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John C. Seaton
Jun 1, 2019
John C. Seaton, 55, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Born on September 10, 1963 in Monterey, California, John was the son of the late Rod D. Seaton and Patricia Lewis Mason, who survives him in Gallipolis. John was a Medical Assistant with MedSave Clinic in Columbus,...
Max W. Haffelt
May 27, 2019
Max W. Haffelt, 78, of Crown City, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 27, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born on April 8, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Marable C. and Audra Swain Haffelt. He was a retired educator with the Gallia County Local Schools...
Ronald Gene Plants
May 25, 2019
Ronald Gene Plants, 59, Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at his residence. He was born on September 5, 1959 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Gene Plants of Gallipolis, and Barbara Swisher Plants of Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. Ron was a dry wall finisher and had worked at Gene Plants Plumbing and Heating. He was...
Dolly F. Hager
May 23, 2019
Dolly F. Hager, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She was born on April 12, 1949 in Pikeville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Roy and Ethel M. Johnson Perry. She was retired from the Dollar General Store. Dolly was of the Pentecostal Faith. Dolly is survived by...
Elsie L. Bush Gooch
May 17, 2019
Elsie Bush Gooch, 94, of Gallipolis went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 17, 2019. Born on April 19, 1925 in Mason County, West Virginia, Elsie was the daughter of the late William E. and Maggie Black Bush. Elsie married William M. Gooch on September 26, 1948. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1954. In addition...
Patrick Q. Merrill
May 16, 2019
Patrick Q. Merrill, 61, of Vinton, Ohio passed away on May 16, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born on February 14, 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, Patrick was the son of the late Robert and Geneva Cox Merrill. On December 27, 1992, Patrick married Robin Drummond Merrill, who survives him in Vinton. He was a veteran of...
Raymond Grant Trout, Jr.
May 16, 2019
Raymond Grant Trout, Jr., 71, of Gallipolis left us on Thursday, May 16, 2019 to be with his beloved wife Beverly Ann Martin Trout, two months and five days after her passing. Raymond was born on July 8, 1947 to the late Ruby Eloise Carter Trout and Raymond Grant Trout, Sr. In addition to his loving wife and parents, Raymond...
Tom Fox Woodward
May 13, 2019
Tom Fox Woodward, 92, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on the evening of Monday, May 13, 2019 at Holzer Senior Care. Tom was born January 28, 1927 to Captain Tom F. and Sallie E. Sawyer Woodward. Tom was a 1945 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Tom enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944 and received his diploma while...
Victor Burgess
May 11, 2019
Victor Burgess, 97, of Gallipolis went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2019 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio. Victor was born on July 19, 1921 in Manton, Michigan to the late Bernice Burgess and the late Warren Harris. He was raised by his grandparents, Ira and Maggie Burgess, who preceded him in death. Victor attended Manton...
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....
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