William Chapman
Feb 1, 2008
William Eugene "Bill" Chapman, 61, Bidwell, passed away Friday, February 1, 2008 in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A U.S. Navy and Marine veteran, he was a retired employee of Buckeye Rural Electric. Bill was born November 3, 1946, son of June Dolores Smith Chapman Knight, Bidwell, who survives him, and the late James Thomas Knight. In...
Michael Adams
Jan 28, 2008
Michael Adams, 70, Gallipolis passed away Monday January 28, 2008 at Gallipolis Developmental Center, Gallipolis. He was born January 4, 1938 in Huntington, West Virginia, son of the late William and Anna Stevens Adams. Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave, Gallipolis. Burial will follow at...
Delcie Irene (Reynolds) Mcclaskey
Jan 22, 2008
Delcie Irene McClaskey, 82, Bidwell, Ohio passed away at Holzer Senior Care Tuesday, January 22, 2008. She was born April 16, 1925 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Crayton Reynolds and Nola Quickel Reynolds. She graduated from Bidwell-Porter High School in 1943 and received special training in Sign Language/Special Needs Adults. She was a former employee of...
Clyde Ward
Jan 16, 2008
Clyde Ward, 76, Ewington, Ohio, passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, January 16, 2008. He was born in Kimper, Kentucky on December 7, 1931, son of the late Earnest and Bertha Varney Ward. He was a retired coal miner who retired from the Southern Ohio Coal Company following twenty-eight years of service. He was a member...
Judy (Lawrence) Taylor
Jan 13, 2008
Judy Taylor, 65, Bidwell, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 13, 2008 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. A Home Executive, she was born December 28, 1942 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Worthy Lawrence and Sadie T. Shoemaker Bright, Gallipolis, who survives. Judy is also survived by her husband, Tommy Lee Taylor, Bidwell; daughter, Renee Janine Taylor, Westerville, Ohio; son,...
Wandalene Watson
Jan 13, 2008
Wandalene Watson, 82, West Mansfield, Ohio (formerly of Wilkesville), died Sunday, January 13, 2008, in Whispering Pines Nursing Home, Washington Court House, Ohio. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Thursday, January 17, 2008, in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, 208 Main St, Vinton, Ohio. Friends may call one hour prior to service Thursday at the funeral home.
Georgia (Hartsook) Flowers
Jan 12, 2008
Georgia Hartsook Flowers, 77, Vinton, was received by the Lord into her eternal rest early Saturday morning, January 12, 2008. She was born May 28, 1930 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Eslie and Lucy Hartsook. In years past, she was a member of Knightdale Baptist Church in Knightdale, North Carolina where she served in the adult choir...
John Richard Holcomb
Jan 12, 2008
John Richard Holcomb, 61, Ewington, loving father, grandfather, brother, son and loyal friend, passed away at the home of his friend, Kenneth Leesburg, Bidwell. He fought for our country, a free spirit who loved life to the fullest. His memory will live in our hearts always as he touched us all. John was born May 18, 1946 in Newark,...
Howard Glendale Lambert, Sr.
Jan 12, 2008
Howard Glendale Lambert Sr., 59, Marion, Ohio passed away in Marion General Hospital on Saturday, January 12,2008. He was born December 26, 1948 in Westerville, Ohio to the late Orlie and Ethel Lambert. His favorite place to be was on a river bank fishing and he also enjoyed being with his family and friends. Howard is survived by his...
Jabez D. Parsons
Jan 3, 2008
Jabez D. Parsons, 90, Waverly, Ohio (formerly Gallipolis) passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008 in the Piketon Nursing Center, Waverly. He was born June 26, 1917 Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, son of the late O.D. Parsons and Addie Kingsbury Parsons. He was a retired Air Pollution Control Inspector for the State of Washington and retired at Seattle in 1978. He...
Nell M. (Mitchell) Keys
Jan 2, 2008
Nell M. Keys, 76, Pt. Pleasant (formerly of Dunbar, West Virginia) passed away in Pleasant Valley Hospital, Pt. Pleasant, Wednesday, January 2, 2008. A homemaker, she was born February 23, 1931 in Boone County, West Virginia, daughter of the late B.J. Mitchell and Mable Knight Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert G. Keys in 1982...
Wayman Guy Kisner
Dec 27, 2007
Wayman Guy Kisner, 60, Crown City, Ohio (formerly of Grafton, West Virginia) passed away December 27, 2007. Guy was born September 11, 1947 in Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, one of twelve children of the late Ansel and Edith Kisner. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Guy-like most of his fellow comrades-was only 19 when he was...
Mary Louise Oxyer
Dec 25, 2007
Mary Louise Oxyer, 83, Cheshire, died Tuesday December 25, 2007 at Holzer Medical Center. Born August 25, 1924, she was the wife of the late Willard Oxyer who preceded her in death in 1994. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Jo Hager and Patricia Oxyer. Mary retired from Holzer Medical Center...
Leroy Irving Mitchell
Dec 24, 2007
Leroy Irving Mitchell, 77, Heath, Ohio passed away December 24, 2007 in Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. He was born July 5, 1930 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Irving and Golda George Mitchell. A US Army Veteran of the Korean War, he was a retired Sheet Metal Foreman and member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union, Local...
Pastor Elmer D. Geiser
Dec 12, 2007
Pastor Elmer D. Geiser, 90, Thurman (formerly of the Vinton community) passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, December 12, 2007. He was born November 2, 1917 in Orrville, Ohio, son of the late David and Ida Forrer Geiser. A farmer for 40 years in Wayne County, Ohio, Pastor Geiser moved to Southern Ohio in 1956 where he served...
Maxine (Mchenry) Skidmore
Dec 12, 2007
Maxine McHenry Skidmore, 65, Asheboro, North Carolina, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the High Point Regional Hospital following a brief illiness. She was born September 6, 1942 in Gallia County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Earl and Elizabeth Cole McHenry. A resident of High Point and vicinity since 1962, Mrs. Skidmore was retired from Goodyear Tire and...
John Ernest Holle
Dec 8, 2007
John Ernest Holle, 71, Vinton, Ohio passed away in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, late Saturday night December 8, 2007 following a brief illness. He was born December 22, 1935 in Indianapolis, Indiana, son of the late Ernest Holle and Clara Sanner Holle Hughes. He received a B.S. Degree, Elementary Education, University of Rio Grande 1968 and retired from the...
Nora Lee (Kessinger) Thomas
Dec 8, 2007
Nora Lee Thomas, 95, Newark, Ohio, (formerly Salem Center, Ohio) passed away Saturday morning in the Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark. Nora was born July 10, 1912 in Middleport, Ohio, daughter of the late Beecher and Laura Arthur Kessinger. She and her husband, Lester Thomas, owned and operated the Salem Center General Store from 1960 to 1980. She was...
Ethel Louise (Mcallister) Kemp
Nov 5, 2007
Ethel Louise McAllister Kemp, 72, Vinton, Ohio passed away Monday, November 5, 2007 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born December 23, 1934 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of the late Everett Kenton "Mac" McAllister and Delsa Kilgrow McAllister. She was a member of the Fellowship Chapel Church, Vinton, Ohio. Ethel is survived by three sons...
Patricia A. (Purdy) Elardo
Nov 2, 2007
Patricia A. Elardo, 77, Gallipolis passed away at her daughter's residence Friday, November 2, 2007. She was born December 27, 1929 daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. William Edward Purdy. Patricia was a charter member of Gallipolis Christian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon (John) Bowman, Gallipolis, Ohio and son, Jon (Richele) Elardo, West Palm Beach,...
