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Mable M Roush

Mable M Roush

Feb 13, 2017

Mable M. Roush, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 25, 1931 in Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, daughter of the late John S. and Mary Belle Waugh Smith. Mable married George E. Roush and he preceded her in death on August 26, 2013. Mable had been employed at Holzer Hospital,...

Betty Leona Crouse

Betty Leona Crouse

Feb 11, 2017

Betty Leona Crouse, 88, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Walnut Creek Nursing Home in Kettering, Ohio. She was born on July 30, 1928 in Guyandotte, West Virginia, daughter of the late Brady and Belva Martin Angel. Betty was a teacher and an elementary school principal in the Mason County Schools in West Virginia. She...

Chera Michele Beaver Johnson

Chera Michele Beaver Johnson

Feb 10, 2017

Chera Michele Beaver Johnson, 31, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born on December 20, 1985 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of Michael and Tarissa Beaver who survive her. Chera is also survived by her husband, Andrew Le Johnson; children, Audrie Marie, Piston Eugene, and Jessalyn Danni; sister Derecia (Bastiaan) Aarts;...

Farrell Rossiter

Farrell Rossiter

Feb 9, 2017

Farrell Rossiter, 76, of Crown City, Ohio passed away at his residence. He was born on March 27, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Stanley and Lennie A. Boster Rossiter. He was self-employed. He is survived by two daughters, two sisters, Faye (Bobby) Unroe of Gallipolis and Beatrice Rossiter of Crown City, two brothers, Richard Rossiter of...

Jason F. Sommer

Jason F. Sommer

Feb 8, 2017

Jason F. Sommer, 49, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 30, 1967 in Gallipolis, son of the late Jon Michael Sommer and Janice McKenzie. Jason was married to Tammi Comer Sommer and she survives him. He was a 1985 graduate of GAHS and was a carpenter and excavator. Surviving are...

William Eugene Siders

William Eugene Siders

Feb 8, 2017

William Eugene Siders, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on February 8, 2017. He was born on February 26, 1949 son of the late William and Virginia Patterson Siders. William was also preceded in death by his foster parents, Junior and Effie Siders, brother Earl Siders, two sisters, Irene Martin and Vickie Long, nephews Jackie...

Howard E. Gruber

Howard E. Gruber

Feb 8, 2017

Howard E. Gruber, 77, of Cheshire, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 12, 1939 in Marion, Ohio, son of the late John C. and Rosalie Graff Gruber. Howard married Gerry L. Handley on April 2, 1983 and she survives him. He was a graduate of Marion Harding High School. He was retired...

Maxine Boggs

Maxine Boggs

Feb 5, 2017

Maxine Boggs, 93, of Florida, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on February 5, 2017 in Florida. She was born June 9, 1923 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Ira and Addie Rose Shato. Maxine was married to James L. Boggs and he preceded her in death on February 5, 2004. Surviving are grandchildren, Shari (David ) Sheets of Plant City,...

Carl S. Cheney

Carl S. Cheney

Jan 30, 2017

Carl S. Cheney, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at Holzer Senior Care Center. Carl was born November 1, 1931 in Gallipolis, son of the late John L. and Georgia Hilton Cheney. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving during the Korean conflict. Carl was a retired school bus driver and a TPW...

Clyde Elmer Elliott

Clyde Elmer Elliott

Jan 27, 2017

Clyde Elmer Elliott, 81, of Scottown, Ohio, Passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Abbyshire Nursing Home, Bidwell, Ohio at 9:40 p.m. He was born on August 5, 1935 in Huntington, WV, son of the late Clyde and Zella Fulks Elliott. In addition to his parent, Clyde was preceded in death by a brothers Ferrell Elliott and Steven...

Virgie Lucille Carter

Virgie Lucille Carter

Jan 25, 2017

Virgie Lucille Carter, age 93, of the Cadmus Community passed away after a short illness on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. She was born in Guyan Township, October 10, 1923, the daughter of the late Chauncey E. and Iva Suthers Harrison. Lucille attended Low Gap Elementary School and graduated as her class valedictorian from Mercerville High School in 1942. She married...

Homer Jennings Halley

Homer Jennings Halley

Jan 20, 2017

Homer Jennings Halley, 101, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord, on Friday, January 20, 2017 at his residence. Homer was born on November 27, 1915 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late Tracy Morgan Halley and Ella G. Brumfield Halley. He was a farmer and a construction worker, and an avid Cincinnati Reds and Ohio...

Helen L. Holley

Helen L. Holley

Jan 18, 2017

Helen L. Holley, 76, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center. Helen was born in Gallia County, daughter of the late Hollis and Follie M. Cox Brown. She was employed at Arbors at Gallipolis as a Rehab Specialist for 36 years. Helen was a member of the...

David Lee Rutherford

David Lee Rutherford

Jan 16, 2017

David Lee Rutherford, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Holzer Medical Center. David was born on October 1, 1943 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, son of the late James Frank and Myrtle Lee Burdette Rutherford. He retired from the A.E.P. Philip Sporn Power Plant. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Thelma L. Elliott

Thelma L. Elliott

Jan 13, 2017

Thelma L. Elliott, 93, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 13, 2017 at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House in Huntington, West Virginia. Thelma was born on March 4, 1923 in Circleville, Ohio daughter of the late John R. and Pearl (Boster) Russell. Her family moved back to Mudsoc, Gallia County in 1927. Thelma retired after 33 years of...

Lana Sue Wasem

Lana Sue Wasem

Jan 11, 2017

Lana Sue “Raven Eyes” Wasem, 70, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 30, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late Carl R. Wasem and Betty Workman Wasem who survives her. Also surviving are her children, Dawn Ward, Brock Cash and Brett Cash, all of Gallipolis; four grandchildren, Misty, Brandon...

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...

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