Juanita Olive (Bowen) Oiler
Aug 28, 2008
Juanita Olive Oiler, 60, Vinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly late Wednesday night in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. She was born March 19, 1948 in West Virginia, daughter of the late Charles and Betty Jean Ellis Bowen. Olive is survived by her husband, Thurman Oiler and five children: Betty Oiler and Teresa Oiler, Vinton; Stephanie (Jody) Viars, Gallipolis; Rebecca Oiler,...
Stella Marie Clark
Aug 14, 2008
Stella Marie Clark, 82, Bidwell passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 at her residence. She was born November 2, 1925 in Bidwell, daughter of the late John and Vandella Mundell Clark. Marie was a graduate of Bidwell-Porter High School and had retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center in 1991. She was a board member of the Gallia-Meigs Community Action...
Lucy A. Wilfong
Aug 13, 2008
Lucy A. Wilfong, 80, Vinton, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 16, 2008, in the Trinity United Methodist Church, Porter, Ohio, with Pastor Sherron Courneen officiating. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, on Friday from 5:00 to...
Lena Pearl (King) Perdue
Aug 13, 2008
Lena Pearl Perdue, formerly of Vinton, Ohio, passed away in Holzer Assisted Living, Gallipolis on Wednesday morning, August 13, 2008. She was born March 16, 1904 in Cottageville, West Virginia, daughter of the late Bertha Bennett King and Oren L. King. This spring, Lena celebrated her one-hundred fourth birthday with her family and friends She married Winfield Riley Perdue...
Paul Eddy France
Aug 6, 2008
Paul Eddy France, 82, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born October 5, 1925 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Albert Paul and Iva Brothers France. Paul Eddy graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 1944. He was an exceptionally gifted musician and later enlisted in the United States...
Everneather Scott
Aug 5, 2008
Everneather Scott, 76, Bidwell, Ohio (formerly of Florence, Alabama) passed away in Bidwell Tuesday, August 5, 2008. He was born August 22, 1931 in Florence, Alabama, son of the late Robert and Odia Perkins Scott. He retired from the General Motors Corporation, Defiance, Ohio, following thirty two years service in the Maintenance and Repair Department. Following his retirement, he...
Anna Mae (Jenkins) Humphrey
Aug 4, 2008
Anna Mae Humphrey, 90, Bidwell, went home to be with her Lord Monday, August 4, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis. She was born March 22, 1918 in Welch, West Virginia, daughter of the late Abraham Jenkins. She was a member of the Poplar Ridge Free Will Baptist Church at Bidwell. Anna is survived by three sons: Edward...
Marie Maxine Cardwell
Aug 3, 2008
Marie Maxine Cardwell, 87, Vinton, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Holzer Senior Care, Bidwell. She was born September 5, 1921 near Vinton, daughter of the late Everett and Cynthia Perkins Cardwell. A graduate of Vinton High School, she earned an RN degree from the Holzer School of Nursing in Gallipolis and was employed at the Alliance Community...
Jay Herbert Moore
Jul 30, 2008
Jay Herbert Moore, 44, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 30, 2008 while vacationing with his family in Cancun, Mexico. He was a third generation Embalmer/Funeral Director in the family owned and operated McCoy-Moore Funeral Homes, Inc., Gallipolis and Vinton. Jay was born October 15, 1963 in Xenia, Ohio, son of Herbert H. and Jean McCoy Moore, Vinton,...
Sammy Lee Franks
Jul 9, 2008
Sammy Lee Franks, Vinton, Ohio went to be with the Lord Wednesday afternoon, July 9, 2008 after a brief illness. Sammy was born on February 9, 1931 in Guin, Alabama to Elbert M. and Virgie Dickinson Franks. Sammy was preceded in death by his brothers Jesse and Jack Franks, sisters Nella Mae Dodson and Jewell Dean Schmitz, and infant...
William "Arnet" Nottingham Ii
Jun 19, 2008
William "Arnet" Nottingham II, 42, Vinton, died Thursday June 19, 2008 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was a 1983 graduate of North Gallia High School, and a former construction worker for the Sowards Construction Company. Arnet was born July 13, 1965 in Columbus, son of William Arnet (Freda) Nottingham and Sue Taylor Nottingham,...
Goldie Grace (Sommers) Geiser
Jun 13, 2008
Goldie Grace Geiser, 87, Thurman (formerly of the Vinton Community) passed away peacefully at her home Friday, June 13, 2008. She was born May 26, 1921 at Louisville, Ohio, daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Miller Sommers. She married Pastor Elmer Geiser on May 30, 1942 and he preceded her in death on December 12, 2007. While serving...
William B. "Bill" Shaw
Jun 11, 2008
William B. "Bill" Shaw, 77, Gallipolis, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky. He was born July 22, 1930 in Sturgis, Mississippi, son of the late Harmon and Willie Nation Shaw. A World War II Army Veteran, William was a devout Christian and member of Faith Baptist Church. He married Coleen Bruner on...
Beatrice Loretta (Bunce) Perkins
Jun 7, 2008
Beatrice Loretta Perkins, 92, Gallipolis passed away Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, Ohio. Daughter of the late William E. and Vena Lewis Bunce, she was born July 20, 1915 in Gallipolis, Ohio. A member of Good News Baptist Church, Beatrice married Wellington Colby Perkins and he preceded her in death. Beatrice is survived by three...
Clyde Thomas "Tommy" Donahue
Jun 7, 2008
Clyde Thomas "Tommy" Donahue, 77, Vinton, passed away in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis Saturday morning, June 7, 2008. Clyde was born October 12, 1930 in Jacksonville, Ohio, son of the late Clyde Donahue and Mildred Grover Donahue Ashcraft. He was a 1948 graduate of Rutland High School, and a retired Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam and Korea....
Laney E. Pope
Jun 3, 2008
Laney E. Pope, 66, Vinton (formerly of Alta Vista, Virginia) passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in Veteran's Memorial Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Funeral arrangements to be announced by the Updike Funeral Home, Huddleston, Virginia. Local arrangements by McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton.
Mary Jo (Messer) Cole
May 30, 2008
Mary Jo Cole, 78, Vinton, Ohio went home to be with the Lord early Friday morning at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born February 12, 1930 in Kermit, West Virginia, daughter of the late Escum Messer and Lizzie Marcum Messer. She is survived by six children: Barbara (Darrin) Buck, Vinton; Sharon Muncy (Edgar Johnson), Vinton; Sue (Jerry)...
Keith Matheney
May 24, 2008
Keith Matheney, 54, Wilkesville, Ohio passed away Saturday May 24, 2008 at his residence. Survivors include wife, Cheryl White Matheny; sons, Keith "Bo" Matheny Jr. and Christopher Matheny. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, May 29, 2008 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, with Military Rites by the Gallia County Veterans Service Organizations with cremation to...
Eva Rae (Akers) Back
May 24, 2008
Eva Rae Back, 83, Gallipolis, Ohio died Saturday May 24, 2008 at her residence. Born September 23, 1924 in Switzer, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Elmer Hall Akers of Logan, West Virginia. Eva was a homemaker most of her life. In the 1940's, she worked for a Delaware based Department of Defense contractor,...
Ora Junior Grim
May 23, 2008
Ora Junior Grim, 72, Vinton (Wilkesville Community) died Friday, May 23, 2008 at his residence. He is survived by five children. Services will be 2:00 PM Sunday in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton. Burial will be in the Grim Family Cemetery near Wilkesville. Visitation was held in the funeral home from 6:00-9:00 PM Saturday.
