George Ralph Diddle
Oct 19, 2008
George Ralph Diddle, 70, Gallipolis, passed away at his residence Sunday, October 19, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 7, 1938 in Racine, Ohio, son of the late Oval and Sarah Roush Diddle. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War and a retired truck driver. In addition he was...
Walter Junior Voreh
Oct 6, 2008
Walter Junior Voreh, 75, Fort Myers, Florida, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008 in the Consulate Health Care Facility in North Fort Myers. He was born December 23, 1932, in Logan County, West Virginia, son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Voreh Sr. Walter was a long time resident of Gallia County and following his retirement as a carpenter,...
Ernest Borden Jr
Oct 4, 2008
Ernest Borden Jr., 60, Bidwell, Ohio passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 in Arbors of Gallipolis following a brief illness. He was born March 8, 1948 in Bidwell, son of the late Ernest Leroy Borden Sr. and Gertrude Johnson Borden. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Bidwell, and had been employed by the Korner Store in...
Phillip Randall "Phil" Dobbins
Oct 3, 2008
Phillip Randall "Phil" Dobbins, 42, Bidwell, passed away unexpectedly at his residence Friday, October 3, 2008. He was a 1985 graduate of North Gallia High School and Buckeye Hills Career Center. He was employed by Commercial Floor Care of Bidwell. Phil is survived by his wife, Rochelle Conwell Dobbins, and one daughter, Megan Calene Dobbins. Also surviving are his...
Robert Lewis "Bob" Walton
Sep 29, 2008
Robert Lewis "Bob" Walton, 57, Vinton, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born October 26, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio, son of Alvin and Elizabeth Swisher Walton. He is survived by one daughter, Mary (Shane) Eagle, Pomeroy; sister, Mary Marcum, Bidwell; three brothers: Raymond (Linda) Walton, Westerville, Ohio; Daniel Walton, Vinton; and Charles...
Edward Deane Sayre
Sep 12, 2008
Edward Deane Sayre, 55, Gallipolis, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born December 6, 1952 in Falls Church, Virginia, son of the late Richard Sayre and Ethel LaVera Cox Sayer. Ed received a B.S. Degree, Secondary Education, University of Rio Grande and was employed by the Gallia County School System where...
Linda M. (Block) Campbell
Sep 11, 2008
Linda M. Campbell, 60, Bidwell, Ohio (formerly of Zephyrhills, Florida) passed away at her residence with her family by her bedside. She was retired from the Tampa General Hospital Moffett Cancer Center in Tampa and had attended the Apostolic In Jesus Name Church, Alburndale, Florida. She was born December 5, 1947 in Hetzel, West Virginia, daughter of Mary Marcum...
Monica Sherry (Shifflett) Swick
Sep 3, 2008
Monica Sherry Swick, 54, Bidwell, passed away Wednesday September 3, 2008, at Holzer Medical Center, Jackson. She was born April 10, 1954 in Nutter Fort, West Virginia, daughter of Benjamin Shifflett, Walkersville, West Virginia and the late Ellen Marie Blair. She was a homemaker and attended Garden of My Heart Holy Tabernacle Church, Bidwell. Monica is survived by her...
William York Ward
Aug 29, 2008
William York "Roly Poly" Ward, 71, Vinton, passed away Friday, August 29, 2008 at his residence. He was born December 22, 1936 in Freeburn, Kentucky, son of the late Robert and Pearl Francis Ward. Upon retirement, Bill enjoyed his CB hobby, where he was known as "Roly Poly" to his CB network of friends. He is survived by his...
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,...
