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Margaret L. Bailey
Dec 31, 2021
Margaret L. Bailey, 92, passed away at Arbors at Gallipolis on December 31, 2021. She was born February 11, 1929 in Lesage, West Virginia, daughter of the late Okey E. Bailey and Anna M. (Saul) Bailey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred Stiff and Frances Wood and two brothers, Charles O. Bailey...
Betty Jean Cantrell
Dec 29, 2021
Betty Jean Goodall Cantrell, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio, Centenary Community, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in Abbyshire Place. Betty was born on January 3, 1934 in Bidwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Alonzo Cushing Goodall and Edna Ethel Smith Stewart Goodall. Betty was a 1953 Graduate of Bidwell-Porter High School and a 1971 Graduate of Rio Grande College...
Patricia L. Stephens
Dec 27, 2021
Patricia L. “Pat” Stephens, 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on January 17, 1945 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Pat was the daughter of the late Emory D. and Pauline Boster Bartels. Pat was married for five years to Thomas A. Stephens, who survives her in Gallipolis. In addition to her husband...
Wendora Fleming
Dec 24, 2021
Wendora Fleming, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Holzer Senior Care. She was born on June 21, 1950 in Euclid, Ohio, daughter of the late Louis C. and Wanda Wihelm Kushlan. Wendora was a homemaker and attended Collinwood High School in Cleveland, Ohio. She was married to Patrick Fleming, and he preceded her in...
Sheila Lynn Springer
Dec 24, 2021
Sheila Lynn Springer, 67, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio due to complications from Covid-19. She was born on August 2, 1954 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Sheila was the daughter of the late Thomas Lewis and Beatrice Irene Banks Springer of Gallipolis, Ohio. Sheila graduated...
Larry M. Betz
Dec 22, 2021
Larry M. Betz, 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident occurring in Gallipolis. Larry was born on November 26, 1945 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Kenneth H. and Mary Jean Cornell Betz. Larry was the Gallia County...
Jane Ann Jordan
Dec 21, 2021
Jane Ann Jordan, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her residence. Born on January 26, 1939 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jane Ann was the daughter of the late Fred E. and Janet M. Truesdell Northup. On December 26, 1956, Jane Ann married Eugene Jordan, who survives her in Gallipolis. She was a graduate of Gallia...
Rochella Foster
Dec 21, 2021
Rochella Thornberry Foster (Sissy) longtime resident of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio on December 21, 2021. Rochella, age 81, was born October 8, 1940 in Stone, Kentucky to Elmer and June (Francis) Thornberry. Rochella was an honor student at Stone Grade School, Belfrey High School and Pikeville College where she received her teaching degree and taught...
Olivia Marie Waugh
Dec 20, 2021
Olivia Marie Waugh, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Charleston, West Virginia, Olivia was the daughter of Penny Whittington Chambers and Gary Scott Waugh. Olivia was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School Class of 2016; she attended University of Rio Grande. She worked as a...
Gentry Edward Mcguire
Dec 19, 2021
Gentry Edward McGuire, 7-month-old son of Jessica C. McGuire and David J. Johnson of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Gentry was born on May 3, 2021 in Gallipolis and is survived by his parents, Jessica and David; two brothers, Justin Case and R.J. Sickles; grandparents, Rebecca Lambert (Jimmy Simpkins) of Chillicothe, Ohio and David and Betty...
Harold Austin Sayre
Dec 17, 2021
Harold A. Sayre, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on December 17, 2021 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born on January 8, 1934 in Kaylong, West Virginia, son of the late Andy M. and Virginia Berkley Sayre. Harold was a retired truck driver being an owner operator; a member of the Teamsters Union, and worked eighteen years at...
Eugene L. Plants
Dec 17, 2021
Eugene L. Plants, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center, emergency room. He was born on September 9, 1939 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Gilbert L. and Opal I. Neal Plants. Gene was the owner operator of Gene Plants and Sons Plumbing and Heating for 35 years. He...
Ronald L. Kemper
Dec 17, 2021
Ronald L. Kemper, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. Ronnie was born on June 20, 1946 in Gallipolis, Ohio. son of the late George and Helen Mooney Kemper, Jr. He was a supervisor at GKN for 35 years and had worked at Mallable Iron in Pt. Pleasant. Ronnie...
William "Roger" Buttrick
Dec 14, 2021
William “Roger” Buttrick, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the home of his daughter Tammy, with his children by his side. Roger was born on February 1, 1948 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia. He was the son of Thomas A. Buttrick and Audrey Marie (Craigo) Buttrick. After the death of his mother in 1961,...
James Edward Large
Dec 12, 2021
James Edward “Jim” Large, 80, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on June 27, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio, Jim was the son of the late Marvin and Ethel Marie Queen Mullens. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by a sister, Kay Willett; brother, Jack Large; daughter,...
Audrey R. Williams
Dec 12, 2021
Audrey R. Williams, 80, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Arbors of Gallipolis. Born on September 24, 1941 in Fremont, Ohio, Audrey was the daughter of the late Ralph and Irma Zikafooce Long. Audrey is survived by her children, Melissa (Phillip) Lee of Gallipolis, Julie Williams of Gahanna, Ohio, Michael (Jessica) Williams of Gallipolis, and...
Pastor Richard S. Barcus
Dec 12, 2021
Richard Steven Barcus was born July 11, 1956 and he passed from here to Heaven on December 12, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father John William (Bill) Barcus, his mother Mary Ellen (Hill) Barcus, a precious Aunt Mickey Smith. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Deborah Barcus, his children Laura and Richard...
Amber Mintz
Dec 10, 2021
Amber Jean Nichole Mintz, 32, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 in the Emergency Room of Holzer Medical Center. Amber was born on August 7, 1989 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of LaDonna Large Mintz and James Oldaker, who survive her in Gallipolis. Amber is also survived by her father, Jeffrey Scott Mintz of Springfield, Ohio. In...
Aundel Wayne Baldwin
Dec 10, 2021
Aundel Wayne Baldwin, 61, of Thurman, Ohio passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at his residence. Born on March 5, 1960 in South Charleston, West Virginia, Wayne was the son of the late Aundel L. and Goldie M. Campbell Baldwin. Wayne married Jeanie Cogar Baldwin, who survives him. He worked for Walker CAT in Jackson, Ohio for almost twenty...
Shirley A. Boster
Dec 6, 2021
Shirley A. Layne Boster, 74, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 6, 2021 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Roger D. Boster; sons, Roger D. Boster II “Chip” (Shannon) of Pickerington, Ohio and Brian Layne Boster of Columbus, Ohio. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Ainsley,...
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