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Donald E. Wright

Donald E. Wright

Oct 30, 2018

Donald E. Wright, 87, of Gallipolis, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Abbyshire Place. He was born April 30, 1931 in Gallia County, son of the late Eugene Dana Wright Sr. and Lena Mae Cox Wright. Donald was a photographer for the Gallipolis Tribune. He was a Sgt. in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He was a member...

James William Lewis

James William Lewis

Oct 27, 2018

James William Lewis, 55, of Crown City, passed away on October 27, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 14, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Wilson Jr. Lewis and Vesta Wills Lewis. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a truck driver. Surviving are his daughter, Rachael Lewis (Austin Addair) of...

Edward Martin Vollborn

Edward Martin Vollborn

Oct 22, 2018

Edward Martin Vollborn, 72, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away October 22, 2018. Ed was born on May 25, 1946, to the late Sherwood Harlan “Harley” and Mary Esta Vollborn, and was raised on the family farm outside Rio Grande. Ed was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and held a master’s degree from The Ohio State University. After college,...

Curtis R. Baisden

Curtis R. Baisden

Oct 21, 2018

Curtis R. Baisden, 67, of Thurman, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at the home of his daughter, Courtney in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Curtis was born on August 25, 1951 in Holden, West Virginia, son of the late Roy and Molly Workman Baisden, Jr. He was a manufacturing engineer at GKN. Curtis enjoyed hunting, fishing, and was a big...

Samuel A Zagara

Samuel A Zagara

Oct 21, 2018

Samuel A. ZaGara, 60, of Vinton, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in Athens, Ohio. Born on January 7, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, Samuel was the son of the late Samuel ZaGara and Judith Boose ZaGara, who survives him in Florida. Samuel was a member of the United Steelworkers of America, Local #01915. Samuel is survived by...

Hazel R. Coughenour

Hazel R. Coughenour

Oct 20, 2018

Hazel R. Coughenour, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the home of her daughter Jan Mills in Wellston, Ohio. Hazel was born on June 13, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Ella Cox Johnson. Hazel retired from the Federal Mogul Plant in Gallipolis and was a member of...

Edward Lee "Junior" Kirby

Edward Lee "Junior" Kirby

Oct 17, 2018

Edward Lee “Junior” Kirby, 54, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at his home. Junior was born on October 3, 1964 in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, son of the late Edward Lee and Virginia P. Rutan Kirby, Sr. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his three granddaughters, who were the light of his...

D'Andrew Bailey

D'Andrew Bailey

Oct 17, 2018

D’Andrew Bailey, still born son of Nichole Marie Cardwell and Robert Marquis Lamar Bailey of Gallipolis, passed away on October 17, 2018. In addition to his parents, D’Andrew is survived by his brothers, D’Andre Bailey and Robert Bailey, Jr.; sister, Arianna Bailey; grandparents, Linda and William Hunt; grandma, Kendra Stocklin; grandpa, Ronny Evans, Jr.; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins....

David Charles Ratliff

David Charles Ratliff

Oct 14, 2018

David Charles Ratliff, 68, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Valhalla Post Acute facility in Louisville, Kentucky. David was born in Pikeville, Kentucky on February 19, 1950, son of the late Woodrow W. Ratliff and Lora L. (Ramey) Ratliff. David graduated from Elkhorn City High School and continued his education at Morehead State University where...

James Francis Dillon

James Francis Dillon

Oct 10, 2018

James Francis Dillon, our sweet ole Pap, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with His Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Holzer Hospital Hospice Unit. He was born November 10, 1939 in Miller, Ohio. He was the son of Kirtley and Josephine Meeks Dillon, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by...

Juanita I. Wood

Juanita I. Wood

Oct 9, 2018

Juanita I. Wood, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Holzer Assisted Living in Gallipolis. Juanita was born on February 23, 1935 in Vinton, Ohio, daughter of the late McGarvey and Gladys Webb Ice. She was an elementary trained school teacher and for many years a member of the Chapel Hill Church of Christ. She...

Roger S. Brumfield

Roger S. Brumfield

Oct 8, 2018

Roger S. Brumfield, 74, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 8, 2018 at Holzer Assisted Living in Jackson, Ohio. Born on October 13, 1943 in Gallia County, Ohio, Roger was the son of the late Leo and Vesta Waugh Brumfield. On August 21, 1966 Roger married June Williams, who preceded him in death...

Jennifer Mae Stout

Jennifer Mae Stout

Oct 7, 2018

Jennifer Mae Stout, 35, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born August 15, 1983 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Jennifer was the daughter of the late Ronny Evans, Sr. and Patricia Cochran. Jennifer is survived by her husband, Anthony Stout; daughter, Tyler Mae Taylor; sons, Trey Lee Gillenwater and Trevor Ray...

Richard Eugene Elliott

Richard Eugene Elliott

Oct 2, 2018

Richard Eugene Elliott was born on September 22, 1937 to Josephine and Arthur Elliott of Lincoln Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio. On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, he lost his battle with cancer at his home with loved ones present. Eugene was reared on a Lincoln Pike Dairy Farm in the Northup Community. He graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 1955. Eugene...

Charles Wesley Bodimer Iii

Charles Wesley Bodimer Iii

Oct 1, 2018

Charles Wesley Bodimer III, 65, of Gallipolis passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, October 1, 2018. Born April 5, 1953 on Easter Sunday in Gallipolis, Ohio, Charley was the son of the late Charles W. and Ruth (Steele) Bodimer II. On July 20, 1974, Charley married Patricia Ann Gingrich, who survives him. He...

Fairrell Curtis Shafer

Fairrell Curtis Shafer

Sep 29, 2018

Fairrell Curtis Shafer, 93, of Crown City, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the Charleston Area Medical Center on Saturday, September 29, 2018. Born March 29, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, Fairrell was the son of the late Fairy and Bessie (Lane) Shafer. Fairrell was a lifetime farmer as his fathers were before him. His primary crop was tobacco. Fairrell was...

Edith Mae Stapleton

Edith Mae Stapleton

Sep 27, 2018

Edith Mae Stapleton, 82, of Gallipolis, unexpectedly and peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born on October 29, 1935 in Crown City, Ohio, Edith Mae was the daughter of the late Grover and Ruth Waugh. She married William Stapleton on October 21, 1954 in Crown City, Ohio;...

Arliss Fogelstrom

Arliss Fogelstrom

Sep 24, 2018

Virginia Arliss Fogelstrom, 77, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on September 24, 2018 at Holzer Medical Center. Arliss was born on December 25, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. She married Arthur John Fogelstrom, Jr., who preceded her in death on April 7, 1987. Arliss was the former owner of the Frosty Freeze on Garfield Avenue. Arliss is survived by two sons,...

Samuel Robert Spear

Samuel Robert Spear

Sep 24, 2018

Samuel Robert Spear, 34, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 24, 2018 in Las Vegas. Born on July 14, 1984 in Springfield, Ohio, Samuel was the son of Gregg Spear of Gallipolis and Lisa Wurthman of Las Vegas, who both survive him. In addition to his mother and father, Samuel is survived by his sister, Megan...

Nadean Skidmore

Nadean Skidmore

Sep 21, 2018

Nadean Skidmore, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio, became Heaven's newest angel on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Holzer Senior Care. Nadean was born on March 14, 1928 in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Garland B. “Doll” and Esther Mink Nibert, Sr. She was married to James H. Skidmore and he preceded in death on June 15,...

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