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Paul Martin Shoemaker

Paul Martin Shoemaker

Aug 17, 2022

Paul Martin Shoemaker, 85, of Cheshire, Ohio passed away on August 17, 2022.

Paul was born on February 16, 1937 to Harry and Hazel (Curfman) Shoemaker.  He arrived during the 1937 flood and the doctor came to their home in a row boat.

He grew up on a small farm in Rutland where he enjoyed...

Joseph H. Walters Ii

Joseph H. Walters Ii

Aug 17, 2022

Joseph H. Walters II, 77, of Chillicothe, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Veterans Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Born on August 7, 1945 in Springfield, Ohio, Joseph was the son of the late Joseph H. and Violet Jean Walters I.  Joseph was a graduate of Springfield High School and a United States Marine...

Thomas A. Saunders

Thomas A. Saunders

Aug 17, 2022

Thomas A. Saunders, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at his residence. Tom was born on May 31, 1952 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Roy T. and Ruth Wilcoxon Saunders. He was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School, Class of 1970 and earned a Bachelor's Degree from Morehead State University, with a major in history and a...

Ricky O'Dell Davis

Ricky O'Dell Davis

Aug 15, 2022

Ricky O’Dell Davis, 62, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, August 15, 2022 at his residence. Born on June 25, 1960 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, Ricky was the son of the late Ernest E. Davis and Gloria Ann McCallister Davis, who survives in Saluda, South Carolina. Ricky was married to Tammy Lee Harrison Davis, who survives him in...

Carol Ann Shafer

Carol Ann Shafer

Aug 14, 2022

Carol Ann Shafer, 74, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at Overbrook Center in Middleport, Ohio.

Born on September 22, 1947 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Carol was the daughter of the late Asa and Grace Martin Johnson.  Carol married Norman H. Shafer, Sr., who preceded her in death on January 14, 2007.  She retired...

Ginette A. "Gigi" Spence

Ginette A. "Gigi" Spence

Aug 10, 2022

Ginette A. “GiGi” Spence, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on November 23, 1935 in Nantes, France, GiGi was the daughter of the late Amedee and Jeanne Sicard Girard. GiGi married William Ervin Spence, who preceded her in death on November 14, 1985. In addition to her parents and her...

Delbert R. Williams

Delbert R. Williams

Aug 7, 2022

Delbert R. “Del” Williams, 70, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at Holzer Medical Center.

Born on May 2, 1952 in Huntington, West Virginia, Del was the son of the late Olof R. and Ruth Evelyn Burgess Williams.  Del married Sharon Birchfield Williams, who survives him in Patriot.  He retired from ODOT and...

Lindsay Renee Ball

Lindsay Renee Ball

Aug 6, 2022

Lindsay Renee Ball, 44, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on July 17, 1978 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Lindsay was the daughter of the late James R. Ball and Connie Reed Fields, who survives her in Gallipolis. Lindsay was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Lindsay...

Nancy Kay Triplett

Nancy Kay Triplett

Aug 6, 2022

Nancy Kay Triplett, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at her residence. Kay was born on September 23, 1943 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Ralston Jack Johnson and Iva Swain Johnson. She was a retired school bus driver for Gallia County Local Schools and a graduate of Hannan Trace High School. Kay...

Shirley Ann Silvers

Shirley Ann Silvers

Aug 4, 2022

Shirley Ann Silvers, 79, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at her residence. Shirley was born on March 18, 1943 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Wendell and Lucille Drennen Rees. Shirley worked with her husband Len Silvers as the office manager for Wray Johnson Steel Erection Company in Dayton, Ohio. She was a...

Audrey M. Shafer Angel

Audrey M. Shafer Angel

Aug 2, 2022

On Tuesday morning August 2, 2022, Audrey M. Shafer Angel passed away at her home in Gallipolis, Ohio. She was surrounded by her loving family. Audrey lived to the age of 97 and stayed active until the last few months of her life. Audrey arrived into this world on Saturday, December 13, 1924 in Marion, Ohio to her parents,...

Mary Jo Ours

Mary Jo Ours

Jul 31, 2022

Mary Jo Ours, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Holzer Senior Care. Born on June 22, 1932 in Gallia County, Ohio, Mary Jo was the daughter of the late Dowie and Bonnie Glover Williams. Mary Jo married Marvin “Biggen” Ours, Sr., who preceded her in death on November 19, 1993. She retired as...

Nancy Ann Long Henry

Nancy Ann Long Henry

Jul 31, 2022

Nancy Ann Long Henry, 72, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Ohio State University East. Born on August 22, 1949 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Nancy was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Ethel Louise Watts Long. Nancy married Norman Henry, who preceded her in death in 2017. She graduated from Gallia Academy High...

Roy J. Spurlin

Roy J. Spurlin

Jul 30, 2022

Roy J. Spurlin, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio, formerly of Lampasas, Texas, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Holzer Senior Care in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born on May 29, 1928 in Post, Texas, son of the late Jerry and Susie Bingham Spurlin. Roy was a supply clerk in the Civil Service Division for the Army, stationed at...

Rosie Ward

Rosie Ward

Jul 30, 2022

Rosalee F. “Rosie” Ward, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Four Winds Community in Jackson, Ohio. Rosie was born on May 30, 1941 in Mason County, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Worthy and Pauline V. Lanier Fletcher. Rosie grew up in Apple Grove, West Virginia on a dairy farm; she was an...

David B. Chapman

David B. Chapman

Jul 15, 2022

David Brandt Chapman, 85, of Crown City, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord and his Savior on July 15, 2022 at his home surrounded by the love of his family. David Brandt (Duke) Chapman was born on February 16, 1937 in Monaville, (Logan County), WV, son of the late Zeph and Gypsie Mae (Bartram) Chapman. He was...

Alta Naoma Hill Riedel

Alta Naoma Hill Riedel

Jul 14, 2022

Alta Naoma Hill Riedel, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Alta was born on May 10, 1940 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late William R. and Dorothy Younger Clonch. Alta retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center in 2005. Alta was married to Harold F. Hill,...

Charles Howard Caldwell

Charles Howard Caldwell

Jul 14, 2022

Charles Howard Caldwell, 78, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, surrounded by his loving family. Charles was born on June 17, 1944 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Calvin O. (Shorty) Caldwell and Gracie Florence Hayner Caldwell. Charles was a U.S. Army 101st Airborne Veteran...

Charles "Charlie" Biars

Charles "Charlie" Biars

Jul 8, 2022

Charles A. “Charlie” Biars, 57, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at his residence. Charlie was born August 30, 1964 in Gallipolis, Ohio son of the late Christopher William Biars, Jr. and Beatrice G. Pullins Biars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby Joe Pullins and Bill Biars and one nephew, Charlie Addis. Charlie...

Ruby Marie Kinder

Ruby Marie Kinder

Jul 8, 2022

Ruby Marie Plymale Kinder, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022 at the Darst Adult Group Home in Pomeroy, Ohio. Born on March 22, 1935 in Gallia County, Ohio, Ruby was the daughter of the late Estus and Elsie Brucker Plymale. Ruby married George W. Kinder, Jr., who preceded her in death on March 15, 2022....

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