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Grace Tabor
Oct 28, 2021
Grace Tabor, 101, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Holzer Assisted Living. Grace was born on March 26, 1920 in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, daughter of the late James W. and Louise Shaw Tucker. She was a homemaker, a member of White Oak Baptist Church, and a former member of...
Virginia Ruth Skaggs
Oct 25, 2021
Virginia Ruth Skaggs, 89, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on October 25, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Geoffrey and Vesta Rucker and beloved wife of Arnold Skaggs, who preceded her in death. She is survived by two children, Shirley (David) Tabor, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ed Skaggs, Proctorville, Ohio. She...
Leah S. Simpson
Oct 23, 2021
Leah S. Simpson, 35, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on January 29, 1986 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Leah was the daughter of Teresa Ponn-Lemaster and David Bunnell. On September 27, 2014, Leah married Cole G. Simpson, who survives her in Gallipolis. Leah graduated from Wellston High School in 2004, earned a...
Robin Sue Donnet Haviland
Oct 21, 2021
Robin Sue “Susie” Donnet Haviland, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at her home after a long ten-year battle with multiple myeloma, surrounded by her family and best friend Jill Rieger and also her beloved dog, Sheeba. Susie was born on April 26, 1956 in Gallipolis, daughter of Robert and Virginia Polcyn Donnet who survive...
Anita K. Devault Merry
Oct 20, 2021
Anita K. DeVault Merry, 65, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on December 31, 1955 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Anita was the daughter of the late William G. and Gertrude L. Johnson DeVault. Anita was employed by Tuscany Restaurant/Fratelli as their head baker. She was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School...
Margaret Pauline Moore
Oct 17, 2021
Margaret Pauline Moore, 99, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the Holzer Senior Care. She was born on March 14, 1922 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Otis E. and Vesta Fellure Sheets. Pauline was a graduate of Mercerville High School and retired from General Electric in Circleville, Ohio. She enjoyed doing crafts...
Ellis Barrett
Oct 11, 2021
Ellis Barrett, 70, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021 at his residence. Born on January 5, 1951 in Page, West Virginia, Ellis was the son of the late Homer Arthur and Mable Marie Pennington Barrett. In addition to his parents, Ellis was preceded in death by a daughter, Tosha Barrett and a brother, Harold Gene Barrett....
Alberta Frances Auville
Oct 10, 2021
Alberta Frances Auville, 83, of Cabins, West Virginia passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at her grandson David’s residence. Born on December 19, 1937 in Portsmouth, Ohio, Alberta was the daughter of the late Wilbert and Laura McGowan Mathias. Alberta married Paul E. Auville, Sr., who preceded her in death. She was a former home nursing aide and a...
Milan Wayne Krambeck
Oct 8, 2021
Milan Wayne Krambeck, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, West Virginia. Wayne was born on October 23, 1945 in Caledonia, Iowa, son of the late Eldon P. Krambeck and Mildred I. Tecsh Krambeck, who survives him in Galva, Iowa. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy and...
Darrell Richard Smith
Oct 4, 2021
Darrell Richard Smith, 36, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away. He was born on June 18, 1985, son of the late Lokey Richard Smith and Deborah L. Hoskinson Simms, who survives him. Darrell is survived by his mother, Deborah Simms and step father, Mike Simms of Crown City; a daughter, Starr; two sisters, April Smith and Pamela (Wes) Ramey; half sisters,...
Connie Sue Kohl
Oct 4, 2021
Connie Sue Kohl, 57, of Pomeroy, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on July 17, 1964 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Connie was the daughter of the late George Raymond Adkins, Sr. and Suzanne K. Zader Adkins, who survives her in Rutland, Ohio. Connie married John R. Kohl, who preceded her in death in 2016....
Jay Dee Cochran
Oct 4, 2021
Jay Dee Cochran, 49, of Patriot, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 4, 2021 at Adena Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. Jay Dee was born on October 19, 1971 in Columbus Ohio, son of the late Ronald Francis Cochran and Cynthia Knight Cochran who survives in Patriot. Jay Dee was a self-employed carpenter and enjoyed spending time with his...
John G. Johnson, Sr.
Oct 3, 2021
John G. “Rusty” Johnson, Sr., 78, of Crown City, Ohio went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 3, 2021 in the early morning hours at Arbors of Gallipolis. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Betty Lou (Tackett) Johnson; sons, John G. Johnson, Jr., Grady (Vera) Johnson, and Shad (Miranda) Johnson, all of Crown City;...
Amber Lynn Gaither
Oct 2, 2021
Amber Lynn Gaither died October 2, 2021 at the age of 43 in Columbus, Ohio after a brief illness. Amber was born June 3, 1978 in Gallipolis, Ohio and was an only child of the late Roger D. Hill and Roberta S. Brunk Gallipolis, Ohio who survives. Amber is also survived by her sons, Jared Gaither and Bryce Gaither; paternal...
Eva Lou Caldwell Casto
Sep 28, 2021
Eva Lou Casto, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, following a short illness on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Eva Lou was born on November 18, 1927 in Mercerville, Ohio, daughter of the late Emmett and Gladys Bevan Caldwell. Eva Lou was united in marriage on August 10, 1946 to Earl E. Casto and they were blessed...
Grace E. "Mary" Russell
Sep 28, 2021
Grace E. "Mary" Russell, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Arbors at Gallipolis. Mary was born on June 26, 1927 in West Columbia, West Virginia, daughter of the late Eddie J. and Mabel Shell Russell. Mary was a retired cook for Holzer Medical Center; she was a member of Addison Free Will Baptist Church....
Lindsey Greene
Sep 23, 2021
Lindsey Greene, 67, of Reedsville, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on December 24, 1953 in Coolidge, Georgia, Lindsey was the son of the late Henry and Irene Golden Greene. Lindsey was a truck driver and a United States Air Force veteran. Lindsey is survived by his four children, Cedrick Williams of California,...
Juanita Maxine Noe
Sep 22, 2021
Juanita Maxine Noe, 90, passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Juanita Maxine Noe, daughter of the late Charles Fouts and Mabel Fenstermaker, was born on October 3, 1930. She was a graduate of Kitts Hill High School. In 1947, Juanita married Roland Noe. They moved to Gallipolis in 1957 where they raised three sons. Juanita was a devoted wife...
Ruth Wells Greaves
Sep 16, 2021
Ruth Wells Greaves, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Overbrook in Middleport, Ohio. She was born on November 17, 1955 in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, daughter of the late Donald Ray and Nancy Maxine Gilbert Wells, Sr. Ruth had worked as a phlebotomist and had been attending the First Baptist Church in Middleport....
Herman L. Dillon
Sep 15, 2021
Herman L. Dillon was born on March 21, 1935, in Plus, West Virginia. He passed away peacefully at Holzer Senior Care Center on September 15, 2021, at the age of 86. Herman was a graduate of both Marshall University and the University of Pittsburgh. Herman was the Director of the Physical Therapy Department at Holzer Hospital for several years and...
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