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Helen E. Lambert
Mar 3, 2020
Helen E. Lambert, 84, of Patriot, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Abbyshire Place. Born on December 20, 1935 in Christiansburg, Ohio, Helen was the daughter of the late John and Clara Holman James. Helen was married to Cecil Eugene Lambert for 67 years before he preceded her in death on January...
Barbara A. Hayes
Feb 27, 2020
Barbara A. Hayes, 88, of Gallipolis passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on July 21, 1931 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Barbara was the daughter of the late Michael and Evelyn Ferguson Sicks. Barbara was married to Brady Hayes, who survives her in Gallipolis; they were married for 31 years going on 44 years. Barbara retired...
Jay M. Simms
Feb 26, 2020
Jay M. Simms, 79, of Patriot, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at home. Jay was born January 9, 1941 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Stanley Simms and Mary Florence Taylor Simms. He was a 1959 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, where he participated in football and track. He was an avid Blue Devil fan, who...
Jeffrey Dean Sheets
Feb 24, 2020
Jeffrey Dean Sheets, 73, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 at Abbyshire Place. Born on July 30, 1946 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jeffrey was the son of the late Milfred and Gail Cox Sheets. Jeffrey was an accountant. He was a member of Elks Lodge #107 and First Families of Gallia County. Jeffrey enjoyed fishing and...
Noreda Gauze
Feb 22, 2020
Noreda Gauze, 82, of Gallipolis passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Holzer Senior Care. Born on April 30, 1937 in Williamson, West Virginia, Noreda was the daughter of the late Mary B. Lackey. Noreda was married to Paul J. Gauze, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Williamson High School in West Virginia. Noreda was a retired...
Donna Juanita Stewart
Feb 20, 2020
Donna Juanita Stewart, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on August 24, 1937 in Pomeroy, Ohio, Donna was the daughter of the late Ronald L. and Juanita Peters Miller, Sr. Donna was married to Raymond A. Stewart, Sr., who preceded her in death. She was...
Wanda Mae Fillinger Holbrook
Feb 13, 2020
Wanda Mae Fillinger Holbrook, 79, of the Mudsoc Community Patriot, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 9:40 a.m. in Cabell Huntington Hospital after an accidental traumatic head injury. Wanda was born on January 17, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio to Millard and Elva Martin Grube. Wanda graduated from GAHS in...
Charles W. "Dawg" Saunders, Jr.
Feb 10, 2020
Charles W. “Dawg” Saunders, Jr., 68, of Albany, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020 at his residence. Born on March 2, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Charles was the son of the late Charles W. and Lucille Lewis Saunders, Sr. Charles was married to Alicia Dial Saunders, who survives him in Albany. He graduated from Gallia...
James Michael "Mike" Jeffers
Feb 7, 2020
James Michael “Mike” Jeffers, 69, lost his battle with cancer on Friday, February 7, 2020 at his home. Mike was the son of James E. “Si” and Violet E. Jeffers. In 1969, he married his high school sweetheart Pauline Angel. They lived and worked in the Columbus area for over 50 years. They have a daughter Marci (Lee Croston) Bland...
Elizabeth Jean "Libby" Rothgeb
Feb 5, 2020
Elizabeth Jean “Libby” Rothgeb, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio. Born on June 22, 1944 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Libby was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ima Jean Lucas Kingery. Libby was married to Randy Rothgeb, who preceded her in death in 1991. She retired from...
Owen Lee Alan Sparks
Feb 5, 2020
Owen Lee Alan Sparks, five months, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born on August 9, 2019 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Owen was the son of James T. Pelfrey and Brooklynn Sparks, who survive him in Gallipolis. He is also survived by a sister, Braelynn Dotson of Gallipolis; grandparents, Amanda Sparks of Huntington, West...
Marcia E. Wenker
Feb 3, 2020
Marcia E. Wenker, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 at Overbrook Center in Middleport, Ohio. Marcia was born on February 15, 1928 in Mishawaka, Indiana, daughter of the late Arthur Lehr and Flora M. Otterstein. Marcia was a retired nursing aide and had attended Poplar Ridge Church. Marcia was married to Frederick Henry Wenker, Sr.,...
Marjorie Snedaker
Jan 31, 2020
Marjorie Snedaker, 96, of Gallipolis passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Holzer Assisted Living in Gallipolis. Marjorie was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on August 22, 1923 to the late Ernest and Littie Kinker of Minford, Ohio. Marjorie married Frank L. Snedaker on November 19, 1943 in Piketon, Ohio. Marjorie and Frank moved to Gallipolis in 1951; they founded...
Jodi Knotts
Jan 31, 2020
Jodi Knotts, 65, of Gallipolis, passed peacefully at home on January 31, 2020, from early onset Alzheimer’s. Jodi was born February 11, 1954 to Basil T. “Sambo” Holley and Myrtle Irene (Angel) Holley. She was a retired school teacher with over twenty years of service in the Jackson City School System; after which, she subbed for Gallia County Local Schools....
Lyle S. Sheets
Jan 29, 2020
Lyle S. Sheets, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Abbyshire Place. Born on November 21, 1944 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Lyle was the son of the late Milfred S. and Gail Cox Sheets. Lyle was a river boat captain for AEP. He graduated from Gallia Academy High School where he played basketball. Lyle served in...
Clifford D. Rhodes
Jan 23, 2020
Clifford D. Rhodes, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Holzer Senior Care. Born on August 7, 1942 in Letart, West Virginia, Cliff was the son of the late Albert and Gladys Rhodes. He attended Southwestern High School. Cliff is survived by Nancy Davis Maynard and their children, Dewey L. Rhodes (Regina) of Gallipolis, Sherry E....
Lucille Stewart
Jan 22, 2020
Lucille Stewart, 75, of Patriot, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at her residence where she lived with her daughter Sharon Renee Stewart and boyfriend Timothy. Born on December 29, 1944 in Avawam, Kentucky, Lucille was the daughter of the late William Dan and Hallie Jean Simpson. She formerly resided in Miamisburg, Ohio...
Kimberly Jane Miller
Jan 21, 2020
Kimberly Jane Gooderham Miller, 61, of Crown City, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. She was born September 8, 1958 in Gallipolis, Ohio to William T. and Naomi Swain Gooderham. Kim was preceded in death by her father, William Gooderham; brother, Greg Gooderham; and maternal and paternal grandparents, Stanley and...
Norman Lee Mitchell, Sr.
Jan 20, 2020
Norman Lee Mitchell, Sr., 82, of Gallipolis went to his heavenly home Monday, January 20, 2020 surrounded by his family at Holzer Medical Center. He was born on March 22, 1937 in Putnam County, West Virginia to Lawrence and Melva Cornell-Mitchell, who preceded him in death. Norman was a 1955 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, a long time Clay...
Evond Smith
Jan 16, 2020
Evond Smith, 83, of Addison, Ohio where she had lived for 63 years, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center. Evond was born in Whitmer, West Virginia, daughter of the late John and Mary Reed Dolly. She was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Orville Thompson. She loved her family and...
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