David D. "Hook" Roush
Oct 8, 2004
David D. "Hook" Roush, 60, Bidwell, Ohio, went to be with the Lord peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, October 8, 2004 following a brief illness. He was a self employed Heavy Equipment Operator and was a member of the Local Operating Engineers 18, Columbus, Ohio. Other memberships include: Porter United Methodist Church, Vinton F&AM Lodge...
Mildred Christine (Saunders) Green
Oct 1, 2004
Mildred Christine Saunders Green, 88, Cheshire, Ohio passed away at her residence Friday, October 1, 2004. She was born March 28, 1916 at Lecta, Ohio, daughter of the late John E. Saunders and Effie Cremeans Saunders. Mrs. Green was a member of the Okey Church, Lecta, Ohio She married Virgil Stanley Green October 28, 1933 at Gallipolis, and he...
Joseph Arthur "Joey" Blazer, Jr.
Oct 1, 2004
Joseph Arthur "Joey" Blazer Jr., 42, Northup, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 1, 2004 at Daytona Beach, Florida. He was employed by the Jividen Power Equipment Company, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in Germany for three years and had previously been employed by Bob Evans Farms, Restaurant Division, for fifteen years. In 1994...
George R. Violand
Sep 30, 2004
George R. Violand, 74, Crown City, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2004 at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born April 23, 1930 at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, son of Gladys Rahm Ruth, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania and the late George Violand. A U.S. Army Veteran, he had served during the Korean Conflict as a Tech Sergeant. He was...
Irene Frances (Borden) Jackson
Sep 22, 2004
Irene Frances Jackson, 86, Bidwell, Ohio passed away in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis Wednesday, September 22, 2004. She was born December 1, 1917 at Bidwell, daughter of the late Alexander Borden and Lydia Denney Borden. She married Wesley M. Jackson on March 8, 1938 and he preceded her in death March 29, 1979. Also preceding her in death was...
Annabelle K. (Rupe) Sisson
Sep 19, 2004
Annabelle K. Sisson, 79, Cheshire, Ohio passed away at her residence on Sunday, September 19, 2004. She was born September 20, 1924 in Cheshire Township, daughter of the late Raymond Rupe and Birda Sadler Rupe. She was a retired employee with the Gallia County Schools, having served as Head Cook at Kyger Creek High School. Her memberships include The...
Alma E. Lawhorn
Sep 16, 2004
Alma E. Lawhorn, 76, Bidwell, Ohio went to be with her Lord Thursday, September 16, 2004 in Holzer Medical Center. She was born July 21, 1928 in Buena Vista, Virginia and married Richard H. Lawhorn on September 22, 1945 at Buena Vista. He preceded her in death February 9, 1996. Surviving are five daughters and one son: Peggy Neal,...
Pastor Carl Basham
Sep 15, 2004
Pastor Carl Basham, 63, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2004 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born April 27, 1941 in Sharon, West Virginia, son of the late Bill and Etna Falin Basham. A 1959 North Gallia High School graduate, Pastor Basham was ordained into the Christian Ministry by the Enterprise Association of Regular Baptist Churches...
Michael Casto
Sep 6, 2004
Michael Dean Casto, 49, Nitro, died September 6, 2004 at Gallipolis, Ohio after a heart attack. He was born December 5, 1954 at Sybial, the son of the late Clifton and Reba Woods Casto. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Oley Casto. He is survived by his sons, Christopher, Verona, Pennsylvannia and Stephen, Euclid, Ohio; companion,...
Jason Tripp Cunningham
Sep 6, 2004
Former Juneau resident Jason Tripp Cunningham, 34, died in his sleep September 6, 2004 in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born November 30, 1969 in Juneau. He enjoyed his work as a tattoo artist, and was very passionate about his profession. He had been a member of several bands in Juneau, Washington and Ohio. One of the better-known bands he...
Michael Lee Hill
Aug 9, 2004
Michael Lee Hill, 51, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Monday, August 9, 2004 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born June 21, 1953 at Columbus, son of Evelyn Hill Montgomery and stepson of Paul "Buck" Montgomery, Gallipolis and was raised in the home of Dutch and Goldie Hill. He married Barbara Lawson October 22, 1982 at Columbus and she...
Harry M. Phillips
Aug 5, 2004
Harry M. Phillips, Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord August 5, 2004 in Holzer Medical Center. He was born September 22, 1920 in Ottawa, West Virginia, to the late Webb and Eliza Syner Phillips. Harry was reared in Walton, West Virginia and lived in Gallia County since 1953. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War...
Major Bradley Abels, M.D.
Jul 27, 2004
Major Bradley S. Abels, M.D., USAF, residing in Newport News, Virginia, died suddenly in a traffic accident Tuesday evening, July 27, 2004 on Route 35 near Winfield, West Virginia. Major Abels was the son of Doctor Gene and Jean Allyn Abels, Gallipolis. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two children, Alex and Lani and three sisters,...
Olen Clyde Wilfong
Jul 25, 2004
Olen Clyde Wilfong, 81, Vinton, passed away in his residence Sunday, July 25, 2004. Born April 3, 1923 in McRoberts, Kentucky, son of the late Earl Caldwell and Baltimore Maryland Brown Wilfong, he was a graduate of the Coyne Electrical School, Chicago, Illinois; a WWII Navy Veteran, and retired from the CSX Railroad in 1985, following fifteen years of...
Wayne Baker Brown
Jul 25, 2004
Wayne Baker Brown, 83, Gallipolis, Ohio died unexpectedly Sunday, July 25, 2004 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born June 22, 1921, he was the son of the late Earl McConnell and Louise Baker Brown. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Carpenter's Local Union #1159, Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia and The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and...
Robert R. Bradbury
Jul 20, 2004
Robert R. Bradbury, 57, Gallipolis, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at his residence. Born February 21, 1947 at Gallipolis, Ohio, he was the son of Marjorie Scott Bradbury and the late John W. Bradbury. A 1967 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, Robert worked at the Gallipolis Development Center, from which he retired. He was a member of...
Robert C. "Bob" Baylor
Jul 11, 2004
Robert C. "Bob" Baylor, 68, Zanesville, Ohio (formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio) passed away July 11, 2004, as the result of an all-terrain vehicle accident. Employed as a lifetime construction worker, he was actively involved with the Masonic Lodge, Zanesville, Ohio, was a member of the Church of Christ, Zanesville, and regularly attended the First Church of the Nazarene, Gallipolis,...
Mary L. (Kail) North
Jul 6, 2004
Mary L. Kail North, 53, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away tragically July 6, 2004. A 1969 graduate of Kyger Creek High School, she was employed at Guiding Hand School, Cheshire, Ohio, as Finance Secretary for the past 16 years. She was a member of Cheshire Baptist Church and attended Centenary United Methodist Church. Born April 16, 1951 at Gallipolis, Ohio,...
Ella Belle (Dobbins) Wheeler
Jul 4, 2004
Ella Belle Wheeler, 67, of Gallipolis, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1936, in Gallia County, daughter of Mary C. Harrington Dobbins of Bidwell and the late Joseph F. Dobbins Sr. She was a retired home caregiver. Belle accepted the Lord at the Gallipolis Church of Christ at a young...
James Edward Hall, Sr.
Jun 29, 2004
James Edward Hall Sr., 77, Vinton passed away at his residence Tuesday, June 29, 2004. Born September 29, 1926 in Floyd County, Kentucky son of the late John and Minnie Spears Hall, he was a WW II Army Veteran and had retired from the U.S. Steel Corporation, Lorain, in 1982. He married Carol Ruth Bischoff June 22, 1956 in...
