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Nina Dorton

Nina Dorton

Dec 27, 2009

Nina Dorton, 97, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at the Arcadia Nursing Center, Coolville, Ohio. She was born August 2, 1912 in Gallia County, daughter of the late James and Pearl Houck Hazlett. Nina married Ambrose Dorton on July 15, 1930 in Jackson, Ohio and he preceded her in death on June 10, 1967. She...

Zelmalee Vallance

Zelmalee Vallance

Dec 25, 2009

Zelmalee Evans Vallance, 82, of Gallipolis died Friday, December 25, 2009 at her residence. She was born on March 11, 1927 in Gallia County, the daughter of the late Basil Lee and Mildred McCarley Evans. She was married to Alfred Vallance Jr. on March 9, 1946 and he preceded her in death on December 17, 2001. She was also preceded...

Tina Marie Gerard Fillinger

Tina Marie Gerard Fillinger

Dec 23, 2009

Tina Marie Gerard Fillinger, 45, of Crown City, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1964 in Barberton, Ohio, daughter of the late Lawrence Paul Sr. and Royeleen Millhoff Gerard. Tina was married to Henry Ray Fillinger and he survives her. She was a homemaker. Also surviving are her daughter,...

Shirley A. Shriver

Shirley A. Shriver

Dec 22, 2009

Shirley A. Shriver, 57, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born April 24, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of the late Kenneth M. Richardson and Annabel Shockey Richardson, who survives her. Shirley married Howard L. Shriver and he preceded her in death in 2003. She was a dance instructor,...

Clyde E. Ferguson

Clyde E. Ferguson

Dec 21, 2009

Clyde E. Ferguson, 87, of Oak Hill, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at Scenic Hills Nursing Center. He was born November 23, 1922 in Fort Gay, West Virginia, son of the late Freelin and Effie Ferguson. Clyde married Cora Grace Haynie and she survives him. He was a World War II Army veteran. Clyde was a farmer...

William E. Russell

William E. Russell

Dec 12, 2009

William E. Russell, 74, of Bidwell, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center after a short bout with cancer. Born February 19, 1935, the son of Ernest B. and Ruby Ann George Russell of Morgan Center, Vinton, Ohio. He will be missed by his wife of 51 years, Ellen Drummond Russell, whom...

Katherine Eisnaugle

Katherine Eisnaugle

Dec 9, 2009

Katherine Eisnaugle, 65, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold and Florence Givens. She was married to Samuel Eisnaugle and he survives her. Surviving Katherine are her husband, Samuel Eisnaugle of Gallipolis; four sons, James VanHoose of Springfield, Terry...

Paul Bevins

Paul Bevins

Dec 9, 2009

Paul Bevins, 75, of Bidwell, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at his residence. He was born March 4, 1934 in Charley, Kentucky, son of the late Dave and Grace Lyons Bevins. He was a mechanic and truck driver. Paul enjoyed working on motors and mechanical things. Surviving is his long time companion, Patricia A. Harrison Bevins of Bidwell;...

Verna Gingerich

Verna Gingerich

Dec 8, 2009

Verna Gingerich, 82, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at the Ohio State University Medical Center, James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born September 16, 1927 in Kalona, Iowa, daughter of the late Eli and Ester Brenneman Yoder. Verna married Delmar Gingerich on November 12, 1947 and he preceded her in death in 2006. She was...

Geneva V. Scott

Geneva V. Scott

Dec 7, 2009

Geneva V. Scott, 91, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Mazie Darst Roush. Born November 25, 1918 at Cheshire, Ohio. She was a graduate of Cheshire High School 1935. She married Lewis Scott and he preceded her in death after 61...

Roy J. Miller

Roy J. Miller

Dec 3, 2009

Roy J. Miller, 69, of Patriot Oh, died on Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on June 4, 1940 to the late Jonas and Mattie A. Weaver Miller. On October 12, 1961 he married Susan O. Keim, daughter of the late Oren D. and Fannie Wengerd Keim and she survives him. He...

Rosa Caballero

Rosa Caballero

Dec 1, 2009

Rosa Caballero, 81, of Crown City, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her residence. She was born December 21, 1927 in Cuba, daughter of the late Elipi Fuente and Maria Teresa Caballero. Rosa was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Surviving are her five daughters, Elena Mike Connett, Estrella Maurelo, Mayra Caballero, all of Crown City, Migdalia...

John J. Jeffers

John J. Jeffers

Nov 30, 2009

John J. Jeffers, 88, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2009 at his residence. He was born June 28, 1921 in Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Ralph M. and Jenette C. Finley Jeffers. John married Gay Smith on October 21, 1950 and she survives him. He was a retired heavy equipment operator in the...

Harold Bo Hazelbaker

Harold Bo Hazelbaker

Nov 27, 2009

Harold 'Bo' Hazelbaker, 63, of Gallipolis, died Friday, November 27, 2009 at his resdidence. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Columbus, OH The son of the late Hannah Siders and Harold Hazelbaker. He served in the United State Air Force and the National Guard. He formerly worked at the Rusk State Hospital in Rusk TX and the G....

Mose Canterbury

Mose Canterbury

Nov 25, 2009

Mose Canterbury, 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in the Holzer Medical Center emergency room. Mose was retired from real estate and insurance sales due to poor health. Mose was a paratrooper in the US Army serving during the Korean War, a member of the First Baptist Church in Gallipolis, and a member of the Queen...

Alice Loretta Lutton

Alice Loretta Lutton

Nov 21, 2009

Alice Loretta Lutton, 70, of Leesburg, Florida, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Bayview Nursing Home in Eustis, Florida. Alice was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of the Good Sheppard United Methodist Church in Flatrock, West Virginia. Alice was born November 22, 1938...

Barbara Ann Jewett

Barbara Ann Jewett

Nov 20, 2009

Barbara Ann Jewett, 74, of Brilliant, Ohio passed away on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Valley Hospice, Trinity East Building, in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born on January 18, 1935 in Meigs County, Ohio to the late Worley and Phyllis Archer Haley. Barbara Ann had attended the Addison Freewill Baptist Church and worked as a nurses aid. She enjoyed...

David Ernest Rice

David Ernest Rice

Nov 14, 2009

David Ernest Rice, 72, of Gallipolis, went suddenly to meet his Lord and Savior November 14, 2009 while vacationing in Naples, Florida. He was born October 29, 1937, son of the late William Glen Rice and Goldie Mae Pyles Rice. David married Josephine 'Jo' Clark in 1955 and the couple moved to Springfield, Ohio, where David started out as a...

Carolyn L. Chapman

Carolyn L. Chapman

Nov 13, 2009

Carolyn L. Chapman, 70, of Crown City, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 13, 2009 at her residence. Carolyn was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family, friends and going to church. She enjoyed cooking big family dinners. Carolyn was a prayer warrior and a member of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church....

George Kemper Jr.

George Kemper Jr.

Nov 7, 2009

George Kemper, Jr., 87, of Gallipolis, passed away Saturday, November 07, 2009 at his residence. George was born on March 7, 1922 in Gallia County to the late George Kemper, Sr., and Ethel Josephine Haner Kemper. He was a retired Stock Pile Operations Foreman for the government at General Service Administration in Pt. Pleasant, WV. He was an U.S. Army...

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