Obituaries

Jan 3, 2017

Mary Pridemore Garvin, 82, of Wilkesville, Ohio passed away January 3, 2017.  She was born September 16, 1934 at Dema, Kentucky, daughter of the late Boone and Dallas Pigman Pridemore.  She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty- five years, Charles Garvin in October, 2016.

Mary was a loving wife, mother and homemaker and is...

Dec 23, 2016

Garnet Wauneta Evans, 92, Columbus, Ohio passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at The Forum at Knightsbridge in Columbus. Born January 29, 1924 in Gallia County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Sheldon A. and Lillian (Leaper) Wise. She was a 1941 graduate of Rio Grande High School. She married Glendon O. "Cap" Evans on January 12,...

Dec 22, 2016

Evelyn Knox, 99, formerly of Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the home of her daughter Alice Jackson in Clarksville, Tennessee. She was born in Chapmanville, West Virginia, September 13, 1917 to the late John and Laura Conley Shadd.  She married Kenneth Knox April 13, 1935 in McAndrews, Kentucky and he preceded her death in 1992....

Dec 20, 2016

Julia Frances Hutchinson Neekamp, 78, Gallipolis, Ohio (formerly of Vinton, Ohio) entered eternal rest in the arms of Jesus Tuesday, December 20, 2016 in Arbors of Gallipolis. She was born December 31, 1937 in Cabell County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Isaac and Catherine (Daniels) Hutchinson. She was a member of the Vinton Baptist Church

Those...

Dec 19, 2016

Hilda M. Riffle, 87, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Born October 20, 1929 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Roy and Irene (Shiflet) Russell.

Hilda is survived by her son, Anthony (Dee) Riffle, San Antonio, Texas; her sister, Betty Bulmer, Gardena, California and...

Dec 17, 2016

Paul Leroy Brown, 92, Vinton, Ohio passed away at Four Winds Community, Jackson, Ohio Saturday, December 17, 2016.  He was a retired employee 1985 - 1990 of the Tropicana Corp. and had previously worked at Tucker Construction, 1982 – 1985 and the Engle Construction, 1962 – 1982.  He was a WW II United States Navy Veteran. He attended the...

Dec 13, 2016

Barbara A. Curry, 83, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at her home. She was born in Tewkesbury, Massachusetts on July 12, 1933. She is survived by her husband of 25 years, Donald R. Curry.  She was a member of Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist Church, Bidwell.

In addition to her husband Barbara is survived by...

Dec 12, 2016

Charles David Walton, 61, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Monday, December 13, 2016 in Arbors at Gallipolis following a lengthy illness. He was born in Columbus, Ohio January 10, 1955, son of the late Alvin and Elizabeth (Swisher) Walton.

Memorial services will be announced at the convenience of the family. Cremation services are under the direction of the...

Dec 5, 2016

Mark P. Zielinski, 65, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Monday, December 5, 2016 at his residence. He was born January 16, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of the late Raymond and Anita (Kochanski) Zielinski. Mark was a United States Marine Corp veteran, an iron worker and carpenter by trade and an avid outdoorsman who...

Nov 30, 2016

Steven Robie, 50, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He was born March 26, 1966 in Point Pleasant to Keith (Cheryl) Robie, Gallipolis, Ohio and Joyce Higley Robie, Bidwell, Ohio. Steve married Georgie Abbott Chapman and was a member of Gallipolis Harley's Owner's Group.

In addition to...

Nov 21, 2016

Carolyn Sue Cremeans Marcum, 77, Vinton, Ohio passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at Four Winds Nursing Home, Jackson, Ohio. She was born December 18, 1938 Columbus, Ohio to the late James Everett and Bessie Leona McColley Cremeans. Carolyn married Harold V. Marcum, Sr. April 29, 1966 and he preceded her death October 16, 2011. She was a mail...

Nov 18, 2016

Diana Lynn Pope, 60, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Friday, November 18, 2016 at her home.  Diana was born June 3, 1956 in Mason County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Maxine Flowers Brumley.

Diana is survived by her children, Johnny Wayne Pope, Vinton, Ohio and Chad Edward Pope, Bidwell and former husband and father of her children,...

Nov 14, 2016

Jerri Ellen Spencer Gilbert, 55, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Monday, November 14, 2016 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Stanley Gene and Willa Mae (Nutter) Spencer, born June 23, 1961 in Gallipolis, Ohio. She married James Phillip Gilbert April 26, 1979 and he precedes her in death November 4, 2006.

She is survived...

Nov 12, 2016

Clibborn L. Smith, 62, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016 at his home. He was born May 12, 1954 in Gallipolis to the late Lloyd Jewel Smith and Anna Frances Dotson Smith. Clibborn was employed as an Operating Engineer before retirement and belonged to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18.

He is survived...

Nov 10, 2016

Virginia Sue "Jenny" Rodgers, 38, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016 in her home after a lengthy illness. Born February 2, 1978 at Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Diane K. Baird Russell, who preceded her in death January 2016.  She married Robert Rodgers June 10, 2000 in Bidwell, Ohio and he survives. Jenny...

Oct 29, 2016

Michael Frank Forth, 73, Crown City, Ohio passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016 in St. Mary's Medical Center Emergency Room, Huntington, West Virginia. Born May 22, 1943 in Huntington, he was the son of the late James William and Betty Ruth (Wentz) Forth, Jr. He was a member of Crown City Community Church and a loving husband, father and...

Oct 27, 2016

William Charles Ramey, Jr., 86, Ewington, Ohio passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 in Abbyshire Place, Bidwell, Ohio. The son of the late William Charles and Armintia (Harper) Ramey, Sr., he was born April 11, 1930 in Mingo County, West Virginia. A United States Army Veteran, he was a member of The American Legion. He married Geraldine Ann Bearman...

Oct 21, 2016

Emma Mae Berry Morris, 80, Vinton, Ohio departed this life October 21, 2016.  Born June 28, 1936 in Harmony, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Howard Paul and Gertrude Lucille Berry. She was raised in Springfield, Ohio, came to Gallia County and later married Ervin Lee Morris May 24, 1954, who preceded her in death January 26,...

Oct 19, 2016

Charles E. Garvin, 86, Vinton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.  He was born December 22, 1929 in Wilkesville, Ohio to the late William and Mary Lowe Garvin.  Charles had retired after 44 years with DTI and Grand Trunk Railroad.  He attended Wilkesville United Methodist Church and was a member of Albany...

Oct 17, 2016

Jeffrey C. Ward II, 31, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Monday, October 17, 2016. He was born February 20, 1985 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, son of Jeff Ward of Gallipolis and the late Kathy Jo McCombs Ward.

He is also survived by his son and daughters, Akadian Ward and Cheyenne Warren, both of Gallipolis and Athena Ward,...