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Ricky Joy

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Carolyn Anne James

Carolyn Anne James

Mar 31, 2019

Carolyn Anne (Smeltzer) James, age 58, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday March 31, 2019 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born December 2, 1960 she was the daughter of the late Grace (Smith) Crabtree and the late William O. Smeltzer. Carolyn began her career in Retail as a teenager in her family owned business, Smeltzer Garden Center. She...

Roger S. Glassburn

Roger S. Glassburn

Mar 29, 2019

Roger S. Glassburn, 74, of Bidwell, Ohio died on Friday, March 29, 2019 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born on August 2, 1944 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late Stanley and Gladys Lane Glassburn. Roger was a retired butcher having owned and operated R & C Packing in Bidwell, Ohio. He was...

Lemoyne "Leigh" Myers

Lemoyne "Leigh" Myers

Mar 24, 2019

Ila Lemoyne “Leigh” Lewis Myers, 92, of Gallipolis went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Abbyshire in Bidwell. Born on November 11, 1926 in Gallia County, Ohio, Leigh was the daughter of the late William Robert and Garnet McCorkle Lewis. On June 3, 1950, Leigh was married to Clarence M. “Fuzzy” Myers, who preceded...

Adell Plymale Caldwell

Adell Plymale Caldwell

Mar 22, 2019

Adell Plymale Caldwell, 87, Bidwell, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, March 22, 2019. She was born on April 17, 1931 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Estus and Elsie Brucker Plymale. Adell was a registered nurse at Holzer for over 40 years, she was a member of the 1949 Class of G.A.H.S. and a...

John L. Russell

John L. Russell

Mar 17, 2019

John L. Russell, 69, of Gallipolis passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. Born on February 14, 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio, John was the son of the late Jesse Alvin and Dorothy Lucille Johnson White. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his sisters, Linda and Connie White and brothers,...

Henry P. Cook

Henry P. Cook

Mar 16, 2019

Henry P. Cook, 79, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio. He was born on July 27, 1939 in Knott County, Kentucky, son of the late Dewey and Martha Fouts Cook. Henry was an Iron Worker having worked at Malleable Iron in Mason County, West Virginia. He was married to Janice...

Karen S. Goody

Karen S. Goody

Mar 16, 2019

Karen S. Goody, 50, of Gallipolis passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Ohio University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Born on November 22, 1968 in Jackson County, Ohio, Karen was the daughter of the late James and Iva Whitt Nickels. On January 1, 2000, Karen married James A. Goody, who survives her in Gallipolis. She was a...

Debra E. Simms

Debra E. Simms

Mar 15, 2019

Debra E. Simms, 58, of Gallipolis passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Meigs County Emergency Room in Middleport, Ohio.. Born on May 30, 1960 in Delaware, Ohio, Debra was the daughter of Charles Ted Glassburn, who survives her in Bidwell, and the late Bernice Meek Glassburn. In addition to her mother, Debra was preceded in death by her...

Sterling M. Carpenter

Sterling M. Carpenter

Mar 13, 2019

Sterling M. Carpenter, 87, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Patriot, Ohio. Born on April 8, 1931 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Sterling was the son of the late Leroy and Mary Musselman Carpenter. Sterling was married to Rachel B. Wenger, who preceded him in death on November 26, 2017. He was a general carpenter. Sterling...

Beverly Ann Trout

Beverly Ann Trout

Mar 11, 2019

Beverly Ann Martin Trout, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on March 11, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center after a brief illness. Born on December 20, 1951 in Winchester, Kentucky, Beverly was the daughter of the late Oda and Wanda Lee Martin, who survives her in Gallipolis. Beverly married Raymond G. Trout, Jr. on January 12, 1972. She was a...

Mark Eugene Holbrook

Mark Eugene Holbrook

Mar 10, 2019

Mark Eugene “PapPap” Holbrook, 54, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019 in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on June 26, 1964 in Oak Hill, Ohio, Mark was the son of the late Charles E. and Joann Kiser Holbrook. Mark was an engine core supply technician. He loved NASCAR and westerns. Mark is survived by his companion, Evelyn...

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