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William Edward Lewis

William Edward Lewis

May 12, 2009

William Edward 'Sleepy' Lewis, 67, of Gallipolis, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born June 24, 1941 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Clinton and Beulah Birchfield Lewis. He was a farmer and truck driver most of his life, and loved hunting and fishing....

David Gene Mays

David Gene Mays

May 9, 2009

David Gene 'Moochie' Mays, 61, of Vinton, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. He was born August 1, 1947 in Vinton, son of the late Williams Mays and Virginia Canada Dotson, who survives him. He married Susanna Stover on November 21, 1977 and she survives him also. Moochie attended North...

James H. Craft

James H. Craft

May 7, 2009

James H. Craft, 80, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 4, 1928 in Gallia County, son of the late Hobart M. and Clara A. Helmintoller Craft. James was married to Laura Jean Baker and she preceded him in death on May 26, 1996. He was a 1946 graduate of GAHS....

Elizabeth Bee Lee

Elizabeth Bee Lee

May 7, 2009

Elizabeth “Bee” Lee, 79, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. She was born April 28, 1930 in Vanceburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late William and Chloe Melinda Adkins Welch. Bee was married to Mott “Snooky” Lee on June 8, 1956 at Vanceburg, KY and he preceded her in death in 1993. Bee...

Michael J. Williams

Michael J. Williams

May 7, 2009

Michael J. Williams, 62, of Patriot, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born October 28, 1946 in Huntington, West Virginia, son of the late James Williams and Aurelia Bryan Williams, who survives him. He was married to Patricia Russell on September 13, 1985 and she survives him. Michael was a graduate of Southwestern High...

William E. Bunce

William E. Bunce

May 4, 2009

William E. Bunce, 88, of Gallipolis, passed away Monday, May 4, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. Born in Gallipolis on March 23, 1921, he was the son of the late William E. and Vena Lewis Bunce. His loving wife of 52 years, Ernestine Thevenin Bunce preceded him in death on March 11, 1993. Mr. Bunce worked for the Pennsylvania,...

Ray Baker

Ray Baker

May 2, 2009

Ray Baker, 83, of Patriot, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born February 2, 1926 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Ernest L. and Gracie Myers Baker. Ray was married to Audrey Monroe Baker and she preceded him in death in 1972. He was a carpenter. Surviving are a daughter,...

John Paul Holley

John Paul Holley

Apr 28, 2009

John Paul Holley, 59, of Rodney, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 in Rodney. He was born June 16, 1949 in Gallia County, son of Vernon and Ruby Beck Holley, who survive him. John Paul was a graduate of Gallia Academy High School and was a local businessman with an emphasis in the construction industry and a humanitarian. John...

Delbert E. Clay, Jr.

Delbert E. Clay, Jr.

Apr 28, 2009

Delbert E. Clay, Jr., 75, of Gallipolis, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at his son's residence in Racine, Ohio. He was born April 18, 1934 in Carter County, Kentucky, son of the late Delbert E. Sr. and Grace Hampton Clay. Delbert retired in 1994 from Kaiser Aluminum after 36 years of employment and was a member of United...

Everett Oakley Johnson

Everett Oakley Johnson

Apr 27, 2009

Everett Oakley Johnson, 90, of Crown City, departed this life on Monday, April 27, 2009 at the Arbors at Gallipolis. He was born December 27, 1918 to the late Edward and Eva Ours Johnson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Georgia, four brothers, Lawrence, Clayton, Gilbert and Charlie, and two sisters, Mary Warren and Clema...

James F. Brown

James F. Brown

Apr 23, 2009

James F. Brown, 71, of Bidwell, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born April 1, 1938 in Logan County, West Virginia, son of the late Charlie and Matilda Farley Brown. James was retired from Buckeye Steel. Surviving are two sons, Richard West of Bidwell and James F. VanMeter of Fairborn, Ohio; five...

Stanley Bowman

Stanley Bowman

Apr 21, 2009

Stanley Bowman, 58, of Crown City, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1950 in Lawrence County, Ohio, son of the late Ollie and Margaret Kaiser Bowman. Stanley is survived by three nieces, Mary Ann Johnson and Margaret R. Mooney, both of Crown City, Marjorie Dillon of Clover, SC; and...

Arthur L. Thevenin Jr.

Arthur L. Thevenin Jr.

Apr 15, 2009

Arthur L. Thevenin, Jr. 79, passed away on April 15, 2009 in Harrison, Arkansas. Born December 13, 1929 and raised in Gallipolis, Ohio, he lived most of his life in Columbus, Ohio. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War onboard the USS Oriskany from 1949-1952. His ship was the first to conduct flight operations while sailing around...

Stephanie Dawn Cash

Stephanie Dawn Cash

Apr 13, 2009

Stephanie Dawn Taffie Cash, 31, of Melbourne, Florida, formerly of Gallia County, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2009 in Melbourne, Florida. She was born August 30, 1977 in Gallipolis, Ohio, daughter of James R. Cash and Jeannie Bright Cash, who survive her. Taffie was a vision rehabilitation instructor at the Center for the Visually Impaired in Melbourne, Florida....

Myrl Otto Bailey

Myrl Otto Bailey

Apr 9, 2009

Mr. Myrl Otto Bailey, 97, of Gallipolis, formerly of Muskingum County, Ohio, went to be with the Lord, early Thursday morning, April 9, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. Born June 11, 1911 in Muskingum County, Ohio to the late George and Dora Bailey, Myrl was a farmer for most of his life. He also worked several years at A...

Jerry L. Wade

Jerry L. Wade

Apr 6, 2009

Jerry L. Wade, 72, of Oak Hill formerly Gallipolis, died on Monday, April 6, 2009 at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born November 19, 1936 in Athens County, Ohio the son of the late Floyd and Naomi Fulton Wade. Jerry was married to Pauline Wade and she survives, he was a retired salesman, a member of...

Beverly Elberfeld

Beverly Elberfeld

Apr 5, 2009

Beverly Vandale Elberfeld, 67, of Gallipolis, died on April 5, 2009 at the Holzer Medical Center. Beverly was born in Spencer WV. on March 27, 1942 daughter on the late Charles Beverly and Helen Goad Vandale. She was married to Stephan Renner Elberfeld and he preceded her in death on June 2, 2006. She is survived daughters, Rebecca Bliss Elberfeld...

Robert Wayne Price

Robert Wayne Price

Mar 28, 2009

Robert Wayne 'Rob' Price, of Gallipolis, was taken on Saturday, March 28, 2009 to be with the Lord at the age of 44. He was born August 5, 1964 and in the short time he was here with us, countless memories and friendships were forged that will never be forgotten or replaced. For those blessed enough to know him in...

Robert G. 'Bob' Brumfield

Robert G. 'Bob' Brumfield

Mar 22, 2009

Robert G. 'Bob' Brumfield, 71, of Crown City, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, WV. Bob was born on August 19, 1937 in Lawrence County, Ohio to the late John A. and Ella White Brumfield. He had been a salesman for French City Meats/Landmark for 18 years...

Harold Lloyd Davis

Harold Lloyd Davis

Mar 13, 2009

Harold Lloyd Davis, 82, of Crown City went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2009 at his residence. Harold was born on April 16, 1926 in Gallia County, the son of the late Lowell S. Davis and Francis Campbell Davis Isaacs. He was retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center, a member of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church,...

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