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Brookie B. Henry

Brookie B. Henry

Jun 23, 2017

Brookie B. Henry, 81, of Point Pleasant, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017, at Holzer Senior Care Center, Bidwell, OH. He was born August 12, 1935, in Gallipolis Ferry, a son of the late William Isaac Henry and Violet Orvetta (Meaige) Lee. Brookie was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School Class of 1953. He served his country in the...

Alice Jewell Paxton

Alice Jewell Paxton

Jun 12, 2017

Alice Jewell Paxton, 90, of Point Pleasant, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, at the Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 6, 1926, in Rand, WV, a daughter of the late Bazzle Leroy Williams and Lura Ethel (Simpkins) Williams. Alice was a member of Concord Baptist Church in Henderson. She was a graduate of Morris Harvey...

Jacquelynn Ruth Stanley

Jacquelynn Ruth Stanley

Jun 11, 2017

Jacquelynn Ruth Stanley, 88, of Gallipolis, OH, formerly of Point Pleasant, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Arbors of Gallipolis. Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Kirkland Memorial Gardens in Point Pleasant. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant. Condolences may be expressed to the family and memories may be...

Janique "Janie" Bennett

Janique "Janie" Bennett

Jun 10, 2017

....and her children rise up and call her blessed... Janique (Janie) Mills Hamm Bennett, 87, Point Pleasant, WV, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. As her family gathered to say goodbye, all marveled at this remarkable gentle lady - a wellspring of kindness and love, a powerful Christian witness, all mixed with a...

Steven Wayne Baker

Steven Wayne Baker

Jun 6, 2017

Steven Wayne Baker, 56, of Gallipolis Ferry, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at home. He was born November 19, 1960, in Point Pleasant, a son of Warren Baker of Leon and the late Adda E. (Donohue) Baker. Steve worked as a crane operator at Constellium in Ravenswood. He was a member of the Siloam Lodge 456 F & AM...

Wesley E. "Sonny" Reynolds

Wesley E. "Sonny" Reynolds

May 31, 2017

Wesley Eugene "Sonny" Reynolds, 74, of Point Pleasant, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was born August 4, 1942, in Springfield, OH, a son to the late John Wesley Reynolds and Melva Birchfield Neal. Sonny was a 1961 graduate of Point Pleasant High School. He served his country in the United States Army in the...

Gene R. Hern

Gene R. Hern

May 25, 2017

Gene R. Hern, 87, of Point Pleasant, passed away Thursday May 25, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. He was born November 26, 1929, in Kayford, WV, a son of the late Vernie Hern and Bessie Marie (Poynter) Hern. Gene served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a protestant in faith, and...

Bernice I. Jackson

Bernice I. Jackson

May 24, 2017

Bernice I. Jackson, 83, of Southside, WV, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Point Pleasant. She was born October 10, 1933, in Southside, a daughter of the late Ivan Henderson Newell and Laila Garnet (Dowell) Newell. Bernice was a member and past treasurer of the Beech Hill...

Nancy M. Powell

Nancy M. Powell

May 18, 2017

Nancy Margaret Powell, 73, of Gallipolis Ferry, WV, went home to be with her Lord Thursday, May 18, 2017, at her home. She was born August 2, 1943, in Robertsburg, WV, a daughter of the late Leonard Alexander Dowell and Letha Catherine (Lanier) Dowell. Nancy was a member of the Point of Faith Church in Point Pleasant. She was a...

Beldon V. Grady

Beldon V. Grady

May 17, 2017

Beldon Vermont Grady, 77, of Leon, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington. He was born August 5, 1939, in Leon, a son of the late Londis Owens Grady and Olive Irene (Higginbotham) Grady. Beldon retired from Conrail and Norfolk Southern Railways with 33 years service. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Mercy Hope Bugg

Mercy Hope Bugg

May 11, 2017

Mercy Hope Bugg, infant daughter of Jonathan D. and Jennifer E. (Gilkerson) Bugg, became God's little angel Thursday, May 11, 2017. In addition to her parents Jonathan and Jennifer of Gallipolis Ferry, she is survived by a sister, Patience Grace Bugg; maternal grandmother, Wanda Caldwell and paternal grandmother, Mary Bugg of Gallipolis Ferry; and cousins, Nathaniel L. and Mickaylah Bartoli...

Judith Ann Cremeans

Judith Ann Cremeans

May 10, 2017

Judith Ann "Judy" Cremeans, 77, of Glenwood, WV, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Teays Valley Center in Hurricane, WV. She was born November 27, 1939 in Huntington, a daughter of the late James Russell Duffer and Mildred Eileen (Meadows) Duffer. Judy was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting. She was a Christian and graduate of Hannan High School, Class of...

Christina Joann Rice

Christina Joann Rice

Apr 24, 2017

Christina Joann Rice, 58, of Point Pleasant, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. She was born February 27, 1959, in Gallipolis, a daughter of the late Densil O. Sayre and Jessie B. (Tucker) Sayre. Chris was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School Class of 1977 and member of The Church of Jesus Christ...

Gertrude E. Holland

Gertrude E. Holland

Apr 7, 2017

Gertrude Esther Holland, 91, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with her Lord Friday, April 7, 2017, at home surrounded by family. She was born January 2, 1926, in Point Pleasant, a daughter of the late Charles Luther Hesson and Ona Jane (Stover) Hesson. Gertrude was a homemaker and attended Heights United Methodist Church in Point Pleasant. In addition...

Dennis D. Bush

Dennis D. Bush

Apr 7, 2017

Dennis Dean Bush, 70, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at his home. He was born July 26, 1946, in Gallipolis Ferry, a son of the late Woodrow Bush and Evelyn Marie (Carlyle) Bush. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Mason Lee Bush, Norman Eugene Bush, Dwaine Franklin Bush, and a...

Carl Ray Wilson Sr.

Carl Ray Wilson Sr.

Mar 30, 2017

Carl Ray Wilson Sr., 71, of Leon, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, at home surrounded by family. He was born May 25, 1945, in Leon, a son of the late Brother Wilson Sr. and Bessie (Rollins) Wilson. Carl Ray was a United States Army Veteran and retired employee of the City Sewer Plant in Fostoria, OH. He was a member...

Kathleen M. Rulen

Kathleen M. Rulen

Mar 27, 2017

Kathleen M. (Raike) Rulen, 84, of Culloden, WV formerly of Gallipolis Ferry, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at the Cabell Health Center in Culloden. She was born May 10, 1932, in Gallipolis Ferry, a daughter of the late Douglas Raike Sr. and Aileen (Wolfe) Raike. Kathleen was a member of Faith Gospel Church in Gallipolis Ferry. She was a...

Nancy Jane Nibert

Nancy Jane Nibert

Mar 26, 2017

Nancy Jane (Dial) Nibert, 87, of Apple Grove, went to Heaven March 26, 2017. She was born December 21, 1929, in West Huntington, WV, the youngest child of the late Rev. Robert Jefferson Dial and Bonnie Dora Maxwell Dial. Nancy lived and attended school in Huntington, until 1942 when she and her parents moved to a farm on the river...

Betty N . Capehart

Betty N . Capehart

Mar 23, 2017

Mrs. Betty N. (Shinn) Capehart, 85, of New Haven, went to be with her Lord Thursday, March 23, 2017. She was born August 31, 1931, in Leon, WV, the eleventh of twelve children of the late Glenna Lee Shinn and Audrey Belle (Jividen) Shinn. Betty attended Leon Elementary School and graduated from Point Pleasant High School Class of 1949. She...

Eileen A. Likens

Eileen A. Likens

Mar 22, 2017

Eileen A. (Roush) Likens, 84, of Gallipolis Ferry, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Holzer Senior Care in Bidwell, OH. She was born October 5, 1932, in Henderson, a daughter of the late Howard Joseph Roush and Opal Frances (Henry) Roush. Eileen was a member of the Concord Baptist Church in Henderson. She was...

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