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Margaret "Mickey" Smith

Margaret "Mickey" Smith

Jan 6, 2017

Margaret “Mickey” Smith, 75, of Gallipolis, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6, 2017 at her residence. She was born June 8, 1941 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late John A ppl. and Helena C. Collins Hill. Mickey was married to Tom Smith on August 18, 1966 and he survives her. She was a...

Edward Craddock

Edward Craddock

Jan 6, 2017

Edward Craddock, 25, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 in an automobile accident. Edward was born on June 28, 1991 in Gallipolis, son of Beth Lynch Craddock who survives. He is also survived by a sister Elisabeth (D.J. Matney) Gardner of Gallipolis, a half-sister Katarina Hiestand of Myrtle Beach, SC; two nephews, Isaiah and Tripp Gardner,...

Floyd D. Myers

Floyd D. Myers

Jan 4, 2017

Floyd D. Myers, 82, of Bidwell, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Holzer Senior Care Center. He was born December 25, 1934 in Walnut Twp., Gallia County, son of the late Chester A. and Georgiana C. Pope Myers. Floyd was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of the American Legion, Oak Hill, Ohio; Moose Lodge, Ironton,...

Vallie Belle Smith

Vallie Belle Smith

Jan 4, 2017

Vallie Belle (Cox) Smith, 80, of Gallipolis, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at her residence. She was born December 17, 1936 in Charleston, WV, daughter of the late Matthew and Vallie Mae Jaques. Vallie Belle was preceded in death by two husbands, Everett Cox on May 9, 1990 and Charles (Mike) Smith on September...

Mary L. Hayman

Mary L. Hayman

Jan 4, 2017

Mary L. Hayman, 73, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born January 28, 1943 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Eddie M. and Helena M. Dye Watts. She attended Kyger Creek High School and was a graduate of Preston’s Beauty Academy. Mary was a waitress at Christy...

Paul Randall "Randy" Wheeler

Paul Randall "Randy" Wheeler

Jan 4, 2017

Paul Randall “Randy” Wheeler, 56, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1960 in Ashland, Kentucky, son of Melvin and Linda Meeks Wheeler. Randy was a 1978 graduate of Kyger Creek High School. Surviving are his parents, Melvin and Linda Wheeler of Bidwell; one uncle James Robert (Jean) Wheeler...

Earl D. Champlin Sr.

Earl D. Champlin Sr.

Dec 26, 2016

Earl D. Champlin Sr., 81, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 8, 1935 in North Rose, New York, son of the late Cecil and Mable Hewson Champlin. Earl was married to Beatrice H. “Bea” Rose Champlin and she survives him. He was a retired supervisor for 39 ½ years for...

Mary Stiles

Mary Stiles

Dec 20, 2016

Mary Stiles, 82, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Arbors of Gallipolis. She was born September 9, 1934 in Philo, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Hester Elmore Benjamin. Mary was married to James R. Stiles and he preceded her in death, along with a daughter, Karen Gale Steele. Mary was a member of Bulaville...

June Elaine Steger

June Elaine Steger

Dec 20, 2016

June Elaine Steger, 75, of Vandalia, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Hospice of Dayton, after a long and painful physical battle. She was born on January 11, 1941 in Wellston, Ohio. June loved her family and was so proud of them. She was passionate about her Welsh heritage and adored listening to Welsh...

Violet F."Tootsie" Thompson

Violet F."Tootsie" Thompson

Dec 19, 2016

Violet F. “Tootsie” (Taylor) Thompson, 77, born April 18, 1939, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 from complications from dementia. She was a resident at Arbors of Gallipolis Nursing and Rehabilitation facility in Ohio. Her home was in St. Albans, West Virginia. Violet was a graduate of South Charleston High School and was a retired nurse. She was preceded...

Dennis L. Martyn

Dennis L. Martyn

Dec 18, 2016

Dennis L. Martyn, 57, of Bidwell, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 21, 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late William Kenneth Martyn and Doris Martyn, who survives him. Also preceding him in death, is one brother, William Keith Martyn, one sister, Vanessa Martin and grandparents, Sam and Nora Glover. In...

Amel L. Waugh

Amel L. Waugh

Dec 17, 2016

Amel L. Waugh- Crown City On Saturday evening December 17, 2016, Amel Leslie Waugh passed away at his residence on Swan Creek in Gallia County, Ohio. He was 76 years old, and had retired in 2008 from Amel Waugh Trucking. He was the 8th child born to the late Amel and Lyla (Beaver) Waugh on September 17, 1940 on Swan...

Charles A. Queen

Charles A. Queen

Dec 17, 2016

Charles A. Queen, 88, of Crown City, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Arbors of Gallipolis. He was born October 12, 1928 in Salt Rock, West Virginia, son of the late Perry and Nettie Cyfers Queen. Charles was married to Maxine Hazel Smithkey Queen and she preceded him in death. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked...

Leota "Odie" Pope

Leota "Odie" Pope

Dec 16, 2016

An Earthly loss but a Heavenly gain took place on Friday, December 16, 2016 when Leota “Odie” Mae (Brumley) Pope departed from Earth and entered a new beginning in Heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia on June 3, 1938 to the late Ray and Mildred (Young) Brumley. Odie is survived...

Neil Mcmahon

Neil Mcmahon

Dec 16, 2016

Neil McMahon, 78, of Gallipolis, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was born April 29, 1938 in Lecta, Ohio, son of the late Everette and Bernice L. Massie McMahon. Neil was a 1957 Gallia Academy High School graduate. He married Shirley J. Parsons McMahon and she survives him. Neil was the co-owner and operator...

Erma Belle Sisson

Erma Belle Sisson

Nov 30, 2016

Erma Belle (Queen) Sisson, 90, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Jeannie in Hilliard, Ohio. She was born September 25, 1926 in Cove Gap, West Virginia, daughter of the late Perry and Nettie Cyfers Queen. Erma was married to Herman E. Sisson on August 28, 1948 and he preceded her in...

Ivan A Yoder

Ivan A Yoder

Nov 29, 2016

Ivan A. Yoder, 40, of 394 Wolf Run Rd., Patriot, OH 45658, died at his home Tuesday, November 29, 2016 around 3:00 p.m., following a 2 year illness. A son of the Abe (deceased) and Fannie Chupp Yoder, who survives, he was born in Wayne County, Ohio on February 15, 1976. He was married to Orpha D. Yoder on November...

Karen Sue Beard

Karen Sue Beard

Nov 26, 2016

Karen Sue Beard, passed away on November 26, 2016 at home. She was born on February 12, 1943 to Kenneth and Christine Burris Black in Kanauga, Ohio. She attended Gallipolis City Schools. Shortly after graduation, she started working at Holzer Hospital in a secretarial position for the Chief Fiscal Officer. She held this position for over 15 years, and retired...

James Aaron Addis

James Aaron Addis

Nov 26, 2016

James Aaron Addis, 83, of Crown City, passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the VA Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. He was born December 20, 1932 in Deep Water, West Virginia, son of the late Clarence Addis and Nancy Elizabeth Ridenour Woods. James was married to Ellen Burnette Addis and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean...

Nancy J. Vaughn

Nancy J. Vaughn

Nov 23, 2016

Nancy J. Vaughn, 65, of Gallipolis, OH passed away on November 23, 2016 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, OH. Nancy was born on April 14, 1951 in Gallipolis, OH to Neal and Jean Clark. She graduated from Gallia Academy High School and then attended Morehead State University to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973. She...

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