Phyllis "Jeanne" (Sword) Wright
Jul 8, 2011
Phyllis "Jeanne" Wright, 73, Vinton, Ohio, passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on Friday, July 8, 2011. She was born May 21, 1938, in Letcher County, Kentucky. She was a School Librarian who served in the Gallia County Schools for thirty years before her retirement. Jeanne married Clyde C. Wright February 3, 1956, and he...
Ruth Ann (Athey) Gardner
Jul 5, 2011
Ruth Ann (Athey) Gardner, 57, Cheshire, Ohio passed into Heaven Tuesday, July 5, 2011. She was born May 20, 1954 in Gallia County to the late Clair and Mae Rothgeb Athey. She was loved by all her family and friends. She is survived by her loving husband of 31 years, Donald Lee Gardner; step-son, Lee (Lisa) Gardner Jr., Cheshire;...
Jana Faye (Dickerson) Amos
Jun 25, 2011
Jana Faye Dickerson Amos, 88, Cheshire, Ohio went home to be with the Lord Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born April 22, 1923 to the late James Rucker and Faith America Rice Dickerson in Sandyhook, Kentucky. She attended New Life Church and Faith Valley Community Church, both of Gallipolis. She will be sadly...
Joe J. Gibbs Ii
Jun 17, 2011
Joe J. Gibbs II, 48, Vinton, Ohio passed away Friday, June 17, 2011 at his residence. He was born October 21, 1962 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of Joe Gibbs, Gallipolis and Nita Hill, Gallipolis. He was a member of Carpenters Local #1159, Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia and an avid hunter. Joe is survived by his wife, Suzetta Mullins Gibbs;...
Ivan Curtis Swick
Jun 12, 2011
Ivan Curtis Swick, 86, Vinton, passed away in Holzer Medical Center Sunday, June 12, 2011. Private burial was held in the Clark Chapel Cemetery, Vinton. The McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, was honored to handle the arrangements for Mr. Swick. Condolences may be sent to www.mccoymoore.com
Henrietta R. (Wood) Howard
Jun 12, 2011
Henrietta R. Howard, 91, Rio Grande, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 at her residence. She was born March 12, 1920 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Luther and Ruth Jones Wood. She attended Rodney United Methodist Church and she is survived by her husband of 65 years, Loren Howard, whom she married in Greenup, Kentucky...
Richard K. Booten
Jun 12, 2011
Richard K. Booten, 50, Bidwell, formerly of Cheshire, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born March 15, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Virgil and Katherine Ramey Booten. He is survived by his companion, Frances Swisher; brother, David (Lorrie) Booten; sister, Cindy L. Fitchpatrick, all of Cheshire; half-siblings, Diania Castino,...
James Melvin "Monk" Ramey
Jun 4, 2011
James Melvin "Monk" Ramey, 65, Vinton, Ohio, passed away in Holzer Medical Center on Saturday morning, June 4, 2011 following a lengthy illness. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran and had retired from the Fournier Rubber and Supply Company, Columbus, prior to moving to Gallia County. "Monk", as he was called, was born on January 17, 1946 in Lincoln...
Dayton Leroy Briggs
May 21, 2011
Dayton Leroy Briggs, 83, Gallipolis, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born July 12, 1927 in Jackson County, Ohio, son of the late Charles Briggs and Nellie Craddolph (Homer) Fultz. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving proudly in the World War II and the Korean War. He retired from the...
Margaret Bess (Thompson) Wilson
May 16, 2011
Margaret Bess Wilson, 90, passed away May 16, 2011 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born July 11, 1920 in Vinton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Von and Cecile Wallace Thompson. She was a resident of Stuart, Florida and Hilliard, Ohio; a member of the Methodist Church in Stuart and a member of Ohio Eastern Star in...
Dwayne Thomas Lawson
May 11, 2011
Dwayne Thomas Lawson, 38, Gallipolis, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011. He was born February 24, 1973 in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, to Freda Winston Lawson, Gallipolis, and the late Hollis Thomas Lawson. He was a member of Bethel Missionary Church, Vinton and attended The Abiding Place, Jackson, Ohio. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his...
Tami Lynn (Spencer) Eblin
May 10, 2011
Tami Lynn Eblin, 47, Vinton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011, following a very short illness. She was born June 16, 1963, in Muncie, Indiana, daughter of the late Kelly Roger Spencer and Mary E. Spencer. She was an employee at Peoples Bank, Gallipolis, and served as Pianist and Song Leader at Debbie Drive Chapel, Gallipolis, where she...
Roberta (Adkins) Stover
May 4, 2011
Roberta Adkins Stover, 65, Bidwell, Ohio, went to be with Jesus Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Abbyshire Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Bidwell. She was born May 8, 1945 at Big Creek, West Virginia to the late Levi Ezra and Dovie Sizemore Adkins. She married Harland J. Stover September 13, 1971, in Rutland, Ohio and he preceded her in...
Nelgene Jenet (Mckean) Pegg
May 3, 2011
Nelgene Pegg, 83, Gallipolis, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born February 20, 1928 in Lizemores, West Virginia, to the late Porter and Gladys Morton McKean. She was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church of Gallipolis and also the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by her husband, William...
Pauline Walters
May 1, 2011
Pauline Walters, 93, Rio Grande, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011 at her residence. She is the last of her immediate family and survived by several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held 12:00 Noon Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Calvary Cemetery in Rio Grande. Friends and family may call at 11:00 AM, Thursday, at the...
Michelle Devon Eggers
Apr 28, 2011
Michelle DeVon Eggers, 21, Vinton, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 25, 1989, in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Buddy Eggers Jr. and Ruth Bowen of Vinton. Michelle loved scrapbooking, skating, riding four-wheelers and dirt bikes. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers:...
Bennie E. Blackburn
Apr 26, 2011
Bennie E. Blackburn, 76, Vinton, Ohio passed away Tuesday April 26, 2011 at his residence. He was born June 19, 1934 in Pike County, Kentucky, son of the late Bob and Fannie Blackburn. Bennie married Millie Justice Blackburn August 22, 1953 in Mingo County, West Virginia and she preceded him in death January 17, 2003. He formerly attended Deer...
Paul W. Evans
Apr 18, 2011
Paul W. Evans, 69, Bidwell, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born November 13, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of the late Wilber Gail and Elsie Bernice Black Evans. He was a Gallia Academy Class of 1961 graduate, and later inducted into the Gallia Academy Football Hall of Fame. He...
Ruby Ellen (Lee) Shockley
Apr 17, 2011
Ruby Ellen Lee Shockley, age 89, Gallipolis, passed away on April 17, 2011. She was born in Majestic, Alabama on February 12, 1922 to Samuel Sidney and Cora Ioma Self Lee. A graduate of Jefferson County (Alabama) High School, she attended God's Bible School and College in Cincinnati, Ohio and received a bachelor's degree. While in Cincinnati, she met...
Clare E. Gettles
Apr 14, 2011
Clare E. Gettles, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away at his residence April 14, 2011. He was the only child of Coleman Clare Gettles and Dr. Edna Arnold Gettles and was born in Gallipolis. He graduated from Greenbrier Military School in 1953, and attended Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied civil engineering. He served four years in the United...
