Obituaries

Mar 9, 2005

Herbert Clair Dodrill, 82, Vinton, Ohio passed away in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Wednesday, March 9, 2005. He was born August 30, 1922 in Vinton, son of the late Harry and Gladys McCarley Dodrill. He was a crane operator for McNally-Pittsburgh Corp, Wellston and retired in 1988 following nearly thirty years service. Clair married Priscilla Pendleton September 21, 1952...

Mar 8, 2005

Elizabeth Jean "Betty" Ponn, 78, Vinton, Ohio (Wilkesville Community), passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005 in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Betty was a retired Post Master, Wilkesville, having twenty seven years service; a member of the Wilkesville Order of Eastern Star 444, the American Legion 476 Auxiliary, and the Wilkesville Pythian Sisters. She was born May 28, 1926 in...

Mar 5, 2005

R.S. Gamble Grant, 36, Bokeelia, Florida passed away at his residence Saturday, March 5, 2005. He was a 1989 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, had attended Marshall University, and had worked as a surveyor. He was born October 18, 1968 in St. Charles, Illinois to William T. Grant and Margaret Akers Grant who survive and reside in Bokeelia,...

Mar 2, 2005

Gladys Marie Maynard, 88, Gallipolis (formerly of Vinton) Ohio, passed away at Holzer Wyngate of Gallipolis Wednesday, March 2, 2005. She was a retired seamstress for the Haskins-Tanner Clothing Store, Gallipolis and a member of the Vinton Baptist Church. Mrs. Maynard was born January 13, 1917 in Louisa, Kentucky, daughter of the late Oliver William Chapman and Mary Elizabeth...

Mar 2, 2005

Robert Leo Fulton, 75, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was born March 14, 1929 at Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Carl Orth and Maude Scott Fulton. A lifelong farmer, Robert retired from Kaiser Aluminum, Ravenswood, West Virginia after thirty years of employment in the finishing department. He...

Feb 23, 2005

Florence Lucille Handley Hale, 92, Vinton passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. She was born December 3, 1912 in Indiana, daughter of the late John and Mary Marie Beckley Handley. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Hale, in 1989; and by a son, Buddy Hale. She is survived by three daughters: Ella...

Feb 19, 2005

Ada B. Payne, 100, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2005 at Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, Ohio. She was a retired cook, Bidwell Elementary School and a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Bidwell, where she had served as President of the Willing Workers Club. Ada was born January 27, 1905 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the...

Feb 19, 2005

David Eugene Bare, 54, Gallipolis, beloved son of Rev. Eugene and Dora (Bellomy) Bare, left this earthly home to go to his heavenly home for which he'd worked for over thirty eight years Saturday, February 19, 2005 in Holzer Medical Center. He was born October 9, 1950 at Gallipolis, Ohio and was one of God's Special Children. He was...

Feb 18, 2005

Elmer E. Rusk Jr., 68, Gallipolis, passed away Friday, February 18, 2005 at his residence. Son of the late Elmer Eugene Rusk Sr. and Rilla Francis Fowler, he was born August 23, 1936 in Gallipolis, Ohio. He retired from the Food Service Department, Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, with thirty seven years service. He is survived by two half-brothers: Henry...

Feb 10, 2005

Naomi Jean Greene, 81, Gallipolis, passed away February 10, 2005 at Holzer Medical Center, Jackson, Ohio. She was a member of Gallipolis Christian Church. Born October 31, 1923 at Nelsonville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd and Ruby Nichols Hawkins. She is survived by daughter, Patricia Ellen (Ron) McGinnis, Dewey, Oklahoma and son, Thomas (Debra)...

Feb 9, 2005

Anthony Odel Kent Jr., infant son of Jaimi Clark and Anthony Kent passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandmother, Sylvia Clark, Bidwell, Ohio; maternal great-grandmother, Marie Clark, Bidwell, Ohio; paternal grandparents, Frank Kent Jr. and Estella Walthour and an aunt, Cierra Clark, Columbus,...

Feb 8, 2005

Lawrence E. Kennedy, 77, South Point, Ohio passed away unexpectedly in South Point Tuesday, February 8, 2005. He was born August 18, 1927 at Vinton, Ohio, son of the late Mason and Ruth Dyke Kennedy. A graduate of Vinton High School and a WW II Navy Veteran, he retired from Pantasote Inc., Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia in 1992. He...

Jan 25, 2005

Ella Catherine Colwell, 75, Vinton passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2005 in the Rocksprings Rehabilitation Center, Pomeroy. She was a homemaker and a sales representative for Avon for many years. Her memberships included the Rutland United Methodist Church, Rutland; the Wilkesville Chapter OES 207 and Star Grange 778. She was born October 6, 1929 in Marion, Ohio, daughter of...

Jan 25, 2005

Sarah Holcomb, 77, Alice, passed away Monday January 24, 2005 at Holzer Medical Center. At home, she was noted for her homemade bread and known for her self-sacrifice and ability to provide for her family when the odds were against her. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, embroidering, and playing the piano and guitar. For many years, Sarah took care of...

Jan 25, 2005

Vivian I. Richards, 90, Gallipolis, passed away Tuesday January 25, 2005, at Holzer Senior Care, Gallipolis. She was a very active member of First Baptist Church, Gallipolis. Born March 2, 1914 she was daughter of the late Floyd W. and Pearl North Irion. She is survived by a niece, Barbara (Kenneth) Morgan, Gallipolis; seven great-nieces and nephews: John (Connie)...

Jan 24, 2005

Walter Allen Jenkins, 94, Bidwell passed away Monday, January 24, 2005 in the Overbrook Center at Middleport. He was born March 21, 1910 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, son of the late James A. Jenkins and Mintie Edith VanKirk Jenkins. He married Helen Irene Byas on August 24, 1932 at Addison, and she preceded him in death on February...

Jan 23, 2005

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Doris Jean Brewer, 60, Vinton, Ohio passed away at her residence Sunday, January 23, 2005. She was born January 23, 1945 at Bladen, Ohio, daughter of the later Lester Harland Rose and Maggie Mae Shamblin Rose. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Brewer and a son, Noah Brewer Jr., two...

Jan 21, 2005

John Richard "Dick" Thomas, 83, Gallipolis, Ohio, died at home Friday, January 21, 2005 following an extended illness. He was born in Gallipolis on June 27, 1921 to the late Richard Soloman and Dora Maude Moore Thomas. He married Dorothea Miller June 16, 1946 and she survives. A 1940 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, Dick worked as a...

Jan 15, 2005

Marvin Hunt, 53, Vinton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Saturday, January 15, 2005. He was born September 24, 1951 in Pikeville, Kentucky, son of the late Earnest Hunt and the late Bonnie Hunt Kiser. He is loved and will be missed by many. He is survived by his wife of thirty five years, Kathleen Sloan Hunt, whom he married on...

Jan 15, 2005

Gussie Marveline McGuire, 82, Columbus, Ohio, was born into Eternal Life, Saturday, January 15, 2005 in the Columbus Health Care Center. She was a retired employee of the Lazarus Company and the Catholic Social Services. Gussie was born September 8, 1922 in Vinton, Ohio, daughter of the late Jacob and Maude Russell Boggs. In addition to her parents, she...