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Connie Lynn Fillinger Halley

Connie Lynn Fillinger Halley

Sep 21, 2022

Connie Lynn Fillinger Halley of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on September 21, 2022 from an extended illness; she was 65 years young.

She was the oldest daughter of Harlan and Bertha Fillinger, who preceded her in death.

Connie was a sister to Kathy Fillinger Patterson and her husband Billy Patterson of Bidwell, Ohio and a...

James "Buck" Cox

James "Buck" Cox

Sep 21, 2022

James “Buck” Cox, 64, of Gallipolis, Ohio, sadly passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Pleasant Valley Hospital.  Buck was born on January 8, 1958 in Gallipolis, Ohio.  He retired from Waste Management Company.

Buck was married to Hazel Cox in 1986.  He is survived by his mother, Ruth Ann Shaver of Gallipolis; two daughters, Ruby...

James A. Smith, Jr.

James A. Smith, Jr.

Sep 17, 2022

James A. Smith, Jr., 77, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at his residence.

Born on September 6, 1945 in Albany, Ohio, James was the son of the late James A. and Vada Ada McCallister Smith. James married Edith June Smith, on February 19, 1965; and she survives him in Bidwell. He was...

Margaret R. "Margie" Strait Neuser

Margaret R. "Margie" Strait Neuser

Sep 15, 2022

Margaret R. "Margie" Strait Neuser, 82, of Corona, California, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at her residence. She was born on June 21, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Weldon T. Strait and Mary Ellen Cremeans Strait. Margie was a retired AAA insurance agent. She was married to John E. Neuser on April 4,...

Pearl E. Leifheit

Pearl E. Leifheit

Sep 11, 2022

Pearl E. Leifheit, 88, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Four Winds Community Center in Jackson, Ohio.  Pearl was born on October 5, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late LeRoy and Ora E. (Thomason) Elliott.  Pearl graduated from nursing school in Cincinnati and worked 30 years as the Plant Nurse for...

Joan P. Krambeck

Joan P. Krambeck

Sep 10, 2022

Joan P. Krambeck, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at her residence.

Born on June 15, 1938 in Masontown, Pennsylvania, Joan was the daughter of the late Hugh and Rebecca Channing Lytle.  Joan married Milan Wayne Krambeck, who preceded her in death on October 8, 2021.  She was a member of Grace...

Charles E. Martin

Charles E. Martin

Sep 10, 2022

Charles E. Martin, 86, of Cheshire, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at his residence.

Born on February 10, 1936 in Gallia County, Charles was the son of the late George Edward and Effie M. Martin.  Charles is survived by Shirley Watts Martin, his loving wife of 64 years.

Charles attended Addison Freewill...

Lawrence A. Wilcoxon

Lawrence A. Wilcoxon

Sep 7, 2022

Lawrence A. Wilcoxon, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center.

Born on May 12, 1932 in Gallia County, Ohio, Lawrence was the son of the late Clarence and Hazel Beck Wilcoxon.  Lawrence married Reba Carroll Wilcoxon, who preceded him in death on March 2, 2021.  He attended Walnut Ridge...

Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips

Sep 5, 2022

Mark Phillips, 58, of Aurora, Illinois, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022. Mark was born on September 6, 1963 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Jane Ann Champer Phillips and David L. Phillips.

Mark’s appetite for life was only exceeded by his love for people. He was an athletic and scholastic...

Micah Marie Conley

Micah Marie Conley

Sep 4, 2022

Micah Marie Conley, 45, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2022.

Born on September 18, 1976 in Adams County, Ohio, Micah was the daughter of the late Greg Conley and Cissy Ashworth Conley, who survives her in Gallipolis, along with her brother Jeremy Conley also of Gallipolis.  In addition to her father, Micah was...

Larry A. "Doc" Eblen

Larry A. "Doc" Eblen

Sep 1, 2022

Larry A. “Doc” Eblen, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his residence.

Born on May 23, 1943 in Pomeroy, Ohio, Larry was the son of the late Mahlon G. and Mary Elizabeth Hawley Eblen.  Larry married Angela Rivetti Eblen, who survives him in Gallipolis.  He retired from the United States Navy,...

Barbara Taylor Wilks

Barbara Taylor Wilks

Sep 1, 2022

Barbara Taylor Wilks, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at her residence.

Born on July 14, 1941 in Huntington, West Virginia, Barbara was the daughter of the late Aaron and Verlie Ileen Baker Taylor.  On June 2, 1959, Barbara married Charles W. Wilks, who preceded her in death on February 8, 2022. ...

Richard Glen Ferguson

Richard Glen Ferguson

Aug 31, 2022

Richard Glen Ferguson, 68, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at his residence. Born on March 15, 1954 in Boone County, West Virginia, Richard was the son of the late William Jackson Ferguson and the late Wanda Mae Short Sharrone. Richard was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and a boiler maker with Local #105...

Letitia "Tish" Venz Miller Hudson

Letitia "Tish" Venz Miller Hudson

Aug 31, 2022

Letitia “Tish” Venz Miller Hudson, 66, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.  She proved to be quite the “outlier” many times during her valiant 26-month battle with metastatic lung cancer. She surprised and impressed her oncology team with her tenacity! (So much so, that her case is being written up...

Kathryn "Katie" Ethel Mink Irwin

Kathryn "Katie" Ethel Mink Irwin

Aug 30, 2022

Kathryn (Katie) Ethel Mink Irwin, 88, of Gallipolis, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in Cabell Huntington Hospital.

Born September 3, 1933 in Gallipolis, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Meda Drummond Mink.

Katie was a 1951 graduate of Gallia Academy High School.

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Timothy Douglas Meadows

Timothy Douglas Meadows

Aug 28, 2022

Timothy Douglas Meadows, 56, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away after a long battle with cancer at Holzer Medical Center, surrounded by his family on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Timothy was born on April 25, 1966 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Doug and Ann Meadows.

Timothy is survived by his wife, Jennifer Meadows of...

Herbert Leroy Cordell, Sr.

Herbert Leroy Cordell, Sr.

Aug 28, 2022

Herbert LeRoy Cordell, Sr., 72, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Born on November 29, 1949 in Bidwell, Ohio, Lee was the son of the late Pearl S. and Katherine Minnis Cordell.  Lee married Angela Caldwell Cordell, who survives him in Gallipolis.  He retired from...

James William "Moe" Siders

James William "Moe" Siders

Aug 25, 2022

James William “Moe” Siders, 60, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at CAMC General in Charleston, West Virginia.

Born on October 5, 1961 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Moe was the son of the late James Edward Siders and Mary Jane Henry Siders, who survives him in Gallipolis.  On December 17, 1982, Moe married Inis...

Donald L. Keatley

Donald L. Keatley

Aug 22, 2022

Donald L. Keatley, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 in the Emergency Room at Holzer Medical Center.  Don was born on November 16, 1943 in Portsmouth, Ohio, son of the late John J. and Dixie Conkel Keatley.  He retired from AEP Gavin Plant in 2005 and was a graduate of McKell High School in...

Harry Lee Fellure

Harry Lee Fellure

Aug 18, 2022

Harry Lee Fellure of Gallipolis passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2022.  He was born on May 15, 1929 in Gallia County to the late Irvin and Cassie Sheets Fellure.  Harry Lee was married to Mary Lou Johnson on January 7, 1955.  Harry was a member of the Gallipolis First Church of God.  His first job was at age...

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