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Larry E. "Red" Broyles
Mar 13, 2018
Larry E. “Red” Broyles, 76, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his residence. He was born January 14, 1942 in Gallia County, son of the late John Luther and Adeldia Stover Broyles. Larry was married to Bonnie Broyles and she survives him. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran. A member of French City Baptist Church,...
Charles E. Wolfe
Mar 13, 2018
Charles E. Wolfe, 71, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 2, 1947 in Gallia County, son of the late Fred Wolfe and Emma Myers Houck. Charles was married to Patty Ward and she survives him. He was a truck driver with Smith, DOT – Rio Grande. Surviving are his wife,...
Brenda J Haner
Mar 13, 2018
Brenda J. Haner, 65, of Columbus, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Mount Carmel/St. Ann Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born August 11, 1952 in Hazard, Kentucky, daughter of the late, Earl C. and Rosalee Combs Keller. Brenda was a retired nurse, a member of Kings Chapel, and a lifetime member of Meigs County DAV...
Teddy J. Dillard
Mar 12, 2018
Teddy J. Dillard, 59, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at Arbors of Gallipolis. He was born April 12, 1958 in Mingo County, WV. Teddy was a union worker. Surviving are his son, Benjamin Hatfield (Natasha Willis); his daughter, Elyse Hatfield; three grandchildren, Kadance, Constance and Hailey Hatfield; and special friends, Connie Lambert and Dave Smith. Services...
Everett Bulgy Johnson
Mar 9, 2018
Everett “Bulgy” Johnson, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 9, 2018 at his residence. Bulgy was born on October 24, 1947 in Gallipolis, son of the late Clayton E. and Betty Springer Johnson. He was retired from the City of Gallipolis Water and Sewer Department after 33 years of service. He was married to Kathy May Mayse...
Barry G. Halley
Mar 6, 2018
Barry G. Halley, 60, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. He was born June 12, 1957 in Gallipolis, son of the late Bobby L. and Mary Lou Graham Halley. Barry was a 1976 graduate of Hannan Trace High School. He enjoyed drag racing cars and muscle cars. He was a retired truck driver and a former member...
Sally Ann Gill
Mar 4, 2018
Sally Ann Gill, 86, of Cookeville, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was born April 24, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Harry Cyrus and Minnie Talitha Roberts Caldwell. Sally married John Harold Gill and he preceded her in death on September 2, 2008. Surviving are her three children, Richard A....
Johnny E. Patterson Sr.
Mar 3, 2018
Johnny E. Patterson, Sr., 50, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was born on March 20, 1967 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, son of the late Oshel Patterson and Betty Pittman Patterson, who survives him. Johnny married Rosemary Ray on April 5, 2008, and she survives him. Surviving are his daughter, Samantha (Kevin) Brown of...
Edgar Harrop Iii
Mar 1, 2018
Edgar Harrop, III, 73 of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at his residence. Services will be 7 pm Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Twin Rivers Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses located at 538 Bulaville Pike Gallipolis, Ohio. with Mark Cohee officiating. In Lieu of flowers please consider a donation in Ed's name to Worldwide Work of Jehovah's...
Noah Dale Houck
Feb 21, 2018
Noah Dale Houck 94, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Arbors of Gallipolis. He was born February 15, 1924 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Mason Franklin and Verna Ethel Wallace Houck. Noah Dale retired as a self employed milk hauler from local dairy farmers. He attended the First...
Mary Mae Price
Feb 20, 2018
Mary Mae Price, 40, of Marion, Ohio, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was born July 3, 1977 in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late Gary A. Lambert and Youama Duke-Johnson. Surviving are her former husband, Tim Price of Marion; children, Tiffany Sharp, Shiana Sharp, Timber-lee Price, Levi Sharp, William Sharp, Jr., Tim...
Maggie L. Baker
Feb 16, 2018
Maggie L. Baker, 78, of Grove City, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus. Maggie was born on August 20, 1939 in Lawrence County, Ohio daughter of the late Joe and Mettie Hopkins Shepherd. Maggie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She took care of many throughout her...
Christopher W Beaver
Feb 14, 2018
Christopher W. “Chris” Beaver, 41, Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son and Brother passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at the Ohio State University Wexner Hospital. Chris was born on July 9, 1976 in Gallipolis, son of Jeannie Ferguson Beaver of Gallipolis and the late David Ross Beaver who passed on September 18, 2017. He was also preceded by a...
Norma K. George
Feb 9, 2018
Norma K. George (J.K.) age 82, passed from this life on February 9, 2018 in San Antonio Texas after a brief illness and on her own terms. She forever joined her beloved husband Lieutenant Colonel William D. George on what would have been his 83rd birthday. Norma was born in Splash Dam Virginia on December 21, 1935, the second daughter...
Martha "Cookie" Shaffer
Feb 7, 2018
Martha “Cookie” Shaffer, 64, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born February 11, 1953 in Logan, West Virginia, daughter of the late Willard and Freda Robinson. Martha married Dean Shaffer and he preceded her in death on July 14, 2001. She was a nurse’s aid at Arbors. Surviving...
Carolyn L Miles
Feb 6, 2018
Carolyn L. Miles, 73, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Arbors of Gallipolis. She was born March 13, 1944 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Myrl Roberts and Marie Hatfield Saunders. Carolyn was a graduate of North Gallia High School and a Home Health Aid. Surviving are three children, Michael Walkup of New York, Rotunda...
Daniel T. Casey
Feb 5, 2018
Daniel T. Casey, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at his Residence. He was born on June 1, 1946 in Franklin County, Ohio, son of the late Raymond and Esther Reed Casey. Dan retired from the AEP Philip Sporn as an electrician. He enjoyed his family and grandchildren as well as Ohio State University Sports...
Keith Adrain Brannen
Feb 5, 2018
Keith Adrain Brannen, 68, of Crown City, Ohio passed away at the VA Medical Center Huntington, West Virginia on Monday, February 5, 2018. Keith was born on April 6, 1949 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Carl Brannen and Norma Jean Clary Brannen who survives in Gallipolis. He was a graduate of Hannan Trace High School and worked for...
Mark S. Sabolsky
Feb 4, 2018
Mark S. Sabolsky, 62, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on February 4, 2018. He was born on October 29, 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, son of the late Nicholas and Sally Wasyl Sabolsky. Mark is survived by his wife Tanya Sabolsky, three daughters, Rachael Carney of Temple, GA, Brittany Sabolsky of Milton, WV, and Paige (Michael) Bartram of Frazier’s Bottom, West...
Shannon M. Gillenwater
Feb 4, 2018
Shannon M. Gillenwater, 40, of Gallipolis, passed away at Holzer Medical Center on Sunday, February 4, 2018. He was born May 3, 1977 in Gallipolis, son of Deborah Carroll Gillenwater of Bidwell and James R. Gillenwater of Gallipolis. He is also survived by a daughter, Shayna Gillenwater; two sisters, Danyana (Scott) Queen of Coolville, OH and TiTia (Donald) Boling of...
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