Joseph G. 'Joe' Giles

Joseph G. “Joe” Giles, 76, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born and raised in Sheridan, Ohio on June 22, 1935, son of the late Clarence Giles and Mabel Hazlett Watson. Joe was married to Alice Beard Pasquale Giles on April 12, 1997 and she survives him. Joe served in the U.S. Army in Korea and the states from 1955 to 1958. He moved to Gallipolis in 1959 and worked at Carolina Lumber Company in Pt. Pleasant, WV. After a few years, he started working at French City Lumber Company in Gallipolis. In 1969, he and Jim Staats started the French City Homes, where he was a co-owner of the business until his retirement in 1994. Joe was a past City Commissioner. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was a past trustee and head usher. Joe was an avid golfer, enjoyed traveling and enjoyed all sports when he was young. He also enjoyed gospel and blue grass music. Surviving are his wife, Alice B. Giles of Gallipolis; three stepchildren, Michael (Robin) Pasquale, Dr. Julia Pasquale (John Carroll) and Donna Thompson (Bobby Marchi), all of Gallipolis; four step grandchildren, Mikayla Pasquale of Chicago, Illinois, Alex Pasquale of Tampa, Florida, Tessa Thompson of Chicago, Illinois, Levi Thompson of Cheshire, Ohio; a brothers-in-law, Wendell (Lois) Thomas of Gallipolis;and Roger Thomas of LaPorte, Texas; a nephew, David (Peggy) Thomas of Westerville; a niece, Susan Thomas of Livermore, California; great nieces and great nephews, Andy Thomas, Sara Beth Thomas, Jonathan Thomas, Andrea Thomas, John Fields, Eric Fields; and three aunts, Venus (William) Craddock of Canton, Ohio, Birdie Blumenstock of Saginaw, Michigan, and Betty Drew of Tucson, Arizona. Joe was preceded in death by his first wife, Wanda J. Thomas Giles on August 30, 1995 and a nephew, Greg Thomas. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 19, 2012 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. There will be a flag presentation at the graveside. Pallbearers will be Jeff Haner, Levi Thompson, Dave Thomas, Bob Hood, Alex Pasquale and Josh Simmons. Honorary pallbearers will be Cleeland Willis, Dick Patten, Cliff Wilson, Wayne Niday, Roger Hood, Glenn Icenhower, and Cliff Thornton. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Joe’s memory to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1100 Fourth Avenue, Gallipolis, OH 45631. First Baptist Church Building Fund 1100 Fourth Avenue Gallipolis, OH 45631