Obituaries

Mar 30, 2017

Kari Ratliff, 34, Huntington, West Virginia passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was born June 13, 1982 in Gallipolis, Ohio, the daughter of James E. and Debbie (Shilot) Ratliff, Huntington, West Virginia. She attended Christ Temple Church in Huntington.

Kari leaves behind to cherish her memory her parents and her daughters: Faith...

Mar 27, 2017

Paul E. Hollingshead, 75, Vinton, Ohio passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at his residence. He was born February 9, 1942 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, son of the late James R. and Clara F. (Durst) Hollingshead. Paul was a 1960 graduate of North Gallia High School who retired from Bob Evans, Inc. after more than thirty-eight years of...

Mar 25, 2017

Elsie Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell, 83, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. The daughter of the late Ross and Lola (Kemper) Sexton, she was born February 3, 1934 in Gallia County, Ohio. Libby was a 1951 Graduate of Bidwell Porter High School and was a retired cook from Gallia County Local Schools....

Mar 23, 2017

Julie Rae Gillman, 61, Vinton, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Gallipolis, Ohio March 18, 1956 to the late Robert N. and Elizabeth A. Mitchell Hash.  She was a 1974 graduate of North Gallia High School and 1991 graduate of the University of Rio Grande.  Julie married...

Mar 23, 2017

Dolores B. Wilcox, 89, Porter (Gallia County), Ohio passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was born December 2, 1927 to the late John and Elma (Sahie) Tomlinson on a Pickaway County farm near Circleville, Ohio. She moved to Columbus in 1946 and married U. S. Navy enlistee Paul Wilcox to which she was married 53 years when he...

Mar 22, 2017

James A. Barcus, 81, Thurman, Ohio went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, March 22, 2017.  The son of the late Homer Henry and Freda May (Boggs) Barcus, he was born November 29, 1935 at Gallipolis, Ohio. Jim was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School, Class of 1954. He served in the United States...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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,...

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....