. She was married to Paul T. Swain, who preceded her in death on July 9,...
Loretta J. Johnson
Apr 3, 2023
Loretta J. Johnson, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, surrounded by her family. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Chauncey Cron and Rena Versil Arrington Jackson.
Loretta was a 1961 graduate of Southwestern High School. ...
Freda Cottrell
Apr 1, 2023
Freda Cottrell, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Arbors at Gallipolis.
Born on January 14, 1932 in Lawrence County, Ohio, Freda was the daughter of the late Robert and Kathryn Johnson. Freda graduated from Waterloo High School and was a receptionist for Holzer Medical Center Pediatrics. She was a member of...
