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Stacy Smith
Mar 8, 2020
Stacy Smith, 56, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, OH. She was born July 3, 1963, in Gallipolis, OH, a daughter of Michael "Mickey" E. Whalen of Point Pleasant and the late Ann Y. (Williams) Whalen. Stacy was employed at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis for...
Robert Allen Weethee Sr.
Mar 2, 2020
Robert Allen Weethee Sr., 60, of Gallipolis Ferry, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, in Gallipolis, OH. He was born December 8, 1959, in Columbus, OH, a son of the late John Wesley Weethee Sr. and Okla E. (Messick) Weethee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Sharon Sheline; and brothers, Clinton Weethee and...
Jeremy David Legg
Feb 25, 2020
Jeremy David Legg, 28, of Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of Gallipolis Ferry, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, in Atchison County, Missouri from injuries received in an auto accident. He was born April 8, 1991, in Gallipolis, OH, a son of Michael Douglas Legg and Deborah Sue (Blake) Legg of Gallipolis Ferry. Jeremy was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School Class...
Jason Robert Swain
Feb 21, 2020
Jason Robert Swain, 46, of Point Pleasant, died Friday, February 21, 2020, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Point Pleasant. He was born August 9, 1973, in Dallas, Texas, a son of the late Bobby "Bob" Joe Swain and Wanda Lee (Hazelwood) Swain of Point Pleasant. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by maternal...
Lois Jean Payne
Feb 15, 2020
Lois Jean (Little) Payne, 77, of Point Pleasant, formerly of Pomeroy, OH, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, in Huntington, WV. She was born February 24, 1942, in Logan, WV, a daughter of the late Hubert Stafford and Frankie (Cummings) Stafford. Lois was a graduate of Pomeroy High...
Howard Delane Knopp
Feb 13, 2020
Howard Delane Knopp, 81, of Leon, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. He was born May 9, 1938, in Standish, MI and raised on a large farm in Roane County, WV. He graduated from Spencer High School and served proudly in the United States Coast Guard from 1957 to 1967. He worked for...
Rosa L. Withers
Feb 13, 2020
Rosa L. Withers, 92, of Apple Grove, went home to be with her Lord Thursday , February 13, 2020, at home. She was born January 26, 1928, in Ashton, a daughter of the late Winfred Gillispie and Mary Edith (Dunfee) Gillispie. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Withers; sons, Charles Withers...
Gay Otis Meeks
Feb 10, 2020
Gay Otis Meeks, 83, of Gallipolis Ferry, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. He was born June 29, 1936, in Gallipolis Ferry, a son of the late Charles Samuel Meeks and Ruth Belle (Jones) Meeks. Gay was a retired welder from American Car and Foundry of Huntington, WV. In addition to...
Margaret Ann Estep
Jan 30, 2020
Margaret Ann (Cook) Estep, 73, of West Columbia, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Lakin Hospital in West Columbia. She was born September 6, 1946, in Anniston, Alabama, a daughter of the late Ernest Monroe Cook and Dorothy May (Vardaman) Cook. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Jane Armstrong. Margaret is...
Brad Allen Staats
Jan 15, 2020
Brad Allen Staats, 43, of West Columbia, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. He was born August 16, 1976, in Gallipolis, OH, a son of Max L. Staats and Jeanie (Boggs) Staats. Brad was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Robert and Dorothy (Willet) Boggs and paternal grandparents, Stanley and Helen Staats....
Richard Lee Pyles
Jan 12, 2020
Richard L. "Sticks" Pyles, 83, of Gallipolis Ferry, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at home. He was born April 19, 1936, in Gallipolis Ferry, a son of the late Charles Edward Pyles Sr. and Ethel Mae (Love) Pyles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Kathaleen (McCoy) Pyles; brothers, Payton Pyles, Everett...
Charles Robert Blessing
Jan 5, 2020
Charles Robert "Bob" Blessing, 78, of Point Pleasant, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020, at home surrounded by family. He was born October 26, 1941, in Mason, WV, a son of the late Charles Gordon Blessing and Clara Mae (Thomas) Blessing. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Brad Bonice. Bob was a member...
Cebert R. Riddle
Dec 31, 2019
Cebert R. Riddle, 91, of Point Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was born November 28, 1928, in Hurricane, WV, a son of the late Fitzhugh McKinnley Riddle and Reva Inez (Ashworth) Riddle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Hilda J. Riddle; one sister, Erma Bays; and a infant brother, Eddie...
Melissa "Missy" Sue Thomas
Dec 30, 2019
Melissa "Missy" S. Thomas, 41, of Leon, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at home. She was born February 17, 1978, in Point Pleasant, a daughter of the late Linda S. (Smith) Bates and Frank Bates. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Ian Christopher Thomas; and grandmother, Martha Jane Smith. Missy was...
Linda Lou Gandee
Dec 28, 2019
Linda Lou Gandee, 59, of Leon, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, December 28, 2019, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Point Pleasant. She was born June 2, 1960, in Columbus, OH, a daughter of the late Gerrell Lee DeWeese and Catherine Margaret (Hart) DeWeese. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Gene Austin Moore
Dec 25, 2019
Coach Gene Austin "Groundhog" Moore, 70, of Point Pleasant, WV, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at home surrounded by family. He was born October 3, 1949, in Point Pleasant, a son of the late Capt. Goffrey Dale Moore and Louise Immogene (Vaughan) Moore. Gene was a member of Sandhill Church of Christ in Point Pleasant. He was a graduate...
Phyllis Ann Ferguson
Dec 21, 2019
Phyllis Ann Ferguson, 86, of Point Pleasant, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Arbors of Pomeroy, OH. She was born December 28, 1932, in Henderson, a daughter of the late Edmund Mayes and Frances Estaline Mayes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Chalmers Walter Ferguson; a stepdaughter, Priscilla Noble;...
Jack Lewis Pyles
Dec 8, 2019
Jack Lewis Pyles, 90, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with his Lord Sunday, December 8, 2019, at home surrounded by family. He was born March 8, 1929, in Gallipolis Ferry, a son of the late Charles E. Pyles Sr. and Ethel Mae (Love) Pyles. Jack was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Point Pleasant...
Linda "Frances" Gardner
Dec 8, 2019
Linda "Frances" Gardner, 90, of Point Pleasant, died Sunday, December 8, 2019, at the home of her son, Richard Dale Gardner in Gallipolis, OH. She was born February 18, 1929, to the late Morgan and Alma O'Neil of Leon, WV. Frances attended Bear Wallow School in Leon and worked at Quality Manufacturing and Sylvania before marrying her husband, Richard F....
Robert Lowell Allen
Dec 1, 2019
Robert Lowell Allen, 85, of Gallipolis, OH, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, OH. He was born December 3, 1933, in Point Pleasant, a son of the late Raymond W. Allen and Marcia M. (Mittendorf) Allen. Lowell attended Pleasant View Church in Gallipolis Ferry, WV. He served his country honorably in the United States Army...
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