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Philip Roger Wilson
Nov 11, 2018
Philip Roger Wilson, 76, of Columbus, Ohio passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at his residence. Born on June 20, 1942 in Lawrence County, Ohio, Roger was the son of the late Amos B. and Lucille Kingery Wilson. On November 13, 1965, Roger married Karen G. Slagle Wilson in Waterloo, Ohio. For 45 years, Roger was a heavy equipment...
James Edward Reynolds, Sr.
Nov 10, 2018
James Edward Reynolds, Sr., 75, of Middleport, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Overbrook Care Center in Middleport. Born on February 3, 1943 in Mason County, West Virginia, James was the son of the late Frank and Geraldine Rhoades Reynolds. James was a retired night manager for RC Bottling and a truck driver. James is survived by...
Alma Virginia Butler
Nov 7, 2018
Alma Virginia Butler, 86, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born March 28, 1932 in Jefferson County, Ohio, Alma was the daughter of the late William and Minnie Haught Furbee. She was married to William T. Butler, who preceded her in death on March 6, 2011. Alma was...
Raymond C. Weiher, Jr.
Nov 7, 2018
Raymond C. Weiher, Jr., 88 of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born on October 20, 1930 in Allegheny County Pennsylvania, son of the late Raymond C. Weiher, Sr. and Elizabeth C. Williams Weiher. Raymond retired in 1994 from the Kyger Creek Power Plant. He enjoyed...
Beldon Elmer "Stormy" Storms
Nov 7, 2018
Beldon Elmer “Stormy” Storms, 61, of Rio Grande passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Born September 21, 1957 in McArthur, Ohio to the late Elmer and Della (Mitchell) Storms, Stormy was retired from GKN and Stormy’s deliveries. Stormy was an accomplished musician who inspired many with his music. Playing and recording with...
Charles Jeffrey Moody
Nov 6, 2018
Charles Jeffrey Moody, 70, of Oak Hill, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at his residence. Born on July 23, 1948 in Zanesville, Ohio, Charles was the son of the late George Richard Moody and Marjorie Alice King Moody, who survives him in Cheshire. Charles was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol Lucille Hughes Moody on...
Larry R. "Butch" Davis
Nov 3, 2018
Larry R. “Butch” Davis, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on November 18, 1950 in Lawrence County, Ohio, Butch was the son of the late Richard E. and Avanelle Miller Davis. Butch retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center. He enjoyed OSU games, coon hunting, collecting knives, and spending time with...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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