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Alven L. Mooney
Apr 22, 2020
Alven L. Mooney, 93, of Crown City, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by his children. He was born on Christmas Day 1926 to Clarence E. Mooney and Rosa Galloway Mooney. Alven was a lifelong resident of Gallia County. He was a proud WWII Army Veteran. Alven was a farmer; he raised tobacco and Polled...
Leoma J. Waugh
Apr 19, 2020
Leoma J. Waugh, 85, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at home. She was born on January 17, 1935 in Chesapeake, Ohio to Hobart and Gladie Langdon Snyder. In addition to her parents, Leoma was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret and Sylvia and two brothers, Bernard and Sherlie. Also preceding Leoma in death were...
Lora Duty
Apr 19, 2020
Lora Duty, 52, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on April 19, 2020 at King’s Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Born on November 25, 1967 in Frankfort, Kentucky, Lora was the daughter of the late Arthur I. and Nancy Hall Duty. Lora had farmed and had worked for Angell Accounting. She loved her cats; she also loved to walk and...
Ronald K. Nicholas
Apr 14, 2020
GALLIPOLIS – Ronald K. Nicholas, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at home. He was born August 21, 1942, in Huntington, WV, son of the late Homer Turley Nicholas and Leon Nicholas Scarberry. Ron is survived by his loving wife of almost 59 years, Barbara K. (Belville) Nicholas, whom he married on July 15, 1961, in...
Andrew S. Chapman
Apr 12, 2020
Andrew S. Chapman, 75, of Navarre, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, died Sunday morning, April 12, 2020 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after a battle with cancer. Born on June 5, 1944 in Naugatuck, West Virginia, Andy was the son of the late Zeph and Gypsie Chapman. In addition to his parents, Andy was preceded in death by a...
Ralph E. Steinbeck
Apr 9, 2020
Ralph E. Steinbeck, 60, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his residence. Born on May 25, 1959 in Gallipolis, Ohio, Ralph was the son of Mary Catherine Rife Steinbeck Flood of Gallipolis and the late John Christian Steinbeck. On December 3, 1988, Ralph married Teresa Hall Steinbeck in Gallipolis. Ralph was a graduate of Gallia...
George R. "Richard" Church
Apr 8, 2020
George R. “Richard” Church, 84, of Coolville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Maple Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation in McArthur, Ohio. Born on July 6, 1935 in Crown City, Ohio, Richard was the son of the late Stanley C. and Clarice Mae Fife Church. Richard graduated from Fairland High School, served in the U.S. Army, and retired...
Carl Lynn Clark
Apr 6, 2020
Carl Lynn Clark, 75, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away peacefully at his home with family on April 6, 2020 after a long battle with dementia. Born on October 28, 1944 in Bladen Landing, Ohio, Carl was the son of the late E. Franklin and Virginia Dare Randolph Clark. On August 11, 1965, Carl married Judith Bomgardner, who survives him in...
Regina Ann Chrisemer
Apr 6, 2020
Regina Ann Chrisemer, 68, of Gallipolis passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Arbors at Gallipolis. Born on February 17, 1952 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Regina was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Olive Thompson Meade. In addition to her parents, Regina was preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce and Teresa and a brother, Ralph....
Loretta S. Shaffer
Apr 1, 2020
Loretta S. Shaffer, 64, of Gallipolis passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Ohio State University Medical Center. Born on October 24, 1955 in Gallia County, Ohio, Loretta was the daughter of the late Vance A. and Rosalee McGuire Dray. Loretta was a homemaker who volunteered at the Gallipolis New Life Lutheran Church clothing giveaways. Loretta is survived by...
Diana Lynn Weatherford
Mar 25, 2020
Diana Lynn Weatherford, 71, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Oakwood Community Health Center in Jackson, Ohio. Born on November 28, 1948 in Gallia County, Ohio, Diana was the daughter of the late Milo Wilson and Lula Ethel Sheets Fellure. Diana was married to Herman C. Weatherford, who survives her in Gallipolis. Diana is survived...
Jo Ann White
Mar 23, 2020
Jo Ann White, 67, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on January 14, 1953 in Gallia County, Ohio, Jo Ann was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Helma Hill DeVault. On February 19, 1971, Jo Ann married Roger L. White, who survives her in Gallipolis. Jo...
Marjorie A. Moody
Mar 20, 2020
Marjorie A. Moody, 93, of Cheshire, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Overbrook Care Center in Middleport, Ohio. Born on June 10, 1926 in Roseville, Ohio, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Katie Brumage King. Marjorie was married to George Richard Moody, who preceded her in death on February 26, 2003. She was...
Frances M. Saunders
Mar 17, 2020
Frances M. Saunders, 76, of Bidwell, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. Born on February 22, 1944 in Gallia County, Ohio, Frances was the daughter of the late John B. and Ethel Mildred Harrison McGuire. Frances was married to Joseph Saunders, who preceded her in death in 2010. She...
Ruth Ann Sims
Mar 16, 2020
Ruth Ann Sims, 72, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Holzer Senior Care. Born April 14, 1947 in Gallia County, Ohio, Ruth was the daughter of the late Norma J. Evans Sims and Herman Sims, Jr. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, Sherman Parsons. She attended Bulaville Christian Church. Ruth is survived...
Michael Lee Crites
Mar 16, 2020
Michael Lee Crites, 65, of Patriot Ohio, passed away in his home Monday, March 16, 2020. Mike was a graduate of West Virginia University and a die-hard Mountaineer fan, despite all efforts to convert him to a UK fan. He was a loving husband, father, & grandfather and will be missed dearly. Mike was born in Akron,Ohio and was preceded...
Carroll Dwayne Boster
Mar 13, 2020
Carroll Dwayne Boster, 62, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Dwayne was born on June 28, 1957 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Carroll D. Boster and Thelma Spurlock Barcus. He is survived by children, Mandie Boster, Luke Boster and Lyndon Montgomery, Step daughter Angelina Ashworth;...
Helen E. "Peach" Watson
Mar 12, 2020
Helen E. “Peach” Watson, 57, of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Holzer Medical Center. Born on May 1, 1962 in Gallia County, Ohio, Peach was the daughter of the late Charles Bays and Virginia Faulkner Chapman. Peach was a full-time grandma. Peach is survived by her son, Drew (Megan) Watson of Gallipolis; granddaughter, Kenedi Watson...
Anna Jean Baker
Mar 12, 2020
Anna Jean Baker, 90, of Williamsburg, Virginia, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the home of her daughter Cindy. Jean was born on August 27, 1929 in Logan, West Virginia, daughter of the late Clyde T. and Danise H. Holroyd Mitchell. She had been a registered Nurse at Holzer Medical Center and a graduate...
Betty Jo Baldwin
Mar 11, 2020
Betty Jo Baldwin, 89, of Gallipolis, Ohio was born on March 11, 1931 and went to be with her Lord and Savior on her birthday, March 11, 2020, at Holzer Medical Center. She will be celebrating her birthday in Heaven surrounded by a host of angels. Betty was born in Gallipolis, Ohio and grew up in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia....
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