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  The following obituaries are from the files of various
Gallia County Newspapers and other publications. They
  are listed below in alphabetical order of the surname.

A-B            C-F               G-K             L-R           S-Z

Glover, John

John Glover, 65, Night Watchman, Falls Into River Here, Is Drowned
Body Is Recovered And Funeral Set For 10 A. M. Tues.
     John Glover, 65, whose home was at Eureka but who was employed as a night watchman of the Epling Sand & Gravel Co. boats anchored here, was drowned Saturday night while on duty.
     Two or three hundred feet down stream from where it was supposed he had toppled into the Ohio River his body was recovered about noon Sunday by Hector Steele and Delbert Dray of the city fire department.

Watch, Money Found
     Magistrate J. H. Shato, who held an inquest soon after the body was found, acting in he place of Dr. Paul Foster, coroner, decided the drowning accidental and had occurred shortly before 9 o’clock Saturday night. He fixed the time by noting that Glover’s Elgin watch had stopped at 8:59.
In Glover’s trousers was found his billfold containing $28 and some bus tickets for the Eureka-Gallipolis trip.
     John Glover, who was born and always lived in and around Eureka, had worked for the Epling company the last two years. He had won the confidence of Mrs. Epling by his faithful service and she spoke of him in terms of high praise. For some time he had boarded at the home of James Morrow on Chestnut Street.
     Glover was seen about 8 o’clock Saturday night on Court St. by Douglas Raike, who works for the same concern. Glove was then on his way to the Epling yards. About three hours later Raike went there, failed to find Glover, but did find his lantern had been removed from its hanging place and had been turned over on top of the sand digger. The light was out. Police were notified and a futile search followed. Presumably, the watchman had lost his balance and toppled into the water. In his fall his head may have struck some hard object for Squire Shato noted a scalp injury.
     Decedent’s birth date was November 11, 1879, and hence he was in his 66 th year. He is survived by his wife Eva May Williams Glover, whom he married here May 23, 1901, and the following children.
     Mrs. Winnie Meadows, Dunbar, W. Va., Mrs Mabel Hunt, lower river road, Sam Glover, Columbus, Mrs. Louise Barcus, Bladen, Mrs. Clara Belle Ward, Vinton. Also surviving are these brothers and sisters: Bert Glover, Eureka, half-brother, Willie and Tilton Glover of Bladen and Gallipolis, half-sister Mrs. Sam Wugh, Bladen.
     After 6 p. m. today the body will be at the home in Eureka. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church there at 10 a. m. Tuesday with Rev. Earl Cremeens in charge. Burial in Clay Chapel cemetery by F. L. Stevers.

Gallipolis Tribune
1945
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Goens, Jennie

     Mrs. Jennie Goens, wife of Mr. Thomas Goens, the barber, died at 12 o’clock Sunday Oct. 1, 1905. She was operated on for tumor last Friday and seemed to be getting along alright, but became worse until she passed away.
     She will be buried Tuesday at 2 o’clock, by Hayward & Son, and the funeral services, conducted by Rev. Palmer, at the A. M. E. Church.
     She was 37 years old and leaves besides her husband, three sons, a mother and father, three sisters and a brother. Her father is Mrs. Robert Blue, of Decatur, Ill.

Galipolis Tribune
10/6/1905
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

Goetting, Dr. M. L.

     Dr. M. L. Goetting 77, of 705 South Valley Mills Drive, former dean of the School of Education at Baylor University, died Monday afternoon in a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wilkirson and Hatch Chapel, the Rev. Peter McLeod and Dr. W.J. Wimpee officiating. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park.
     Dr. Goetting was born in Harrisburg, Ohio and attended schools there. He was a graduate of Rio Grande College in Rio Grande, Ohio and received his master’s degree and doctorate from Ohio State. Dr. Goetting married Miss Myrtle Roush Dec. 24, 1926, in Columbus, Ohio. They moved to Waco in 1935 and he went to work at Baylor as a teacher. Dr. Goetting became dean of the School of Education in 1958 and held the post until he retired in 1973. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
     Survivors include his wife, one sister, Mrs. Bernice McCulty of Gallipolis, Ohio, one nephew and two nieces.
     Active pallbearers will be Dr. W. Read Dawson, Dr. C.G. Strickland, Dr .Raymond Bills, Dale Curry, Dick Schaeper, Quentin Cain. Honorary pallbearers will be President Abner V. McCall, Executive Vice President Herbert H. Reynolds, and Dr. William B. Herrington.
     In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the M.L. Goetting Scholarship fund, Baylor University.

A Tribute published in the pages of The Tribune Herald, Waco Texas
January 9, 1979
Submitted by Dorothy Frazier

Gooch, Charles N.

     (The following obituary was found in a box of pictures belonging to Debbie Gooch. It was a very dark copy of the original newspaper obituary.)

In  Memory
     Charles N. Gooch, son of Robert and Mary Jane Gooch, was born August  17, 1846, and died June 11, 1921, aged 74 years, 9 months, and 25 days. He suffered the loss of his first wife, Mary Moore, who died in May, 1882, leaving four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Lewis and Mrs. J.J. Borger of Columbus, while Mrs. William Upton and Mrs. Charles Graham preceded their father in death.  In
May 1887, he married Mary Rees, who died Oct. 2, 1910. To this union were born six children, Mrs. Floyd Cardwell of Bidwell, Miss Edith Gooch, Columbus, Mrs. Floyd Logue, Kenmore, Mrs. Everett Deckard, Vinton, Robert R. Gooch, Vinton, and one child who died in infancy. He leaves 14 grandchildren and four brothers, James M. and David E. of Vinton, William R. of Bidwell and John  R. of rising Sun, Ohio and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Waples of Huntsville, Ohio.
     It can be truly stated that the departed was blessed with a kind and tender spirit toward everyone, enjoyed happiness with others and shared their sorrow in grief.  Endowed by nature with a peaceful and gentle disposition,  his character was full of kindness, sympathy, righteousness, friendship and love for everyone.  The bodily affliction that had disabled him for a  number of years made even stronger these noble traits of his character.   With a steadfast conviction for righteousness, he became a member of the Baptist  Church at Harris and exemplified a clean, Christian life. The funeral was  held Tuesday morning at Mt. Tabor, conducted by Rev. W.J. Fulton, burial by  Butler.
     Card of thanks:  We hereby express our thanks to all our neighbors and friends who so kindly gave their help and sympathy during the sickness, death, and funeral of our beloved father. 
     The  children.

Transcribed by Karen Siebert  ash689@aol.com

Gordon, Rhoda Jane Davidson

MRS. GORDON DIES SUDDENLY TODAY AT CHESHIRE HOME
     A sudden illness was followed closely by death this morning for Mrs. Samuel Taylor Gordon, 84, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geneva Clark, at Cheshire. Mrs. Gordon had arisen for the day when she was suddenly taken ill. Before a Physician could arrive at the Clark home, she was taken by death. She had been in good health previously. Mrs. Gordon, the former Rhoda Jane Davidson, formerly lived with her husband on Poplar Ridge. For the past 5 years, however, they have lived with the daughter just above Cheshire. Mr. Gordon was an invalid. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
     In addition to Mr. Clark, she leaves three other daughters, Mrs. Velma Cunningham, Mrs. Bessie Rose and Mrs. Margaret Renner, all of Columbus and a step-son, Robert Gordon of Cheshire. She also leaves four sisters, Mrs. Ella Lyle of Greenfield, Mrs. Minnie Shaver of Kansas, Mrs. Eva Wright of Vinton and Mrs. Mae Cramer of Columbus.
     The body will be at the Cheshire residence from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning, where friends may call. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 P,M. from the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home at Middleport with the Rev. Charles M. Pomeroy of Middleport officiating. Burial will follow in the Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery under the direction of Rawlings-Coats.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, February 18, 1949
Submitted by Dorothy Frazier

Gordon, Samuel Taylor

Claimed Monday
     Taylor Gordon, Cheshire Twp., died Monday at 4 P.M. at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clark, above Cheshire.
     Samuel Taylor Gordon was 89 years of age and was born and spent his entire lifetime in Cheshire Twp. He was a son of Robert and Sarah Call Gordon. His wife died last February 18. Her maiden name was Rhoda Jane Davidson. In addition to Mrs. Clark he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Velma Cunningham, Mrs. John Rose, and Mrs. Margaret Renner, all of Columbus, one son, Robert Gordon, Cheshire Twp., and one brother Emory Gordon, who lives at the old Gordon homestead between Kyger and Eno.
     Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had lived with the Clarks for more than 5 years. The Clark home, it will be recalled, was destroyed by fire and a new brick home was completed on the site some months ago. Though an invalid in recent years, moving about the house in a wheel chair, Taylor Gordon is remembered as a powerful man. The scion of a family of stalwart sons. He had a pleasing personality and was genuinely esteemed. He was a member of the Poplar Ridge Free Will Baptist Church.
     Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 2 P.M. at the Rawlings Coats Funeral Home in Middleport. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 P.M. Tuesday. Burial will be in Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, July 5, 1949
Submitted by Dorothy Frazier

Gothard, Annie

     Addie Marie Gothard, 86, of Eureka Star Route, died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at her residence.
     Born April 22, 1895, in Clay Twp., Gallia County, daughter of the late James E. and Clara Evelyln Nibert Jeffers, she married George Gothard, who survives, on March 28, 1921, in Gallipolis.
     She was a member of Providence Baptist Church.
     Also surviving are two brothers, Ralph of Rt. 2, Crown City and Hugh of Sardis. A brother and sister also preceded lher in death.
     Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, with the Rev. Albert Holley officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday.

Unknown publication
July 1981
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Grate, Zella

Mrs. Zella Grate
     Gallipolis -- Mrs. Zella Grate, 87, of Patriot Route 2, died Monday in Holzer Medical Center. The daughter of the late A. A. (Dick) Carter and Amelia Evans Carter, she was a member of the Patriot Methodist Church.
     Survivors include two sons, Willard and Glenn, both of Patriot; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; two sisters and a brother.
     Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Patriot Methodist Church with burial in Salem Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The body will lie in state one hour at the church prior to services.

Athens Messenger
May 19, 1970
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Guthrie, Amos Dunham

FALL ON ICE PROVES FATAL TO AGED MAN
Amos D. Guthrie Had Planned to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Monday
    Less than a week before he planned to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary, Amos Dunham Guthrie, aged 75, died Tuesday morning at his home, 151 West Ninth avenue, as a result of injuries sustained a week ago Saturday night when he slipped and fell on the ice in front of his home. He had been unconscious since the time of the accident.
     The family of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie was planning to celebrate the golden wedding on Monday, Feb. 11.
     Mr. Guthrie was born June 18, 1848 in Cheshire, Gallia county. In 1900 he became an accountant at the Boys’ Industrial School, Lancaster, where he remained until the fall of 1914 when he retired and came to Columbus to live.
     He was a Mason, belonging to the Pomeroy, Ohio Commandery, Knights Templar and the Blue Lodge at Cheshire.
     He leaves his widow, Mrs. Lavin Guthrie, a brother, Milo Guthrie of Cheshire, Ohio and two grandchildren, Miss Geneva Guthrie and Mrs. Evan Shipley. A nephew, Curtis Guthrie, assistant cashier at the Buckeye State Building & Loan Co. also survives.
     The body will be taken to Cheshire where funeral services will be held in the Methodist church at 2 o’clock Thursday. The Shaw-Davis Co. will be in charge of the funeral.

Undated newspaper article – Probably from Columbus Dispatch
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

[ Note – Amos died 2/5/1924 – son of Charles Lysander Guthrie & Almira Dunham & husband of Louvina Savilla Mauck daughter of Daniel Mauck & Mary Rothgeb]

Guthrie, Hannah

Obituary:  Died...
     In Clay township, June 29^th 1862, Hannah, wife of Truman Guthrie, in the sixty-second year of her age. The deceased has been for thirty-two years an acceptable member of the Methodist Episcopal church.  She was a consistent Christian, a kind neighbor, a true friend, an affectionate wife, and a devoted mother.  Her heart and hand was ever open to the wants and woes of those around her; the needy never asked aid, nor the afflicted sympathy, in vain.  During her last sickness, which was painful and protracted, she was patient and resigned, and when she passed away it was with a full consciousness of her work being done, and well done, and a bright hope of a blissful  immortality.

Gallipolis Journal
3 July, 1862
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Guthrie, Roy Wayland

     The sad news of the death of Roy Wayland Guthrie which occurred at the home of his aunt, Mrs. W. C. Bennett, Monday morning at 2:30 o'clock, came as a great shock to his many friends. He came here from Newark several weeks ago in falling health, but to the last his friends had hope for his recovery, and, he himself, was hopeful.
     Roy, as we all knew, was a most excellent young man, industrious and upright.
     He was born on March 3, 1879, at Cheshire, Ohio, and with his parents came to Middleport in February 1883, where he grew to manhood. He united with the M. E. church and was a great worker in the Epworth League Society. He received his education in our public schools, graduating with class honors.
     He made railroading his choice for employment and worked on the Hocking Valley, B. & O. and Z. & W. roads, but at the time his health began failing him he was running an engine on the Z. & W. between Columbus and Zanesville. Though young in years, he had attained the position as engineer.
     He was promoted to engineer in January, 1903, and when examined received a grade of 98 per cent, the best of any young man who had been examined for months. Mr. Engler, the examiner, had always known him and naturally felt proud of him, and complimented him highly upon receiving so high a grade. He just lacked 2 per cent. of being perfect.
     He was married June 25, 1899 to Miss Margaret Cassidy of Newark, Ohio, who with two little daughters survives him.
     The funeral occurred at the home of his uncle, W. C. Bennett, at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday, Rev. E. N. Long of the Baptist church officiating. Interment in Cheshire cemetery.
     The floral pieces were fine and the pall-bearers were six of his life long companions. They were: Henry Swift, Bruce Hobert, Fred Radford, Edward Giboney, Fred Shiflet and Carl Hoffman.

The Republican of Middleport OH
Oct 2, 1903
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

[Note – son of Amos Dunham Guthrie & Louvina Savilla Mauck]

Guthrie, Wesley H.

Died
     GUTHRIE--At his mother's residence in Cheshire, Ohio, on Monday, May 21, 1886, of enlargement of the heart, Wesley H. GUTHRIE, son of the late James M. Guthrie, aged 20 years 8 months and 29 days.
      He had been for some time away from home working at Marion, Ohio, and returned about three weeks ago----to die. Wesley was widely known to the people of our midst, having grown to manhood here, and bore a reputation for truthfulness, integrity and energy, second to no young man of our
acquaintance. Yet with all these qualities, and with high hopes and aspirations incident to one just fairly embarked upon Life's Great Ocean; blessed by the sacred ties of mother, sister and brothers, and surrounded by a host of kind and sympathizing friends, he was compelled to yield to the fell destroyer--death.
     His funeral was conducted Tuesday afternoon by Rev. T. E. Peden, and his remains were interred at Gravel Hill Cemetery with every tribute of respect that could be shown by loving friends.

        "Morning spread over earth her rosy wings, And that meek sufferer, cold and
        ivory pale, Lay on his couch asleep. The gentle air Came through the open
        window, freighted with the savory odors of the early spring; He breathed it not;
        the laugh of passers-by Jarred like a discord in some mournful tune,
        But awakened not his slumber. He was dead."

Gallipolis Journal
June 02, 1886
Transcribed by Teresa Herrmann

Halley, Hartley Granville (Sam)

SAM HALLEY DIES IN PITTSBURGH OF FRACTURED SKULL
     Hartley G. (Sam) Halley, aged about 43, of Eureka, died of a fractured skull early Sunday morning in Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh. He had been working on some boat in the Pittsburgh pool for some time.
     Halley hurt himself at 8 p.m. Friday when he fell in the Riverman's Cafe at 207 Federal St. and an investigation was made by the Pittsburgh homicide squad. Before going to Pittsburgh "Sam" Halley had worked at the Marietta plant about 15 years and made his home with his parents, Alzora U. and Osie Landthorn Halley at Eureka. On Oct. 13, 1923, he married Margaret Kinder of the same community. He then gave his birthdate as Jan. 30, 1902. They had separated and Mrs. Halley and children live in an apartment on the first floor of the Park Central Hotel and she is employed by Junior Simmons in the Economy Cleaners Shop.
     Other surviving relatives besides the wife, children and parents are a brother and a sister: Joe Halley, in the armed service in the South Pacific, and Mrs. Vaught Winters, who lives in Tennessee.
     Funeral services will be held at Methodist Church in Eureka Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Clay Chapel by C. R. Halley.

Gallipolis Tribune
1945
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Halley, Hugh P.

OLD SOLDIER, HUGH P. HALLEY, PASSES                                                                  
 His Passing Leaves But Seven Union Veterans In Gallia County- Funeral At Providence Church At 2 Sunday P. M.
    Hugh P. Halley, a Union soldier of the '60's, died at 8:30 o'clock last night at the home of his son, Fleming R. Halley, about 3 miles back of Bladen. It had been known here for a week or two that he was ill and that little or no hope for his recovery was entertained.
    Sounding of taps for this venerable and lifelong resident of Ohio Twp., leaves buy seven of his old comrades in this county. One of them Jacob Spires, long a resident of Alice , has really been making his home, at least most of the last year with relatives at Marion, Ohio. Still another, T. J. Clark, is a patient in the Holzer Hospital .

One Survivor Here   
     Now there is but one old soldier in the lower part of the county- James Gatewood, whose post office is Crown City but whose home is in Ohio twp.
    Dr. A. B. Garrett is the only surviving "boy in blue" in Gallipolis or in the tier of townships extending straight back from this point to the Jackson line, that is, Gallipolis, Green, Perry and Greenfield townships. The other three survivors are M. C. Boice, Cheshire R. D.; Harvey Russell, Vinton; Francis W. Brookman, Kerr; "Squire David R. Edwards died at his home in Greenfield twp. late in March.
    Mr. Halley was in his 91st year, having been born on Feb. 10, 1847 . He is the last of his family that has had an important part in the upbuilding (sic) of the county. His exact age was 90 years, 6 months, and 23 days.
    On Feb. 15, 1864, when a lad of 17 years, he enlisted at Mercerville in the war against secession and became a member of Co.F, 33rd regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. James H. Montgomery, a notable warrior from Ohio Twp.
    Mr. Halley remained in the service until July 15, 1865 , when he was honorably discharged at Louisville , Ky. After the war he was a member of the G. A. R. post at Bladen until it had to be disbanded because of it's dwindling membership through deaths.
    When still a young man Mr. Halley married Susan Day and they lived where the son Fleming now owns and lives. She died in March, 1885. They are survived by three sons besides Fleming R.- Lee Halley of Gallipolis, Alzora of Eureka and James Halley of Bladen. There are 10 grandchildren and several great- grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held at Providence Church, of which deceased was a member, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, in charge of Rev. C. R. Halley.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
3 Sept 1937
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

Halley, Lillie

     Mrs. Lillie E. Halley, 83, formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday in an Ironton hospital after a long illness.
     Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Beard Mortuary by the Rev. R. J. Chenoweth Jr. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery, Gallia County.
     She was born Aug. 5, 1892, in Gallia Conty, a daughter of the late C. A. and Eva Clark Waugh.
     She was a member of the Daughters of America and was preceded in death by her husband, C. M. (Jack) Halley, who died in 1958, and by a son, John H. Halley who died in 1972.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Hartie Justine Clark of Farmington, Mich.; one son, William E. Halley of Huntington; one sister, Mrs. Pluma W. Murray, of Gallipolis; four grandchildren, Mrs. Kathy Rice and John Halley of Huntington, David Halley of Sutton, W. Va. and Mrs. Sue Chaffin of South Point; and three great-grandchildren.
     Friends may call after 4:30 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.

Publication unknown
d. March 31, 1976
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Halley, Melissa Porter

Mrs. Melissa Porter Halley, 90, Old-Time Teacher, Dies In Hospital
     Mrs. Melissa Porter Halley, 90, died at 2:30 a. m. today in Holzer Hospital of a heart ailment. She had had flu for three weeks, but had been taken Thursday night to the hospital in the Miller’s Home for Funerals ambulance.
     Oldest resident of Chambersburg, Mrs. Halley taught school as long ago as 70 years or more in West Virginia and Ohio, having had schools in all sections of Gallia County. When she first taught in West Virginia she received a certificate which previously had been granted only to men, and some observers expressed the belief that she may have been the first woman certified teacher in the neighbor state.
     Mrs. Halley was born Sept. 5, 1858, at Sample’s Landing, Gallia County, to Daniel Topas and Nancy Wilson Porter, and she married Samuel T. Halley, who died in 1929.
     She was the last of the children of Daniel T. Porter to die, but she is survived by two daughters and a son: Miss Cecil Vivian Halley, Youngstown school teacher; Mrs. Nina Beryl McCormick, Montreal, Can.; and Paul Porter Halley, Chambersburg. One grandchild, Chester, Montreal, also survives.
     Afternoon Sunday and until 12:30 p. m. Monday the body will be at the home of her nephew, Jim Porter, 917 Fourth Ave., where friends may call. The body will lie in state at Bethel Church, back of Bladen, until the funeral hour, 2 p. m. Monday. The Rev. Charles Lusher will officiate and burial will be made by Coleman R. Halley in Bethel Cemetery.

Gallipolis Tribune
1949
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Halley, Norma E.

Norma Halley
     Norma E. Halley, 79, Eureka, died at 7:15 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She had been in failing health approximately six months.
     She was born Dec. 28, 1897 in Clay Twp., Gallia County, to the late James E. and Clara Nibert Jeffers. She married Cecil E. Halley Nov. 3, 1917. He preceded her in death June 26, 1966.
     Survivors include one son and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Evelyn) Jeffers, Eureka and Wendell, Hebron; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; three brothers and one sister, Hugh, Sardis; Ralph, Rt. 2, Crown City; Eustace, Eureka, and Mrs. George (Addie) Gothard, Eureka.
     She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, the church women's society.
     Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Poling officiating. Burial will be in Clay Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Publication unknown
January 12, 1979
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Halley, Osa Edna

Mrs. Halley Dies Monday
     Osa Edna Halley, 95, 76 Court St., formally of Eureka, died at 4 a.m. Monday at Holzer Medical Center. She had been in failing health for several years.
     She was born Feb. 16, 1881 in Gallia County to the late Joseph and Mary Lanthorn. She married Alzora Halley July 2, 1901. He preceded her in death in 1955.
     Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Rosalie Hudgins, Lenoir City, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Lesta Gatewood, Crown City; seven grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 10 great- great- grandchildren. Three sons, two sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
     She was a member of the Mercerville Baptist Church.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
9 Aug 1976
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

Halley, Thomas Lee

T. Lee Halley Passes; Rites Are Tuesday
     Thomas Lee Halley, known best as Lee Halley, whose home was in Brandstetter Heights, died at 7:20 o’clock this morning at the Holzer Hospital. He entered the hospital two weeks ago and underwent a major operation. His recovery had seemed assured, though yesterday he did not feel quite as well as he had been, and he succumbed suddenly and unexpectedly to a heart condition.
     Mr. Halley was 72 years old and was retired some years ago as an employee of the Columbus and Southern Electric Company. He had served both as a lineman and a repairman.

Host of Warm Friends
     He was a jovial, companionable man, with a host of warm friends about town and in the country; and his loved ones and old cronies are extremely saddened today by his passing.
Decedent was a son of Hugh P. Halley and was born January 1, 1875. Forty-seven years ago he married Jennie Watterson, and she died five years ago.

Son, Daughter Survive
     They are survived by a son, Harold Halley, Cincinnati, and daughter, Mrs. Ross (Gladys) Goodwin, Columbus, both of whom were here during most of the period of their father’s illness. There are two grandchildren, Robert and Bonnie Lou Halley, Columbus, and three brothers, F. R. and J. B. Halley, Bladen, and A. V. Halley, Eureka.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Providence Church, of which Mr. Halley was a member. Rev. Charles Lusher will officiate. Burial in Providence Cemetery by C. R. Halley.

Gallipolis Tribune
1947
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Hamilton, Elizabeth

     Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton, wife of Capt. Sam Hamilton, the veteran river man, passed away at her home in this city Friday morning, July 14, 1911, aged 76 years. She had been in failing health for over a year and her death was due to a general break-down, caused by complication of diseases. Her maiden name was Burnett and she was born near Raccoon Island. She was married to Capt. Hamilton in 1854. She is survived by her husband, sons George and Frank of this place, and Millard of Parkersburg and 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted from the family residence on First Avenue Sunday afternoon by Rev. A.P. Cherrington of the M.E. Church, interment following at Pine Street Cemetery by Wetherholt. The family will have the sympathy of all in their great loss.

Gallipolis Journal
July 19, 1911
Submitted by Martha Hamilton

Hamilton, James

     We have to record the death, this week, of James Hamilton, of Clay township. On Thursday, he worked all day, and at night retired in apparent health. On Friday morning his wife was aroused by his restlessness, and went into an adjoining room to procure a light. When she returned she found her husband dead. Heart disease was found to be the cause. Mr. Hamilton was a good citizen, and his loss will be felt both at home and abroad.

Gallipolis Journal
Thursday, March 10, 1881
Submitted by Martha Hamilton

Hamilton, James Franklin

J. F. Hamilton
     James Franklin Hamilton, 89, a resident of Manner Nursing Center at Piketon, formerly from Gallia County, died at 1:30 a.m. today in the Pike County Hospital at Waverly. He had been in failing health for several years and in serious condition for three days.
     A retired farmer and employee of the GSI, he was born April 2, 1884, son of the late John and Mary Glover Hamilton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Zola Caldwell, two brothers and two sisters.
     Survivors include several nieces and nephews and Mrs. Raymond (Nettie) Carter of Kerr who was reared in the Hamilton home, and a sister, Mrs. Bessie Zebert of New York City.
     He was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Last rites will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the King's Chapel Church near Crown City with Rev. Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Calling hours will be held at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 6-9 Tuesday.

Publication unknown
d. December 24, 1973
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Hanson, Ed

Death of Edward Hanson
     Mr. Ed Hanson, so well known here, a son of the late John Hanson, and brother of Mrs. Ross Williams, died last Wednesday morning, and was buried Friday.
He had been in bad health several years past, being the victim of consumption. Some seven years ago he went to Colorado and found in the salubrious climate of that State some relief. But he left there and went to Kansas, where he remained about two years, gradually growing worse and came home to Gallipolis. He gradually grew worse to the time of his death. He was young man of 31 years, and was loved by all knew him.
     Rev. R. H. Coulter conducted the funeral, and at the request of friends we give a portion of his remarks: Mr. Coulter said in reference to the doctrine of the immortality of the soul: (rest omitted)

October 15, 1890
Gallipolis paper
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Harbour, Grover

Death Claims Bladen Man
     Grover Harbour, 67, Rt. 1, Bladen, farmer, died at 10 p.m., Thursday at his home near Providence Church. He had been ill for more than a year due to cancer.
     He was born May 5, 1884, to George and Mary Harbour in Mason County, W. Va.
     Besides his widow, the former Stachy Boston, he is survived by three children: Grover H., Heights, W. VA.; Adaline M. Wells, Rt. 1, Bladen; Vernon, Detroit; Fred F. Chillicothe; Paul B. Harbour, Columbus; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
     These brothers and sisters also survive: Homer and Shelby Harbour and Mrs. Grace Richardson, Heights, W. Va.; Mrs. Emma Robinson, Grove City, and Mrs. Carrie Errett, Kansas. One brother, Edward, and a sister, Effie, residents of Kansas, preceded him in death.
     Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Providence Church.

Gallipolis Tribune
1951
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Harbour, Paul B.

Paul B. Harbour
     Paul B. Harbour, 60, Darbyville, Ohio died at 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the Berger Hospital in Circleville following an automobile accident.
     An employee of the Columbus City Water Dept., he was born Oct. 31, 1915 in Huntington, W. Va. to Stacy Boston Broyles of Darbyville and the late Grover Harbour.
     He is survived by three children, Clifford, Columbus; Edwin, Vera Beach, Fla.; Freda, Columbus; six grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Adaline Wallace, Darbyville.
     Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the O. R. Woodyard Chapel at 255 East State St., Columbus with Mr. Howard M. Snyder officiating. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Graveside services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Providence Cemetery on Tyn Teens Run Rd. Local arrangements are under the direction of Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home.

Publication unknown
October 3, 1976
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Harbour, Vernon

Gallia County Native Dies in California
     Vernon Harbour, 55, a native of Gallia Coounty, died Wednesday morning in Gardenia, California.
     Mr. Harbour was born on March 27, 1911, son of Mrs. Stacey Broyles of Rt. 2, Crown City. He attended Huntington schools.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Joy Casey of Gallipolis, and two sons and two daughters, Dale Harbour of Gibralter, Mich., Peter, Paula and Pamela Harbour, all at home. Other survivors are a brother and a sister, Paul Harbour, of Columbus and Mrs. Adaline Wells of Rt. 2, Crown City. Two brothers preceded him in death.
     Services were held today in Gardenia, Calif.

Publication unknown
d. July 27, 1966
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Harding, Mary

Mrs. Mary Harding
Died...Near Porter, March 6th, 1862, Mrs. Mary Harding.
     She was born in the State of New York in Jan., 1773, and removed to Gallia county, near 40 years ago. She was bereaved of her husband abut eleven years ago. She has left four children and a number of grand children to mourn the loss of one so aged and devoted to God. She has been an acceptable member of the Presbyterian church near seventy years.
     Her funeral services took place at Kygerville, March 8, by the writer, from Num. 23, 10, before a large congregation of friends and relatives.
     May the writer, the hearers and readers meet her in Heaven. M.D. Vaughn

Gallipolis Journal
Mar. 20, 1862
Contributed by Henny Evans

Hardway, Howard S.

Howard S. Hardway, 65, Is Claimed By Death Saturday
     Howard S. Hardway, 65 of 90 Cedar St., Gallipolis, industrial arts teacher at Kyger Creek High School and a former minor league baseball pitcher, died at 8:30 p.m., Saturday in the Holzer Medical Center on First Ave. Mr. Hardway had suffered from a heart condition the past five years.
     He was born in Irondale, Ala., on Aug. 30, 1904, son of the late Hugh and Mary Shuler Hardway.
He is survived by his foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merch I. Clark, Gallipolis, and a foster sister, Mrs. Lyvonia Bunce, Gallipolis; his wife, Mrs. Mildred Williams Hardway; two daughters, Mrs. G. Richard Brown, Gallipolis and Miss Karen Hardway, at home; one son, Mike Hardway, Gallipolis, two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Reid, Clayton, N.M., and Mrs. Elizabeth Sims, Maxwell, N.M. One son and two brothers preceded him in death. Four grandchildren survive.
     Mr. Hardway graduated from Rio Grande College and Ohio State University with a major in history and English and a minor in industrial arts. He also held a Ph.D in education.
He began his teaching and coaching career at Mercerville where he served as high school principal and basketball coach.
     In 1942, Mr. Hardway entered the political field. He served as Gallia County Clerk of Courts six years before becoming principal and basketball coach at Bidwell-Porter High School in 1948.
Mr. Hardway served as head baseball coach and assistant football coach at Oak Hill prior to joining the Kyger Creek staff in 1958.
     Prior to entering the teaching profession, “Lefty” Hardway, as he was called in the 1930’s, pitched baseball several years in the minor leagues. He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates farm clubs. He was an outstanding hurler for the Huntington Boosters, Springfield Chicks and Little Rock, Ark., teams.
     Mr. Hardway was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church and a past member of the Crown City Masonic Lodge, Gallia County Gun Club, and Eagles Lodge.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday from the Grace United Methodist Church in Gallipolis with Rev. Paul S. Bauders officiating. Interment will be in Crown City Cemetery. The body will lie in state one hour at the church prior to the services. Visitation will be held at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.

The Sunday Times Sentinel
Sunday, March 29, 1970
Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe

Hardway, Michael Irwin “Mickey”

Michael Irwin “Mickey” Hardway, 67, of Grove City, died Friday at his residence.
     Born June 4, 1938 in Gallia County, he graduated from Gallia Academy High School in 1956. He was formerly employed at the Goodyear Plant in Apple Grave, W.Va. He later moved to Columbus where he was employed by the Ohio Furniture Company. He then worked for Goodwill Industries in Columbus, from which he retired in 2003.
     He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Shuler Hardway in 1970, and by a brother, Charles Hardway in 1936.
     He is survived by his mother, Mildred Williams Hardway Jenkins, of Gallipolis; wife, Brenda Hollens Esterbrook Hardway of Grove City; four children, Michael I. Hardway, Jr., of Cross Lanes, W.Va., Marc K. (Kay) Hardway , of Cheshire, Michelle (Darrell) Esterbrook Bruffy, of Columbus, Jimmy Esterbrook, of Florida; five grandchildren, Brittany and Dayton Hardway, Darchelle and Jessica Bruffy and Ashlee Esterbrook; two sisters, Ann (Richard) Hardway Brown, of Gallipolis, and Karen (Dan) Hardway Black, of Rapid City, S.D.; three nieces, Morgan Black, Sandy Bledsoe and Cindy Fellure; one great niece, Amber Fellure, and one great nephew, Travis Fellure.
     Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Pastor Doug Stockton officiating. Burial will follow in the Crown City Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 182039 Dept. 013 Columbus, Ohio 43218-2039 or to the American Diabetes Association, 937 N. High Street Worthington, Ohio 43085.
     To send condolences, please visit us at www.timeformemory.com/whw.

The Sunday Times Sentinel
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe

Harrison, Sophia

DEATH IN AWFUL FORM -- Mrs. Harrison Run Down and Killed by a K & M Train Thursday --
     There was a terrible accident on the railroad just this side of the Gallipolis Tile Works, about one mile above the city, this afternoon. The K & M train due here at 1:14, was running along as usual, and at about the place named, an old lady was seen walking along the side of the track carrying some berries. As the train drew too near to stop or to check up, that lady started directly across the track and was run down and instantly killed, having her neck broken and both legs and one arm severed from her body, ribs broken chest crushed and face cut. The train came on, leaving a man to guard the body, and Baggage Master Edward Harrison of the K & M, and some others went up to look into the occurrence. On arriving at the scene of the accident, Mr. Harrison was horrified to find the victim of the cruel wheels was his own mother, Mrs. Sophia Harrison, aged 65 years. His feelings may be better imagined that described. Word has also been conveyed to Dr. Bean, surgeon of the road, and Constable F. E. Martin, who went up immediately, and when this was written an inquest was being held.
     Mrs. Harrison was then immediately carried to her home which is just above Reuben S. Canaday's store in Maple Shade where the inquest is being held.
     She leaves sons Marion, Edward, and Emmerson and one daughter Mrs. Dilman Darst, of this city and sons Andrew, Perry of Pomeroy, and Jacob and Charles. At this writing the funeral arrangements had not been made. The family will have the deepest sympathy of all in their shocking bereavement.

     MRS. HARRISON -- The funeral services of Mrs. Sophia Harrison, killed by a K & M train as told in the Thursday's Tribune, will be conducted at Morgan Center, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, Rev. W. J. Fulton, of Rio Grande, officiating, and Undertaker Wetherholt conducting the burial. All of her nine children, mentioned yesterday, will be in attendance and the pall bearers will be her sons. The funeral cortege will leave her late happy home, here, Saturday morning at 6 o'clock, accompanied by many sympathising relatives and friends.
     There was nothing of importance gleamed by the examination held Thursday afternoon by Dr. L. C. Bean and Dr. C. G. Parker before Justice Bradbury, acting Coroner, other than has already been published. She had been out blackberry picking with two little girls, and was on her return home when she met her sad fate. The little girls had become tired and ran on home ahead of her. She was coming down the railroad between the main track and a siding, on which were some cars standing. As the train approached she may not have heard as she was a bit hard of hearing and wore a sunbonnet, or deeming it safer for her to cross over to the outside of the track than to be between it and the cars on the siding as the train whizzed by, and misjudging its nearness, attempted to cross over to the outside when she was cut down. She must have been hurled from 60 to 79 feet, and death was instantaneous.
     She was a good, kindly, christian old lady, much beloved by all who knew her for the many kindly acts of charity and in time of trouble. She had a happy, pleasant home and lived with two of her sons, and those in business at Middleport and Pomeroy made their home with her when there were here. No such idea as suicide is entertained by any of the family for a moment. She had not been melancholy or dejected and nothing of this sort was elicited at the inquest, or was repented to any one of the family, and they are grieved to think that such a report had been published. Her age was 69 years and she was a happy old lady who had lived an honored and blameless life and she was laid to rest beside her husband Lewis Harrison who died four years ago. They came to this city nine years ago from Morgan township and she has many old friends in that section. She was a daughter of the late Jacob Caldwell and was a consistent and upright member of the Christian church and leaves behind her a memory that will be cherished by not only her children, but all who knew her.

Gallipolis Weekly Tribune
Friday -- 13 July, 1900
Contributed by Sandra Maskew

Hazlett, Myroe

Myroe Hazlett Drops Dead At Winfield Home
Former Eureka Resident Had Worked At Nitro Plant
    Myroe Hazlett, who spent most of his 56 years in and around Eureka dropped dead of a heart attack about 5 o’clock Wednesday morning while at work at the Ohio Apex Co. plant at Nitro. He was a mechanic and he and family lived at Winfield. They had moved there five or six years ago.
It is unlikely that funeral arrangements will be completed before Friday morning as word is awaited from two of his sons who are in the army. But interment will be made at Winfield.
     Mr. Hazlett is survived by his wife, Gertrude Landthorn Hazlett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Landthorn of Eureka, and by these children: Francis, who is in a Georgia army camp; Edward, who is in Camp Chaffee, Arkansas; Franklin, Leo and Dorothy, all at home. Also surviving is decedent’s mother, Mrs. Mollie Kamp, Eureka, who though, is in poor health, expected to go to Winfield this forenoon.
     Mr. Hazlett was born in this county Dec. 15, 1887. He used to work at old Dam 26 and other dams in this district and had a host of friends who will be surprised and saddened to hear of his passing.

Gallipolis Tribune
1944
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Heil, Pearl

Mrs. Pearl Heil
McCONNELSVILLE—Mrs. Pearl Heil, 78, of Malta died at 4:45 a.m. Friday at her home following a heart attack.
     The daughter of the late J. N. and America Northup Baker, she was born Jan. 25, 1884, at Hampton, Iowa. Her husband, Frank Heil, a former banker in Malta, died in 1950. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Parkersburg, W. Va.
     She is survived by one son, Wayne of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Berridge of Royal Oak, Mich. and Mrs. Garnet Sitler (Sigler) of Gallipolis and four grandchildren.
     The body was taken to Miller Funeral Home here where friends may call after noon today. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with the Rev. D. B. Wilfong officiating. Burial will be in Malta Cemetery.

Transcribed from an undated newspaper clipping by Joanne Galvin.
Date of death: 16 May 1962

Hemphill, Faye Marie

Faye Hemphill
     Faye Marie Hemphill, 68, Rt. 2, Crown City, died at  7 p.m. Saturday at her home. She had been in failing health several years. She was a retired employee of Bob Evans Steak House.
     She was born Nov. 22, 1906, in Glenwood, W. Va., daughter of the late Millard Brumfield and Myrtle Hesson Brumfield. She married Sam Hemphill on Dec. 24, 1929. He preceded her in death in October 1973.
     Two sons and two daughters survive: Derry Hemphill, Eureka Star Route; Lee Hemphill, Northup; Mrs. Jack (Alice) Williams, Gallipolis; Mrs. Basil (Adell) Roberts, Brunswick, Ga. One son died in infancy.
     Eight grandchildren survive. One brother and one sister survive: Frank Brumfield, Chesapeake and Mrs. Earl (Orpha) Wallace, Rt. 2, Crown City. Two sisters preceded her in death.
     She was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Chalmer Conley officiating. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Marabell Haffelt, Clarence Waugh, Jr., Rondal Wallace, Elmer Stanley, Jack Williams and Basil Roberts.

Publication unknown
May 25, 1975
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Hemphill, Samuel C.

Hemphill services Saturday
     Samuel C. Hemphill, 79, Rt. 2, Crown City, died at 9 a.m. Thursday at his home. He had been in failing health the past five years, and in serious condition the past year.
     A retired farmer, Mr. Hemphill served as a Clay Twp. trustee for 22 years.
     He was born Jan. 3, 1894, in Clay Twp., son of the late John W. and Amazona Wetherholt Hemphill.
     He is survived by his wife, Faye Marie Brumfield Hemphill, whom he married Dec. 24, 1929, in Gallipolis, along with the following children: Lee, Northup; Darry, Eureka Star Route; Mrs. Jack (Alice) Williams, Gallipolis; Mrs. Basil (Idell) Roberts, Brunswick, Ga. One infant son preceded him in death. Eight grandchildren survive.
     Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. He spent all his life in Gallia County. He attended Providence Church.
     Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Providence Church with Rev. Bruce Unroe officiating. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery. Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Jack Williams, Basil Roberts, Earl Wallace, Rondell Wallace, Clarence Waugh and Marabell Haffelt.

Publication unknown
d. October 11, 1973
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

Henking, Alfred

Alfred Henking Dead (Picture)
     Alfred Henking passed to the great beyond at his home on State Street Monday afternoon, November 13, 1911, aged 84 years. Although he had been in feeble health for some time, the news of his death came as a decided shock, as he had been about on the streets until a day or so before his death. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure, resulting from a severe cold contracted Sunday.
     Mr. Henking was a native of Switzerland, having been born at St. Gallen August 9, 1828. He was the ninth in a family of eighteen. At the age of 20 he joined the Swiss Artillery, receiving an honorable discharge at the close of his enlistment. He emigrated to this country in 1849, locating at Philadelphia, but in the fall of the same year he came to Gallipolis, entering the brokerage office of his cousin, Charles Henking. In 1852 he engaged in the wholesale grocery business under various firm names, the last and most widely known being the firm of Henking, Allemong & Co., consisting of Alfred Henking, Louis Baer and A. W. Allemong. In 1880 he retired from the firm which had become widely known and is still a highly prosperous institution, now doing business as the Henking-Bovie Co. In 1872 Mr. Henking organized the Ohio Valley Bank, which became an institution widely known and was made the President, in which capacity he served up to 1909 when he retired from active business.
     He was married in 1853 to Miss Frances H. Coffin of Gallipolis at Nantucket, who at that time was there with relatives. By this marriage three sons were born, C. Fred Henking, Oscar M. Henking and Herbert H. Henking, who with their mother survive him. He is also survived by one brother, Oscar, aged 88 years, living at St. Gallen, Switzerland. He never connected himself with any church society, but when a child was baptized, and at the age of 16 as is customary in Switzerland among the Protestants, was taken into full membership in the Reformed Protestant Church. He was very fond of travel and had crossed the ocean 27 times and was 81 years old when he made his last trip to his boyhood home. Mr. Henking was a man with many lovable traits. He was absolutely honest in all his dealings and had accumulated a comfortable fortune through legitimate business channels. He lived a long and busy life and has gone to the reward of the good and the just.
     The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Francis E. Evans of Grace M. E. Church at the family residence on State Thursday at 1:30 p.m., burial following at Mound Hill Cemetery by Undertaker Wetherholt. The following have been selected as pallbearers: Charles D. Kerr, Frank Bell, Fred M. Bovie, William G. Sibley, Sherman H. Eagle, and Dr. J. R. Safford.

The Gallipolis Bulletin
Thursday, 16 November 1911
Submitted by Eve Hughes

Henking, Charles

     Mr. Charles Henking, one of the oldest and worthiest citizens of Gallipolis, suddenly died on Tuesday of last week.

Athens Messenger
March 18, 1875
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Henking, Frances Henrietta

Venerable Lady Passes
Mrs. Frances Henking Called in Her Eighty-Eighth Year
     Mrs. Frances Coffin Henking, one of our eldest and most lovable ladies, passed away at her State street residence at 8 o'clock this Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, 1919. Her death was due to infirmities of old age which had undermined her strength for several months. Mrs. Henking is survived by three sons--Herbert of this city, Fred of San Diego, and Oscar of San Francisco. Her husband, the late Alfred Henking, died Nov. 11, 1911. The funeral will be at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at her late residence by the Rev. Mr. McClure. Interment by George Wetherholt following at Mound Hill.
     Mrs. Henking was born near Gallipolis Dec. 30, 1831, and married at Nantucket Sept. 15, 1853, her maiden name being Frances Henrietta Coffin. Her mother was Esther Barlow, a descendant of John Barlow, one of the Pilgrims (sic). Her father, Capt. David Coffin, descended from Tristram Coffin, was one of the sturdy whale fishermen of Nantucket. Twice he circumnavigated the globe, lost his fishing fleet to the War of 1812, and later came to Ohio where he married Esther Barlow. Their son Metellus died in youth. Mr. and Mrs. Henking celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1903 in an elaborate way, with many guests. Mrs. Henking was a woman of noble character. As wife and mother she measured up to the loftiest requirements. Of kindly disposition, she retained to the last her gift for making and holding friends of all ages. She was a devout and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Gallipolis Tribune September 17, 1919
     The funeral of the late Mrs. Frances Henking was largely attended with a profusion of beautiful floral tributes. The pall bearers were L. B. Shaw, A. F. Blake, Charles E. Clark, O. L. Kiger, and Charles F. Swanson.

The Gallipolis Tribune Friday
September 12, 1919
Contributed by Eve Hughes

Hess, Helen L.

Helen L. Hess, 93, of Charleston, died Sept. 20.
     Helen was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, to the parents of Clayton and Mary Johnson Mayes. Helen was married to Hazel "Slim" Hess in 1950, and he preceded her in death as did her many sisters and brothers;
daughter-in-law, Jewel Whitlock; and granddaughter, Patricia Nipps.
     She was a Christian. Helen retired from Straits Laundry and was a former employee of Charleston Laundry, where she worked for 30 years.
     Helen is survived by her sons, Frank E. Whitlock and his wife, Edith of Elkview, Paul E. Whitlock of Charleston; and stepson, Gary Hess and wife, Dianne, of St. Albans; grandchildren, Shirley Pauley, Paul
E. Whitlock II and Emma "Janie" Hamilton; nine great-grandchildren, Wade Pauley, Terri Pauley, Jim Pauley and wife, Karen, Tara, Lora, Julia and Andrew Bradley, Crystal Mitchell and husband, Dana, Melissa Darnell and husband, Jerimah; five great-great-grandchildren, Layton Keith Pauley, Austin Combs, Matthew Pauley, Eric Pauley, Bryan Pauley, Steven Pauley; one great-great-great-granddaughter, McKensie Pauley; two step-grandchildren, Shane and Shawn Hess.
     Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Bartlett-Burdette Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes. A gathering of family and friends will be Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Bartlett Burdette Cox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

The Charleston Gazette
September 23, 2004
Transcribed by Ronni Mayes

Higley, Forest K.

     Forest K. Higley, 26, of Bidwell Route 1, was a victim of the Silver Bridge disaster. He was driving a James Merry Stone truck at the time of the bridge collapse.
     Born at St. Albans, W, VA. he moved to Gallia County with his parents in 1953. He was a son of Basil K. and Elsie Stalknaker Higley of Bidwell Route 2.
     He was discharged from the service in March of this year after having served 13 months in Vietnam. He was a 1958 graduate of North Gallia High School.
     In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Marty Irvin Higley, whom he married in August of this year: a stepson, Robbie Irvin, 2, a brother, Kenneth of Bidwell Route 2: and two sisters, Mrs. Joyce Robey and Miss Loma Kay Higley both of Bidwell Route 2.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the McCoy Funeral Home in Vinton.

Athens Messenger
December 23, 1967
Contributed by Joyce Robinson

Hill, Alberta Serena Diggins

Mrs. Hill Dies; Rites Sunday
     Mrs. Alberta Serena Diggins Hill, 72, widow of George Hill, died at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday at her home at 109 Third Ave. Miller's Home for Funerals will return the body to her late residence Friday and friends may call Friday evening.
     Last survivor of 15 children... 13 daughters and two sons of Andrew and Judith Angel Diggins, Mrs. Hill was born Oct. 3, 1878 in Harrison Twp. She spent her early married life on a farm near Bullskin, and came 40 years ago to Gallipolis, where her husband was employed in a factory.
She and he were married in 1892, and he died Feb. 18, 1947. He was buried just four years to the day before the death of his widow.
     A son, George, died in 1918, but they are survived by five Gallipolis sons, Chester, James, Howard, Ernest, and Hugh Hill, and three daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Nettie) Clark, Peoples, O.; Mrs. Walter (Gertrude) Lane, Gallipolis; and Mrs. Calvin (Mabel) Lane, Coffeyville, Kan.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. in the Church of God, of which decedent was a member, and burial will be made in Mound Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
22 Feb 1951
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

Hill, George W.

George Hill Dies 10 This Morning
Home Is On Third Near Vine- Wife And 7 Children Survive
     George Hill, 78, of 109 Third Ave., seriously ill for three weeks, died about 10 o'clock this morning at the Holzer Hospital. He had a heart ailment and was taken to the hospital during the noon hour Saturday. Members of the family were so grieved and shocked at his passing, despite his grave illness, that it was difficult to obtain biographical data at once. Mr. Hill was well known about town and one of his last employments was that of custodian of the Public Square.
     He is survived by his wife, the former Berta Diggins, and their home was the first house above the place of business of Sheline Motor Sales at Vine and Third. There are five sons and three daughters living; Chester, Howard, Hugh, Ernest, James, Mrs. Gertrude Lane and Mrs. Nettie Clark, all of Gallipolis, and Mrs. Mabel Lane of New York.
     Mr. Hill was a respected and worthy man, and his death is a hard blow to his family and close friends.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
18 Feb 1947
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

Bereaved Family Delays Arranging Of Hill Funeral
     Completion of arrangements for the funeral of George W. Hill, 109 Third Ave., who died at 10 a. m. Tuesday, has been delayed to await word from the daughter, Mrs. Mabel Lane of New York.
Mr. Hill was born near Ironton March 26, 1869, and hence lacked 36 days of reaching his 78th birthday anniversary. He was one of 10 children born to John and Mahala Cornell Hill.
     He and Alberta Diggins who survives him, were united in marriage here in 1893 by Squire Damron. Surviving him, in addition to the children named in Tuesday's paper, these three brothers and a sister, Hubert, Leo and Fred Hill, all of Gallipolis, and Mrs. Effie Hughes of Ashton, W.Va.
     George Hill was an industrious and home- loving man. For years he had charge of the cleaning room at the old Thompson and Francis stove foundry. He also worked at the old Treasure Stove Works and was a cabinet finisher at various furniture factories that used to flourish here. His last work was as custodian of the city park. For the past year he had been ailing and his condition was grave the last five weeks.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
19 Feb 1947
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

Hill, Jas. E.

Jas. E. Hill, Barber, Died This Morning
     Lived His 79 Years Within Few Blocks Of Birthplace Here And Acquired Considerable Property Funeral Plans Incomplete.
     James E. Hill, retired barber and an outstanding colored citizen, died at 9 o’clock this morning at the Holzer Hospital. He was 79 years old. Mr. Hill suffered a stroke on December 24 at his home at 13 Pine Street and he was taken to the hospital Christmas Eve. He was then and afterward conscious but he could talk only with difficulty and very indistinctly and his condition changed but little from day to day.

Dean Of Barbers
     At the time of his retirement at the end of March, 1941 Mr. Hill was the dean of Gallipolis barbers; but he was some years younger than Mace Robinson who had long worked in the same shop but had retired several years before that date.
     Decedent was born at 725 Fourth Ave., on Nov. 28, 1863. That was but two months after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and six weeks before it became effective. But his parents, Jerry and Eleanor Vaughn Hill, had long before emerged from slavery.
     As a boy Jim Hill worked for Haywards and Mollohans, the latter being in business at Spruce and Second and before attaining his majority he became a barber in the shop of his older brother, Tom Hill. He gave more than half a century to that business before he retired and all the shops he worked in were located in the single block of Second Ave. between State and Locust. He acquired title not only to the business but to the building at 402 Second from his brother’s estate.
     But even after he had quit barbering Mr. Hill worked hard, looking after his nice home and improving his other properties. He had lived at the Pine Street address for 20 years and he had never lived more than a few blocks from where he was born.
     If Jim Hill had a contemporary at any period of his life who worked more days or longer hours and had as few vacations (did he ever have any?), this writer has no idea who it could have been. And after his retirement he accepted and no doubt welcomed a call to work on Saturday in W. H. Robinsons shop. He was prudent and thrifty as well as industrious and acquired a competence.
     A few days before he was stricken, but when it was obvious his health and strength were waning, this marvelously industrious man said to the writer of these lines “I made a mistake in retiring.” Doubtless he was wrong about that.
     On May 24, 1888, Mr. Hill married Emma Bolles, another native of the city and a daughter of Matthew Bolles. Their happy wedlock lasted 54 years and was marred only by their failing health in late years. She has been nearly helpless for a good while.
     Jim Hill was a great story-teller and the tales he told were about the interesting characters that had come and gone during his nearly fourscore years.
     He and Mrs. Hill have no children and his nearest blood relatives are five nieces, Eleanor Clark of New York, Bessie Brown of Chicago, Susan Peyton, Katie Price and Laura Brook, all of Columbus.

Gallipolis Tribune
December 1943
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Hineman, Florence

Florence Hineman
     Funeral services for Florence Marie Unroe Hineman, 73, who died Monday morning will be held Thursday, 1 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Lusher and Rev. Ted Ball officiating. Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Mercerville. Friends may call at the Willis Funeral Home anytime after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
     She married Clarence L. Hineman in April, 1918. He preceded her in death in November, 1967. One son, Clarence N. Hineman, Rt. 2, Crown City, survives along with one daughter, Mrs. Orville (Shirley) McMaster, Westerville. One brother, Judson Unroe, Hendersonville, Tenn., survives along with six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  Four brothers, Harold, Lawrence, Lewis and Wilbur Ray, preceded her in death. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Alpha Windon Unroe.
     Mrs. Hineman was a foster grandparent at the Gallipolis State Institute, having resigned in September, 1977, due to her health. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church, Mercerville Grange No. 1727.
     Pallbearers will be Russell Unroe, Joseph Hineman, David Hineman, Walter Hineman, Charles Hineman and Steve McMaster.

Hobbs, Elisha

DIED
     HOBBS---Elisha Hobbs, on the 16th of October, 1886, in his ninety-fourth year. He was a son of Timothy and Hannah BELL HOBBS; born in Randolph county, Virginia, April 27th, 1793. Elisha Hobbs may be justly termed one of the pioneers of this country. His parents moved to this State in 1800, when Indians were plenty though friendly. Mr. H served in the war of 1812, and was stationed at Urbana, Ohio. He was an honest, quiet, friendly citizen of Guyan Township for many years. In time of the late war three of his sons enlisted, serving four years each; Henry, the youngest of the three, was a Captain, and was wounded at Pittsburg Landing. Mr. Hobbs was a pensioner for several years before his death was worthy of all he received.
     His decline was slow and gradual; several years before his death he lost th light in one of his eyes, the other remained moderately good until the last. A short time before his death he fell coming in at the door, from which he never recovered.Father Hobbs never made any public profession of religion, but has told the writer for many years that his peace was made with God. He passed away without pain and in his right mind. As a light goes out for want of oil, so was his last, as though a deep sleep had come over him.

J.E.CALDWELL

Gallipolis Journal
Wednesday, November 24, 1886
Transcribed by Teresa Herrmann

Hott, Nancy Rebecca

Death of Mrs. S. H. Hott
     Mrs. Nancy Rebecca Hott, widow of the late Samuel H. Hott, whose illness has been frequently mentioned by us, passed away at her home on Fourth Street, in this city Monday morning at 3:15, January 2nd, 1893.
     Mrs. Hott had been in an invalid condition for a number of years, and for the last thirteen months quite ill for the most of the time with dropsy, and had had several operations performed for her relief. Her maiden name was Patton and she was united in marriage with Mr. Hott March 13, 1849, in Highland county, coming here in 1860, and will be well remembered as the Matron of Gallia County Infirmary, Mr. Hott having been Superintendent for seven years, and known too, as one of the kindest hearted and most charitable of women. During her long and distressing illness she never complained, but was always cheerful, and the writer who passed her house almost daily would see her sitting by the open window when the weather would permit, and, where she was most comfortable, owing to her distress for her breath, ever wearing a pleasant countenance and with an ever ready salutation for all who might pass.     She was in her 66th year and had been a member of the M.E. Church for twenty five or thirty years. She leaves three sons__James P. Thomas F., and Harry A. Hott to mourn their great loss of a kind and affectionate mother. Harry, the youngest, and single, remained at home with her during her long continued helplessness, and administered to her every want and comfort with the greatest kindness and attention, and so far as their duties permitted them all rendered every service and kindness, and made her last days, days of love and close affection.
     The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. A. P. Baker at her late residence (hour not yet set) due notice of which will be given. The burial will be conducted at the old cemetery by Wetherholt.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Boatman, of Highland County, Mrs. Hott’s niece and husband are here in attendance upon the funeral services and her son Thomas, of Marceline, Mo., has been telegraphed for and is expected.

January 14, 1893
Gallipolis Journal
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Hurlow, Nora Chloe

NORA CHLOE HURLOW
     Nora Chloe Hurlow, 86, Addison, died Tuesday Dec 1, 1998 in Holzer Medical Center.
     Born Nov 23, 1912 in Mason County, W Va., daughter of the late Clate and Naoma Robinson, she was a homemaker.
     She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Hurlow, in 1964; two sons, Eugene and Dale Hurlow, a daughter, Audrey Hurlow Woods; a grandson, James Lloyd Hurlow, in 1998; four brothers, Dale, Delbert, Gay and Bud Robinson; two sisters, Rose Strait and Erma Gargus.
     Surviving are seven sons, James C. Hurlow of Mason, WV. Joe (Vivian) Hurlow, and William K. (Garnett) Hurlow, both of Gallipolis, Okey (Janet) Hurlow of Clifton, W. Va., Leonard Lee Hurlow of Addison, John Wayne (Darlene) Hurlow of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and Samuel Lloyd (Hope) Hurlow of Cheshire; a daughter, Betty Sue Hurlow Rodgers of Gallipolis; 22 grandhildren, and 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Thelma Frazier of Ironton and Wilma Everets of Columbus and a sister-in-law, Edith Hurlow of Leon, W. Va.
     Services will be 1 p.m. Friday in the Ash Street Baptist Church, Middleport, with the Rev. Les Hayman officiating. Burial will be in the Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday. Arrangements are by the Willis Funeral Home.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Dec 1, 1998
Contributed by Joyce Robinson

Hutsinpiller, Ann

     Mrs. Ann Hutsinpiller, of Gallipolis, died suddenly on Saturday night 17th inst., of heart disease.

Athens Messenger
April 29, 1875
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

Hutsinpiller, Charles A.

Death Comes to Charles A. Hutsinpiller
Useful, Prominent Citizen Passes At Ironton
Funeral There At 2 Friday
     Charles A. Hutsinpiller, a native of this county, who had been a leading citizen of Ironton for more than half a century, died Tuesday night at his room in the Marting Hotel of that city. News of his passing, which was slow in reaching relatives and friends here, came as a shock, despite his advanced age and despite the earlier news about his having suffered a stroke.
     The Ironton News says he was “one of the most successful businessmen in the city. He was strong-minded, charitable and always on the right side. He was devoted to his church, interested in the welfare of others, and a loyal booster for the city in which he lived. His name had been associated with the hardware business in Ironton since 1895, when he purchased the business of William Kerr & Co. and formed a partnership with the late William A. Sheridan.”

Man of Many Interests
     He and the late William Kerr were brothers-in-law and their business association began in 1883 when Mr. Hutsinpiller went to Ironton. In 1920 the Hutsinpiller-Sheridan partnership was dissolved, being succeeded by the Hudson-Pillar Wholesale Hardware Co.
     Decendent was interested in numerous Ironton concerns. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, Rotary club, Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Knights Templars, K. of P., Moose and United Commercial Travelers.
     Mr. Hutsinpiller was born in Green tp. He was one of 11 children of David Hutsinpiller. Mrs. Robert C. Johnston, who died at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, on Feb. 1, was a sister. Rev. William A. Hutsinpiller, also of Los Angeles, is the only survivor of the David Hutsinpiller family.
     Charles Hutsinpiller, who married three times, is survived by four children of his first marriage (to Frances Kerr); Mills Hutsinpiller, an associate in business, and Dick, who is connected with the First National Bank of Ironton; Prof. Neil Hutsinpiller Crawfordsille, Ind.; Misses Jessie and Florence Hutsinpiller of Denver, Colorado, the latter being head of the domestic science department of the University of Colorado. (It says four but five are named. A different mother or maybe it should have been five.)
Funeral services will be held at the Wagner Funeral Home in Ironton at 2 o’clock Friday.
     Mr. Hutsinpiller’s interest in his kinfold and friends and the affairs of his city and country was not interrupted by his last illness. Though the stroke he suffered involved his entire left side his mental faculties were unimpaired. For the last 13 years he had lived at the Marting Hotel and was a general favorite in all the circles in which he had moved.


Gallipolis Daily Tribune
February 18, 1937
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Body of Chas. Hutsinpiller is Cremated
Rites Are Conducted by Ironton Presbyterian Chruch Pastor Yesterday
     Funeral services for Charles A. Hutsinpiller were held at the Wagner funeral home in Ironton Friday afternoon, Rev. Martin L. Gearhardt, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Hutsinpiller had been a deacon, officiated.
     After these rites, the body was taken to Portsmouth for cremation, in compliance with decendent’s request.

Local Folk Attend
     Among those present at the services were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Kerr of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Kerr of Athens.
     Many acquaintances of Mr. Hutsinpiller are probably unaware of the fact that the hardware store, with which he was long identified, and known as the Hudson-Pillar Hardware Co. store, was destroyed by fire during the flood.
     His investments, however, were quite diversified, yet largely confined to local concerns. He had put money in various Ironton enterprises and owned two Lawrence county farms and was a breeder of fine stock.
     Mr. Hutsinpiller was an astute, accommodating and upright business man—a worthy representative of a family that has long been prominent in the affairs of southern Ohio. He was a son of David Hutsinpiller and a grandson of Abraham Hutsinpiller, who was one of the early settlers of Greenbrier county, Va. now (W.Va.,) whence he came to Gallia county.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
February 19, 1937
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Irwin, Alice

     In memory of Alice Irwin who departed this earthly life March 27, 1894, of consumption, at the age of 14 years, 6 months, and 27 days.
     It was a sad wave of sorrow that swept over the over the community when the tidings came that the spirit of Alice had gone to the God who gave it. Alice was loved by all who knew her. All that earthly hands could do for her was done but of no avail, for the Lord saw fit to take her to her home beyond the skies. She leaves a father, five brothers and a host of weeping friends to mourn their loss, but their loss is her eternal gain. She has gone to her mother, who preceded her to that better land, less than a year ago. Weep not, father and brothers, for Alice, but trust in the Savior and you will meet her on that bright and happy shore where parting is no more. She can not come to you but you can go to her. Her remains were laid to rest in Mt. Carmel Cemetery March 29, 1894. Rev. Rice conducted the funeral services.

    Dear Alice, thou hast left us,
    Here thy loss we deeply feel;
    But ‘tis God that hath bereft us,
    He will all our sorrows heal.

    Allie sleeps, but not forever,
    There will be a glorious dawn;
    We shall meet to part no never,