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Dale L. Workman
May 6, 2019
Dale L. Workman, 91, of Gallipolis went to his Heavenly home surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 6, 2019. He was born on December 18, 1927 in Gallia County to the late Bertha Beaver Roberts and Mack Workman. Dale attended Bulaville School. He was an iron worker, helping to build Kyger Creek Power Plant and Kyger Creek High School. Dale...
Richard Leroy Caldwell
May 3, 2019
Richard Leroy Caldwell 84, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on May 3rd, 2019 surrounded by his loving family members, to live in his heavenly home forever. He was born August 11th, 1934, in Bladen, Ohio, to the late Calvin and Florence Caldwell. He married the love of his life of 62 years, Opal Camden, on October 13, 1956, at Gallipolis,...
Forrest Andrew "Andy" Wickline
May 3, 2019
Forrest Andrew “Andy” Wickline, 61, of Gallipolis passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on September 1, 1957 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Andy was the son of Marvin L. and the late Gertrude J. Berkley Wickline, Sr. For 42 years, Andy was married to Terry Eshenaur Wickline, who survives him in...
L. Grace Shafer
May 2, 2019
L. Grace Shafer, 98, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Arbors at Gallipolis. Born on July 20, 1920 in Gallia County, Ohio, Grace was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mollie Elizabeth Hineman Saunders. Grace was married to Lawrence Edward Shafer, who preceded her in death in 1963. She was a homemaker. Grace...
Helen E Thomas
May 2, 2019
Helen E. Thomas, 95, of Gallipolis passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Doctors Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born on January 19, 1924 in Eckman, West Virginia, Helen was the daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth Talaba Thomas. Helen was an Ohio Bell telephone operator, who retired from AT&T. She was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School....
Harold C. Moore
May 1, 2019
Harold C. Moore, 73, of Gallipolis passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at his residence. Born September 30, 1945 in Athens, Ohio, Harold was the son of the late Harold H. Moore and the late Dorothy Jean Poston Moore Anderson. On December 24, 1972, Harold married Chieko Obata Moore, who survives him in Gallipolis. Harold earned a Bachelor of...
Martha R. Cox
Apr 28, 2019
Martha R. Cox, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was promoted to her Heavenly Home on April 28, 2019, surrounded by her family after a seven month battle with Uterine Sarcoma. Martha was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, May 23, 1947 to the late James Ellis and the late Betty Ellis Queen. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Thomas Cox,...
Priscilla "Pat" Miller
Apr 24, 2019
Priscilla “Pat” Miller, 83, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on August 16, 1935 in Piqua, Ohio, Pat was the daughter of the late Orville and Stella DeLeat Francis. Pat was married to Harold Miller, who preceded her in death. In addition to her parents and...
Betty Copley
Apr 24, 2019
Betty Swain Copley, 85, of Debary, Florida, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at her residence. Born on May 8, 1933 in Jackson County, Ohio, Betty was the daughter of the late Cecil and Laura Wheeler Swain. Betty was married to Willard Copley on April 4, 1953 in Jackson, Ohio; Willard preceded her in death...
Jennie Elene "Dottie" Locke
Apr 24, 2019
Jennie Elene “Dottie” Cheney Locke, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Holzer Assisted Living in Gallipolis. Born on July 6, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, Dottie was the daughter of the late John L. and Georgia Hilton Cheney. She was married to Freeman P. Locke, Jr, who preceded her in death. In addition to...
Esther Edna Schrock
Apr 21, 2019
Esther Edna Schrock, 85, of Thurman, Ohio passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at 6:15 PM at the residence of her son from congestive heart failure. She was born April 20, 1934 in LaGrange, IN to Dan and Polly (Schrock) Eash. She married Raymond L. Schrock on November 26, 1953, and he preceded her in death in 2012....
Ricky Joy
Apr 16, 2019
Ricky Joy, 64, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. Born on February 20, 1955 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Ricky was the son of the late Carl Joy and the late Jewell Waugh Halley. Ricky was married to Lorinda Seth Joy, who survives him in Gallipolis. He was a truck driver,...
David Tyler Grimm
Apr 14, 2019
David Tyler Grimm, 28, of Denver, Colorado, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on April 14, 2019 at Hilo, Hawaii in a drowning accident. Born on July 13, 1990 in Charleston, West Virginia, Tyler was the son of David and Cindy Grimm, who survive him in Thurman, Ohio. After graduating from Gallia Academy High School in the Class of 2009,...
Harley E Johnson, Jr.
Apr 13, 2019
Harley E. Johnson, Jr., 86, of Gallipolis passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at St. Mary’s Emergency Room in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on September 5, 1932 in Gallipolis, Harley was the son of the late Harley E. and Sarah Lucy Harrison Johnson, Sr. On December 22, 1960, Harley married Miriam Jean Henry Johnson, who survives him in Gallipolis....
Herman Roush Reese
Apr 13, 2019
Herman Roush Reese, 90, of Thurman, Ohio, formerly of Cheshire, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Born on September 25, 1928 in Cheshire, Ohio, Herman was the son of the late Willard L. and Faye M. Roush Reese. On June 3, 1950, Herman was married to...
Bruce L. Dray
Apr 11, 2019
Bruce Dray, 65, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully at Ohio State University Medical Center on Thursday, April 11, 2019 surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer. Bruce was born January 2, 1954 to the late Vance and Rosalee McGuire Dray. He married Ramah Adkins Dray on October 7, 1976 in Bidwell, Ohio. Bruce was a retired...
Hazel Louise Cox
Apr 10, 2019
Hazel Louise Cox, 66, of Gallipolis passed away peacefully at Holzer Medical Center surrounded by her loving family on April 10, 2019. She entered Heaven’s gates joyfully to be with her two sons, Guy and Johnny. She was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to John and Ruby Campbell. She was preceded in death by her father, John Campbell and mother, Ruby...
Dorothy I. Jones
Apr 9, 2019
Dorothy I. Jones, 58, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Born on January 10, 1961 in Gallia County, Ohio, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Stanley E. Jones, Sr. and the late Hazel I. Plants Camden. Dorothy was a graduate of Gallia Academy High...
Shenie Burnett
Apr 1, 2019
Shenie Burnett, 94, of Patriot, Ohio went home to be with her Lord, on April 1, 2019 at Genesis Hospice in Zanesville, Ohio. Shenie was born on February 20, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Marshall and Mary Jane Fry Sheets. She was retired from the U.S. Post Office and was a member of Bethesda United Methodist...
Ruth A Goody
Mar 31, 2019
Ruth A. Goody, 79, of Gallipolis passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell. Born on November 19, 1939 in Gallia County, Ohio, Ruth was the daughter of the late Bernard and Zettie Ward. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by a brother, Gene Ward; sister, Louise Hayman; and son, Joe Jones....
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