Nellie Ruth Wilson Grover Nellie Ruth Wilson Grover, 71, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on April 30, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. She maintained a positive attitude during this time. Nellie was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was born on May 31, 1941, in Carpenter, Ohio, daughter of the late Finley Curtis Wilson and Evelyn Thomas Wilson. She was a long-time member of the TOPS club.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death ...
Wanda Jean Lee Wanda Jean Lee, age 84, of Gallipolis (Kanauga Community), died Friday afternoon, April 26, 2013, at Holzer Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Denny Coburn officiating. Burial will follow in the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Point Pleas...
Larry E. Barton Larry E. Barton, 72, of Reedsville, Ohio, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, Ohio with John Mark Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the Eden Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic services will held at 8 p.m.
Dottie June Oliver Dottie June Oliver, 68, of West Columbia, W.Va., died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, with services beginning at 1 p.m., at the Foglesong-Rough Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Glenn Rowe.
John William Cook, Jr. John William Cook, Jr., 81, of Henderson, W.Va., died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Rev. Alfred Holley and Speaker Ronnie Cremeans officiating. Burial will follow in Beale Chapel Cemetery at Apple Grove, W.Va. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.
Gladys June Skeens Gladys June Skeens, 80, of Letart, W.Va., died Sunday April 28, 2013.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday May 2, 2013, at the Fogelsong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday May 2, 2013 at the Fogelsong-Roush Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Graham Cemetery in New Haven, W.Va. Officiating will be Pastor Charlie Cundiff and Reverend Chris Skeens.
Anita Diane (Tucker) Thomas Anita Diane (Tucker) Thomas, 56, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Mason County, W.Va., died Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Mt. Carmel Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio.
Diane’s life was remembered at 11 a.m., Monday, April 29, 2013, at the New Hope Bible Baptist Church, with Rev. Steven Sanderson officiating. Burial followed in Tucker Cemetery, in Grimm’s Landing, W.Va. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. on Sunday evening, April 28, 2013, at the Crow-...
Anthony Wayne Thornton Anthony Wayne Thornton, 53, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., with Rev. Jack Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in the White Family Cemetery at Long Bottom, Ohio, where military graveside rites will be given by the West Virginia Honor Guard and American L...
Elmer Walker Elmer Walker, 67, of Henderson, W.Va., died at St. Mary’s Medical Center on April 26, 2013.
Funeral services will be held on at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Deal Funeral Home, with Pastor Sanders Rulen, and Jack McCoy officiating. Burial will be in the Henderson Cemetery, Henderson, W.Va. Friends may visit the family from noon to 1 p.m., on Tuesday, at the Deal Funeral Home.
Edsel Franklin Johnson Edsel Franklin Johnson, age 79, of Oak Hill, Ohio, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at his home.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at the Lewis-Gillum Funeral Home in Oak Hill, Ohio. Burial will follow at C.M. Cemetery in Oak Hill. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the funeral home.
Orville Brooks Sayre Orville Brooks Sayre, 90, of Pomeroy, passed away at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in the Emergency Department at Saint Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, W.Va., after what he had earlier described as “a good full life.” Born June 15, 1922, in Antiquity, he was the son of the late Sullivan and Bertha Bentz Sayre.
He left the Army Corps of Engineers after ten years of service to pursue his passion of training, racing and owning harness...
George Albert Ball George Albert Ball, 66, of Glenwood, W.Va., died Friday, April 26, 2013, at St. Mary’s Medical Center, with his loving family at his side.
A celebration of his life will be held at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Valley Fire Dept., with Rev. Mark Mayes officiating. Burial will be in the Ball’s Chapel Cemetery in Ashton, W.Va., with Fireman honors given. Friends may visit the family from noon to 2 p.m., on Wednesday at the fire sta...
Wanda Jean Lee Wanda Jean Lee, age 84, of Gallipolis, (Kanauga Community) passed away Friday afternoon, April 26, 2013, at Holzer Medical Center. Born January 13, 1929, in Kanauga, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Walter H. Schoonover and Thelma B. Daugherty Schoonover.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her Husband, Lester G. Lee, whom she married in October 1948 and preceded her on January 1, 1993; two brothers, Walter Schoonover, Jr. ...
NRA member addresses the ‘big lie’ Dear Editor,
In Sunday’s paper, a writer from Columbus expressed his shame and had to hang his head because he couldn’t believe that Sen. Rob Portman had the nerve to vote against the gun control debate in the U.S. Senate.
He adds in his letter that 90 percent of Americans, gun owners and NRA members are in favor of “universal” background checks. I have to wonder who supplied him with his poll numbers. Perhaps it was Sarah Brady, or Diann...
Alice J. Baisden Alice Jane Baisden, 72, Wellston, died Friday, April 26, 2013, in the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in the Huntley-Cremeens Funeral Home, Wellston. Pastor Allen Gibson will officiate. Burial will be in the Baisden Family Cemetery near Glenroy. Friends may call from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
