Monthly Archives: December 2012

Truman Donald Turner, Jr.

Truman Donald Turner, Jr., age 76, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Survivors include wife, Janet (Jacobs) Turner. Arrangements are by Lewis-Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill.

Mary Alice Tomblin

Mary Alice Tomblin, age 52, of Gravel Washer Road, Beaver, Ohio, died Friday December 21, 2012 at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born June 11, 1960 in Huntington, West Virginia, a daughter of Rex Maynard of Wayne, West Virginia and the late Margaret Maynard. Mrs. Tomblin was united in… Read More »

Keith E. “Buck” Canode

Keith E. “Buck” Canode, age 52, a lifelong resident of Hamden, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012, at his home. He was born July 12, 1960 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Harley W. Canode and Ann A. Wilbur Canode. Keith was a loving son, brother, father and grandfather who enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He… Read More »

Louise (Hankey) Dixon

(Anna) Louise Johnson (Hankey) Dixon, 90, of Taft Street, Jackson, Ohio, passed away December 21, 2012, at Jenkins Memorial Health Facility. Born November 12, 1922, in Jackson, she was the daughter of the late Otto Edward and Marie Chapman Johnson. She was a 1940 graduate of Jackson High School, after which she worked in Dayton,… Read More »

Wayne Thornton

Wayne Thornton “The Egg Man”, age 86, of Jackson passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio due to complications after heart surgery. Wayne was born September 22, 1926 to Elmer and Verna (Boster) Thornton. Wayne was known throughout Jackson County as the “The Egg Man.” He had a poultry farm… Read More »

Avoiding the Inevitable Crash

All computers and other electronic devices, no matter how technologically advanced, will at some point in time crash and cease functioning. The point at which that happens is determined by immutable physical laws but may be accelerated by environmental issues as well as by the simple passage of time. Since hardware crashes are inevitable, from… Read More »

FamilySearch Adds Large Updates to New York Land Records and New Czech Republic Church Books Collections

FamilySearch added an additional 16.8 million new, free indexed records and images this week to its collection. Notable additions include the 8,129,310 records for the New York, United States, Land Records from 1630-1975, the 1,430,177 added to the new Czech Republic Church Books collection from 1552-1948, and the 749,109 added to the Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records collection… Read More »

Carole Wilson

Carole Wilson, 55, of Jackson passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Holzer Medical Center of Jackson. She was born in Bowling Green, Ohio on February 8, 1957 to Richard and Rhea Shumacher Shupe. She was very active in the Vocal and Bell Choir in the Presbyterian Church, loved signing with Elaine Milliken and… Read More »

Edward “Ed” Spriggs

Edward “Ed” Spriggs, 68, of Columbus, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Whetstone Care Center. He was born December 29, 1943 in Jackson, son of the late Doug Spriggs and Ruth Harless Brown. In addition to his parents, Ed was preceded in death by his sister, Doris; brothers, Donnie and Alan. He was a… Read More »

Shevla J. Gilliland

Shevla J. Gilliland, age 74, of Jackson, went to meet our Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Shelva passed from this life from a sudden illness, while a patient in the ICU at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. She was born Dec. 28, 1938 to David Grant and Hester (Houser) Goodwin in Owens County,… Read More »

Marilyn S. SILVEY Walker

Marilyn S. SILVEY Walker, 76, of Xenia, passed away Saturday morning, December  15, 2012, at Patriot Ridge Nursing Home, Fairborn. She was born April 2,  1936, in Oak Hill, Ohio, the daughter of Gerald and Dorothy Dever  Silvey. She was a member of St. Brigid Church and retired from Clinton  Memorial Hospital. She is survived… Read More »

Peggy Ann McManus

Peggy Ann McManus, 76, of Hamden, passed from this life Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at the Jenkins Memorial Health Facility. The daughter of the late Harold and Goldie Frazee Sprague, she was born Nov. 6, 1936. Peggy was a retired waitress with more than 30 years of friendly service at the former Lee & Helen’s… Read More »

Nancy (Brookins) Moeller Proffitt

Nancy (Brookins) Moeller Proffitt, age 71, of Gallipolis, OH, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH. Nancy was born on December 23, 1940 to the late Paul D. and Mande E. (Hunt) Brookins. Nancy was an alumni of Oak Hill High School in Oak Hill, OH. She was… Read More »