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Elizabeth Butler

Elizabeth Butler

Mar 24, 2012

Elizabeth Butler, 81, Crown City, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Holzer Assisted Living. She was born on April 7, 1930 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late Gilbert P. and Mildred Benedict Bush. She was a homemaker, member of Christ United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, a 4-H advisor and Farm Bureau. She was married to...

Susan Lynn Elliott-Ludy

Susan Lynn Elliott-Ludy

Mar 23, 2012

Susan Lynn Elliott-Ludy, 50, of Winston-Salem, NC, formerly of Gallia County, died on Friday, March 23, 2012 at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born on August 2, 1961 in Gallipolis, Ohio daughter of Glendon and Patricia Johnson Elliott who survive in Gallipolis. Susan was a flight attendant for Compass Airlines and enjoyed gardening, the outdoors,...

William Larry Cromlish

William Larry Cromlish

Mar 20, 2012

William Larry Cromlish, 77, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at his residence. Our Dad and Poppy was a great man. He loved his Saviour, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren with all of his heart. He had a way of making each and everyone of us feel special. His wish for his family was to know Christ...

Roger D. Blankenship

Roger D. Blankenship

Mar 8, 2012

Roger D. Blankenship, 60, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born October 23, 1951 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Okey Blankenship and Virginia Camden Blankenship. Roger was a truck driver. Surviving are his children, Roger D. (Amanda) Blankenship II of Wellston, Ohio, Renee...

Glenn S. 'Pete' Smith

Glenn S. 'Pete' Smith

Mar 8, 2012

Glenn S. “Pete” Smith, 84, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Four Winds Nursing Facility, Jackson, Ohio. He was born November 3, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Purl and Lona Sines Smith. Pete was married to Adaline G. Day Smith on July 8, 1946 in Kentucky and she survives. He was...

Mildred F. White

Mildred F. White

Mar 3, 2012

Mildred F. White, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Saturday, March 03, 2012 at her residence. She was born on June 26, 1940 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Carlon and Margaret (Houck) Johnson. Mildred was a homemaker and attended the Morgan Center Holiness Church. She is survived by her children Sherri (Dennis) Coughenour of Gallipolis, Tammi (Mike) Martin...

James Robinson Haskins

James Robinson Haskins

Feb 27, 2012

James Robinson Haskins, 73, of Gallipolis, Ohio died at his home the morning of February 27, 2012. He was born on July 17, 1938 in Gallia County, son of the late Frank (Chink) and Martha McCormick Haskins. Jim was a retired ironworker out of local 787, a member of the Gallipolis Gun Club, Gallipolis Elks Lodge, and the V.F.W. Jim...

Raymond Ivy Jelks

Raymond Ivy Jelks

Feb 23, 2012

Raymond Ivy Jelks, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 18, 1964 in Racine, Wisconsin, son of Willie Sam and Sally Mae Winston Jelks. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 27, 2012 at the Willis Funeral Home with Rev. Chuck Stansberry officiating. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may...

Glenn D. Adkins

Glenn D. Adkins

Feb 23, 2012

Glenn D. Adkins, 90, Patriot, Ohio passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2012 in the Holzer Medical Center emergency room. He was born on October 31, 1921 in Wayne, WV, son of the late Grover E. and Nola McCoy Adkins. Glenn was a retired pipefitter with Local 521 Huntington, West Virginia where he had been a member for 50 plus...

Emerson E. Unroe

Emerson E. Unroe

Feb 20, 2012

Emerson E. Unroe, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born on January 13, 1933 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late Harry Harold and Virginia Irene Miller Unroe. Emerson spent forty years in the glass plant industry, 23 years at Federal Glass, 10 years at Anchor Hocking and...

Roma Jean Miracle Beebe

Roma Jean Miracle Beebe

Feb 20, 2012

Roma Jean Miracle Beebe, 80, of Cheshire, died Monday, February 20, 2012, receiving exceptional care at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. She was born July 9, 1931 in Stafford, Ohio, to the late Floyd and Odessa Miracle. Jean dedicated her life to her three adoring children and her late husband, Glen Edward Beebe, with whom she shared...

Sallie Margaret Gardner Kirby

Sallie Margaret Gardner Kirby

Feb 17, 2012

Sallie Margaret Gardner Kirby, 94, of Gallipolis went home to be with Jesus on February 17, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born on October 16, 1917 in Mason County, West Virginia, daughter of the late George and Hattie Frances Flint Gardner. Sallie was a member of the Prospect Baptist Church, she enjoyed singing, sowing, cooking, quilting, and...

Joseph G. 'Joe' Giles

Joseph G. 'Joe' Giles

Feb 16, 2012

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...

Temberley Johnson Lester

Temberley Johnson Lester

Feb 16, 2012

Temberley Johnson Lester, 37, of Crown City, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio after a brief illness. She was born January 28, 1975 in Gallipolis, daughter of Lois Gwen Montgomery and Mark Johnson Sr., who survive her. She attended Buckeye Hills Career Center and enjoyed living life. Surviving are her three children, Chrystian...

Ronald Harrison Hager

Ronald Harrison Hager

Feb 12, 2012

Ronald Harrison Hager, 81, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born on September 24, 1930 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, son of the late Perry and Ellen Perdue Hager. Ronald was an overhead crane operator working out of Teamsters Local 73 Cleveland, Ohio. He enjoyed fishing and gambling. Ronald was married...

George A. Haffelt, Jr.

George A. Haffelt, Jr.

Feb 10, 2012

George A. Haffelt, Jr., 54, of Middletown, Ohio passed away on Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Butler-Warren Hospice Care Center in Franklin, Ohio. George was born on November 6, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio to the late George Amyl Haffelt, Sr., and Katherine Marie Kay Fulcher Haffelt who survives. George had been a florist working with his father at Amyls...

Fannie A. Miller

Fannie A. Miller

Feb 2, 2012

Fannie A. Miller, 20, of 469 Richards Rd., Patriot, Ohio, died February 2nd, 2012 after an extended illness. She was born to Abe C. and Esther (Hershberger) Miller on September 15, 1991. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors are parents, Abe and Esther Miller; special friend Allen J. Keim; eight brothers, Joseph (Martha) Miller of...

Debra Sue 'Debbie' Dillon

Debra Sue 'Debbie' Dillon

Feb 2, 2012

Debra Sue Debbie Dillon, 60, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her residence in the arms of her loving husband after a courageous fight with cancer. Debbie was born February 25, 1951 in Gallipolis, Ohio. She is the daughter of Leo and Doris Davis and a 1969 graduate of Gallia Academy High School....

Erma E. Boggs Green

Erma E. Boggs Green

Jan 30, 2012

Erma E. Boggs Green, 85, of Groveport, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 at Pickerington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pickerington, Ohio. She was born August 20, 1926 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of the late Thomas a. and Rena May Cottrill Boggs. Erma was a nurses aide for 30 years at the Holzer Medical Center. Surviving...

Mary K. 'Kate' Duncan

Mary K. 'Kate' Duncan

Jan 29, 2012

Mary K(Kate) Duncan, 91, of Gallipolis,went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at her home. Born October 16, 1920, in Gallipolis,she was the daughter of the late WilliamEmerson and Donna (Lesley) Boggs. In addition to her parents, Kate was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse S (Red) Duncan, who she married on February 5,...

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