All Obituaries

Deborah Sue Schaefer Brockert, 63, of Pomeroy, passed away, at 4:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in the Arbors at Pomeroy. Born May 1, 1956 in Pomeroy, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Nora Schaefer Nitz. Following her marriage to her surviving husband Joseph Paul Brockert on April 10, 1976 in Sidney Ohio, she lived in Sidney from 1976 to until 1984 when they moved to Springfield, Virginia. Deborah was a homemaker, and she was active at her sons'...

Andy Oliver Doczi, IV, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 in the Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Born November 19, 1960 in Man, WV he was the son of the Late Andy Oliver and Charlene Toppings Doczi who survives him in Middleport. He was the Plant Manger for Shelly Materials Portland Ohio Operations. In addition to his mother he is survived by his children, Andy Doczi, V., of Middleport, Adam Doczi, of Pomeroy, and Katie (Chris) Coppick, of Rio Grande,...

Donald E. White, 62, Gallipolis (Kanauga Community), passed away at 2:00 A.M. Saturday, November 2, 2019, at his residence. Born October 30, 1957 in Gallipolis he was the son of the late George and Jane Handley White. Donald is survived by his sister, Sherry Saxton, of Patriot, brothers Stephen White, of Bidwell, Richard A. White, of Bidwell, Keith White (LaDonna), of Gallipolis and Danny White, of Gallipolis. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he was...

Tabitha Clark Denney, 45, of Dexter, passed away, on Saturday, October 26, 2019 in the Holzer Meigs Emergency Department. Born June 3, 1974 in Huntsville Alabama, she was the daughter, of the late Richard and Edith Priddy (Gary Jenkins) Clark who survives in Wilkesville, Oh.   In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son, Travis (Tina) Denney, of Dexter, sister, Phyllis Clark, of Rutland, brothers, Michael (Amanda) Clark, of Long Bottom., and Dustin Clark, of Gallipolis. A...

Tara Christena Dalton Reitmire, 34, of Bidwell, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Born November 19, 1984 in Gallipolis she was the granddaughter of Christina Miller, who survives in Bidwell. She graduated from the Gallia Academy High School in 2003. After high school she then received her Associates of Applied Science in Physical Therapy Assistant Degree. She worked from the Holzer Physical Therapy Department for 5 years. She attended the...

Charles Randall “Duke” Spaun, 76, of Racine, went to be with the Lord, at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his residence. Born July 5, 1943 in Letart Falls he is the son of the late James “Junior” and Alberta “Marie” Boggess Spaun. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and he was a member of the Racine Post #602 of the American Legion, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a longstanding member of the National Riffle...

Kathy Willis, 61, of Long Bottom, passed away, on Monday, October 15, 2019 in The Ohio State, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. Born June 13, 1958 in Mason, WV., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lillian Oldacker Gibbs. She was a homemaker and a member of the Daughters of America. She is survived by her husband, Troy Willis whom she married on October 11, 1984 in Pomeroy, Ohio, brothers-in-law, Brian (Davina) Willis, of Rutland, and Glen Lindon, of Rockaway Beach, New York. Nieces,...

Bo Frazier, 77, of Pomeroy, passed away, on Thursday, October 10, 2019 in the Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis. Born January 3, 1942 in Middleport, he was the son of the late William F. and Nellie Rose Darst Frazier. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was a retired mail carrier for the United State Postal Service. He attended the River of Life Church of God. He is survived by his wife, Donna Powell Frazier whom he married on June 23, 1987 in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, his son, William Frazier,...

Loren E. “Geno” Moore, 83, of Rio Grande, passed away on Monday,  September 23, 2019, in the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in  Chillicothe, Ohio. Born May 17, 1936 near Gallipolis and was raised by his mother Marilla Brown Moore Gothard and dad Carl Gothard.  He retired from the University of Rio Grande, and he also was a former TKE fraternity advisor. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, a member of Bulaville Christian Church, a Master Mason of Hillard...

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...