Obituaries

Sep 6, 2017

Andre M. "Dre" Geiger, 31, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord September 6, 2017 in Boynton Beach, Florida. The son of loving parents, Marcus and Latrenda (Leach) Geiger, he was born May 7, 1986 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Andre accepted Jesus Christ as his savior May 6th, 2017. He was a 2004 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, where...

Sep 6, 2017

Kenneth "Kenny" Hale, 77, lifetime resident of Vinton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia.  Kenny was born October 30, 1939 in Vinton, Ohio to the late John Boyd Hale and Dolly Marie Smith Hale.  He was a self-employed farmer whose hobbies included playing guitar, banjo and fiddle and working in...

Sep 5, 2017

Barbara I. Simpkins, 80, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born April 20, 1937 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lon and Minnie (Rainey) Peters. A 1955 graduate of Point Pleasant High School, Barbara retired from Kaiser Aluminum of Ravenswood, West Virginia and was a former...

Sep 2, 2017

Katie Lee Sprow, 88, Gallipolis, Ohio went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 2, 2017 in Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis. She was born September 9, 1928 in Gallipolis, the daughter of the late Clarence and Marie (Carter) Brumfield. She married John Sprow October 26, 1947 and he preceded her in death February 28, 1996. She was a member...

Aug 31, 2017

Virginia T. "Gini" Garber, 75, Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 at the Jenkins Memorial Nursing Home, Wellston, Ohio. She was born September 23, 1941 in Cleveland to the late John Francis and Alice Virginia Larkin Kane. She was a member of NEA, OEA and Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, a 1964 graduate of Marietta College, Little League...

Aug 30, 2017

Kathleen Caton, 88, Vinton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at her home. She was born May 3, 1929 in Rutland, Ohio to the late Burbage and Mary Alice Lambert Spaulding. She married Glen Ralph Caton who preceded her in death.

Kathleen is survived by two daughters, Diana Carman, Vinton, Ohio and Pennie (Ken) Flowers, Columbus,...

Aug 20, 2017

Bonnia Jean Hamilton, 79, Vinton, Ohio passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 19, 1937 in Radcliff, Ohio to the late Jay and Lucille Erwin Pendleton. Bonnia married Robert "Bob" Hamilton December 23, 1953 at Beaver, Ohio and he survives.

Bonnia was a 1977 Graduate of the...

Aug 17, 2017

Ervin Crabtree, 89, Gallipolis, Ohio peacefully joined the Lord Thursday, August 17, 2017 in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born August 22, 1927 at Fort Gay, West Virginia, son of the late Crit and Annie (Boothe) Crabtree. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church, Porter, Ohio and was a life member of Vinton F&AM Lodge #131. Ervin's...

Aug 8, 2017

Wanda L. McClaskey, 87, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 in Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Mervin Leslie and Helen Gentry (Grover) Erwin, born November 24, 1929 in Bidwell, Ohio. Wanda worked as an Employment Interviewer for the State of Ohio before her retirement after 30 years of service...

Aug 5, 2017

Patsy Lee Glass, 82, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was born July 21, 1935 at Sharpsburg, Ohio, daughter of the late Lee Dale Glass and Esther Lucille Wilson Glass.

She was a graduate of the Ohio State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree and...

Aug 4, 2017

Sheila F. Yester, 63, Vinton, Ohio passed away at her residence Friday, August 4, 2017. She was born October 28, 1953 in Gallia County, Ohio to Joyce Miller Blanton of Vinton and the late Erskine Blanton.

In addition to her mother, Sheila is survived by her husband Alvin Ray Yester;  two brothers and two sisters: Jesse Blanton...

Aug 1, 2017

Barbara Ellen Cavins, Columbus, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Doctor's Hospital West, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Wash Kinney and Sarah Hunt Cavins on December 4, 1962.

Barbara is survived by her brother, James (Dorothy) Cavins, Bidwell, Ohio; nephew, Jamie (Lisa) Cavins, Thurman, Ohio; niece, Tiffany (Nathan) Bryan,...

Jul 27, 2017

Thomas Lee Back, 68, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Abbyshire Place, Bidwell, Ohio surrounded by his family and close friends. Born March 23, 1949 at Holden, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Verlon and Eva (Akers) Back. He was a Case Manager for the State of Ohio before his retirement in the...

Jul 16, 2017

Cecil Eugene Johnston, 69, Langsville, Ohio passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Ohio State University Hospital, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born September 29, 1947 at Oceana, West Virginia to the late Eugene C. and Wanda Caton Johnston. He was an U.S. Army Veteran who retired in 2002 from IBEW Local 683, Columbus, Ohio and who...

Jul 11, 2017

John "Anthony" Sipple, Jr., 20, Patriot, Ohio passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at his residence. The son of John Anthony and Jennifer Jo (Harmon) Sipple, Patriot, Ohio, he was born May 26, 1997 at Gallipolis, Ohio. Anthony was a 2016 Gallia Academy High School Graduate as well as a 2016 Graduate of Rio Grande University with an Associate's...

Jul 8, 2017

Myrtle M. "Myrt" Thomaschek, 77, Circleville, Ohio (formerly of Bidwell, Ohio) passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Harold and Claudia (Cogar) Morgan, born January 13, 1940 at Fairmont, West Virginia. She retired from Gallia County EMS after twenty years of service and married Robert "Bob" Thomaschek, who preceded her...

Jul 7, 2017

Kelly Spaulding, 57, Vinton, Ohio passed away Friday July 7, 2017 Hamden Nursing Home, Hamden, Ohio. He was born May 19, 1960 in Kermit, West Virginia, son of Andy Spaulding, West Virginia and the late Mary Jo Messer Cole.

He is survived by four children: Kelly Spaulding, Jr., Jeremiah Spaulding and Michelle Spaulding, all of Vinton, Ohio...

Jul 3, 2017

Roger Louis James, 82, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at his home. He was born August 28, 1934 at Eureka, Ohio, son of the late Rush F. and Martha Mae (McLaughlin) James. Roger married Rosa Belle Layne James, who survives. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. His memberships include: Gallipolis American...

Jun 25, 2017

Marianna "Mary" Campbell Stowers, loving wife and kind soul, went to be our angel in heaven Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born in Wilkesville, Ohio September 8, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Thelma Campbell who devoted her 42 year working career to the Holzer Medical Center and physicians, managing physician's offices, clinics, etc. as clerical...

Jun 25, 2017

Ruby Jean Marcum, 81, Vinton, Ohio passed away Friday June 23, 2017 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Lovely, Kentucky October 8, 1935 to the late Ermal and Frankie Booth Webb. Ruby married Billie J. Marcum at Richmond, Indiana June 2, 1956 and he preceded her in death December 25, 2012. She was a member...