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John Keith Thomas
Mar 8, 2015
John Keith Thomas, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on January 27, 1948 in Spencer, West Virginia, son of the late Dennie C. and Gertrude E. Rhodes Thomas. John was retired from GKN where he was employed for 38 years....
Freda M. Alley
Mar 7, 2015
Freda M. Alley, 87, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, March 07, 2015 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. She was born on February 7, 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio daughter of the late Wade and Ada Hall. Freda had worked for Robbins and Myers and when she lived in Florida, she worked for Citrus Bell where she graded oranges for...
Inez M. Haislop
Feb 26, 2015
Inez M. Haislop, 88, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. She was born on October 25, 1926 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of the late John D. and Artha M. Carr Hornsby. She was a member of the Chapel Hill Church of Christ, a homemaker, waitress, foster grandparent and baby-sitter. She...
David S Raynor
Feb 23, 2015
David S. Raynor, 39, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015 in the University of Cincinnati Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on June 28, 1975 in Gallipolis, son of the late David L. Raynor and Barbara Ashworth Raynor who survives in Gallipolis. David is also survived by his fiancé Christina Ellis of Gallipolis, children, Cameron...
Charles Robinson
Feb 21, 2015
Charles "Chuck" Robinson 83 years old previously of Gallipolis, Oh passed away at Pickering House Hospice in Lancaster, Ohio on February 21, 2015 after a brief illness. Born on February 3, 1932, the son of Charles "Bobbie" and Janie (Welker) Robinson. Raised in the Bidwell community and graduated at Bidwell Porter High School in 1949. He was member of the...
Billy E Lakin
Feb 20, 2015
Billy E. Lakin, 84, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Friday February 20, 2015 at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Pt. Pleasant, WV surrounded by his family. He was born on April 1, 1930 in Wayne County, WV son of the late Edgar and Lutie Perdue Lakin. He was a member of Northup Baptist Church, an U.S....
James P. "Jimmy" Jones
Feb 18, 2015
James P. “Jimmy” Jones, 64, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in the emergency room at Holzer Medical Center. He was born on October 28, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio, son of John Paul Jones, Sr. who survives in Jackson, Ohio and Betty Stephens Jones who preceded him in 1961. James was also preceded in death...
Mable L Mcquaid
Feb 17, 2015
Mable L. McQuaid, 89, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born November 26, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Wye Wakefield and Garnett Waugh Warren. Mable was married to James Herbert “Herb” McQuaid and he preceded her in death. She worked at Ohio Valley Laundry and was a...
Edna Estel Barry
Feb 16, 2015
Edna Estel Barry, 102, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, February 16th, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. She passed at her residence at the Arbors of Gallipolis after an extended period in hospice care. She was born in Lincoln County, WV on May 21, 1912. Edna was the daughter of Oscar Franklin Sowards and Mena (Pullin) Sowards. Edna...
Mildred Irene "Midge" Parkins Harris
Feb 14, 2015
Mildred Irene Parkins Harris, affectionately known as Midge, 87, went home to be with the Lord at 5 p.m. on Sat., February 14, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. Appropriately, the Lord called Midge home on Valentine’s Day because she was a woman who always exuded love, but also, evoked love from all who met her, whether in Ohio or Texas....
Theodore Louis Jr.
Feb 12, 2015
Theodore Louis Jr., 64, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2015 at Abbyshire Place. He was born January 19, 1951 in North Carolina. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 16, 2015 at Centerpoint Cemetery.
Julie A. Blain Webb
Feb 10, 2015
Julie A. (Blain) Webb, died peacefully with her husband by her side, Tuesday evening, February 10, 2015 in Aultman Hospital, Canton, after a brief illness. Julie was born March 19, 1946 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Lee Otis and Charlotte Pearson Blain. She graduated from Point Pleasant High School in the class of 1964 and attended Rio Grande College,...
Willard Copley
Feb 9, 2015
Willard Copley, 83, of Debary, Florida, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1931 in Prenter, WV (Boone County), son of the late R.A. and Matilda Wallace Copley. He was married to Betty L. Swain on April 4, 1953 in Jackson, Ohio. Willard was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean...
Richard E. Elliott
Feb 9, 2015
Richard E. Elliott, 74, of Bidwell, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 9, 2015 at Overbrook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Middleport, Ohio. He was born September 17, 1940 in Gallipolis, son of the late Morris G. and Pearl Massie Elliott. Richard married Joanne Wiggins Elliott on October 14, 1961 and she survives him. He was an applicance...
Crystal Smith
Feb 9, 2015
Crystal D. Smith, 39, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015. She was born February 14, 1975 in Pikeville, Kentucky, daughter of Eddie Smith and Carla Hall Blankenship, who survive her. She was married to Chadwick Gibson and he survives her. Surviving are her husband, Chadwick Gibson of Magoffin County, Kentucky; three children, Tayler Nicole Manny of West...
Elworth "Larry" Mooney Jr.
Feb 3, 2015
Elworth “Larry” Mooney Jr., 66, of Gallipolis, died on February 3, 2015 at Arbors at Gallipolis. He was born January 13, 1949 in Taylorsville, North Carolina, son of the late Elworth and Helen Morrison Mooney Sr. In addition to his parents, Larry is preceded in death by a son Antonio Rodriquez Mooney, a sister Nellie Morrison, and a brother Kenneth...
Wilma Lyall
Feb 1, 2015
Wilma Lyall, 71, of Patriot, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Arbors at Gallipolis. She was born June 21, 1943 in Franklin County, Ohio, daughter of the late Kenneth Willis and Margaret Collins Freasure. Wilma was married to Irvin Lyall and he preceded her in death in 2014. Surviving are two daughters, Angela Caldwell and her husband Lee...
Rita M. Fletcher
Jan 31, 2015
Rita M. Fletcher, 95, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born November 9, 1919 in Springfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Raphael and Nora Deady Gallagher, Sr. Rita was married to John W. Fletcher and he preceded her in death. She was a retired real estate agent. Surviving are her...
Trina Darlene Hudson
Jan 31, 2015
Trina Darlene Hudson, 59, of Gallipolis, passed away at Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born July 19, 1955 in Syracuse, Ohio, daughter of the late James Hudson and Clarabell White Landers. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her companion, Gerald Conkle of Gallipolis; a daughter, Jamye Hoffman of Columbus; one granddaughter, Jade...
Robert Barry Thompson
Jan 30, 2015
Pastor Robert Barry Thompson, 70, of Cheshire, went home to meet his Lord and Savior on January 30, 2015. He was born of November 18, 1944 in Logan County, West Virginia, son of the late Okey and Inez Thompson, and was the youngest of twelve children. Bob was the Pastor of Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church. He worked as a...
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