Anna "Annie" (Barker) Carter
Oct 18, 2003
Anna "Annie" Barker Carter, 78, Lancaster, Ohio passed away at her residence Saturday October 18, 2003. She was born April 24, 1925 in New Haven, West Virginia, daughter of the late Jesse Ray Barker and Susanne Fern Powell Barker. She retired from Hickel's Department Store in 1983 and from Main Drug Store, both of Lancaster, in 1989. She was...
Dolly (Kean) Warner
Oct 4, 2003
Dolly Warner, 73, Vinton, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, October 4, 2003 in Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, Texas. Born March 28, 1930 at Taylor Station, daughter of the late William and Iva Lowman Kean, she was a retired data librarian for the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, Columbus, with more than eighteen years of service. She was a member of...
Ruth (Smith) Kerr
Sep 30, 2003
Ruth Kerr, 76, Bidwell, Ohio passed away at her residence Tuesday, September 30, 2003. She was born August 20, 1927 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late Aubra and Violet Smith. Ruth married Devery Kerr, March 31, 1947 in Greenup, Kentucky and he preceded her in death November 6, 1999. To this union were born two sons, Bruce (Katie)...
Edana (Pauley) Hamilton
Sep 20, 2003
Edana Pauley Hamilton, 95, passed away in Arizona Monday, September 20, 2003. She was born February 11, 1908 in Little Sandy, West Virginia, daughter of the late J. H. and Fannie Pauley. She lived in Big Chimney, West Virginia until her marriage to the late Earl Hamilton, at which time they moved to Porter, where they resided for 26...
Bernard L. Holley
Sep 18, 2003
Bernard L. Holley, 64, Vinton, Ohio passed away at his residence Thursday evening, September 18, 2003. He was born September 21, 1938 at Glenwood, West Virginia, son of the late Homer and Vina Lewis Holley. Bernard was a 1956 graduate of Vinton High School, a United States Army Veteran and Secretary of the Thursday Skyliners Bowling League, Skyline Lanes,...
Genevieve H. (Buck) Call
Sep 16, 2003
Genevieve H. Call, 78, Bidwell, Ohio passed away at Holzer Medical Center Tuesday, September 16, 2003. Born October 13, 1924 in Mason County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Dessie McCall Buck. She married Hobart T. Call October 22, 1945 in Greenup, Kentucky and he survives with a son and a daughter, Eugene (Valnora)...
Beulah W. (Wood) Stone
Sep 13, 2003
Beulah W. Stone, 95, Gallipolis, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2003, at Holzer Medical Center. Born June 23, 1908 at Eskdale, West Virginia, daughter of the late Elijah and Elizabeth Ellison Wood, she was a member of the Eskdale Baptist Church, Eskdale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Orville F. Stone November...
Victor Shillindru "Dru" Smith
Aug 25, 2003
Victor Shullindru "Dru" Smith, 28, Frankfort, Ohio (formerly of the Vinton Community) passed away unexpectedly Monday, August 25, 2003 in the Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was an employee of Big Sandy Furniture Store, Chillicothe and had attended the University of Rio Grande. He was born July 29, 1975 at Youngstown, Ohio, son of Coleen Anne Murphy Smith and...
Marina Lynn "Reanie" (Bailey) Isaac
Aug 12, 2003
Marina Lynn "Reanie" Bailey Isaac, 45, Vinton passed away Tuesday August 12, 2003 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born July 27, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Emma L. (Pratt) Marcum, Galloway, Ohio and the late Ishmael Marcum. She is survived by her husband, Finis "Ike" Isaac, who together owned and operated the Isaac's Auction...
Hazel (Lambert) Clark
Aug 5, 2003
Hazel Lambert Clark, 89, Vinton, Ohio passed away Tuesday August 5, 2003 in the Holzer Medical Center. She was born December 7, 1913 at Herndon, West Virginia, daughter of the late Eli and Annie Coffee Lambert. She was formerly employed as a nurses aid at Holzer Hospital and a member of Vinton Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...
Bonnie (Hunt) Kiser
Aug 4, 2003
Bonnie (Hunt) Kiser, 76, Vinton, Ohio passed away Monday, August 4, 2003 at the Holzer Medical Center following an extended illness. She was born November 21, 1926 at Coleman (Kimper), Kentucky, daughter of the late Frank and Cenia Thornsbury. At a early age, she married the late Ernest Hunt in Pikeville, Kentucky and later in life was preceded in...
William O. "Bill" Barnett
Jul 16, 2003
William O. "Bill" Barnett, 93, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2003. Bill was born June 28, 1910 on Bee Branch Creek near Hamlin, West Virginia. He was the youngest of ten children of the late John Anderson (America Salmon) Barnett. He married the late Buelah Inez Burns Barnett September 24, 1932 in Hamlin, West Virginia. In addition...
Karla Christine (Rice) Hampton
Jul 3, 2003
Karla Christine Hampton, 53, Patriot, Ohio passed away Thursday, July 3, 2003 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born September 14, 1949 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Cecil Ray and Lenora Victoria Aldridge Rice. She had been employed as a Deputy with the Gallia County Sheriff's Department since 1986. While with the Sheriffs Department...
Elmer Gardner
Jul 2, 2003
Elmer Gardner, 80, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at Arbors of Gallipolis. He was born April 7, 1923 in Mason County, West Virginia son of the late George and Hattie Flint Gardner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Fillinger Gardner; one daughter, Barbara Samour; two sisters, Dorothy Gibbs...
Thelma (Dabney) Rees
Jul 2, 2003
Thelma Rees, 88, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born May 14, 1915 at Champaign, Illinois, daughter of the late Robert and Oshel Woods Dabney. Thelma married Floyd Rees July 5, 1936 at Olive Hill, Kentucky and he preceded her in death June 2, 1995. In addition to...
Willie Eugene "Gene" Alderman
Jun 24, 2003
Willie Eugene "Gene" Alderson, 72, Gallipolis passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2003 in McConnellsville, Ohio. He was born July 25, 1930 in Adolphus, Kentucky, son of the late Everett and Iren Hobdy Alderson. He owned and operated Quality Home Builders Inc. for 35 years in Greenwood, Indiana. He was a member of he H.H.B.A., the Johnson County Builder's Association...
Patricia E. "Patty" Metheney
Jun 18, 2003
Patricia E. "Patty" Metheney, Vinton, passed away shortly before midnight, Wednesday, June 18, 2003, in Carroll. She was born in Conesville (Coshocton County), the daughter of the late Ralph and Catheryn Julia Bailey Bown. Patty was the devoted wife of Dick Metheney for twenty-nine years and he survives with daughter, Brandy Metheney of Vinton. She is also survived by...
James "Mike" Mulford
May 20, 2003
James "Mike" Mulford, 56, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, May 20, 2003 at his residence. He was born January 4, 1947 at Gallipolis, son of Elizabeth Knopp Bailey of Cheshire and the late Clarence "Jay" Mulford. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the U.S. Army with the Special Forces, Ameri Cal Division as a...
Lillian Beatrice (Powers) Welch
May 14, 2003
Lillian Beatrice Powers Welch, 80, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away at her residence Wednesday, May 14, 2003. She was born May 3, 1923, in Winfield, West Virginia, daughter of the late Landon and Ruby Powers. She was a retired Nursing Assistant and a member of the Poplar Ridge Baptist Church. Mrs. Powers was preceded in death by her...
Ernest "Bug" Thacker, Jr
Apr 27, 2003
Ernest "Bug" Thacker, Jr., Ewington, Ohio, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2003 in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. He was a retired coal miner and U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. He attended the Fairview Church of Christ in Christian Union near Alice and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Vinton American...
