Benjamin M. “Ben” Bowles, age 34, of Hamden, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012, at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He was born July 7, 1978 in Columbus, Ohio. Ben was a 1997 graduate of Buckeye Hills Career Center and a 1998 graduate of the Vinton County High School. He was a former employee… Read More »
Lawson Rippeth, 69, passed away peacefully at his home in Coalton Saturday, Nov. 24. He was surrounded by his children the moment he went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and his late wife, Sandy. Lawson is survived by his four children: Angie (Charlie) Bretz of Wellston, Jeff Rippeth of Coalton,… Read More »
Arbutus E. “Boots” Phillips, age 78, of Coalton, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012, at the Four Winds Community. She was born July 8, 1934 in Madison County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles William “Cotton” Exline and Laura L. Humphreys Exline. Boots was a 1952 graduate of Coalton High School. She was a… Read More »
Geraldine Collins Jones Phillips, 95, formerly of Gallipolis, OH, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 in Four Winds Community, Jackson, OH. She was born June 9, 1917 in Matwan, WV, daughter of the late Benjamin and Etta (Sizemore) Collins. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Othniel Jones, September 7, 1958 and Wayne Phillips,… Read More »