Arthur I Duty
Oct 27, 2013
Arthur I. Duty, 81, of Patriot, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center. He was born on August 7, 1932 in Ragland, WV, son of the late John C. and Nola Curry Duty. Arthur was a retired SFC US Army serving both in the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a farmer...
David Brian Wise
Oct 25, 2013
David Brian Wise, of Gallipolis, Ohio, a loving son, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, October 25, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center with his mother, brother and aunt by his side. He was 56 years old. He was born on January 26, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio. David was the firstborn of Constance Preston Wise and the late Kenneth I. Wise....
Jean Wilson
Oct 25, 2013
Jean Wilson, 85, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 25, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center. She was born September 11, 1928 in Pleasant City, Ohio, daughter of the late George Washington and Florence Evelyn Sowards Church. Jean was married to Cliff Wilson on December 20, 1948 and he survives her. She...
Evelyn K. Sisson
Oct 24, 2013
Evelyn K. Sisson, 80, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born March 30, 1933 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Kenneth Swisher and Alice Mae Kail Swisher. Evelyn was married to Richard John Sisson and he preceded her in death on August 20, 1994....
Naomi Roush
Oct 22, 2013
Naomi Roush, 81, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born April 2, 1932 in Gallia County, daughter of the late Sanford C. and Lullia Wickline Wise. Naomi married Howard H. Roush on June 12, 1955 in Gallia County, Ohio and he preceded her in death...
Amy Josette Boster
Oct 21, 2013
Amy Josette Paddock Boster, 61, of Seville, Ohio, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 at her residence. She was born March 14, 1952 in Dover, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph E. Paddock and Virginia E. Spathe Paddock, who survives her. She grew up in Tiffin, Ohio. Amy married Allan Boster in 1984 and he also...
Virginia M. Robinson
Oct 17, 2013
Virginia M. Robinson, 91, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Holzer Senior Care Center. She was born December 29, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Ussher Nimrichter. Virginia was married to Harold G. Robinson and he preceded her in death on August 21, 1990. She was a homemaker who enjoyed...
Eva A. Walker
Oct 16, 2013
Eva A. Walker, 96, of Gallipolis, went home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 5, 1917 in Buffalo, West Virginia, daughter of the late John and Amy C. Adkins Wright. She was a homemaker and member of Promised Land Community Church. Surviving are two sons, Carroll Jean Walker and...
Lula Mae "Dudy" Adkins
Oct 9, 2013
Lula Mae “Dudy” Adkins of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center. Dudy was born Lula Mae Burns on November 18, 1934 to the late Jewett and Almeda Burns. She was preceded in death by her two brothers Roy and Ray Burns and sister Louise Sargent. She is survived by brother Larry (Mary) Burns....
Ronald E. Knotts Jr.
Oct 7, 2013
Ronald E. Knotts Jr., 66, of Gallipolis, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013 at the James Cancer Center. He was born November 6, 1946 in Charleston, West Virginia, son of the late Ronald E. Knotts Sr. and Daisy E. Slayton Knotts, who survives him. Ronald was married to Lois Albright on July 17, 1987. He was employed at GKN...
Roy Wesley Blankenship
Oct 6, 2013
Roy Wesley Blankenship, 83, of Gallipolis, went to join his Lord in Heaven on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his home. Born March 27, 1930 in Portsmouth, Ohio, Roy was the son of the late Ollie and Dora Reed Blankenship. He was married to Joyce Howerton Blankenship and she preceded him in death in 2009. He was a U.S. Army...
Rebecca Tish Damron Hingst
Oct 5, 2013
Rebecca ( Tish ) Damron Hingst, 59, of Des Lacs, North Dakota, formerly of Gallipolis, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Rebecca attended Gallia Academy High School Class of 1971. She loved driving her kids on the school bus working for Minot Public Schools. She loved spending...
Don M. Brown
Oct 4, 2013
Don M. Brown, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013 at Overbrook Center, Middleport, Ohio. He was born January 19, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana, son of the late Lee and Jessie Williams Brown. Don was married to M. Darlene Brown and she preceded him in death on September 13, 2001. Don was the owner of Gallia...
Elizabeth Betty Kerns
Oct 4, 2013
Elizabeth Betty Kerns, 91, a resident of Abbyshire Place, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013. She previously lived on Shoestring Ridge for twenty years. She was a member of Elizabeth Chapel Church and a Ladies Aid. Betty was preceded in death by her husband George Kerns, brother Bud Raygo, and sister Maye Lemery. Surviving are her daughter, Patti Steinmetz...
Richard E. Northup
Oct 3, 2013
Richard E. Northup, 62, of Bidwell, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Holzer Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1951 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Charles Lowell and Ardilia Cantrell Northup. Surviving are his companion, Debbie Boothe of Bidwell; two sons, Joshua A. (Angel) Northup of Gallipolis and Richard...
Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Fennessy
Sep 29, 2013
Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Fennessy, 53, of Gallipolis, formerly of Deerfield, Illinois, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Betsy was born September 21, 1960 in Summit, New Jersey, daughter of the late John and Mary O’Neil Prudden. She worked at Infocision for 3 ½ years. Betsy was married to David E. Fennessy...
Barbara A Smeltzer
Sep 27, 2013
Barbara A. Smeltzer, 77, of Gallipolis, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 27, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 14, 1936 in Gallia County, Ohio, daughter of the late Joseph A. and Etta Luikart. She was married to William O. Smeltzer, whom she assisted in his accounting business, on October 25, 1986. Surviving is her Husband William O....
Gary A. Miller
Sep 12, 2013
Gary A. Miller, 61, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born May 29, 1952 in Charleston, West Virginia, son of James Bert Miller, who survives him and the late Pauline Atkins Miller. Gary married LaDonna J. Blankenship on June 10, 1978 in Gallipolis and she...
Charla C. Evans
Sep 12, 2013
Charla C. Evans, 68, of Gallipolis, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 28, 1945 in Oakland, California, daughter of the late Charles and Flora How Cox. Charla was married to Merrill L. Evans and he preceded her in death on September 4, 2007. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Dr....
David P. Winston
Sep 11, 2013
David P. Winston, 72, of Galloway, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio. He was born December 20, 1940 in Gallia County, Ohio, son of the late Elmar and Mary Helen Shaver Winston. David was a Rio Grande High School graduate. He retired from Westinghouse Corporation and was a member of Broadman Baptist...
