John William "Bill" Russell
Nov 9, 2019
John William "Bill" Russell, 84 of Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with the Lord Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born August 13, 1935 in Kanauga, Ohio, son of the late Roy and Irene Shiflet Russell.
Bill married Wanda Brown Russell of Gallipolis on February 22, 1954 in Liberty, Indiana...
Walter Mccarley
Nov 7, 2019
Walter McCarley, 89, Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Arbors Nursing Home, Pomeroy, Ohio. He was born September 9, 1930 in Ewington, Ohio, son of the late John Harry and Ida May Sprouse McCarley. Walter married Marion Louise Spires September 12, 1953 and she preceded him in death April 13, 2012. He was a Veteran of...
Georgiana (Mccarty) Jenkins
Nov 7, 2019
Georgiana McCarty Jenkins, 93, Thurman, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Arbors of Gallipolis, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born November 26, 1925 in Gallipolis, she was the daughter of the late Ray Douglas and Naomi Grace (Hamrick) McCarty. Along with her brother, Lutellis Ray McCarty, she was raised on a farm near Rodney, Ohio by their loving grandparents, aunts...
Ruth Irene Long
Nov 2, 2019
Ruth Irene Long, 92, Wilkesville, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Four Winds Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Jackson, Ohio. Born May 5, 1927 in Wilkesville, she was the daughter of the late Chauncey and Nellie (Whittington) Long.
Ruth graduated from Wilkesville High School in 1944, proudly achieving Valedictorian of her class. She spent most of...
Betty Jo (Osborne) Higley
Oct 26, 2019
Betty Jo Higley, 77, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Kobacker House, Columbus, Ohio. She was born June 27, 1942 in Vinton, Ohio to the late Robert D. and Ethel Osborne. Betty married Denver Keith Higley who preceded her in death in 2005. She was a member of Jackson Seventh Day Adventist Church, Jackson, Ohio.
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Melburn "Sonny" Ray Adkins
Oct 25, 2019
Melburn Ray "Sonny" Adkins, 61, Vinton, Ohio passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born in Gallia County, Ohio February 24, 1958, the son of the late Raymond C. and Mildred E. Russell Adkins. Sonny married Donna Lively Adkins in 1978 and she survives. He was a member of the Vinton...
John Park
Oct 22, 2019
John Park, 69, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at his home. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan November 20, 1949 to the late Edward and Jean Karmol Park. John worked as a coal miner and was also employed by American Electric Power Roaming Maintenance, a member of Gallipolis VFW Post 4464, a member of Point Pleasant...
Nada Jean (Beckett) Curry
Oct 18, 2019
Nada Jean Curry, 88, Gallipolis, Ohio went to meet the Lord Friday, October 18, 2019 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Born August 25, 1931 at Logan County, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Newt and Leona (Adkins) Beckett. She married Rev. Charles E. Curry and they enjoyed seventy-one years of marriage together. She...
Helen Jean (Pauley) Bickers
Oct 17, 2019
Helen J. Bickers, 96, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (formerly of Crown City, Ohio) passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 in the Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Chambersburg. Helen was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Rodney, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Daniel Benton and Lola Fay (Craddock) Pauley, born in Ethel, West Virginia October 3, 1923. Helen...
Virginia Ann (Evans) Harder
Oct 14, 2019
Virginia Ann Evans Harder, 85, Vinton, Ohio passed away at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio Monday, October 14, 2019. She was born May 31, 1934 at Patriot, Ohio, daughter of the late James Harmon Evans and Kathryn Thompson Evans. Virginia attended the Vinton Baptist Church, Vinton, Ohio. She married Bradley E. Harder October 2, 1952 at Ewington, Ohio and...
Willard Clay "Hot Rod" Newsome
Oct 3, 2019
Willard Clay Newsome, "Hot Rod", 49, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at his home Thursday, October 3, 2019. A gifted artist, Willy enjoyed building model cars and fishing from a boat. Born August 26, 1970 at Covington, Kentucky, he was the son of Willard (Mary Jane) Newsome, Gallipolis, Ohio and the late Gloria Marie Polston Newsome.
In addition...
Joseph "Bill" Garnes
Sep 30, 2019
Joseph William "Bill" Garnes, 85, Langsville, Ohio passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at his home. He was born October 18, 1933 in Doylestown, Ohio, son of the late Walter Frederick Garnes and Pearl Louiotis Doolittle. He leaves behind his wife of 65 years, Bernice Garnes, who he married August 7, 1954. Bill was a United States Navy Veteran...
J.D. Smith
Sep 28, 2019
J.D. Smith, 78, Bidwell, Ohio passed away at his home Saturday, September 28, 2019 surrounded by his family. A carpenter by trade, he was born August 2, 1941 in Knott County, Kentucky, son of the late Arnold and Margaret Pratt Smith.
J.D. is survived by his wife, Lynda Smith and one son, Darin (Leah) Smith, both of...
Wesley "Buster" Carl Meeks, Jr.
Sep 21, 2019
Wesley Carl "Buster" Meeks, Jr., 93, Vinton, Ohio passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Holzer Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bidwell, Ohio. The son of the late Wesley Carl and Altha (Plumb) Meeks, Sr., he was born March 3, 1926 at Concho, West Virginia. Buster was a United States Navy Veteran serving during World War II and his...
Gail (Carpenter) Steele
Sep 17, 2019
Gail Carpenter Steele, 103, Wilkesville, Ohio passed away at her residence Tuesday, September 17, 2019. She was born April 19, 1916 at Madison Heights, Virginia, daughter of the late George Carpenter and Alice Monroe Carpenter. She attended the Wilkesville United Methodist Church and she married Robert H. Steele December 2, 1941 at Wilkesville, Ohio who preceded her in death...
David "Tommy" Thomas Gibson
Sep 16, 2019
David Thomas "Tommy" Gibson, 27, Patriot, Ohio passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. The son of Christopher Gibson, Rio Grande, Ohio and Sherry (Joe) Russell, Patriot, Ohio, he was born December 29, 1991 at Gallipolis, Ohio. Tommy was a 2010 graduate from South Gallia High School and a 2012 graduate of Hobart School of Welding, later...
Virginia Lou Tipton
Sep 15, 2019
Virginia Lou Tipton, 86, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away at her residence Sunday, September 15, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Born May 31, 1933 at Bidwell, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Willis Carl and Hannah Caroline (Rutan) McBride. She married Richard Tipton, who precedes her in death.
Virginia leaves behind her children: Michael Tipton,...
Randall Lonnie "Randy" Denney
Sep 12, 2019
Randall Lonnie "Randy" Denney, 70, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, September 12, 2019 at his residence. He was a retired maintenance project manager at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia and an United States Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War.
Randy was born February 23, 1949 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late...
Donald Eugene Stanley
Sep 9, 2019
Donald E. Stanley, 83, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Monday, September 9, 2019 in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Born May 31, 1936 in Putnam County, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Worthy and Opal (Clark) Stanley. Don attended and was a former member of Vinton Baptist Church, Vinton, Ohio.
He...
Norris Price
Sep 2, 2019
Norris Price, 91, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully Monday, September 2, 2019 in his home after a lengthy illness. Born February 17, 1928 in Huntington, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Millard and Della (Adkins) Price. A United States Army Veteran – Air Force Division, he was employed by the State of Ohio as an Engineer...
