Julia (Burke) Wisemandle
Aug 22, 2021
Julia Wisemandle, 98, Thurman, Ohio passed away Sunday August 22, 2021 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born July 31, 1923 in Fuller, Kentucky, daughter of the late Ulysses and Lena (Walter) Burke. She was a member of Morgan Center Weslyan Church, Bidwell where her husband William Eddy Wisemandle pastored sixteen years.
Julia is survived...
Susan Jeanette (Denney) Cox
Aug 21, 2021
Susan Jeanette Cox, 69, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born July 11, 1952 to the late Paul Franklin Denney and Clara Ellen Camden. Susan was a 1970 graduate of North Gallia High School, was former owner/operator at Lady Bug Floral, Bidwell, Ohio and was also employed by Smeltzer...
Pearl A. (Crabtree) Burger
Aug 19, 2021
Pearl A. Burger, 100 of Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Madison Park Healthcare, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born September 10, 1920 in Wayne County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Crit and Annie Crabtree. Pearl was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Porter, Ohio. Her love of flowers earned her several awards for...
Jerry Wilson Bradley
Aug 14, 2021
Jerry Wilson Bradley, 75, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Jerry was born December 26, 1945 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Ina Mae (Hamm) Bradley. He retired from the Kyger Creek Power Plant and was a member of Gallipolis Elks Lodge #107, NRA and the Grumpy...
Carolyn Kay White
Aug 14, 2021
Carolyn Kay White, 81, Vinton, Ohio passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Four Winds Nursing Center, Jackson, Ohio. Carolyn was born August 8, 1940 at Athens, Ohio, daughter of the late Wilbur Floyd White and Beulah Dorcas Snyder White.
Carolyn is survived by her brothers, Larry (Joyce) White, Steubenville, Ohio, Rick (Christina) White, Mingo Junction,...
Elmer Elwood George
Aug 13, 2021
Elmer Elwood George, 86, Obetz, Ohio (formerly of Vinton, Ohio) passed away following a brief illness Friday, August 13, 2021 in Mount Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. The son of the late Wellie and Birdie (May) George, he was born in Gallia County December 11, 1934.
A United States Army Veteran, Elmer was a member of Weapons...
Clyde M. Evans
Aug 11, 2021
"The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." Albert Schweitzer. On August 11, 2021, Clyde M. Evans' life of service to his community ended with his passing at his residence in Rio Grande, Ohio. Clyde, 83, was born June 26, 1938, in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the...
Fay Louise (Searles) Swisher
Aug 11, 2021
Fay Louise Swisher, 86, Wilkesville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at her home. Born in Gallia County, Ohio June 9, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Homer Roy and Rosie Belle (Robinson) Searles. She married Lewis Benjamin Swisher, who preceded her in death June 2, 1994.
Those surviving Fay are her children and...
Richard Curtis Layne
Aug 9, 2021
Richard Curtis Layne, 60, Point Pleasant, West Virginia passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 following a hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio October 4, 1960, son of Virginia Kuhn Layne, Point Pleasant, West Virginia and the late Jack Layne. A loving son, husband, dad, brother, grandfather, Richard was also a United States Army Veteran whose...
Gregory Lee James
Aug 7, 2021
Gregory Lee James, age 63, stepped into eternity on August 7, 2021 after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Greg passed away at his home in Euclid, Ohio. He was under the care of Hospice of the Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.
Greg was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on September 30, 1957, to Johnny James Jr. and Edna...
Gerald H. Smith
Aug 1, 2021
Gerald H. Smith, 86, Bidwell, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home. He was born January 7, 1935, son of the late Jerome and Lenora (Guthrie) Smith, in Bidwell, Ohio. A United States Army Veteran, he was a member of Providence Baptist Church, Bidwell, Ohio and former owner/operator of Gerald Smith Hauling and Trash Service....
Carmen Diane (Mays) Deckard
Jul 31, 2021
Carmen D. Deckard, 55, Cheshire, Ohio passed away following a lengthy illness at her home Saturday, July 31, 2021. The daughter of the late Romie D. Mays Sr. and Leanna Biars, she was born August 14, 1965 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Carmen married Randall "Randy" Deckard who preceded her in death February 20, 2012.
She is...
Irene Elizabeth (Varney) Browning Scroggins
Jul 25, 2021
Irene Elizabeth Browning Scroggins, 89, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, July 25, 2021. Irene was born in Sarah Ann, West Virginia October 23, 1931 to the late Homer and Mary (Collins) Varney. She was a member of Rodney Pike Church of God. She worked in prison Ministry in Alabama. Irene was a Sunday School teacher...
Geraldine "Geri" (Parsons) Long
Jul 23, 2021
Geraldine "Geri" Parsons Long, 86, born September 24, 1934 in Logan, West Virginia and passed from this life Friday, July 23, 2021. Emmett Sr. and Geri married June 23, 1951. She is survived by her loving husband of seventy years and their children: Gwendolyn Newhart, Patricia (Ron) Dow, Emmett Jr. (Brenda) Long, Rebecca (Ricie) Dalton, and Phyllis Smathers (Jerry...
Jack C. Layne
Jul 23, 2021
Jack C. Layne, 80, Point Pleasant, West Virginia passed away at his home Friday, July 23, 2021. Born January 10, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio he was the son of the late Granville Francis and Myrtle Etta (Barcus) Layne. A United States Army Veteran serving during the Vietnam Conflict, he married Virginia (Kuhn) Layne November 7, 1959 in Gallia...
Tommie Sue (Knight) Staton
Jul 22, 2021
Tommie Sue Staton, 67, Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Kings Daughter Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky. She was born in Charleston, West Virginia October 15, 1953, daughter of Kenna and Lura (Mitchell) Knight. A 1971 graduate of North Gallia High School, she attended Deer Creek Free Will Baptist Church, Vinton, Ohio and enjoyed singing and painting....
Clara Ellen (Camden) Denney Owens
Jul 14, 2021
Clara Ellen Denney Owens, 92, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Clara was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Angel) Camden, born October 22, 1928 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. She owned and operated Lady Bug Floral in Bidwell until her retirement.
She married the late...
Rex L. Roberts
Jul 12, 2021
Rex L. Roberts, 81, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Monday, July 12, 2021 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 25, 1940 in Elenor, West Virginia, son of the late Earl Mont and Christmas Elzetta "Sadie" Pelfrey Roberts. Rex retired in 1995 from Goodyear Tire & Rubber after 25 years of service where he...
Bonnie Delores (Ramey) Coffee
Jul 12, 2021
Bonnie "Delores" Coffee, 80, Vinton, Ohio passed away at her home Monday, July 12, 2021 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Mingo County, West Virginia, September 28, 1940 to the late Grover and Reba (Williamson) Ramey. Delores married John Thomas Coffee February 10, 1960 in Vinton, Ohio and he preceded her in death ...
Walter "Moose" K. Young
Jul 10, 2021
Walter K. "Moose" Young, 72, Vinton, Ohio passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021 at Darst Private Care Home, Pomeroy, Ohio. Born June 2, 1949 in Webbville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Walter and Opal Crabtree Young. He married Patricia Casto Young March 27, 1999 and she preceded him in death February 4, 2020.
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