Melvin L. Showalter
Feb 10, 2007
Melvin L. Showalter, 74, Rio Grande, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2007 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He received his Masters Degree in Education from Xavier University and was retired as Area Coordinator, Division of Finance, Ohio Department of Education. Previously, he was an Administrator, Coach and Teacher in the New Richmond Exempted Village School System, New Richmond,...
Wilma (Perry) Rees
Feb 3, 2007
Wilma Perry Rees, 80, Rio Grande, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell. She was born March 20, 1936 in Barboursville, West Virginia, daughter of the late Garland and Mary Elizabeth Kelley Perry. She had served on the City Council of Rio Grande, operated Wilma's Ceramic Shop in Rio Grande, and retired from...
Willard Dean Smith
Feb 2, 2007
Willard Dean Smith, 75, Bidwell, passed away in the Scenic Hills Nursing Center on Friday, February 2, 2007. He was born February 10, 1931, in Bidwell, Ohio, son of the late Jerome and Lenora Guthrie Smith. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a retired employee of the Smith Hauling Co., Bidwell. He had previously driven school bus for...
Bernice L. (Massie) Mcmahon
Feb 1, 2007
Bernice L. McMahon, 89, went home to be with the Lord February 1, 2007 after a long illness. She was born on July 23, 1917 at Lecta, Ohio, the daughter of Marcus R. and Nola Notter Massie. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, L. Everett McMahon, February 28, 1992 and an...
James Terrence "Jamie" Hauldren
Jan 28, 2007
James Terrence "Jamie" Hauldren, 36, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (formerly of Gallipolis) passed away at his residence Sunday, January 28, 2007. He was born March 30, 1970, son of Vickie Hauldren, Gallipolis and the late Raymond G. Hauldren and the late James T. Campbell. He graduated from Kyger Creek High School in 1988 and attended Hocking Technical College. A Veteran of...
Francis William "F.W." Burdell
Jan 27, 2007
Francis William "F.W." Burdell, 97, died peacefully at his farm home north of Rio Grande Saturday, January 27, 2007. He was born in Marion County, Ohio May 15, 1909 to the late David E. and Emma C. Forsburg Burdell, who were Swedish immigrants. The family moved to Gallia County in 1915 and still live on the same Raccoon Township...
Lewis "Frank" Westfall
Jan 26, 2007
Lewis "Frank" Westfall, 77, Addison, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 26, 2007, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born January 26, 1930, in Roane County, West Virginia, son of the late Hurl and Ruby Boggs Westfall. He was a self-employed salesman who retired in 1995. He married Mildred Jarrett on October 17, 1949 and she...
Billy Frederick Long
Jan 26, 2007
Billy Frederick Long, 70, Margate, Florida, (formerly of Vinton) died January 26, 2007 in Florida. Memorial services will be held 4:00 PM Saturday, August 4, 2007 at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton Chapel, 208 Main St, Vinton, Ohio.
Christine E. (Burris) Black
Jan 25, 2007
Christine E. Black, 90, Kanauga, passed away January 25, 2007 at Scenic Hills Nursing Center, Bidwell. She was born April 11, 1916 in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia, daughter of the late Frank and Callia Roush Burris. Christine was a 4-H advisor for several years, P.T.A. President, member of DAR Lodge #63, a retired seamstress, department clerk and retired as...
Charles "Chuck" F. Howell
Jan 20, 2007
Charles "Chuck" F. Howell, 77, Vinton, Ohio passed away in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Saturday, January 20, 2007. He was born November 12, 1929 in Sneeds, Florida, son of the late Johnnie and Esther Howell. He was a retired food service manager and a retired school bus driver for the Gallia County School System. In addition, he was a...
Reva Mae (Murray) Fraley
Jan 19, 2007
Reva Mae Fraley, 84, formerly of the Bidwell community died Friday, January 19, 2007 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Hallie Rutan Murray, born in Bidwell and lived most of her life there until she moved to Powell, Ohio to live with her daughter in 2001. She was married May...
D. Wayne Evans
Jan 13, 2007
"...and departing leave behind us footprints in the sands of time." D. Wayne Evans, Rio Grande, Ohio departed this life Saturday, January 13, 2007 in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. He was born on June 17, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late David Wendell Evans and Mary Jane (Evans) Evans. Wayne was...
Bailey Jo Steinmiller
Jan 10, 2007
Bailey Jo Steinmiller, born January 10, 2007 and died January 10, 2007 at Grant Hospital in Columbus. She was the daughter of Crystal Dawn Noble and Brandon Steinmiller of Columbus. She is also survived by two sisters, Kaitlyn Noble and Madison Steinmiller; maternal grandmother, Cathy Marcum Hebel, Rio Grande; paternal grandfather, Charles William Steinmiller, Columbus; paternal grandmother, Billy Jo...
Evelyn E. (Mayes) Conduff
Dec 30, 2006
Evelyn E. Conduff, 90, Gallipolis, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2006 in the home of her niece, Barbara Blanton, Vinton, Ohio. She was born December 26, 1916 at Henderson, West Virginia, daughter of the late Russell Mayes and Lula Booth Mayes. She was a graduate of Charleston (West Virginia) High School and she retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center,...
William P. Burgett, Jr.
Dec 27, 2006
William P. Burgett Jr., 72, Vinton, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2006 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. He was born May 2, 1934 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late William P. Burgett Sr. and Margaret Miller Burgett. He was a self-employed logger. He is survived by seven children: William Burgett III, Vinton; Richard Burgett, Vinton; Jeannie Hill,...
Ronald M. Davis
Dec 27, 2006
Ronald M. Davis, 73, Reynoldsburg, passed away at Mount Carmel West Hospital Wednesday, December 27, 2006. He was born December 30, 1932 to the late Earl F. and Goldie K. (Daugherty) Davis in Butler, Pennsylvannia. Ronald retired from Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent and served his country during the Korean War. He is survived by a daughter, Ronda (John) Baker; two grandchildren,...
Carl Leon Stollings
Dec 24, 2006
Carl Leon Stollings, 78, Vinton, died at his home, Sunday, December 24, 2006, after fighting cancer for more than two years. He was born June 25, 1928, at Ottawa, West Virginia, son of the late Carl and Rosa Price Stollings. He was graduate of Madison (West Virginia) High School, attended the University of Rio Grande, and was a US...
Roy Edwin Bowsher
Dec 21, 2006
Roy Edwin Bowsher, 79, Gallipolis, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2006 at Gallipolis Developmental Center. He was born April 29, 1927, son of the late Harry and Jennie Florence Burdette Bowsher. He is survived by one brother, Jim (Cindy) Bowsher and was preceded in death by three brothers, Homer, Clifford, and an infant brother. Funeral services will be conducted...
David Mitchell Ward
Dec 19, 2006
David Mitchell Ward, 81, Vinton, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 19, 2006 at Holzer Senior Care, Bidwell. He was a loving brother, uncle and friend. He was born on May 4, 1925 in Vinton, son of the late Emmet Ward and Ermel (Lloyd) Ward. He is survived by two sisters, Margaret (Peggy) Stevens, Vinton, with whom he made his...
William Eugene "Bill" Patton
Dec 14, 2006
William Eugene "Bill" Patton, 54, Bidwell, Ohio, passed away at the home of his sister, Priscilla and Michael Neville, Bidwell, early Thursday morning. He was born March 9, 1952 in Charleston, West Virginia, son of the late William Jarrel Patton and Edna Mae Townsend. He was reared in the home of the late Darus and Jewel Scragg. In addition...
