Lola (Fry) Napier
Mar 15, 2017
Lola Napier, 91, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at her daughter's home. She was born in Wayne, West Virginia to the late Gobel and Sula Mae Lycans Fry. Lola married J. L. "Lark" Napier on March 21, 1941 in Radner, West Virginia and he preceded her death on March 12, 2005. Lola began her teaching career...
George Washington Dixie Twyman
Mar 12, 2017
George Washington Dixie Twyman, 81, Vinton, Ohio passed away at his home Sunday, March 12, 2017. He was born October 21, 1935 in Ewington, Ohio to the late Creed Collins Twyman and Vesta Plummer. George was married to Betty Jean Hale, his wife of 59 years. He was a member Ewington Church of Christ in Christian Union and He...
Pearlene (Spears) Lambert
Mar 11, 2017
Pearlene Lambert, 83, Wilkesville, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born January 12, 1934 in Pike County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Eva (Adkins) Spears. She married Emerson Lambert who preceded her in death January 23, 1989. Pearlene was a life-long resident of the Wilkesville area where...
Gladys (Shamblin) Rife
Mar 8, 2017
Gladys Rife, 95, Cheshire, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her home. She was born February 4, 1922 in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late James and Edith (Bonecutter) Shamblin. She married Ralph Rife who preceded her in death in 1995. Gladys was a member of Cheshire Baptist Church and a lifetime Deaconess as well as...
Mildred Ellen (Myers) Gregory
Mar 5, 2017
Mildred Ellen Gregory, 83, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at her home. She was born July 23, 1933 in Rodney, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert Harmon and Mildred Agnes (Kemper) Myers. She attended many area churches and was a member of Gallipolis Emblem Club #199.
Mildred leaves behind to cherish her memory her...
Bridget Carey Rose Murphy
Feb 21, 2017
Bridget Carey Rose Murphy, 49, Vinton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born September 13, 1967 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary (Bussan) Murphy, Vinton, Ohio, who survive.
Bridget also leaves behind to cherish her memory, her children: Joshua Murphy, Tyler Cline, Kevin Cline, Ethan...
Geraldine (Brewer) Norman
Feb 19, 2017
Geraldine Norman, 80, Lexington, Kentucky passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1936 in Pikeville, Kentucky, daughter of the late James Press Brewer and Holla Zephoria Thacker Brewer. Geraldine married Billy R. Norman who preceded her in death. She was a member...
John Lee Sexton
Feb 10, 2017
John Lee Sexton, 85, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at Abbyshire Nursing Facility. He was born in Gallia County, Ohio January 28, 1932 to the late Ross Amzy and Elsie Lolabelle (Kemper) Sexton. He was a retired farmer working for thirty-three years at the Vaughn Glassburn Farm near Bidwell.
John is survived by two...
Donald Lee Crum
Feb 9, 2017
Donald L. Crum, 82, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 9, 2016 in his home. He was born August 22, 1934 in Inez, Kentucky, son of the late Ulysses and Nola (Webb) Crum. He married Lahoma J. Crum December 1, 1952 in Holden, West Virginia, and she preceded him in death August 12, 2011.
Donald is survived...
Rick Carpenter
Feb 8, 2017
Rick Carpenter, 58, Bidwell, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio August 18, 1958 to the late Miles and Pauline Baker Carpenter.
Rick is survived by his wife Kathy Browning Carpenter, Bidwell, Ohio ; daughter, Melena (Josh) Mims, Oahu, Hawaii; step-daughter, Tonya Keller, Vinton, Ohio; grandchildren:...
Andray Nathaniel Howell
Feb 5, 2017
Andray Nathaniel Howell, 36, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. The son of the late Stanley Cooper and Tammy Howell Jones, he was born in Gallipolis February 23, 1980. He was a member of the Asbestos Union.
Andray is survived by his children: Ebony Howell, Andray Howell II and...
Richard Lee Johnston
Feb 2, 2017
Richard Lee "Rick" Johnston, 58, Wilkesville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Jackson, Ohio. He was born November 6, 1958 in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Truman H. and Freda Lee Christian Johnston. He was a member of Joseph Freeman American Legion Post #476.
Rick is survived by his wife, Robin Ousley Johnston and...
Harry Denver Swisher
Jan 21, 2017
Harry D. Swisher, 64, Ironton, Ohio (formerly of Vinton, Ohio) passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 in Kings Daughter's Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky. Harry was born July 21, 1952 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Raymond Edward and Hattie Louise (Shumpter) Swisher, Jr.
He is survived by sisters: Donna Lambert, Middleport, Ohio and Nancy Swisher, Westerville,...
Vivian Alene (Ferrell) Ward
Jan 19, 2017
Vivian "Ruffles" Alene Ward 76, Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born in Majestic, Kentucky January 25, 1940 to the late Lee R. and Opal M. (Gearles) Ferrell. She married William Y. Ward who preceded her death in 2008.
Vivian is survived by two sons: Terry Y....
Betty Jean (Underwood) Hollingshead
Jan 18, 2017
Betty Jean "Miss Betty" Hollingshead, 73, Vinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. Born November 19, 1943 in Tamcliff, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late A.C. and Merle (Centers) Underwood. Betty attended Man High School and North Gallia High School, from which she graduated in 1961. She retired...
David Duane Pearce
Jan 17, 2017
David Duane Pearce. 67, Bidwell passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born July 22, 1949 in McArthur, Ohio to the late Donald Duane and Nellie Jacks Pearce. David married Bernetta Knox July 6, 1969 in McArthur, Ohio and she survives. He was a member of Orphans Friends...
Thelma Jean (Grant) Mcculty
Jan 13, 2017
Thelma Jean McCulty, 85, Columbus, Ohio (formerly of Gallia County, Ohio) passed away January 13, 2017 in First Community Village Nursing Facility, Columbus, Ohio. Born December 19, 1931 in Huntington, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Richard Steven and Laura Estelle (Warfield) Grant. Thelma married Wayne A. McCulty who preceded her in death December 23, 2015....
Sam Edgar Holstein
Jan 13, 2017
Sam E. Holstein, 69, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Friday, January 13, 2017 in Abbyshire Place, Bidwell. Sam was born April 3, 1947 in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Paul David and Vivian Marie (Buzzard) Holstein. He married Sandy Caldwell October 9, 1976 in Mercerville, Ohio, and she survives. Sam was a United States Army Veteran, serving...
Gladys Pauline (Garnes) Taylor
Jan 6, 2017
Gladys Pauline Taylor, 92, Bidwell, Ohio passed away in Holzer Senior Care, Bidwell, Ohio Friday, January 6, 2017. She was born June 12, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late Thomas Guy Garnes and Goldie (Anderson) Garnes. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree, Elementary Education, University of Rio Grande and a Master of Education Degree, Supervision, Ohio...
Emogene (Campbell) Justice
Jan 3, 2017
Emogene Justice, 81, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 14, 1935 in Pikeville, Kentucky to the late James and Fostoria Huffman Campbell. Emogene married Joseph Justice December 28,1954 and he survives. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and the "Rock" of the Justice family. Emogene...
