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Alan Gregory Brillhart
Feb 27, 2010
Alan Gregory Brillhart, 50, of Point Pleasant went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the University Wisconsin Hospital Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin. He was born December 26, 1959, in Charleston, a son of A.G. Brillhart II and Carolyn S. (Blake) Brillhart of Point Pleasant. Alan was a self employed contractor, and had worked for the Barnett...
Richard L. Edwards
Feb 26, 2010
Richard L. Edwards, 85, of Apple Grove, West Virginia, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at Holzer Senior Care in Bidwell, Ohio. He was born December 2, 1924 at Red Jacket, WV, son of the late Walter Edwards and Mary (Clay) Edwards. Richard was a World War II Army veteran, a member of the First Baptist Church of Varney in Varney,...
Teddy Gene Rainey
Feb 23, 2010
Teddy "T.G." Gene Rainey, 45 of Gallipolis Ferry, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. He was born June 26, 1964 in Gallipolis, Ohio, the son of Ernest "Jake" William Rainey and Teddy Rose (Meaige) Rainey of Gallipolis Ferry. T.G. was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School, a farmer, former construction worker, former employee...
Linda Sue Hood
Feb 22, 2010
Linda Sue (Allen) Hood, 56, of Henderson,WV, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at St. Marys Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a 1971 graduate of Wayne High School, Wayne, WV. Linda was born June 12, 1953 in Huntington, WV to the late Claude Eugene Allen Sr. and Mary Frances (Ward) Allen. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Earl Wayne Keister
Feb 11, 2010
Earl Wayne Keister, 63, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Mason Co., died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Veterans Hospital in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was born February 27, 1946 in Point Pleasant, a son of the late Peter Keister and Garnett (Huffman) Keister. Earl Wayne was a U. S. Army veteran and war hero serving during the Vietnam Era for which...
Danny Crawford
Feb 9, 2010
Danny Crawford, 59, of West Columbia formerly of Alum Creek, WV died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Lakin Hospital. He was born July 7, 1950 in Alum Creek, son of the late Oliver Crawford and Lelah (Crowe) Crawford. Surviving are three sisters, Kathy Crawford of Alum Creek, Annette Holstein of Whitesville, and Linda Holstein of Alum Creek; two brothers, Jerry...
Loretta M. Wamsley
Feb 8, 2010
Loretta M. Wamsley, 81 of Point Pleasant, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 8, 2010. She was born July 27, 1928 in Buffalo, WV, a daughter of the late Marion F. and Myrtle E. (Cornell) Thomas. Loretta was a loving and devoted mother and had been employed by several local businesses during her lifetime. She was...
Freda Lois (Lee) Wood
Feb 5, 2010
Freda Lois (Lee) Wood, 92, of Henderson, WV went home to be with her Lord Friday, February 5, 2010. She was born December 26, 1917 in Henderson, a daughter of the late Fred Lee and Isabelle May (Hern) Lee. Freda was a woman of integrity, with a strong faith in the Lord, and was loved by her family and many...
Gordon Hubert Gillispie
Jan 27, 2010
Gordon Hubert Gillispie, 76, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Wednesday January 27, 2010 at his home. He was born March 12, 1933 in Buffalo, WV to the late David Gillispie and Elizabeth Ellen (Barber) Gillispie. Gordon attended the Wyoma Pentecostal Church at Gallipolis Ferry, and had worked on the river. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Freda Mae Crum
Jan 19, 2010
Freda M. Crum, 70, of Glenwood, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Lakin Hospital. She was a homemaker, had attended the Glenwood Church of Christ, and was a member of the Ceredo Church of Christ. Freda was born April 13, 1939 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Charles Emery Douglas and Rosie (Blevins) Douglas. In addition to her...
Sfc, Retired, Van William Bernard
Jan 15, 2010
SFC, Retired, Van William Bernard, 77, of Point Pleasant, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was a retired chemical operator from Akzo with 25 years service, a U.S. Army veteran retired with 20 years service, and a member of the American Legion Post No. 23 of Point Pleasant. Van was born September 3, 1932 in Leon,...
Ronnie David Rainey
Jan 11, 2010
Ronnie D. Rainey, 61, of Gallipolis Ferry, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at CAMC Teays Valley Hospital in Hurricane, WV. He was a boilermaker with 35 years service, a member of the Boilermakers Union Local No. 667, and also a member of American Legion Post No. 23 of Point Pleasant. Ronnie was born January 14, 1948 in Gallipolis, Ohio to...
Doris Ann Long
Jan 9, 2010
Doris Ann (Humphreys) Long 81, of Point Pleasant, WV, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. She was a graduate of Elkview High School and St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a Health Nurse and a nurse at Pleasant Valley Hospital where she was Director of Nurses, as well as an operating room nurse. She...
Warren "Jack" Sturgeon Jr.
Jan 7, 2010
Warren "Jack" Sturgeon Jr., 74, of Gallipolis Ferry, WV, died Thursday, January 7, 2010 at home. He was a graduate of Hannan High School class of 1954, a former United States Navy Reservist, and a member of the Old Westminister Church of Gallipolis Ferry. Jack served as a member of the Mason County Fair Board, the Mason County Board of...
Richard Preston Thomas
Jan 6, 2010
Richard Preston Thomas, 75, of Point Pleasant, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. He was a retired crane operator with A.E.P. River Transportation Division, a U. S. Army veteran serving in the 82nd Airborne, had attended Bellemead United Methodist Church in Point Pleasant, and was a member of the United Steel Workers Local No....
Mikki Lou Rickard-Watson
Dec 21, 2009
Mikki Lou Rickard-Watson, 44, of Proctorville, OH, died Monday, December 21, 2009 at her home. She was a registered nurse and formerly attended the First Church of the Nazarene of Point Pleasant. Mikki was born May 10, 1965 in Washington, DC, daughter of William Hugh Rickard and Dotty Lou (Baker) Rickard of Point Pleasant. She was preceded in death by...
Paul Allen Wolfe
Dec 18, 2009
Paul Allen Wolfe, 59, of Leon, WV died Friday, December 18, 2009 at home. He was a deckhand with M & G Towing with 18 years service, and had served in the Army National Guard. Paul was born January 14, 1950 in Syracuse, Ohio to the late Raymond A. Wolfe and Virginia A. (Hall) Wolfe. In addition to his parents,...
Richard Daran Raike
Nov 12, 2009
Richard Daran Raike, 80, of Gallipolis Ferry died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at his residence. He was retired with 40 years of service from M.T. Epling Sand & Gravel. Richard was born January 20, 1929 in Gallipolis, OH, son of the late Douglas Raike and Allene (Wolfe) Raike. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Justin Wayne Fowler
Nov 6, 2009
Justin W. Fowler, 59, of Point Pleasant died Friday, November 6, 2009 at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a graduate of Point Pleasant High School with Class of 1970, a member of the United Mine Workers, and had worked as a miner for 28 years at the Meigs Mine No. 31. Justin was born December 11, 1949...
Bill L. Brady
Nov 5, 2009
"Amazing Dad" and "Dan Dan", Bill L. Brady, 77, of Gallipolis, Ohio, departed this life Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant. He was the former plant manager and worldwide manufacturing manager of AKZO Chemical with 40 years service, and former owner of Oscar's Restaurant in Gallipolis. Bill was a graduate of University of Texas, and...
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