Irene M. Surber
Jul 13, 2017
Irene M. Surber, 85, of Bidwell, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 28, 1931 in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Helen Dentkos Kobak. Irene married Charles M. Surber and he survives her. She graduated from St. John’s College and received her Master’s Degree at Case Western University. Irene...
Atlee F. Fulks
Jul 12, 2017
Atlee F. Fulks, 97, of Crown City, departed this earth on July 12, 2017. A gathering of family and friends will be conducted from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at Willis Funeral Home, Garfield Avenue. A graveside service will follow at Crown City Cemetery with Pastor Alfred Holley officiating. Mr. Fulks was born on May 21, 1920 to Grover and...
Fredda G. Browning
Jul 10, 2017
Fredda G. Browning, 69, of Patriot, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 10, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 14, 1947 in Pike County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George C. and Louise Bowling Kilgore. She married Lonnie G. Browning and he survives her. “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth:...
Wenona D. Martin
Jul 10, 2017
Wenona D. Martin, 42, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born August 17, 1974 in Gallipolis, daughter of Frank Douglas Martin, who survives her and the late Lois Jean Stapelton Martin. Surviving her in addition to her father, Frank Martin is a son, Chaz Martin of Gallipolis and...
Mary M. Birchfield
Jul 7, 2017
Mary M. Birchield, 64, of Gallipolis passed away on July 7, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born June 18, 1953 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Donald Woodie and the late Maxine Roush Woodie. Mary married Kenneth Birchfield and he preceded her in death. In addition to her mother and husband, Mary was preceded in death by a...
Pamela J. Shaw
Jul 7, 2017
Pamela J. Shaw, 69, of Rio Grande, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born September 7, 1947 in Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Phillip and Wanda Ables Bradbury. She was a nurse’s aide at Gallipolis Developmental Center for 34 years before retiring. Pamela was a member of Eastern Star....
Norvin (Jack) L. Carter
Jul 1, 2017
Norvin L. (Jack) Carter, Bellville, OH, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on July 1, 2017, at the age of 104. He was born in Crown City, Ohio, on November 8, 1912, to Joseph F. and Nellie G. (Dailey) Carter. Jack graduated in 1932 from Mercerville High School. On December 18, 1937, Jack married Parney Kathryn Gothard. Jack and Kathryn celebrated...
Robin Lynn Burnem
Jun 30, 2017
Robin Lynn Burnem, 52, of Gallia County, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 30, 2017. She was born on January 8, 1965 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Jim Clary and Barbara Angel Chambers. Robin always had a sweet smile on her face and was ready to help anyone in need. She had a great love for her family,...
Billia Louise Jones
Jun 25, 2017
Billia Louise Jones, 85, passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pt. Pleasant, WV. She was born September 21, 1931 in Clifton, West Virginia, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bass Kearns. Billia was married to Stanley Jones and he preceded her in death. Surviving are her son, Chuck (Gerri) Miller of Pomeroy;...
Carolyn Lou Jeffers
Jun 25, 2017
Carolyn Lou Jeffers, 84, of Patriot, Ohio was called home June 25, 2017. Carolyn was born November 8, 1932 in Cadmus, Ohio at the home of her late parents, Daniel Wagoner and Mary Slagle Wagoner. She spent most of her life in Gallia County, only a stone’s throw from her childhood home. Carolyn graduated from Cadmus High School in 1950...
Dorothy Lucille White
Jun 24, 2017
Dorothy Lucille White, 86, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born June 29, 1930 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late John and Goldie Williams Johnson. In addition Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Alvin White, two sons Jerry Johnson and Jeffery White, two daughters...
Margaret Rebecca Brozak
Jun 22, 2017
Margaret Rebecca Brozak, 88, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at her home. She was born June 6, 1929 in Red Jacket, WV, daughter of the late Paris Dink and Easter Melinda White Gilbert. Margaret was retired from Robbins-Myers. Margaret Rebecca Brozak, devoted and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, was a precious treasure to her...
Patrick Benson Lewis
Jun 22, 2017
Patrick Benson Lewis Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Benson Lewis, 96, formerly of Coldspring, Texas passed away June 22, 2017 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Pat was born April 24, 1921 in Oil City, Louisiana to the late Eaton and Gladys Lewis. Pat spent his youth in Oil City, living with his grandparents, Daddy Reed and Big Mama, working at their filling station and...
Keith Alan Carter
Jun 21, 2017
Keith Alan Carter, 65, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away June 21, 2017, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Keith was born July 4, 1951, in Ironton, Ohio to the late Joseph Daniel Carter and Lucille Harrison Carter. He lived in the shadow of the family-owned Carter’s Grocery of Cadmus, Ohio all his life. A longtime basketball coach at Southwestern...
Oliver "Ollie" Whitley Adkins
Jun 17, 2017
Oliver Whitley Adkins, Ollie, 85, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away at his residence on June 17, 2017. Oliver was born on March 6, 1932, in Wayne County, West Virginia, to the late Emmett Adkins and Sarah Mills Clay. He married Lula Mae "Dudy" Burns on June 15, 1955. She preceded him in death on October 9, 2013. He was also...
Frank H. "Buz" Mills
Jun 16, 2017
Frank H. “Buz” Mills III, 70 of Crown City, Ohio died on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Emogene Dolan Jones Hospice in Huntington WV. He was the son of the late Frank H. and Eloise Butler Mills Jr., Buz was married to Barbara Swindler Mills and she survives. He was a 1965 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and...
Gerald D. Roush
Jun 12, 2017
Gerald D. Roush, 80, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 5, 1936 in Henderson, West Virginia, son of the late Austin and Frances Plants Roush. Gerald was married to Rita Meek Roush and she survives him. He was a retired carpenter and member of Carpenters Local 200, Columbus, Ohio. Surviving...
Wanda G. Penwell
Jun 9, 2017
Wanda G. Penwell, 63, of Vinton, passed away at her home on Friday, June 9, 2017. She was born December 26, 1953 in Idaho, Ohio, daughter of the late Maurice J. and Martha Bishop Anderson. She was married to Edward Penwell and he survives her. Wanda was a 1971 graduate of Lathem High School where she was Valedictorian of her...
Sophia Grace Bowman
May 31, 2017
Sophia Grace Bowman, 5 days old, passed away peacefully in the arms of her parents surrounded by loving family on May 31, 2017 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Sophia was born on May 26, 2017 at Ohio Health O’bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio, weighing 7 lbs. 5oz and was 18 ½ inches long. During her short stay here,...
Larry Wayne Eads
May 30, 2017
Larry W. Eads, 77, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1940 in Gallipolis, son of the late Roy Basil and Louise Burnette Eads. He married Alice Finnicum on August 4, 1962 in Pt. Pleasant, WV and she survives him. Larry retired from Akzo-Noble. He loved hunting, fishing, camping,...
