All Obituaries

Allen Ray Brickles, 27, of New Haven, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly, on September 16, 2019 at his residence. Born August 10, 1992 in Gallipolis, he was the son of George (Kimberly Lee) Brickles, who survives in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, and Carol Sue Shepherd Brickles, who also survives in Pomeroy. He was a lineman, during his career he traveled to the Virgin Islands to work disaster relief. In addition to his parents he is survived by his daughter, Kyndal Ohlinger, of...

Duane Lee Willison, 47, of the Vinton Community, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, September 9, 2019, in Vinton. Born April 16, 1972 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia he was the son of Bonnie Carol Nutter Willison Moore, of Vinton, and the late Harold Arnold Willison. Duane was a carpenter. In addition to his mother he is survived by his three daughters, Makala Willison, of Vinton, Jolene Braden, of Bidwell and Kierra Willison, of Vinton, brothers, Harold Arnold Willison Jr. of...

Harry Glenn Ward, 83, of the Rio Grande Community, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, September 8, 2019 at his State Route 325 home. Born February 15, 1936 in Gallipolis he was the son of the late Buell and Ada Harding Hayes. Glenn was a 1954 graduate of the Gallia Academy High School and was retired from the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, a Master Mason of Morning Dawn Lodge #7 of Free & Accepted Masons of...

Carl Lee Robinson, 68, of Racine, went to his Heavenly Home, at 12:45 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019, after a short battle with cancer. Born August 25, 1951, in Gallipolis he was the son of the late Howard Robinson and Eleanor Powell Davis, who survives in Racine. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his family and friends. Carl was a twenty year United States Navy Veteran having retired at the rank of Chief Petty Officer. After his retirement from the Navy he worked twenty two...

Helen M. Stowe, 90, of Gallipolis, passed away, at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019 in the Overbrook Center, Middleport. Born November 11, 1928, in Crystal Lake, Illinois she was the daughter of the late Emil Schwartz and Emma Dierker Schwartz Krueger. She was a retired from Sherman Hospital of Elgin, Il., where she was a record clerk. She was a member of the Cheshire Baptist Church. Helen is survived by her son, James Stowe, of Elija, Georgia, daughters, Kim (Jay) Jones, Cheshire,...

Marjorie M. Clarke Walburn, 81, of Middleport, passed away, at 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born June 26, 1938 in Graham Station, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Garnet King Clarke. She was a retired unit secretary for the Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, WV. She also was a member of the Faith Baptist Church, of Mason, WV. She is survived by her husband, Dale E. Walburn, whom she married on June 15,...

James Mitchell “Mitch” Johnson, 44, of Ashland, Kentucky, passed away, at 6:02 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington. Born March 26, 1975 in Logan, West Virginia, he was the son of the Late James Johnson and Carolyn Myers Johnson, who survives in Ashland. He was a former mechanic, and a manager at Pizza Hut, and he love to watch horror movies. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a son, Austin Mitchell Johnson, of...

Virginia Abergil Taylor, 91, of the Rodney Community, passed away at 10:20 A.M. Thursday, August 22, 2019 in the Holzer Medical Center. Born March 9, 1928 in Dorothy, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Granville and Elsie Stover Farley. Virginia was a long-time grocery clerk at Johnson’s Supermarket in Gallipolis. She was a member of the Ohio Eastern Star, Gallipolis Chapter #283, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Post #4464 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and she was a...

Susann Alice Knight, 73, of Pomeroy, passed away, unexpectedly at her residence, on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Born April 9, 1946 in Gallipolis, Ohio she was the daughter, of the late Otho and Virginia Mayes Neal. She worked at Crow’s Restaurant for over fifty years. She was also a devoted mother, who enjoyed gardening, shopping, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed attending Church activities at the Grace Episcopal Church in Pomeroy.  She is survived...

Malcolm Brian Orebaugh, 76, Gallipolis, passed away at 6:45 A.M. Friday, August 16, 2019, in the Overbrook Center in Middleport, Ohio. Born April 29, 1943 in Cleveland, Ohio he was the son of the late William and Mildred Johnston Orebaugh. Malcolm was retired as the executive director of Woodland Center in Gallipolis. He served as past president of the National Mental Health Association and was a member of many state and national mental health associations. He was a member of the Grace...

Rebecca Hudnall, 59, of Pomeroy, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her Pomeroy residence. Born April 4, 1960 in Pomeroy, she was the daughter of the late James L. McHaffie and Dorothy Frost Woodruff. She was a S.T.N.A. and worked for various company’s throughout her career. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle (Christopher) Houston, of Pomeroy, two sons, Michael (Stacy McGee) Hudnall, of Albany, Oh., and Ernest (Destiny Allen) Hudnall, of Athens. Ten...

George R. Johnson, 69, of Racine, Ohio passed away after an extended illness at Arbors of Pomeroy on Thursday, August 8, 2019.   George was born in Antiquity, Ohio to Eugene and Lillie Johnson (née Grady) on December 8, 1949.  He was a 1969 graduate of Southern High School and was active in FFA.  George was an avid reader, enjoyed going on walks, and loved talking to people. He was a member of Antiquity Baptist Church.    He is survived by his sister Mary...

Robert “Bob” Wood, 73, of Racine, went to be his Savior at 11:57 a.m. on Friday, July 26, 2019, in the St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia. Born July 13, 1946, in Mason, WV, he was the son of the late Jess and Mary Wood. Bob was a 1964 Southern High School graduate. He was employed with the Meigs County DD/Carleton School for 32 years until he retired in October of 2017 as the Operations Director. He was a member of the Antiquity Baptist Church, where he...

Roger Wayne Hayman, 84, of Long Bottom, passed away, on July 23, 2019 at the Camden Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, WV., Born April 15, 1935 in the O’Neil Hollow, in Long Bottom he was the son of the late Fred and Garnet Polk Hayman. He was married to Luvenia Craig of Columbus, OH., who preceded in in death.                 Roger owned and operated his own business in Columbus, for many years as well as...

                Audrey June (Holter) Ashley, age 89, of Racine, Ohio, passed away, at 10:41 p.m. on July 20, 2019, at the Holzer Medical Center. She was born August 8, 1929, on Elm Street, in Racine, Ohio as the daughter of the late Clifford Leo and Lena Mae (Osborn) Holter and was reared in the Morning Star community except one year in 1936-7 in Akron. She was married on August 23, 1947, at Gallipolis, Ohio, to the...

Michael “Moose” Meldau, 58, Pomeroy, passed away, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019 at his residence. Born March 4, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio he was the son of the late John William Meldau and Yvonne Hunt Sellers. He retired from Bryans Center in Statesville North Carolina.   He is survived by his sons, Chris (Susan) Meldau, Michael Jeffrey Meldau II, both of Middleport, and Josh Lemley, a daughters, Brittney Meldau, of Pomeroy, and Kimberly (Dave) Lemley, grandchildren,...

Carolyn A. Goodrich, 84, Columbus, Ohio and formerly of the Antiquity community of Meigs County, passed away at 12:37 P.M. Thursday, July 18, 2019 in her North Linden area home. Born March 28, 1935 in Bellaire, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Leota G. Banfield Miner. She married James W. Goodrich on August 16, 1973 in Columbus, Ohio and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2015. Carolyn was a retired healthcare worker and a member of the Nazarene Church. She is...

  June Alberta Sayre, 97, Pomeroy, passed away at 5:20 A.M. Friday, July 12, 2019 in the Overbrook Center, Middleport.. Born January 31, 1922 in Minersville, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Elsie Zahl Forbes. She was a homemaker and enjoyed racing standard bred horses with her husband, Brooks Sayre. She was a member of the Forest Run United Methodist Church. June was a graduate of the Cameron Beauty School in Columbus, Ohio. June was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother,...

Pastor Jackie “Jack” Lee Harless, 64, of Rio Grande, passed away unexpectedly, at 10:37 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in the Holzer Medical Center. Born October 19, 1954, in Gallipolis he was the son of the late Thomas Harless and Donna B. Marcum Turner.  He was a retired over the road truck driver for Midwest Distribution. After retirement he served as the fulltime Pastor for The Way, Truth, and Life Church, in Bidwell.   He is survived by his wife, Penny Williams...

Susan F. McClure, 69, of Racine, passed away, on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her residence. Born March 28, 1950 in Westerville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ethel Russell and Orlie Lambert. She was a homemaker and she along with her late husband were the former owners of Red Rose Greenhouse in Racine. Susan is survived by her daughters, Sheila (Greg King) Eblin, and Michelle (Steve Fussnecker) Shuster, both of Racine, nine grandchildren, Amber Burton, Kelsey (Shane) Milhoan,...