Stella (Ward) Hess

Stella Hess, 70, passed away unexpectedly Friday May 20, 2016 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio.  She attended North Gallia High School and later received her GED. She retired from the Gallipolis Development Center. Stella was born October 31, 1945 at Kimper, Kentucky to the late Ernest and Bertha (Varney) Ward.  She married Eddie Hess at Bidwell, Ohio July 22, 1961 and he survives with three children:  Bertha Fay (Eddie) Kinner, James Dean (Cindy) Hess and Chester Lee (Rebecca) Hess, all of Vinton, Ohio. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Keith (Samantha) Stout; Leah Stout; Amber Hess; Beverly Hess; Cameron Hess; Tyler Hess; Allison Hess and Landyn Hess and one great-grandson, Colton Stout. In addition, she is survived by five sisters and one brother: Clairie Blackburn, Fairie McCown and Sylvia Blackburn, all of Vinton; Vernie Turnmire, Kimper, Kentucky; Chester (Judy) Ward and Berdie (James) Harless, both of Vinton.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers:  Fay Coon, Clyde and Reaford Ward.

Stella was a member of His Way Community Church, Vinton where Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 24, 2016 with Rev. Heath Jenkins officiating.  Burial will follow in the Ward Family Cemetery at Alice, Ohio.  Friends and family may call at His Way Community Church Monday 5:00-8:00 PM. 

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