Monthly Archives: October 2013

Florence I. Gallivan

Florence I. Gallivan, age 85, of Wellston, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Edgewood Manor Nursing Facility in Lucasville, Ohio. She was born October 10, 1928 in Wellston, Ohio to the late Charles and Florence Gooding Ramsey. She is survived by husband, William “Bill” Gallivan; daughter, Andrea (Steve) Kalinoski; granddaughter, Katelyn and Kourtney… Read More »

Joy Masters Coyan

Our Lord finally had a room ready for Joy Masters Coyan. Joy was ill for a number of years with heart disease and died on Monday, October 14, 2013 at SOMC Hospice, Portsmouth, Ohio. She was the oldest daughter of the late Richard “Dick” and Bea Masters and was also preceded in death by her… Read More »

Judy Diane Biggs

Judy Diane Biggs, age 64, of Navarre, Fla., passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 12th. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio to Raymond and Margret Ingalls. Diane married Wilford Doyle Biggs on October 11, 1968 and became a devoted Air Force wife traveling with Willie throughout the United States and Europe until finally settling in… Read More »

Larry Adair

Larry Adair, age 65, a long-time resident of Jackson, passed away on Friday October 11. He is survived by his wife, Sandy Richards at 249 Cross Street; brother, Jim of Plainsboro, NJ; pets, Tucker, Luke, Kiki and Tweety Pie. He was preceded by his mother, Garnet and father, Ernest P. Adair. Larry was employed by… Read More »

Ladora Dearing Lyons

Ladora Dearing Lyons, age 54, of Wellston, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio, following a courageous battle with a long-term illness. She was born February 13, 1959 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Ronald W. Dearing and Mary Lou Denny Dearing. Ladora was a 1977 graduate of Jackson… Read More »

Gary Kent Jones

Gary Kent Jones, 75, died Thursday, October 10, 2013, at his home In Hamden, Ohio. Gary was born September 19, 1938, in Wellston, Ohio, to the late Gerald and Lucille Thorp Jones. He was a member of Puritan Freewill Baptist Church, a 1958 graduate of Wellston High School, a proud member of the Rockets’ 1957… Read More »

Carol Mae Perkins

Carol Mae Perkins, age 73, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 at her home. She was born in Jackson County, Ohio, April 8, 1940. She was preceded in death by her parents, Granville and Delphia (McCain) Woods; stepfather, Raymond Dalebert Woodruff; husband, Dean Franklin Perkins; three brothers: Leonard Blaine Woods, Paul Robert Woods… Read More »

Raymond Oliver Henry

Raymond Oliver Henry, age 77, of Oak Hill, Ohio, died Thursday, October 10, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home of Oak Hill, Ohio and will be at the convenience of the family. via Raymond Oliver Henry – www.theTelegramNews.com | Jackson and Vinton County’s Home Page – Jackson, OH.

Linda Jane Delaney

Linda Jane Delaney, age 66, of Oak Hill, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. Linda was born December 30, 1947 to the late Elwood and Lara Ballert of Bryan. Linda is survived by her husband, Leroy Delaney of Oak Hill, six children, Roger (Sue) Yagel of Oak Hill, Melinda… Read More »

Betty Ruth Chapman

Betty Ruth Chapman, age 87, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Debbie Biggs on Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was born to the late Sherman and Margaret (Hodge) McClung in Bluffton, Ohio on August 25, 1926. She graduated from Ironton High School in 1945 and moved with her parents to Jackson immediately… Read More »

Mildred E. Salyers

Mildred E. Salyers, age 77, of Jackson, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, October 9, 2013. Mildred was born in Franklin County, Ohio June 14, 1936 to the late Grover and Florence Lewis Wilcox. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas Salyers Jr.; an infant daughter and two sisters. She… Read More »

Geneva Lowe

Geneva Lowe, age 74, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, at her residence. She was born in Martin County, Kentucky on Sept. 7, 1939. She was preceded in death by her parents, Archel Wendell and Mary Elizabeth (Hensley) Stepp; a granddaughter, Faith and four brothers. She is survived by her husband, James… Read More »

Roy Wesley Blankenship

Roy Wesley Blankenship, 83, of Gallipolis, went to join his Lord in Heaven on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his home. Born March 27, 1930 in Portsmouth, Ohio, Roy was the son of the late Ollie and Dora Reed Blankenship. He was married to Joyce Howerton Blankenship and she preceded him in death in 2009.… Read More »

Gladys G. Blackstone

Gladys G. Blackstone, age 96, of Jackson, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, at her home. She was born March 14, 1917 in Lawrence County, Ohio to the late Robert E. Gastin and Minnie Malone Gastin. Gladys was a retired cook from the Wellston City Schools where she was employed for over 15 years, and… Read More »

Barbara Ann McManaway

Barbara Ann McManaway, 77, of Glouster, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Born July 24, 1936 in Millfield, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mae Knight Sisson. She retired from Ohio University. She is survived by two daughters, Kim (Danny) Ortman of Wellston and Sherry Doles… Read More »