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Doris Ann Wells
Mar 8, 2019
Doris Ann Wells, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at her residence. She was born on December 26, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Clyde and Geneva Waugh Sheets. Doris retired from Holzer Medical Center after twenty-seven years of service in the food service and house keeping departments. She enjoyed crafting, shopping...
Oyer Monroe Green
Mar 6, 2019
Oyer Monroe Green, 74, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at his residence. Born on May 3, 1944 in Gallia County, Ohio, Oyer was the son of the late Charley and Marjorie Gooldin Green. Oyer was married to Lula Mae Green, who preceded him in death on March 11, 2011. He was a self-employed carpenter....
Cathy L. Jones
Mar 3, 2019
Cathy L. Jones, 58, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on March 3, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. Born on October 23, 1960 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Cathy was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Carol Myers Blakeman, Sr. Cathy was a former employee of F.A.C.T. S. of Gallipolis. She enjoyed her family, especially her grandchildren, swimming,...
Kenneth Roger Frazer
Feb 28, 2019
Kenneth Roger Frazer, 83, of Gallipolis passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on December 15, 1935 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Roger was the son of the late Kenneth and Rita Smith Frazer. Roger was a long-time manager at the Penny Fare and Johnson’s Grocery in Gallipolis and Point Pleasant. He was an Eagle Scout and...
Mary Eloise Ratliff
Feb 26, 2019
Mary Eloise Ratliff, 93, of Huntsville, Alabama, formerly of Gallia County and Ona, West Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at her residence in Alabama. Born on October 11, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, Eloise was the daughter of the late Charles and Byrd Nowlin Roach. Eloise is survived by her daughter, Kathy (John) Savage of Huntsville, Alabama;...
Ballard Lee Howell Jr.
Feb 23, 2019
Ballard Lee Howell Jr., 80, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 23, 2019, peacefully surrounded by his family at his residence. He was born June 8, 1938 in Paintsville, Kentucky, son of the late Ballard L. Howell Sr. and Margie Hollbrook Rife. Ballard was married to Janice VanSickle on June 10, 1959 and she survives...
John T. Harless
Feb 22, 2019
John T. Harless, 67, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born on November 2, 1951 in Waterloo, Ohio, John was the son of the late John Harless and Annette Clay Holloway. He was married to Donna Knotts Harless, who survives him in Patriot. John was a U.S. Army Vietnam...
John B. Clagg
Feb 22, 2019
John B. Clagg, 48, of Crown City, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at his residence. He was born January 20, 1971 in Gallipolis, son of Lewis D. and Lillian Clonch Clagg. John was married to Ashley Pennington and she survives him. He was a lineman for Gudenkauf Corporation. Surviving are his wife, Ashley Clagg of Crown City; a...
Fred L. Sanders
Feb 21, 2019
Fred L. Sanders, 87, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born August 7, 1931 in Gallia County, son of the late Noah Calvin and Nancy Elizabeth Lear Sanders. Fred was married to Dona J. Ours Sanders and she preceded him in death on May 25, 2010. Surviving are his children, Steve...
Virginia J. Tyler
Feb 19, 2019
Virginia J. Tyler, 83, of Gallipolis passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at her residence. Born on November 11, 1935 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Virginia was the daughter of the late Waid and Clara Liefheit Windon. Virginia was married to Lee E. Tyler, who preceded her in death on January 10, 2015. She was a homemaker, attended Cheshire Baptist Church,...
Charles William Myers, Sr.
Feb 19, 2019
Charles William “Charlie Bill” Myers, Sr., 76, of Gallipolis passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center ER. Born on September 26, 1942 in Huntington, West Virginia, Charles was the son the late Bill and Mary Catherine Sheets Myers. Charles was married to Jenny Myers, who survives him in Gallipolis. He was a retired truck driver and...
Douglas R. Cottrell
Feb 17, 2019
Douglas R. Cottrell, 61, of Gallipolis passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at his residence. Born on December 20, 1957 in Ironton, Ohio, Doug was the son of Freda Johnson Cottrell, who survives him in Gallipolis and Marvin Ray Cottrell, who survives him in Texas. Doug was married to Melissa J. Kitchen Cottrell, who survives him in Gallipolis. He...
James V. Warren
Feb 17, 2019
James V. Warren, 77, of Gallipolis passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the VA Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. Born on August 26, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio, Jim was the son of the late Russell and Mary Johnson Warren. Jim married Wanda Elliott Warren, who survives him in Gallipolis; Jim and Wanda were married for more than...
Joseph C. Rake
Feb 16, 2019
Joseph C. Rake, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at his residence at the Gallipolis Developmental Center. Joe was born on July 21, 1935 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late John Daniel and Marguerite O’Dell Rake. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Jack, Dan, Pat and Tom....
Bonita Mae Mink
Feb 15, 2019
Bonita Mae Mink, 82, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 in the Holzer Medical Center. Bonita was born on May 9, 1936 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Delmas D. and Phyllis F. (Houck) Mink. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce, a brother and sister-in-law James T....
Nora Wooten Burgess
Feb 5, 2019
Nora Wooten Burgess, 96, of Gallipolis passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Abbyshire Place of Gallipolis. Born January 27, 1923 in Gallia County, Ohio, Nora was the daughter of the late Floyd and Lucy J. Mossbarger Carpenter. In addition to her parents, Nora was preceded in death by her first husband, Gordon E. Wooten, to whom she was...
Janet B. Henderson
Feb 4, 2019
Janet B. Henderson, of Gallipolis, passed away on February 4, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. Born on November 19, 1939 in Vinton County, Ohio, Jan was the daughter of the late Boyd and Sybil Salts Bobo. On September 12, 1959, Jan married Fred Henderson, who preceded her in death on October 25, 2010. Jan retired from the...
Karen Sue Wray
Jan 28, 2019
Karen Sue Wray, 62, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 at her residence. Born on February 23, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio, Karen was the daughter of the late Harry and Betty Comstock Taylor. On November 1, 1973, Karen married Fred J. Wray, who survives her in Crown City. Karen loved reading and working puzzles. Karen...
Marvin D. Vanderberg
Jan 27, 2019
Marvin D. Vanderberg, 82, of Gallipolis passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at his residence. Born on May 20, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, Marvin was the son of the late Ross and Juanita Brown Vanderberg. He was a retired steel worker, railroad worker, and insurance salesman. On April 27, 2002, Marvin married Nancy Wright Vanderberg, who survives him in...
David E. Baker
Jan 23, 2019
David E. Baker, 63, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on December 1, 1955 in Gallia County, Ohio, David was the son of the late Ernest E. Baker and Betty Williams Baker, who survives him in Patriot. David married Paula Sizemore Baker, who survives him in Patriot. He was an independent...
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