Rev. W. Luther Tracy
May 17, 2012
The Rev. Dr. W. Luther Tracy, 98, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Holzer Assisted Living, Gallipolis, after a brief illness. Born October 3, 1913 in Adams County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frank and Gertrude Tracy and was preceded in death by one brother and five...
Lee Varney
May 16, 2012
Lee Varney, 75, McDermott, Ohio passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in the Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice Care Center, Portsmouth. He was born January 6, 1937 in Edo, Kentucky, son of the late Roy and Omey Ward Varney. He retired from Vacuform Industries, Inc. of Columbus and also had been employed by Industrial Ceramics and Cummings Signs, both...
Ardilia (Cantrell) Northup
May 15, 2012
Ardilia Northup, 93, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 11, 1918 in Huntington, West Virginia to the late Hiram and Ethel Marie Long Cantrell. She married her husband, Charles Lowell Northup, who preceded her in death November 9, 1991. Ardilia is survived by her children, James Northup and Gerald L....
Holzer Gregory
May 6, 2012
Holzer Gregory, 81, Bidwell, Ohio passed away at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio Sunday, May 6, 2012. An U.S. Navy Veteran, he earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Education from The University of Rio Grande in 1960 and his Masters of Education from the University of Flagstaff, Flagstaff, Arizona in 1972. He retired from the Gallia County Schools...
Marian Louise (Spires) Mccarley
Apr 13, 2012
Marian Louise McCarley, 78, Vinton, Ohio, passed away at her residence on Friday, April 13, 2012. She was a loving mother, a 1953 Graduate of Rutland High School and a member of the Vinton American Legion Auxiliary Post 161. Marian was born February 20, 1934 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Calvin Kenneth Spires and Ruth Ann...
Norma L. (Long) Neal
Apr 12, 2012
Norma L. Neal, 80, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday April 12, 2012 at Holzer Senior Care. She was born September 21, 1931 at Gallipolis, daughter of the late Esther Long. She married Loren R. Neal on September 11, 1949 and he preceded her in death on January 19, 2011. Norma is survived by two sons, Kenny (Tammy) Neal, Waverly,...
Ernest "Ernie" Jones, Sr.
Apr 12, 2012
Ernest Jones, Sr., 81, Langsville, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his residence Thursday, April 12, 2012. He was a carpenter, farmer and U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. His memberships included UMWA, Pomeroy Carpenters Local 650 and the Joseph Freeman American Legion Post 476 of Wilkesville. Ernie was born June 12, 1930 in Cedar Grove, West Virginia, son...
Naomi F. (Higginbotham) Glassburn
Apr 9, 2012
Naomi F. Glassburn, 88, Bidwell, Ohio went to be with the Lord in Holzer Medical Center Monday, April 9, 2012. She was a loving mother and a member of the Bidwell United Methodist Church where she had served as a Sunday School Treasurer for more than forty years. She was born May 24, 1923 in Buffalo, West Virginia, daughter...
Garnet Ellen Kisor
Apr 8, 2012
Garnet Ellen Kisor, 95, Vinton, Ohio (Alice Community), passed away in Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, Ohio, on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. She was a retired cook for the Gallia County School System, and a loving mother. Garnet was born April 30, 1916 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late John Snyder and Lula Geer Snyder. She...
Nathan Keith Taylor
Apr 5, 2012
Nathan Keith Taylor, 15, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012 at his home. He was born April 19, 1996 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Lewis Keith (Grace) Taylor Jr. of Gallipolis and Jennifer Gregory (Matt) Littlejohn of Bidwell. Nathan attended River Valley High School as a sophomore and was very active in various school activities and functions. He was...
Arthur Wayne Allison
Apr 5, 2012
Arthur Wayne Allison, 76, Bidwell, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012. He was born to the late Ray and Eva Allison, brother to the late Harold and David Allison, and husband to the late Mary Allison Caperton. Arthur was confined to a wheelchair since 1969; yet his strength, courage, and strong faith in God helped him accomplish a...
Barbara A. (Ross) Denney
Mar 28, 2012
Barbara A. Denney, 70, Columbus, Ohio (formerly of Bidwell) passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio. Born February 10, 1942 to the late Roy O. and Vera D. Davis Ross in Bladen, Ohio, she married James M. Denney September 2, 1965 at Bladen and he preceded her in death October 30, 1997. Barbara was...
Cheryl Lynn (Aldrich) Haefner
Mar 25, 2012
Cheryl Lynn Haefner, 66, Langsville, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born January 31, 1946, in British Columbia, Canada, daughter of the late David and Sara Catherine McNeal Aldrich. She is survived by her husband, Clarence Haefner, and three children: Christine (Dustin) Boyd, Los Angeles, California; Catherine (Larry)...
Robert W. "Bob" Bateman
Mar 16, 2012
Robert W. "Bob" Bateman, 71, Point Pleasant, formerly of Bidwell, Ohio, passed away at his residence Friday, March 16, 2012. The son of the late John and Lyda (Kinnaird) Bateman, he was born June 8, 1940 in Southside, West Virginia. Bob was a 1958 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, received the FFA State Farm Award in that year...
David E. "Dave" Secoy
Mar 15, 2012
David E. "Dave" Secoy, 59, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was the son of the late John Edwin and Mildred (Scurlock) Secoy, born December 12, 1952 in Athens, Ohio. He was a Graduate of The University of Rio Grande receiving a degree in Manufacturing Technology. He was also a member...
Donald E. Lintala
Mar 15, 2012
Donald E. Lintala, 92, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born to the late Tony and Ida (Erickson) Lintala in Fairport Harbor, Ohio on January 13, 1920. He married Florence Werbeach Lintala October 19, 1940 in Burlington, Kentucky, and she preceded him in death October 31, 2006. Donald was a...
Burnie Napier
Mar 13, 2012
Burnie Napier, 95, Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Holzer Assisted Living Facility, Gallipolis. Son of the late Adam and Nannie Booten Napier, he was born in East Lynn, West Virginia September 9, 1916. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service Employee and a U.S. Army World War II Veteran. He is survived by sister-in-laws, Clara...
Callie "Sue" (Mcallister) Nottingham
Mar 10, 2012
Callie "Sue" Nottingham, 67, Vinton, Ohio passed away at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell Saturday, March 10, 2012. She was born August 6, 1944 in McAndrews, Kentucky, daughter of Ernest Taylor and Jocie Stiltner McAllister. She was a homemaker and is survived by one daughter, Vicki Sue (Paul) Adkins, Vinton and three grandchildren: Nathan (Angie) Nottingham, Wellston, Ohio; Kayla Nottingham and...
David Brian Owens
Mar 7, 2012
David Brian Owens, 54, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born November 6, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Arlen Ray Owens and Mary M. Lemley Owens Ferris. David was a 1976 graduate of Gallia Academy High School and an avid Kentucky Wildcats fan. David is survived by his...
Betsy L. (George) Ball
Feb 29, 2012
Betsy L. Ball, 67, Vinton, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on February 29, 2012. A 1962 North Gallia High School Graduate, she had regularly attended Vinton Baptist Church, Gallipolis Church of the Nazarene and Safe Harbour Church of Danville, Ohio. Her memberships included the Vinton Books and Friends Club and several Garden Clubs. Betsy was born October...
