All Obituaries

Goldie Hundley, 78, of Crown City, Mercerville Community, passed away, at 7:50 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2021 in the Adena Medical Center, Chillicothe. Born September 7, 1942, in Logan West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thurlow Reynolds and Ora Jane Roberts Woods. She was a homemaker and housekeeper. She is survived by her sons, Frank (Danita) Washington, of Crown City, and Tom (Jamie) Washington, of Jackson, Oh., two step-children, Mary Jane Hundley, and Gaylon Hundley....

Debra L. Vance, 69, of Bidwell, passed away, at 10:07 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2021 at her residence. Born October 24, 1951 in Ypsilanti, Michigan she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Venneman Miller and Herbert L. Hoffman, who survives in Ross Common, Michigan. She retired from the Village of Rio Grande as the Clerk of Courts a position she held for many years. She was a member of the Oasis Christian Tabernacle Church. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, John B....

John Thomas Chick, 83, of Bidwell, passed away, at 11:55 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, 2021, in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born June 24, 1937, in Gallipolis, he was the son of the late John H. and Emma May Patterson Chick. He was a farmer and a U.S. Army Veteran. He is survived by his children, Glenn T. (Flo) Chick, of Gallipolis, Timmy L. (Angie) Chick, of Albany, and Delta (Dwayne) Hamilton, of Bidwell, seventeen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren. A sister Joann...

Lee Anna Weddle, a loving mother and grandmother, of Portland, passed away at 12:06 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021 at her home. Born May 18, 1967 in Cincinnati, Ohio she was the daughter of Joyce and Clarence Weddle, who survive in Portland. She was such a selfless person and always would take people in and welcome them with open arms. She was very strong and independent and one of a kind. She always cared for others before worrying about herself. She was the best mother and...

John Edwin "Eddie" Houck, Jr. 78, of Gallipolis, passed away, at 9:36 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 in the Holzer Medical Center with his family by his side.. Born September 14, 1942, in he was the son of the late John Edwin and Nancy Leaper Houck Sr.. He was a passion was teaching. He was a professor of English at the University of Rio Grande, and he taught for the past sixteen years at the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Center. His pride and joy were his children and...

Michael Joseph Palmer, 57, of Rio Grande, passed away, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 10:48 p.m. in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born May 7, 1963, in Fayette County, Ohio he was the son of the late Daniel Joseph and Ann Leaming Palmer. He is survived by his sister, Cynthia (David) Collins, of Washington Court House, Ohio, nieces and nephews, Jerad Matthews, and Emily Matthews, both of Bloominburg, Ohio, a great nephew, Case Matthew and a great niece, Cora Young. Private...

Ronald B. Grimm, 71, of Racine, passed away, on January 27, 2021 at his residence. Born December 9, 1949, in Racine,  he was the son of the late Roderick and Marjorie Sayre Grimm. He was a member of the Racine First Baptist Church.  He is survived by his brother, Larry (Peggy) Grimm, of Tucson, Az., nephews, Mark Grimm, Jeff Grimm, and a niece, Marcy Ross.  In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Linda Grimm, and a brother, Lawrence...

Dejon Prejean, 35, of Proctorville, Oh, and formerly of California, passed away, on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in the Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Born May 1, 1985 in Bellflower, California, he was the son of Johnny (Charity) Prejean, of Proctorville, and Lorrie Martin, of Jacksonville, Florida. He was and international basketball player and played professional basketball in Germany from 2011-2015. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son, Dominic...

Stuart Cudd, Jr., of Gallipolis, passed away, on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 10:12 p.m. in the Arbors at Gallipolis. Born August 10, 1977, in Fresno, California, he was the son of the late Stuart Cudd Sr. and Anna Chaffin Cudd, who survives in Huntington, West Virginia. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Kiana (Brendon) Ford, of Point Pleasant, and Samuel Cudd, of Indiana, grandchildren, Connor and Hunter Ford. A brother, Anthony Cudd, of Huntington, Wv., and...

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.

Richard James Koeber, 57, of Vinton, passed away as a result of the motor vehicle accident, on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Born January 3, 1964, in Jacksonville, Florida he was the son of John F. “Jack” and Carmelyn “Cammy” Bryan Koeber who survives in Jacksonville, Fl. He was a Eldorado High School graduate and worked for the John Taylor Company, he was of the Catholic Faith. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Brian (Van) Koeber-Boeck, and...

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,...