Obituaries

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,...

Oct 17, 2016

Carlotta Kay Racer, 70, Patriot, Ohio passed away Monday, October 17, 2016 at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell after a brief illness.  She was born July 24, 1946 in Mason County, West Virginia to the late Darrell Carl Racer and Winifred Mae Noel Racer.

Kay is survived by her daughters, Michelle L. (Stephen) Kidd, Charleston, West Virginia and Jennifer...

Oct 9, 2016

Tom C. Arrington, 93, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 in Point Pleasant Nursing and Rehab Center, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He was born May 17, 1923 in Goodwill, West Virginia to the late William Henry and Viola (Taylor) Arrington. He married Dorothy Taylor September 29, 1958 and she preceded him in death January 26, 2000. Tom...

Oct 5, 2016

David L. Hill, 61, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his residence. Born June 3, 1955, the son of Homer Hill, Jr., Bidwell, Ohio and the late Ethel Faye (DeVault) Hill.  He was a former member of the Gallia County Gun Club.

He is also survived by his daughters, Carrie (James) Franklin and Misty...

Oct 4, 2016

David A. Hershberger, age 47 years, Vinton, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at his residence. He was born February 26, 1969 in Shelby, Ohio, the son of Mary (Mast) Hershberger and the late Andy J. Hershberger. He married Katie Hochstetler November 7, 1991, who survives. He was a member of the old Order Amish Church.

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Oct 3, 2016

Edna May Borden, 98, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Monday, October 3, 2016 in Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late William Arnett Hill and Geneva Payne Hill, born August 31, 1918 at Massieville, Ohio. Edna served her community through many memberships, some of which include Gallia County Homemakers, the French Art Colony, American...

Oct 1, 2016

Marjorie Jean "Jeannie" Allyn Abels, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, October 1, 2016 in her home in Gallipolis, Ohio. Jeannie was born Christmas Day 1933 in Ironton, Ohio, to Clare LaShure Allyn and Lillian Bradley Allyn. Jeannie spent her early years living with her grandmother, "Mom" Bradley, in Kentucky and would later proudly say "I swung...

Sep 27, 2016

Audrianna "Audri" Beers, born August 31, 1989, a bright and energetic young lady from Vinton, Ohio passed away September 27, 2016 at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

She is survived by two sons: Gage, age 7 and Gavin, age 5; her father, John (Darlene) Beers and mother, Helen Beers (John Knisley) and sisters: Shendella (Brian)...