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Harper Reid Lyall
Feb 5, 2021
Harper Reid Lyall, stillborn daughter of Cato L. Lyall and Jessi R. Remy was born with the wings of an Angel on February 5, 2021. Harper is the baby sister to her brother and four sisters, Landon Sturgeon, Madison Mash, Kenzie White, and Mercedes and Kaysen Lyall; granddaughter of Rosemary (Tony) Remy and Anthony (Judy) Lyall; several aunts, uncles and...
Linda M. Shaver
Feb 4, 2021
Linda M. Shaver, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at her residence. Linda was born on September 1, 1950 in Middleport, Ohio, daughter of the late George and Helen Lynch Lemley. Linda was retired from GDC and attended White Oak Baptist Church. She loved her dogs and was an avid Ohio State Buckeyes football fan....
Charles Rawlins
Feb 4, 2021
Charles Rawlins, 71, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at his residence. Born on July 10, 1949 in Gallia County, Ohio, Charles was the son of the late Walker Rawlins and the late Lenora Russell Burnett. Charles married Charlotte Rawlins, who preceded him in death. He was a member of Morgan Center Holiness Church. Charles is...
Ted Neal
Feb 1, 2021
Theodore Paul "Ted" Neal, 54, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness on February 1, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Ted was born on September 28, 1966 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Earl and Karen Parks Neal who survive in Gallipolis. Ted worked for AEP and supporting constructions for twenty-five years as project material coordinator....
Henry Claude Reed
Jan 30, 2021
Henry Claude Reed, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Arbors of Gallipolis. Born on July 11, 1934 in Princewick, West Virginia, Henry was the son of the late Claude H. and Virgie L. Cree Reed. Henry married Mary Lou Worley Reed, who preceded him in death. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran...
Dennis P. Johnson
Jan 28, 2021
Dennis P. Johnson, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at his residence. Born on September 28, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, Dennis was the son of the late Everett Palmar Johnson and Betty Lee Williamson Spencer. Dennis married Candy Wingett Johnson, who survives him in Gallipolis. He was the Administrative Liaison with TASC of SE Ohio...
Justin Williams
Jan 27, 2021
Ralph Justin “Jud” Williams, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio closed his eyes on earth and awoke in the arms of God on January 27, 2021. Justin was born on December 11, 1943 in Lecta, Ohio, son of Garland E. Williams and Evelyn E. Williams, who preceded him in death along with his sister, Betty Baker and brothers, Jack Williams and Daniel...
Martha D. Sanders
Jan 25, 2021
Martha D. Sanders, 87, of Columbus, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Born on April 18, 1933 in Texas, Martha was the daughter of the late Archie and Brady Mae McElroy. Martha married Ray Sanders, who preceded her in death on April 21, 1997. She was a homemaker who enjoyed baking pies,...
Joshua Phillip Saunders
Jan 25, 2021
Joshua Phillip Saunders, 41, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 25, 2021. Born on November 28, 1979 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Josh was the son of Phil and Cathy Saunders, who survive him in Bidwell. Josh was a former New River electrical lineman. Josh will be forever remembered by his fiancé, Grace Donnally and her children, Cody, Kylee,...
Beverly Jane Campbell
Jan 25, 2021
Beverly Jane “Janie” Campbell, 74, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away at her residence. Born on August 29, 1946 in Montgomery, West Virginia, Janie was the daughter of the late Ed Wygal and the late Ilene Elliott Kuchel. Janie graduated from Southwestern High School and the Holzer School of Nursing in 1981; she was a Registered Nurse, who formerly worked at...
Clarence W. "Bill" Waugh
Jan 25, 2021
Clarence Wilson “Bill” Waugh, 86, of Patriot, Ohio, formerly of Warren, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021 at Arbors of Gallipolis. Born on April 25, 1934 in Gallia County, Ohio, Bill was the son of the late Amel “Cooney” and Lyla Beaver Waugh. In 1974, Bill married Mary Lou Phillips Waugh, who preceded him in death on June...
Ray R. Houck
Jan 23, 2021
Ray R. Houck, 87, of Sebring, Florida passed away after a brief illness, on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Florida. . Born on November 13, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio, Ray was the son of the late Roscoe and Hazel Moore Houck. Ray married Diana Fife Houck in 1952, who preceded him in death in...
Constance Ann Wise
Jan 23, 2021
Constance Ann (Preston) Wise passed away late Saturday evening, January 23, 2021 at the age of 88. She was born on July 11, 1932 at Cheshire, Ohio to the late Edward S. and Helen (Noble) Preston. Born and raised in Cheshire, she lived there for most of her life. Connie was a 1950 graduate of Cheshire High School. She worked...
Richard B. Roberts
Jan 20, 2021
Richard B. “Butch” Roberts, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at his residence. Born on December 6, 1938 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Butch was the son of the late Shelby F. and Nellie Reese Roberts. On December 27, 1958, Butch married Sally Botts Roberts, who survives him in Gallipolis. Butch retired...
Tiffany Smith Morris
Jan 17, 2021
Tiffany Raye Smith Morris, 35, of Massillon, Ohio, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at her residence. Born on August 3, 1985 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Tiffany was the daughter of Don E. Smith of Vinton, Ohio and Tammy Johnston Smith of Jackson, Ohio. Tiffany graduated from River Valley High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center....
Sue Roush
Jan 16, 2021
Roberta Suzanne “Sue” Roush, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born on October 2, 1941 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Sue was the daughter of the late Merrell and Rita McKean Sheets. Sue was a hairstylist. Sue is survived by her daughters, Rita (Keith) Sheets of Gallipolis and Teresa (Larry)...
Wendell L. Davis
Jan 13, 2021
Wendell L. Davis, 71, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his residence. Born on February 24, 1949 in Patriot, Ohio, Wendell was the son of the late James Ray and Edith Jane Jones Davis. Wendell was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, who earned the Purple Heart, the Vietnam Service Medal Combat Infantryman Badge, National Defense...
Doris "Roberta" Fisher
Jan 12, 2021
Doris “Roberta” Fisher, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on August 14, 1929 in Logan, West Virginia, Roberta was the daughter of the late Heber and Opal Butcher Fellure. On June 18, 1947, Roberta married Richard A. Fisher in Catlettsburg, Kentucky; Richard preceded her in death in 1998. Roberta was...
Ronnie L. Ellis
Jan 5, 2021
Ronnie L. Ellis, 64, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on August 1, 1956 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Ronnie was the son of the late Carl and Velma E. Meadows Ellis. On October 12, 1974, Ronnie married Deborah “Debbie” Tackett Ellis, who survives him in Bidwell. Ronnie was a member of Laborers...
Garner Franklin Wall
Dec 29, 2020
Garner Franklin Wall, born in 1932, from Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away at Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson, Ohio on December 29, 2020. Garner was born in Scottown, Ohio. He lived on a small farm with his parents, Ernest and Flossie Haskins Wall, and siblings, Hollis Wall, Hillis Wall, Audrey Wall Thompson, Conley Wall, and Donald Wall. Growing up in the...
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