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Penny Ann Swisher
Jul 18, 2016
Penny A. Swisher, 67, of Point Pleasant, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at home. She was born June 21, 1949, in Gallipolis, a daughter of the late Bruce E. Dennis and Sybil A. (Wood) Dennis. Penny was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School Class of 1967 and the Gallipolis Business College. She retired as Executive Secretary for Special...
Donnie (Don) Brown
Jul 13, 2016
Donnie (Don) Brown, 67, of Point Pleasant, completed his earthly journey today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Born in Hardy, Pike County, KY on March 18, 1949, to Millie (Scott) Brown and Claude Brown, who both preceded him in death. Don leaves behind in the loving care of the Lord Jesus; his precious, caring and loving wife, Tammy, who was always...
Angela Lynn Lathey
Jul 8, 2016
Angela Lynn Lathey, 40, of Gallipolis, died Friday, July 8, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was born October 4, 1975, in Point Pleasant, a daughter of the late Randy Wayne Colegrove and Rebecca L. (Berkley) Grueser of Letart. Angela was a guard at the Lakin Correctional Facility with the rank of Lieutenant. In addition to her father, she was...
Edward Wallis Thomas
Jul 5, 2016
Edward Wallis Thomas, 84, of Point Pleasant, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at home with his family by his side. He was born November 21, 1931, in Newlyn, WV (Fayette County), a son of the late Harry Pentreath Thomas and Mary Ann (Binns) Thomas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Doris...
Melissa Dawn Akers
Jun 27, 2016
Melissa Dawn Akers, 50, of Point Pleasant, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at her home. She was born July 8, 1965, in Ripley, WV, a daughter of the late Kenneth Lloyd Friend and Opal Marie (Miller) Friend. Melissa was a graduate of Wahama High School Class of 1983 and a nursing assistant and nursing secretary at Pleasant Valley Nursing and...
George Leonard Grimm
Jun 27, 2016
George Leonard Grimm, 88, of Letart, died Monday, June 27, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was born April 5, 1928, in Letart, a son of the late George Alton Grimm and Virginia Dare (Roush) Grimm. George graduated from East Liverpool High School and from 1949 to 1953 served his country honorably in the United States Navy on the USS...
Randall Lewis Wedge
Jun 23, 2016
Randall "Randy" Lewis Wedge, 58, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his home. He was born March 17, 1958, in Point Pleasant, a son of the late Lewis Everett Wedge and Alpha Louise (Keefer) Wedge of Point Pleasant. Randy was a retired pilot from AEP River Transportation and a member of...
Nancy Ellen Eads
Jun 23, 2016
Nancy Ellen Eads, 65, of West Columbia, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. She was born September 14, 1950, in Ravenswood, WV, a daughter of the late Paul Robert Anderson and Peggy Dee (Riggs) Anderson. Nancy was a member of Heights United Methodist Church, where she was active with the United Methodist...
Maxine Glendal Williamson
Jun 22, 2016
Maxine Glendal Williamson, 90, of Southside, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at home with her family by her side. She was born December 17, 1925, in Pliny, a daughter of the late Walter Wears and Truba Tracy (Weatherholt) Wears. Maxine was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Southside. She was active in the community with the Mason County 4-H,...
John William Nibert Sr.
Jun 17, 2016
John William Nibert Sr. (PaPaw), 94, of Point Pleasant, born September 10, 1921, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. John was the son of the late Dewey and Bessie (Burris) Nibert of Gallipolis Ferry. He graduated from Point Pleasant High School Class of 1940 and played an active role in the Alumni Association....
Carl Michael Bentley Sr.
Jun 17, 2016
Carl Michael Bentley Sr., 59, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Friday, June 17, 2016, at home. He was born April 15, 1957, in Mansfield, Ohio, a son of the late Ernest Bentley and Alline (Cain) Bentley of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Carl was retired from Alcoa in Cleveland, OH, as a machine technician and was a member of United Auto Workers of...
Bonnie Lou Mccoy
Jun 17, 2016
Bonnie Lou McCoy, 55, of Henderson, died Friday, June 17, 2016, at home. She was born November 1, 1960, in Point Pleasant, a daughter of the late Captain William "Bill" Patterson and Virginia Ann (Mayes) Patterson. Bonnie was a member of the House of Praise and Worship Church. She was also a homemaker and member of Kanawha Valley Campgrounds. In...
Clarence Denver Glenn
May 29, 2016
Clarence Denver Glenn, 92, of Southside, died Sunday, May 29, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. He was born December 16, 1923, in Southside, a son of the late Clarence Thomas Glenn and Dora Elizabeth (Dowell) Glenn. Denver was a member of Beech Hill United Methodist Church and the church Board of Trustees. He served his country honorably in...
James R. "Bobby" Garrett
May 17, 2016
James Robert "Bobby" Garrett, 64, of Point Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Hospital, in Point Pleasant. He was born April 8, 1952, in Point Pleasant, a son of the late Billie Winifred Garrett. Bobby was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School Class of 1971, a member of Loyal Order of Moose, Sons of the...
Ellen L. "Sally" Cole
May 11, 2016
Ellen Lunora "Sally" Cole, 77, of Washington, WV, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. She was born November 15, 1938, in Mason County, WV, a daughter of the late William H. and Hazel E. (Sayre) Herdman. Sally was a loving mother and grandmother. She had many hobbies including quilting, gardening and reading and...
Patsy "Pat" Irene Matthews
Apr 28, 2016
Patsy I. "Pat" Matthews, 86, of Point Pleasant, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at the Hubbard Hospice House, in Charleston. She was born November 27, 1929, in Chillicothe, OH, a daughter of the late Everett Newman and Ollie (Henneberger) Newman. Pat was a homemaker and an outstanding cook. She enjoyed golfing, playing bridge and traveling. She had also worked...
Lilly Faye Lanham
Apr 26, 2016
Lilly Faye Lanham, 86, of Point Pleasant, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, WV. She was born January 17, 1930, in Fraziers Bottom, a daughter of the late Delbert Carney Staats and Clara (Lilly) Staats. Lilly Faye graduated from Ripley High School in 1947, and from Marshall College (University) in 1951, with a...
Rev. Bobby Lee Woods
Apr 21, 2016
Rev. Bobby Lee Woods, 86, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Abbyshire Place, Bidwell, OH. He was born March 18, 1930, in Edwight, WV, a son of the late Edgar Wood and Myrell (Hughes) Wood. Bobby served his country honorably in the United States Army and had been a member of...
Charles M. "Jinks" Hudson
Apr 17, 2016
Charles Mason "Jinks" Hudson, 71, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Sunday, April 17, 2016, at home. He was born October 15, 1944, in Henderson, a son of the late Robert M. Hudson and Katherine Marie (Ord) Hudson. Jinks served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of American Legion Post 23 of Point...
Wanda Kay Smith
Apr 17, 2016
Wanda Kay Smith, 62, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with her Lord Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 19, 1954, in Lizemores, WV, a daughter of the late Leo Otto Sanders and Lydia Lockwood (Elliott) Sanders. Wanda was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Point Pleasant....
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