All Obituaries

Diane Marie Smith, 60, of Mason, West Virginia, passed away, at 12:07 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Born July 7, 1960 in Pomeroy, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Oscar Thomas and Madgle McNickle Smith, who survives in Pomeroy. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Marshall University in Huntington West Virginia. She was a homemaker and worked as a substitute teacher, and she was the family’s personal scheduler. In...

David M. Yeager, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away at 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in the Abbyshire Place, Bidwell. Born December 18, 1935 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Joseph and Joyce Haper Yeager. He was a retired concrete finisher. He is survived by his friend, Jennell Oiler. Cremation services are entrusted to the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, locally owned and operated at 75 Grape St. Gallipolis, Ohio.

Matthew “Matt” David Triplett, 33, of Racine, passed away Suddenly on January 16, 2021 in the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department. Born April 20, 1987 in Gallipolis he was the son of David Triplett and Mary Evans. He was a kind soul and would do anything for anyone if he could. He was a hard worker and worked for Chris Wolfe Farms for many years. He was a graduate of Southern Local High School and he loved watching the Pittsburg Steelers and the Ohio State Buckeyes. He made an...

Ester Darlene Johnson Long, 47, of Gallipolis, passed away, at 9:00 p.m. on January 13, 2021 at her residence. Born August 17, 1973, in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late Linda Lou Sears Johnson and John W. Johnson, who survives in Gallipolis. She was a homemaker, and loved her whole family more than anything. In addition to her father, she is survived by her children, Sean R. Long, Shelby Long, Jayden Johnson, her ex-husband, Sean Long. Her sisters, Barbara Arthur, Sue (Carl) Bing,...

Blondena Mae Taylor Hudson Rainer, 93, of Racine, passed away, at 11:22 a.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her residence. Born September 6, 1927 in Jackson County, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Allen Wesley and Velma Lee Casto Taylor. She was a retired Mail Clerk for the United States Postal Service and a member of the Bethany United Methodist Church. All her friends and loved ones remember her love of square dancing, and her kindness to all. She is survived by her...

Dan Thomas Hamilton, 87, Gallipolis, passed away surrounded by his loving family at 3:10 P.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his Clay Township home. Born in Gallia County on October 1, 1933 he was the son of the late Charles C. and Faye Call Hamilton. Dan was a retired heavy equipment operator from Teamsters Local #505 in Huntington, West Virginia. He was a Korean Conflict veteran of the U.S. Army, attended the Elizabeth Chapel Church, and a member of Post #4464, Veterans of Foreign Wars. For...

Thomas Eugene Morgan, 70, Thurman, passed away at 3:35 P.M. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born September 2, 1950 in the Ross County, Ohio community of Frankfort, he was the son of the late Kenneth "Bert" Morgan  and Dorothy Clara Yoe Morgan Shaw. He is survived by his two sisters, Carol Ann Morgan, of Jasper, Georgia and Patricia Jean Morgan, of Flowery Branch, Georgia and my his nephew, Kevin Shipley, of Flowery Branch, Georgia. In...

Randall Lee Roberts, 81, of Letart Falls, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at his residence. Born May 19, 1939 in Bashan, he was the son of the late George and Marie Elliott Roberts. Randall served Meigs County as an EMT for many years, mainly in the 60s and 70s. He started his career at Kaiser Aluminum with the United Steelworkers Union#5668 in 1957 and retired from Pechiney Rolled Products in 2000, after 43 years of service. Randall married Judith Shield on February 10,...

Jerry Franklin Roush, 79, of Racine, passed away, at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Born September 9, 1941 in Racine he was the son of the late John Wesley and Margaretta Rea Roush. He was a retired fuel truck driver for G&M Fuel where he worked for fifty-three years. He was a charter member of the Independent Holiness Church in Rutland, Ohio, and he was an avid gardener and loved sharing his veggies. He is survived by his wife,...

Emilee Christine Pace, 25, of the Rodney Community, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Born February 9, 1995 in Gallipolis she was the daughter of Melisa Sheets Pace, of Rodney, and the late Brian Kitt Pace. In addition to her mother she is survived by her son, Jorden Ramey, her two brothers, Brian Tyler Pace, of Circleville, Ohio and Joshua Michael Pace, of Columbus, Ohio, maternal grandmother, Peggy Bailey, of Bidwell, paternal grandfather, Earl Pace, of Somerset, Ohio and an uncle,...

  Melanie Dawn Plants, 43, of Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 28, 2020 in the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Born September 21, 1977, in Point Pleasant, WV., she was the daughter of the late Melvin Gillispie and Rose Litchfield Jeffers, who survives in Southside, WV. She was a homemaker and a member of the Oasis Christian Tabernacle, Gallipolis, where she taught Sunday School and operated the sound system. She is...

Emery Garfield “Gar” Haggy, 78, of Rutland, passed away, at 4:17 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2020 in the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. Born September 18, 1942, in Bancroft, West Virginia he was the son of the late Emery A. Haggy and Eula Mae Hood Haggy-Odegard. He was a member of the River of Life Church of God. He was a welder and worked for American Alloys for thirty years and the Meigs County Council of Aging for five years. He was a man of many talents and he...

Wanda Lynn Johnson, 78, of Racine, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 25, 2020 at her residence. Born March 6, 1942, in Carpenter, Ohio to the late Carrie Opal Bass and Meryl Bert Bable. Wanda was a longtime employee of Lucent Technologies, in Columbus, Ohio until her retirement in 2001 when she moved to Racine. She was a former member of the Pottershouse Church of God, Columbus, then to the Refuge Church, in Pomeroy, under Pastors Jordan Bradford and Michael Bradford. She...

Lola Elvira  Barcus Richards, 95, of Springfield, Virginia and formerly of Gallipolis, passed away early Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. Born June 8, 1925 in Gallia County she was the oldest daughter of the late Clarence C. and Florilla Mae Plymale Barcus. Lola graduated from the Gallia Academy High School and promptly moved to Columbus, Ohio and proudly became a “Rosie the Riveter”. After the War, she met Frederick W....

  Lloyd Haggy, 80, of Pomeroy, passed away, at 7:00 a.m. on December 23, 2020, in the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department, Pomeroy. Born August 26, 1940 in Bancroft, West Virginia he was the son of the late Emery Haggy and Eula Hood Haggy-Odegard. He was a retired custodian for Meigs Local Schools, and he loved fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family. He is survived by the love of his life Joyce Fanning Haggy whom he married on May 27, 1959, in Laurel Cliff, Ohio, his...

Janet Marie Jeffers, 74, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away surrounded by family and close friends on Tuesday, December 22, 2020.  She was born in Pomeroy, Ohio on January 22, 1946 to the late Dores and Mildred (Singer) Arnold.  In addition to her parents, Janet was preceded in death by her loving husband of 37 years, Roger L. Jeffers; brothers, Jimmy Joe Arnold and Henry Guy Arnold.   Left to cherish her memory are her children, Rhonda Peters (Matt),...

Robert Wayne Nance, age 57, passed away peacefully at St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio, on December 21st, 2020. He was born on August 11th, 1963, in Gallia County, Ohio to the late William ‘Frank’ and Rosemary Nance. For those who knew Robert, they were aware there was a special bond between him and his dad, Frank (especially after his mother’s passing in 2008). Both Robert and Frank served as Gallia County deputy sheriffs: Robert for 33 years and Frank for 26...

Jeffrey Jay North, 65, of Huntington, West Virginia, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at his residence. Born December 30, 1954 in Gallipolis, he was the son of the late Robert Thomas North and Glady Lucille Randolph Medas. He was the owner operator of Starbound Entertainment. And he served his country in the United States Army. He is survived by his children, Christopher Balvin, Patrickia Torres, and Kristina North. A brother George Medas and special friends, Fred McCormick and...

Lois Ruth Long, 67, of Thurman, passed away, on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her residence. Born July 20, 1953 in Gallipolis, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Rutherford Ray Kent and Elsie Louise Harmon, who survives in Thurman. She was a homemaker. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her siblings, Teresa Stitch, Kathy McNeil, Henry McNeil, Rita Meek, Jack Meek Jr., Pam Meek, and Christopher Meek. A special friend Susan Byrd also survives. In addition to her father, she...

Beulah “Bea” Cornell, 87, of Racine, passed away, at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, December 16, 2020 in the Overbrook Center, Middleport. Born June 18, 1933 in Meigs County she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Ester Longsworth West. She was a homemaker and member of the Racine United Methodist Church. She is survived by her son, Charles W. “Bill” (Patricia) Cornell, III, of Payton, Colorado, grandchildren, Jennifer (Warren) Burns, Kimberly (Greg) Huber, and Joe (Rachel)...