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Joan Unroe

Joan Unroe

Jan 1, 2016

Joan Unroe, 76, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016, at her residence. Joan was born on September 4, 1939 in Miller, Ohio daughter of the late James M. and Edna Darling Miller. She was married to Jack Unroe and he survives her. Joan was a member of the Church of Christ in Miller, Ohio. She enjoyed playing...

Carol Jane Spears

Carol Jane Spears

Dec 30, 2015

Carol Jane Spears, 78, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the home of her daughter Carol Sue Gibson. Carol Jane born on August 19, 1937 in Spencer, West Virginia; the daughter of the Late Charles Burroughs and Bessie McCawley. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters Carol Sue (Jerry) Gibson and Kathy...

Nellie R. Shank

Nellie R. Shank

Dec 30, 2015

Nellie R. Shank, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born and raised Flowery Branch, Georgia, daughter of the late John Henry Clayton and Ethel Herrington Overby. Nellie moved to Ohio when she was 17 years old. She was a secretary for Gene Plants...

George "Ray" Mckinniss

George "Ray" Mckinniss

Dec 29, 2015

George “Ray” McKinniss, 61, of Rio Grande, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Ray was born May 25, 1954 in Athens, Ohio, son of the late George Bernard McKinniss and Barbara Lee McHenry McKinniss, who survives him. He married Teri Hilyard on December 19, 1976...

Ruth Ann White

Ruth Ann White

Dec 27, 2015

RUTH ANN DILLON WHITE Ruth Ann White, 80, Ellenton FL, (formerly from Gallipolis OH and Montgomery AL) passed away on December 27, 2015 in Palmetto Fl. She was born on September 2, 1935 in Miller OH to Jyles William and Mabel Wright Dillon. She was a loving mother / homemaker, Postal Worker in Gallipolis; and, Library Clerk at Faulkner University...

Robert "Bob" France

Robert "Bob" France

Dec 27, 2015

Robert E. “Bob” France, 88, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the Holzer Senior Care. He was born on October 5, 1927 in Gallipolis, son of the late Albert Paul France and Iva Brothers France. Bob had been an x-ray technician for Holzer Clinic and retired as the manager of the Bob Evans Reduction Plant....

Gayland Bush

Gayland Bush

Dec 25, 2015

Gayland Bush, 84, of Gallipolis, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Overbrook Center, Middleport, Ohio. He was born on April 7, 1931 in West Virginia, son of the late William Everett and Maggie Virginia Black Bush. Gayland was married to Helen L. Bush on February 23, 1964 and she preceded him in death on December 20, 2015. Gayland...

Lona "Tunnie" Clary

Lona "Tunnie" Clary

Dec 22, 2015

Lona “Tunnie” Clary, 95 of the Mercerville Community died on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born August 18, 1920 in Kentuck, WV the daughter of the late Peter and Margie Hunt Parsons. Tunnie married Floyd F. Clary on November 18, 1939 and he preceded her in death on May 18, 1999. She...

Helen L. Bush

Helen L. Bush

Dec 20, 2015

Helen L. Bush, 82, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at Overbrook Center, Middleport, Ohio. She was born May 22, 1933 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Stanley B. and Elta Hall Folden. Helen was married to Gayland Bush on February 23, 1964 and he survives her. She was a 1951 graduate of GAHS and was the...

Shirley Ilene Neubauer Saunders

Shirley Ilene Neubauer Saunders

Dec 19, 2015

Shirley Ilene Neubauer Saunders, 92, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence. Shirley was born on May 9, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan daughter of the late Helen E. and John T. Neubauer. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church and was especially proud to have served during World War II in the U.S....

Glendon Elliott

Glendon Elliott

Dec 14, 2015

Glendon Elliott, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 13, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Arthur R. and Josephine L. Wood Elliott. He was a 1958 GAHS graduate. Glendon was married to Patricia L. Johnson and she survives him. He retired from the...

Nina F. Hatfield

Nina F. Hatfield

Dec 11, 2015

Nina F. Hatfield, 54, of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born on March 15, 1961 in Welch, West Virginia, daughter of the late Hansel Collins and Opal M. Cline Roberts who survives in Gallipolis. Nina is also survived by a daughter Lisa F. Hatfield, twin sons Timmy and Jimmy Hatfield...

Hope Burnett

Hope Burnett

Dec 11, 2015

Hope Burnett, 86, Patriot, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 11, 2015 at the Holzer Senior Care. She was born March 14, 1929, in Patriot Ohio, daughter of the late Charles C. and Ethie Donahue Cochran. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Vernard Fallon in 1982 and Buell Burnett in 2010, brothers...

James Franklin "Frank" Hamilton

James Franklin "Frank" Hamilton

Dec 2, 2015

James Franklin “Frank” Hamilton, 89, of Gallipolis, joined his Lord in Heaven December 2, 2015. He was born May 9, 1926 in Lawrence County, Ohio to the late James Thomas and Esta Wiseman Hamilton. Also preceding him in death was his loving wife of 43 years, Ruth Ella Cotton Hamilton who passed away January 24, 1987, a brother John Thomas...

Pauline M Watson

Pauline M Watson

Dec 2, 2015

Pauline M. “Shafer” Watson, 88, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, which would have been their 71st wedding anniversary. Pauline was born February 3, 1927 to the late Verdie “Kreger” and Alva E. Shafer in Lawrence County, Ohio. Pauline was a homemaker who worked on the farm by her husband, helped with crops...

Pearlie "Sis" Mae Hall Drummond

Pearlie "Sis" Mae Hall Drummond

Nov 28, 2015

Pearlie “Sis” Mae Hall-Drummond, 69, of Gallipolis, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Holzer Medical Center. She was a homemaker and attended Prospect Baptist Church. Pearlie was born December 15, 1946 to the late Buford “Bill” Hall and Goldie Ashby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandmother,...

Sheila F Mink

Sheila F Mink

Nov 28, 2015

Sheila F. Mink, 75, of Orient, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born on February 21, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio daughter of the late Boyd T. and Ann Wills Jeffers. Sheila was a Registered Nurse and a graduate of the Holzer School of Nursing. She was employed by Health...

Mabel Morehouse Mohler

Mabel Morehouse Mohler

Nov 27, 2015

Mabel Mohler, 94, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born on June 3, 1921 in Bidwell, Ohio, daughter of the late E.N.P. “Nate” and Addye Jane (Davis) Morehouse. Mabel was a Registered Nurse having graduated from the Holzer School of Nursing. Mabel was also a World War II...

Merrill Lee Holley

Merrill Lee Holley

Nov 24, 2015

Merrill Lee Holley, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Holzer Medical Center. Merrill was born on September 20, 1945 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late David L. and Hazel Louise Mayse Holley. He was a heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his children Lori (Brady) Turley of Jacksonville, Texas, Teresa (Shane) Kinley...

Ethel Parsons

Ethel Parsons

Nov 21, 2015

Ethel Parsons, 84, of Columbus, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at her son’s home. She was born on February 23, 1931 in Gallia County, Ohio daughter of the late Jeanette Angell Blazer. Ethel was retired from the Xerox Corporation as a computer tape librarian. Ethel was married to Herbert Roy Parsons and he preceded her in death...

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