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Laura Margaret (Wood) Baker
Jul 10, 2012
Laura Margaret (Wood) Baker lost her battle with cancer but gained glory on Tuesday evening, July 10th at 9PM. She was given 75 years of life through the fervent prayers of family, friends, and churches to whom she was always grateful. Glory be to God. She was born on August 11, 1936 in Gallia County, the only daughter of the...
Gene Mcguire
Jun 30, 2012
Gene McGuire, 78, Gallipolis, and formerly of Jackson, Ohio went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at the Abbyshire Place. Gene was born on April 9, 1934 in Pikeville, Kentucky, son of the Arvid and Esther Smith McGuire. He was retired from Woodland Centers, where he was the finance director. Gene attended the Gallipolis Christian...
Bee Beaver
Jun 30, 2012
Bee Beaver, infant daughter of Thomas C. “T.C” and Jillian Graham Beaver went to be the Lord on June 30, 2012 at the Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Bee is survived by her parents, T.C. and Jillian Beaver, of Gallipolis, Ohio, Maternal grandparents, Brad and Nancy Graham and Paternal grandparents Tom and Shirley Beaver both of Gallipolis. Maternal great grandparents,...
Anna B. Barry
Jun 25, 2012
Anna B. Barry, 78, of Bidwell, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2012 at Abbyshire Place. She was born December 4, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Elra and Anna Duncan Sisson. She retired in 1973 from the Holzer Medical Center Housekeeping Department. Anna attended Faith Valley Church. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia A. (Lester O’Dell Williams)...
John H. Beaver
Jun 23, 2012
John H. Beaver, 72, Gallipolis “Mercerville Community”, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at his residence. He was born on June 5, 1940 in Gallia County to the late Stanford Houck Beaver and Dorothy Greene Beaver Clagg. John was married to Carolyn Sanders Beaver on August 5, 1961 and she survives. He was a...
Glenna K. Lockhart
Jun 18, 2012
Glenna K. Lockhart, 52, of Crown City, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. She was born May 2, 1960 in Springfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Phillip A. Metz and Retha Martin Metz, who survives her. She is married to James David Lockhart and he survives her. Glenna was a registered nurse...
Virginia Irene Bloomer
Jun 17, 2012
Virginia Irene Bloomer, 90, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born June 24, 1921 in Mason County, West Virginia, daughter of the late Oscar H. and Willa Frances Mourning Fry. Virginia was married to Haskell Bloomer and he preceded her in death on May 16, 1988. She was a graduate...
Harry Lee Simpkins
Jun 17, 2012
Harry Lee Simpkins, 74, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1937 in Logan County, West Virginia, son of the late Lewis and Edith Fife Simpkins. He was a self employed general painting contractor. Surviving are one son, Harry L. Simpkins of Abilene, Texas; three grandchildren and four...
Emogene Swain
Jun 17, 2012
Emogene Swain, 87, of the Mercerville Community, went to be with her Lord and Savior with her family by her side on Sunday, June 17, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 17, 1924 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late William and Mertie Wells Shoemaker. Emogene married Willard “Joe” Swain and he preceded her in death on...
Rev. Dennis R. Parsons
Jun 12, 2012
Rev. Dennis R. Parsons, 56, of Gallipolis, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 8, 1955 in Logan County, West Virginia, son of Rev. Andrew Parsons and the late Lucille Belcher Parsons. Dennis was married to Connie Phillips on September 14, 1973 in Gallipolis, Ohio and she survives him....
Barbara Joan Martin Click
Jun 12, 2012
Barbara Joan Martin Click, 67, of Richmond, Virginia, formerly of Mason County, West Virginia and the Cheshire, Ohio area, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Imperial Manor Care in Richmond, Virginia after an extended illness. Barbara was born June 4, 1945 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late George Edward and Effie Cremeans Martin....
Annette Sue Haning
Jun 11, 2012
Annette Sue Haning, 49, of Vinton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. She was born August 1, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert Lee Haning and Barbara Alice Eads Combs. Annette was a homemaker and enjoyed genealogy. Surviving are her two daughters, Amanda (Mark) Chafin of Mingo...
Augusta Jane Malone
Jun 10, 2012
Augusta Jane Malone, 89, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born June 13, 1922 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Curtis and Pearl Saunders. Jane was married to Jess C. Malone and he preceded her in death on December 12, 1985. She...
Zane Tyson Taylor
Jun 10, 2012
Zane Tyson Taylor, 33, of Gallipolis, passed away at his residence on Sunday, June 10, 2012. He was born September 14, 1978 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Rodger Wayne Taylor and Betty E. Russell Cox, who survives him. Zane was a very loving man who tried to help everyone. He was very respectable and loved his mother dearly....
Herbert R. 'Herb' Clonch
Jun 9, 2012
Herbert R. “Herb” Clonch, 59, of Gallipolis, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born September 18, 1952 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late William R. and Dorothy Ellen Younger Clonch. Herb was a Vietnam Army Veteran and a truck driver. He enjoyed golfing and playing cards. Surviving are his...
George Everett Walker
Jun 5, 2012
George Everett Walker, 73, of Crown City, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 22, 1939 in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, son of the late James S. Walker and Eva A. Wright Walker who survives him. George was a retired construction worker. He enjoyed building...
Nellie Pearl Saunders
May 28, 2012
Nellie Pearl Saunders, 89, of Defiance, Ohio, formerly of Gallia County, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2012 at the Laurels of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. She was born June 29, 1922 in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late Albert J. Saunders and Roxie May Huffman Saunders Holley. Pearl was a retired LPN from Holzer Hospital. She was a member...
Virginia 'Ginny' Lee Killin
May 21, 2012
Virginia “Ginny” Lee Killin, 84, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Arbors of Gallipolis. She was born December 4, 1927 in Ironton, Ohio, daughter of the late Edward B. and Maude L. Smith Killin. She was a graduate of Ironton High School Class of 1945 and the School of Nursing at Kings Daughters Hospital, Ashland, Kentucky....
Marcella Graves Houck
May 20, 2012
Marcella Graves Houck, 90, of Gallipolis, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Abbyshire Place, Gallipolis, Ohio. She was born April 26, 1922 in Scott County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Robert P. and Carrie Lois Lynn Crupper. She married Noah Dale Houck on November 25, 1977 in Georgetown, Kentucky and he survives her....
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