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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
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
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
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...
Mary Avalon Pope
Nov 14, 2016
Beloved mother, grandmother and wife, Mary Avalon Pope, 71, of Gallipolis passed away at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus on November 14, 2016. Born April 25, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Frederick Betz, Jr. and Avalon Gardner Roush. She married Phillip L. Pope, and he survives her. Mary was employed for 23 years as office...
Mabel E. Henry
Nov 8, 2016
Mabel E. Henry, 87, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 2, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late William T. and Mabel Cornell Porter. Mabel was married to Roger R. Henry and he preceded her in death in 1999. Mabel retired as an attendant at Gallipolis Developmental Center and...
David L. Drummond
Nov 7, 2016
David L. Drummond, 66, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1950 in Gallipolis, son of the late Charles David and Mary Louise Miller Drummond. David was a member of the Sons of the American Legion – SAL #23, Pt. Pleasant, WV. Surviving are his sons, Christopher Shannon (Cassie) Drummond...
Elsie M. King
Nov 5, 2016
Elsie M. King, 87, of Middleport, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, Ohio. She was born July 27, 1929 in Gallia County, daughter of the late James C. and Minnie Catherine Jackson Forth. She was a 1947 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Elsie was a bookkeeper for local businesses and a foster grandparent...
Donald Wayne Syrus
Nov 1, 2016
Donald Wayne Syrus, 68, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 22, 1948 in Gallipolis, son of the late Glen H. and Rena R. Smith Syrus. Surviving are his daughter, Julie R. Syrus of Columbus and a son, Tony W. Syrus of Gallipolis; three grandchildren; two brothers, Lowell R. Syrus of...
Blanche Statzer Champer
Oct 24, 2016
Blanche Statzer Champer, 88, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. She was born March 16, 1928 in Raleigh County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Anton Filipek and Nelly Byk Filipek. Blanche was married to Harvey Statzer and he preceded her in death on July 24, 1981. Blanche married Paul...
Richard E. Rathburn Ii
Oct 19, 2016
Richard E. Rathburn II, 44, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born July 4, 1972 in Gallipolis, son of the late Richard E. Rathburn and Linda Lou Gilkey Rathburn, who survives him. Richard was married to Sharon E. Jordan Rathburn and she survives. He was a janitor with Winans...
Margaret Jane Bowser Priddy
Oct 16, 2016
Margaret Jane Bowser Priddy, 76, of Gallipolis, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born March 15, 1940 in Henderson, West Virginia, daughter of the late Elmer H. Bowser and Daisy J. Barker Bowser. Margaret was a 1958 graduate of Point Pleasant High School. In addition to being a mother and...
Martha A Patterson
Oct 15, 2016
Martha A. Patterson, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at her residence. She was born on November 14, 1948 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Ed and Virginia Darnell Fry. Martha retired in 2010 from Holzer Medical Center where she was a Physical Therapist Aid. Martha enjoyed camping and traveling to Indian Pow Wows....
Phillip Wayne Ward
Oct 9, 2016
Phillip Wayne Ward, 52, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born November 2, 1963 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late William Clinton Ward and Catherine Moody Bowling. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Pam Estep. Surviving are three sisters, Penny Massie of Gallipolis, Peggy Burke of New Albany,...
Donald W. Schilling
Oct 6, 2016
Donald W. Schilling, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born December 6, 1930 at Givens Station, Ohio, son of the late John and Flossie Crabtree Schilling. Don was married to Maxine Darst and she preceded him in death on January 7, 2013. He was a retired...
Eric Paige Humphreys
Oct 4, 2016
Eric Paige Humphreys of Pomeroy, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, was 38 years old at the time of his passing. Born on November 2, 1977 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Eric was the son of the late Paige A. Humphreys, Jr. and Linda (Maynard) Humphreys, who survives him in Gallipolis. Eric was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School in the Class of...
John B. Burnette
Oct 1, 2016
John B. Burnette, 73, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his residence. He was born on November 5, 1942 in Patriot, Ohio son of the late Carroll H. Burnette, Sr. and Ruth Cochran Burnette. John had been an Iron Worker, Kaiser Aluminum employee and retired as a self-employed truck driver. He enjoyed boating and hunting....
Ricky A. Laudermilt
Oct 1, 2016
Ricky A. Laudermilt, Jr., 25, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at his residence. Ricky was born on March 20, 1991 in Gallipolis, Ohio son of Ricky A. Laudermilt, Sr. and Patty Landaker Laudermilt who survive him in Bidwell. He is also survived by two brothers Roy Laudermilt and Rusty Laudermilt both of Bidwell and by...
Harold Dean Dillon
Sep 29, 2016
Harold Dean Dillon, 83, of Pt. Pleasant, WV, formerly of Crown City, OH, passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Pleasant Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born July 5, 1933 in Miller, Ohio, son of the late Kirtley and Josephine Meeks Dillon. Harold is also preceded in death by his first wife, Ellen White Dillon and his...
James "Jim" W. Belville
Sep 26, 2016
James “Jim” W. Belville, 66, of Gallipolis, passed away Monday, September 26, 2016, at his home with his daughters at his side. He was born March 15, 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio, to the late Bryant Belville and Helen (Moore) Belville. Jim was a veteran in the United States Army, where he was stationed in Germany. He retired from the Gallia...
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