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Rick D. Bickle

Rick D. Bickle

May 23, 2011

Rick D. Bickle, 57, of Gallipolis, a loving husband and father went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 23, 2011 at Holzer Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. He was born August 3, 1953 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Roy Earl and Margaret Bickle. Rick was married to Gloria (Fellure) Bickle on September 8,...

Maxine Mooney Campbell

Maxine Mooney Campbell

May 22, 2011

Maxine Mooney Campbell, 87, of Gallipolis - In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 22, 2011, the Lord took our precious mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Maxine Campbell home to be with him. She was born January 10, 1924 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Roy and Lenore Blazer Mooney. In addition to her parents, she was...

Joe Russell Jeffers Jr.

Joe Russell Jeffers Jr.

May 22, 2011

Joe Russell Jeffers Jr., 58, of Crown City, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born August 18, 1952 in Gallipolis, son of the late Joe Russell Jeffers Sr. and Doris Emogene Holley Jeffers. He was a Vietnam U.S. Army veteran and was employed as a loss control specialist. He was also...

Florence M. Clay

Florence M. Clay

May 9, 2011

Florence M. Clay, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 19, 1931 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late LeRoy Elliott Sr. and Ora Estella Thomason Elliott. Florence married Nathan H. Clay on August 29, 1953 in Gallia County and he survives her. She was...

Dorothy M. Houck

Dorothy M. Houck

May 8, 2011

Dorothy M. Houck, 84, of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at her residence. She was born February 25, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Jake and Rosie McGuire Betz. Dorothy was married to Eural R. Houck and he preceded her in death on June 14, 1981. She was a homemaker, a member of Mercerville...

Vora Ollie 'Buck' Waugh

Vora Ollie 'Buck' Waugh

Apr 27, 2011

Vora Ollie Buck Waugh, 83 of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at the St. Marys Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born on March 19, 1928 in Gallia County, Ohio son of the late O.C. and Estella Smith Waugh. Buck worked with the Laborers Union in Portsmouth, Ohio and for Crown City Mining...

Smeltzer C. Rose

Smeltzer C. Rose

Apr 18, 2011

Smeltzer C. Rose, 91, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Hospice of Dayton. He was born April 19, 1919 in Northup, the son of the late Charles R. and Faye B. Smeltzer Rose. Smeltzer was married to Mary Frances Myers and she preceded him in death on July 23, 1994. He...

Helen (Moore) Belville

Helen (Moore) Belville

Apr 14, 2011

Helen (Moore) Belville, 84, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at the home of her granddaughter Amber. She was born on October 14, 1926 in Akron, Ohio to the late H. Lee Moore and Icyel (See) Moore. Helen was married to Bryant Belville on December 19, 1944 in Newbern, NC and he preceded her in death...

Carl E. Myers

Carl E. Myers

Apr 6, 2011

Carl E. Myers, 70, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1940 in Gallia County, the son of the late Edward D. and Gladys M. Simmons Myers. Carl was married to Iva Clonch Myers and she survives him. He was retired from the Ohio River Company. Carl...

Carol Bush

Carol Bush

Apr 4, 2011

Carol Bush, 71, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. She was born January 5, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ike and Rethe Chapman Davis. She was a 1959 granduate of Southwestern High School. Carol was retired from Rockwell Automation and was attended Patriot United...

Merrill S. Waugh

Merrill S. Waugh

Apr 4, 2011

Merrill S. Waugh, 91, of Crown City, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1920 in Ohio Township (Waugh Bottom), Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Homer Sr. and Lula Simms Waugh. He married Marry Emma (Bailey) Waugh on October 5, 1946 at Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Merrill was a tobacco...

Christopher Harmon

Christopher Harmon

Apr 2, 2011

Christopher Harmon, 41, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 26, 1969 in Gallipolis, the son of Harold E. Harmon, who survives him and the late Judy K. Nibert Warren, who preceded him in death March 25, 2007. He was formerly employed at the Gallipolis Developmental Center. Christopher is survived...

Delorse Joan Wamsley

Delorse Joan Wamsley

Apr 1, 2011

Delorse Joan Wamsley, 68, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on July 29, 1942 in Mason County, West Virginia daughter of the late Garnette Donohue and Clyde Connolly. Joan was a homemaker, a member of the Womens Senior Bowling League at Sky Line Lanes in Gallipolis,...

Nellie Rose Cline Mitchell

Nellie Rose Cline Mitchell

Apr 1, 2011

Nellie Rose Cline Mitchell, 81, of Cheshire, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. Nellie was born on January 28, 1930 in Mineral Wells, West Virginia, daughter of the late Hunter and Elizabeth Anderson Cline. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters, Virginia,...

Sarah Sally Layne

Sarah Sally Layne

Apr 1, 2011

Sarah Sally Layne, 83, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on September 28, 1927 in Gallia County, Ohio daughter of the late Gilbert and Leah Belle Barry Johnson. Sally was the owner of Laynes Furniture for 23 years, attended the Church of Christ in Christian...

John Michael Brewer Sr.

John Michael Brewer Sr.

Mar 30, 2011

John Michael Brewer, Sr., 40,of Vinton, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born August 26, 1970 in Gallipolis, Ohio, son of the late Noah and Doris Rose Brewer. He attended Willow Valley Baptist Church. Surviving are his companion, Anna Gendreau of Vinton; a son, John Michael Brewer Jr. of...

Sylvia K. Waddell

Sylvia K. Waddell

Mar 29, 2011

Sylvia K. Waddell, 90, of Circleville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the Pickaway Manor Care Center, Circleville, Ohio. She was born February 14, 1921 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Crony Lear and Minnie Sheets Lear. Sylvia was retired from Phillips Roxanne Laboratory in Columbus, Ohio. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall...

Judith Burgess

Judith Burgess

Mar 25, 2011

Judith Burgess, 79, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011 at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell, Ohio.She was born April 3, 1931 in Ranger, West Virginia, daughter of the late Ephriam and Lora Belle Vance Keith. Judith was married to the Rev. Noah Burgess and he preceded her in death on August 6, 2003. She was a homemaker and...

Bonnie Mae Beam

Bonnie Mae Beam

Mar 25, 2011

Bonnie Mae Beam, 91, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on August 4, 1919 in Arkansas, daughter of the late Daniel and Arella Mae Busby Reese. Bonnie was a homemaker, a member of the Elizabeth Chapel Church; VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and lifetime member of AMVETS...

Andrew E. Berkley Jr.

Andrew E. Berkley Jr.

Mar 24, 2011

Andrew E. Berkley Jr., 73, of Gallipolis, passed away on March 24, 2011 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1937 in Mason County, West Virginia, son of the late Andrew E. Berkley Sr. and Okalla Rainey Berkley. Andrew was a 1955 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a...

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