Baine, R. M.

     Dr. R.M. Baine, who has been practicing medicine in Gallipolis for several months past, died of consumption on the 16th inst. His remains were taken to Cambridge for interment.

Athens Messenger
April 29, 1972
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

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Baird, Lola Gail

     The call was given, the answer clear. We never thought that death was so near; yet Lola Gail, the daughter of Frank and Dillie Lemley Halfhill answered this call at the close of the day December 18, 1966. Gail was one of seven children of this union; she was born November 4, 1897 in Cheshire Township, being 69 years, 1 month and 14 days at the time of passing, where she spent her early life.
     On January 15, 1918, she was united in marriage to Ora Baird who preceded her in death July 22, 1952; to this union was born eight children; the following survive, Wayne of Ashville; Elmer of Cheshire; Mrs. Flossie Boggess of St. Albans, WV; Mrs. Frances Parsons of Vinton; Mrs. Della Casto of Circleville and Mrs. Dillie McCormick of Gallipolis, Route 1; besides the children there are 31 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, one brother, Ora Halfhill of Cheshire and two sisters, Mrs. Vail Pullins of Cheshire and Mrs. Phyllis Burns of Evergreen. Two brothers, Harrison and Bud Halfhill and two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Baird and Mrs. Thelma Taylor and a half-sister, Mrs. Nora Adams, preceded her in death.
     Gail was a member of the Bulaville Grange and Campaign Baptist Church; where she took active part in all activities. She was a member of the Happy Home Club of the church and attended their last meeting on December 8th giving the opening prayer of the club.

[note: buried Campaign Cemetery, Addison Township]

Gallipolis Paper
December 18, 1966
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

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Baird, Nellie Halfhill

Mrs. Baird Dies at 54 In Hospital
     Gallipolis -- Mrs. Nellie Baird, 54, died at 10:05 p.m. Saturday at Holzer Hospital, where she had been a patient for 11 days.
     Daughter of Mrs. Dillie Lemley Halfhill and the late Frank Halfhill, Mrs. Baird was born April 11, 1900, in Cheshire Township, one of nine children. One brother and five sisters survive: Ora Halfhill of Cheshire, Gail Baird of Bulaville, Mrs. Fonzo (Thelma) Taylor and Mrs. Walter (Vail) Pullins of Poplar Ridge, Mrs. Matthew
(Phyllis) Burns of Evergreen, and a half-sister, Mrs. Nora Adams, who is hospitalized in Los Angeles. Two brothers preceded her in death: Harrison and Bud Halfhill.
     She attended the Africa Road School in Cheshire Township (the school no longer exists), and she was a member of Kyger Council of the Daughters of America. As a girl she was a member of the Poplar Ridge Baptist Church, but moved her membership to Campaign Church after she was married Dec. 22, 1922, to Stacy Baird, who survives. They were married by Justice of the Peace A. E. Dunn in the Gallia County Courthouse. They moved from the Campaign vicinity two years ago.
     Their son, Charles William Baird, was killed in 1947 in Cheshire in an automobile accident. She is survived by these six daughters: Mrs. James (Sylvia) Mayes of Gallipolis; the other five at home -- Grace Baird, Nora and Stella, telephone operators; Mary Ann, a senior, and Anna May, a junior, GAHS students.
     Last rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Campaign Church, the Rev. Sherley Woods of Cheshire officiating, and burial will be in Campaign Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Maurice Thomas, C.E. Thomas, Carl Rife, Roy Thaxton, Virgil Thaxton, and Ernest Carpenter. The Rev. S.C. Hoelle, pastor of Gallipolis First Church of God, will assist the Rev. Mr. Woods. Friends may call at the last residence, 128 Fourth Ave. after 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Athens Messenger (Athens, Ohio)
Monday, April 19, 1954. Page 3
Transcribed by Ronni Mayes

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Baker, America Northup

Rites For America Northup Baker Are To Be Held Sunday
Time is 2 P.M. At Wetherholt Funeral Home
     Funeral services for America Northup Baker, who died Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. W. Sigler, 238 First Avenue, less than a month before her 89th birthday anniversary, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the George J. Wetherholt and Sons funeral home.
     The venerable widow of J. N. Baker, whom she married March 24, 1880, in the same Green Twp. house in which she was born February 7, 1857 was strictly “a homebody”, was intensely interested in her family, and made her home a model of hospitality for all friends and relatives who called on her. Her husband died in the autumn of 1938 at the age of 88 years.
     Mrs. Baker spent all her life within a radius of one mile from her birthplace except for four years during which she and her husband lived in Hampton, Ia., and nearly three years just passed during which she resided with her daughter, Mrs. Garnet Sigler in Gallipolis. Infirmities of old age were the cause of her death, but she had been critically ill for about 10 days.
     Daughter of Ansel and Lavenia McCall Northup decedent is survived by Mrs. Sigler, Wilbur A. Baker, Springfield, Ill., Mrs. Pearl Heil, Malta, O., Mrs. Bernice Anderson and Charles E. Baker, Jacksonville, Ill., and Mrs. Jessie Berridge, Royal Oak, Mich.; eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Two sisters, who will be unable to attend the funeral, also survive: Mrs. F. C. Smith, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mary Pickens Springfield. A daughter, Margaret, died in infancy.
     Rev. Charles G. Baird, rector of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, will officiate at the funeral; burial will be made in Mound Hill cemetery. Pall bearers will be Harry Maddy, Stanley Lanier, Dr. L. C. Cowden, H. W. McHenry, Elmer Hatfield, and Lew Grube.

Newspaper clipping, undated.
Date of death: 9 Jan 1946
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Baker, Jacob N.

JACOB BAKER RITES TO BE HELD SUNDAY
One Of Grand Old Men Of Green Tp. Succumbs To Infirmities Of His Years
    Jacob N. Baker, whose death occurred yesterday at this home on Raccoon below Northup, had been an industrious, thrifty, prosperous and upright farmer. He never spoke ill of anyone, attended strictly to his own proper affairs, and commanded the respect and esteem of all who knew him and the abiding
love of those who belonged to his immediate circle by reason of kinship or association.
     For nearly a week he had lain in a coma, for a fortnight he had been unable to take nourishment except very sparingly of the lightest foods, and he passed away from this sphere gently and quietly and peacably and thus in harmony with the tempo of his long life. He was 88 Years old.
     Mr. Baker was born near Marietta and in Washington County, Oct. 15, 1850, having entered upon his 89th year. He was named for his father and his mother's maiden surname was Kasch. He was the last of his generation of his family. When he was quite young the family moved to this county. In his early days he worked for the Smithers family of this city.
     On March 24, 1880, he married America Northup, who survives him, and who looks back over nearly three score years of loving service to a loyal and devoted husband and six appreciative and worthy children.
     Except for four years at Hampton, Iowa, and two years on Little Bull Skin, the Bakers had spent their married life in the home in which he died.
     Surviving children are Garnet, wife of W.W. Sigler of this city; Wilbur A. Baker, Springfield, Ill.; Mrs. Pearl Heil, Malta, Ohio; Mrs. Bermice (sp) Anderson, Jacksonville, Ill.; Charles E. Baker, at the old homestead, and Mrs. Jessie Berridge, Royal Oaks (sp), Mich. One child died in infancy. There
are eight grandchildren and these two great-grandchildren, Sonny Withrow and Kenneth Baker, both of Springfield, Ill.
     Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1 o'clock Sunday, with Rev. L. W. Gishler of the Presbyterian church in charge. Burial in Mound Hill cemetery by George J. Wetherholt & Sons. For pall bearers have been selected Charles Northup, Henry Kerns, Lewis Grube, Luther Donally, Herman Northup
and Charles Rose.

November 19, 1938
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin
Unknown source

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Baker, Margaret M.

Death of Infant
     The nine months old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baker, of Northup died Tuesday morning, after a day’s illness with congestion of the lungs. Undertaker Wetherholt laid the little remains in its final resting place at Mound Hill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon.

Transcribed from an undated newspaper clipping
Born 12 Feb. 1903 and died 1 Dec. 1903
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Baker, Marita

     Marita (Young) Baker, 81 ESR died Wendnesday  Feb. 8 1989 at Holzer Medical Center. Born Oct. 30 1907 in Covington, Va. she was the daughter of the late George Wise Young and Fannie Bell (Wolfe) Young.
     Surviving are her husband Wayne Baker, whom she married Dec. 24, 1924 in Gallipolis. Also surviving are two daughters Patricia Compton and Mrs. Walter (Marian) Schoonover both of Gallipolis, five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, three brothers, Paris Young and Carroll Caldwell, both of Gallipolis and Stanford Young of Columbus and four sisters, Beatrice White of St. Petersburg, Fla. Ruth Trout of Vandalia, Ohio and Irene Ankrum and Marguerit Cochran, both of Columbus.
     She was preceded in death by one sister. She worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of Akron and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Lodge 469.
     Services will be Saturday, 1pm at the Willis Funeral Home. The Rev. Rick Vilardo officiating. Burial will be in the Clay Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call Friday 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Baker, J. P. (Penal)

Dec. 28,1899
     J.S. Barker of Raccoon Island is seriously ill at the residence of his son-in-law W. S. Boster of Huntington WV. He has pneumonia.  (This should have been J. P Baker)  He went to Huntington on the boat Carrie Brown 

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Bane, James

     James Bane, a farmer living near the Blessing Bridge over Raccoon Creek, suicided on Friday evening of last week, by jumping into that stream. His wife had been ill for a long time, and brooding over her sickness is supposed to have driven Bane to commit the rash act. He was about forty years of age, and left a wife and several children.

[Note: His death record states he was 46 years and 4 days and was born and died in Harrison Twp. No stone has been found.]

Gallipolis Bulletin
December 22, 1894
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Barcus, James Robert

In Memoriam                                In Fond Memory

Dear Daddy is sleeping So free from all pain Awake him not sweet spirit To suffer again He's sleeping so peacefully, Oh, let him sleep on His suffering is ended His troubles all gone. Oh, think what he suffered So feeble with pain

Through the long winter nights We soothed him in vain Till God in his mercy Sent his message of love, And took him from us To heaven above. So sad and lonely are the days Since he went away To dwell with the angels Until the perfect day.

     James Robert Barcus, eldest son of Alexander and Sarah Ann (Lewis) Barcus first saw the light of day on John's Creek in Guyan Twp., Gallia County, Ohio, August 17, 1869. Departed a long and well-spent life at his home in Eureka in the early morning hours of May 3rd, 1947. Having attained the advanced age of 77 years, 8 months, 16 days.
      On Sept. 5, 1900, he was united in marriage with Clara Lanthorn and for nearly half century they shared the joys and sorrows of life's pathway. Eight children came to bless this union, one of whom, Harold, preceded his father in death some ten years ago.
     The loving companion and the following children survive to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father - Homer Barcus, Gallipolis; Harry, Bladen; Mrs. Frank James (Norma) and Mrs. Nola Spurlock, Eureka; Mrs. Sherman Criner (Golda) and Mrs. Harold Criner (Emmogene), Gallipolis; and Mrs. Brady Saunders (Mildred), Bladen.
     Surviving also are five brothers; Truman, Columbus; Thomas and Stanley, Gallipolis; John and Ross of Bladen. Twenty-nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. One brother, Richard, and two sisters deceased, Alpha and Janie.
     Mr. Barcus was converted, followed the example of his Saviour in the ordinance of baptism and united with the Providence Baptist church in early manhood and lived a quiet and industrious life. He was a good man, an obliging neighbor respected in his community by all who knew him. A short time before his passing over the Dark River he remarked that he was prepared and wished to go home and rest, so while his frail body will be returned to earth to await the resurrection, his spirit was wafted to that Celestial mansion in the heavens.

[Note: Buried - Mina Chapel Cemetery, Green Twp.]

Gallipolis paper
May 1947
Transcribed by Theresa E. Smith

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Barcus, Josiah

     Josiah Barcus, 79 of Albany, Ohio died suddenly Tuesday evening. He was a retired master sergeant of the U.S. Army after 25 years of service. He was born Aug. 30, 1896 in Gallipolis to the late Thomas J. and Alvira Whitaker Barcus.
     Survivors include his wife, Lavada Amos Barcus, whom he married Aug. 19, 1974. Other survivors are: two brothers, Clarence and Wyman, both of Gallipolis. Two sisters preceded him in death. He was a member of Mina Chapel Church.
     Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Unroe officiating. Burial will be in Mina Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Military rites will be conducted by a military detachment from Ft. Knox, Ky.

Unknown publication
Abt. 1975
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

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Barcus, Richard William

R.W. Barcus Dies Early Last Night at Ashland, KY
Last Rites at Baptist Church Thursday 2 P.M.
     Richard William Barcus, a lifelong resident of Gallia County, died about ten o'clock last night in Kings Daughters' Hospital at Ashland, KY.
     The news of Mr. Barcus' death will be a shock to his friends and associates here; many of whom did not know of his illness or that he had left Gallipolis. He had suffered a heart ailment for some time and as it became increasingly worse he had to give up his work at the Spring Hill Dairy Co., where he had been employed for several years. Three weeks ago he and Mrs. Barcus went to Ashland to be near their only daughter, Audrey, wife of Clifford Justice.
     Mr. Barcus was the son of the late Alexander and Sarah Anne Lewis Barcus and was born in Ohio Township. He would have been 58 years old July 5.
     He is survived in addition to the daughter mentioned before by his wife, who was Myrtle Crouse, before her marriage and two sons, Virgil of Huntington and Floyd of Columbus. He also leaves six brothers and a sister; Robert of Clipper Mill, Thomas and Stanley of Gallipolis, Truman of Columbus, John and Ross Barcus and Mrs. Janie Crouse of Bladen. There are five grandchildren.
     He was a member of the local lodge of Odd Fellows and the last rites will be under their auspices. They will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church here. Rev. Waid Radford of Pleasantville, formerly of the Methodist charge at Eureka, will officiate. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery by A.E. Tope.

[Note: Per stone Died 1942. Death Certificate shows he was born July 5, 1882; died June 2, 1942]

Gallipolis Paper
[no date]
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

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Barcus, Sarah Frances

     Sarah Frances Barcus, daughter of W. R. and Flora Barcus, was born Sept. 12, 1917, and departed this life Dec. 6, 1921, being 4 years, 2 months an 24 days. She was taken sick Dec. 1, with diphtheria. Eeverything was done for her that loving hands could do, but to no avail.
     She leaves her parents and one sister with a host of friends to mourn their loss. We weep not for little Frances for she has gone to Him who said "suffer little children to come unto me, and forbi them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."
          A precious one from us has gone,
            A voice we love is still,
            A place is vacant in our home
            Which never can be filled.

[Note: from funeral home record Buried in Providence Cemetery, Clay Tp.]

Gallipolis paper
December 6, 1921
Transcribed by Irene Blamer

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Barcus, Thomas J.

Thomas J. Barcus, 76, Dropped Dead At Roush Home
     Thomas J. Barcus, retired farmer, who was well-known in Gallipolis and other Gallia County communities in which he had lived, dropped dead at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday. Death resulted from a thrombosis, was the verdict of Dr. Paul Foster, coroner. It occurred at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Clarence and Anna Roush, Rt. 2, Gallipolis.
     Until several months ago Mr. and Mrs. Barcus lived at 135 State St., near the Tabit factory building. Smoking his pipe, he was long a familiar figure on the Ohio Valley Bank corner. Soon after the Roushes bought what is known as the Klicker farm on the Chillicothe Rd. the Barcuses went there to make their home.
     Mr. Barcus was 76 years old last July. He was born in Guyan Twp. and was a son of Alexander and Sarah Ann Lewis Barcus. At Eureka on May 31, 1893, he and Elvira Whittaker were united in marriage by Squire A.E. Sibley. All his years were spent in his native county. He was a member of the Mina Chapel Church.
     Surviving him besides his wife and the daughter named are three sons and another daughter; Josiah Barcus, Gallipolis; Clarence and Wyman Barcus, Clipper Mills; and Mrs. Mae Ferguson, Vinton. There are three brothers, Truman of Columbus, John Barcus of Bladen and Ross Barcus, also of Bladen.
Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mina Chapel, with Rev. Charles Lusher in charge, burial in the church cemetery by Claude mortuary, will be taken to the church at noon Friday.

[Note from stone: 1871 - 1947]

Gallipolis paper
Date unknown
Transcribed by Theresa E. Smith

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Barcus, Wellington Ross

SERVICES TUESDAY FOR W.R. BARCUS
     Funeral services for Wellington Ross Barcus, 59, Rt. 1, Bladen, who died of heart trouble at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Holzer Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Clay Chapel Methodist Church, the Rev. Earl Cremeens, Gallipolis, officiating.
     Burial will be made by F. L. Stevers in Clay Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the home of a surviving brother, John Barcus, Rt. 1, Bladen, until hour for the funeral.
     Mr. Barcus was admitted to the hospital at 2:30 p.m. last Friday. A farmer, he was born June 9, 1890, near Bladen, to Alexander and Sarah Lewis Barcus. For 15 years he was a member of Providence Baptist Church.
     The decedent was divorced, but he never remarried. His former wife bacame Mrs. Harry Chambers, and she survives with one daughter, Mrs. James McCLure, Springfield, and three grandchildren.
     Three surviving brothers are Stanley, Rt. 2, Gallipolis; Truman, Columbus, and John Barcus, Rt. 1, Bladen.

Transcribed by Jacquelyn Woolley
1949 obituary

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Barnes, Sarah Catherine

     Sarah Catherine Barnes who was 83 years of age on March 11, went quietly to her rest on Friday March 25 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Barnes. Mrs. Barnes made no claim of earthly greatness, but by her love and concern made the word "Mother" a beautiful word to her children and the word "Friend" live in the hearts of those who knew her. To the very end she wanted to serve rather than be served.
     Sister Barnes was converted and baptized at an early age and became a member of the Baptist Church at Greenbottom, W. Va. Some twenty years ago she rededicated her life to Jesus at Victory Baptist Church. She was never very demonstrative of her faith but her daily walk spoke her faith to the world. She lived conscious of the presence of Jesus and lived to please Him. As she felt the end near she told her daughter Lulu she was ready to go and together they said: Yea though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
     Mrs. Barnes was twice married- first to Harvey Spurlock who died in 19??. To this union was born four children, two dying in infancy and Cecil Spurlock of Cheshire, Ohio, who died in 1933. Mrs. Ed Barnes, Crown City, who lovingly cared for her mother to the end is the only surviving child of this marriage. Her second husband was William J. Barnes and of this union there remains Mrs. Oherl Perkins and Mrs. Hattie Best, both of Cleveland, Ohio. There are also 14 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren, one sister Mrs. Miriam Peters of Walker W. Va. survives.
     On March 11, the family gathered for the birthday of Sister Barnes, little realizing it would be the last earthly gathering with this dear one. Now as the family gathers again there is a word of comfort you should hear- the words of an old song Sister Barnes tried to sing the night before her death-

Death cannot keep his prey Jesus, my Savior He tore the bars away Jesus My Lord Up from the grave he arose With a mighty triumph o'er his foes He arose a victor from the dark domain saints to reign He arose! He arose! Hallelujah Christ arose!

[Note from stome 1866 - 1949 Ridge Lawn Cemetery]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
[no date]
Transcribed by Jean Yount

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Barry, Arnold

OBITUARY OF ARNOLD BARRY
     PROCTORVILLE -- Arnold Barry, 84, of 106 Grant St., Proctorville, died Wednesday at St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, W.Va.
     He was born Aug. 19, 1905, in Gallia County and was the son of the late John and Navada Moore Barry. He was a member of the Linville Church of Christ and was a retired employee of Carlisle Tile.
     He was preceded in death by his first wife, Charlene Wilson Barry; one son, Clovis Lee Barry; one sister; and five brothers. Survivors include his wife, Stella Stephens Barry; one daughter, Chloie Barry Whitehead of Ironton; two sons, Chancie Barry of Kitts Hill and Frank Barry of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; four stepdaughters, Betty Reed of Chesapeake, Mary Shepard of Hilliard and Doris Sexton and Selva Singer, both of Merrit Island, Fla.; four stepsons, Roger Stephens of Des Moines, Iowa, Frank Stephens of Peoria, Ariz., and Ralph Stephens and Gary Stephens, both of Virginia Beach, Va.; one brother, Lawrence Barry of Kitts Hill; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 15 step grandchildren; 12 great-step grandchildren.
     Service will be 2 P.M. Friday at Linville Church of Christ with David Smith officiating. Burial will be at Ross Cemetery at Kitts Hill.
     Visitation is 6 - 9 P.M. today at Hall Funeral Home in Proctorville and one hour prior to service at the church.

Ironton Tribune
August 9, 1990, page 2
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Barry, Chancy

OBITUARY OF CHANCY BARRY
     Chancy "Buck" Barry, 88, of Willow Wood, Ohio, died Wednesday in VA Medical Center, Huntington.
He was born May 29, 1894, in Gallia Co., a son of the late John and Nevada Moore Barry. He was an Army Veteran of World War I and retired farmer. He was a member of the Linville Church of Christ.
     Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Sylvia Watson of Willow Wood; two brothers, Lawrence Barry of Aid, Ohio, and Arnold Barry of Proctorville; 15 nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Sunday at the Linville Church of Christ by Ministers Charlie Ross and Roy McKeand. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake, from 3-5 and 6-9 P.M. Saturday.

SOURCE: Clipping from the Ironton Tribune. The clipping is in the possession of Ernestine Berry Hayes.
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

[*Date of death estimated in 1982]

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Barry, Lawrence

OBITUARY OF LAWRENCE BARRY
     LAWRENCE BARRY, 99, of Kitts Hill, widower of Bessie Mae Wilson and Edith Carrie Hart Jenkins, died Thursday in Sunset Nursing Home. He was a retired truck driver with Allied Chemical Co.
     Survivors include two sons, Billy W. Barry of Jamestown and Paul G. Barry of Ironton; three stepdaughters, Judy Daugherty of Deering, Susan Drummond of Pennsylvania and Jane Butler of Florida; one stepson, Everett Jenkins of Rock Camp. Funeral 2 P.M. Sunday at Phillips Funeral Home; burial in Linnville Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.

Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Friday, August 7, 1998, page 2-E
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Barry, Navada (Moore)

OBITUARY OF NAVADA (MOORE) BARRY
     Mrs. Navada Barry, 90, of Willow Wood died Friday at her home. Mrs. Barry was born in Noble Co., Ohio on August 18, 1869, daughter of the late Lafayette and Wilma (sic) Rossiter Moore.
     She was married to John D. Barry in 1887 and he preceded her in death in 1929. They spent most of their life in Gallia County, moving to Lawrence County in 1921.
     Surviving are one daughter Mrs. Sylvia Watson of Willow Wood, six sons, Arnold Barry of Kitts Hill, Charles Barry (sic) of Patriot, Jesse Barry of Huntington, Chauncey Barry at home, and Lawrence and Clovis Barry of Willow Wood, two brothers, Seldon Moore of Cheshire, Ohio, and Stanley Moore of Crown City, Ohio, two sisters, Mrs. Willa Rose and Mrs. Jessie Harrison of Crown City; 19 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held today at 2 PM in Linville Church of Christ. Evangelists Arnold Taylor and J. W. Holcomb will officiate with burial in Good Hope Cemetery, Gallia County.
     The body was removed from the Phillips Funeral Home to the residence where friends may call.

The Ironton (Ohio) Tribune
Sunday, January 3, 1960, page 9.
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Barton, Gusta Lewis

     Mrs. Gusta Lewis Barton, wife of James Barton, died yesterday at her home at Jackson. She was a native of Gallia county, the daughter of the late Joshua and Rachel Scarberry Lewis and the sister of President W. A. Lewis of Rio Grande college.
     Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Adventist church at Jackson.
     Mrs. Barton was 64 and is survived by two sons and three daughters.

[Note: from death record born 2 Jan 1875; died 29 Mar 1939 Fairmount Jackson Co., Ohio]

Gallipolis paper
March 29, 1939
Transcribed by Irene Blamer

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Bashore, Jacob

Death of Jacob Bashore
     Jacob Bashore of Angola died at Holzer Hospital Tuesday afternoon, March 19, 1912 at two o'clock after a lingering illness with a peculiar form of blood impovirshment and tubercular trouble. Death was directly due to weakness resulting from those troubles. He was about 63 years of age and was postmaster of Angola and engaged in the merchandise business with his brother____. He is survived by his brother and four sisters.
     A week ago Sunday he was taken to Grant Hospital at Columbus and the diagnosis _his trouble as made by Dr. Holzer was confirmed and he was told that death was only a matter of time. He returned to this city Monday night, accompanied by Dr. Holzer. Mr Bashore was a good, well liked man and we shall have a more extended account of his death in our next issue.

[Note: stone at Clay Chapel Cemetery, Clay Twp., gives birthdate as 1849. Verified by Gallia County death records.]

Gallipolis newspaper
March 1912
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Bates, Samuel Lee

Funeral For Sam L. Bates, Father Of 17, At Noon Sunday
     Samuel Lee Bates, whose death at his home in Harrison Thursday night was announced in yesterday's paper, was 58 years old and was the father of 17 children.
     He was a native of West Virginia but had lived in this county a decade.
     Funeral rites will be held at Smith Creek Baptist church, back of Huntington, at noon Sunday. Burial there by O. E. Elliott. The funeral party will leave the home about 9 a.m.
     Mr Bates was married twice. His first wife was Susan Beckett. They had six children: Clyde, who is dead; Leslie of Columbus; Cecil and Virgil, Toledo; Willard, at home; Mrs. Elsie Steele, Shelby, O.
     His second wife, who was Judith Porter, survives. To this union were born 11 children: Armon, Handford, Herman, Halley, Delbert, Jewell, Delmar, Betty, at home. James, Gilbert and Garland are dead.

[Note: date of death: March 18, 1937]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
March 20, 1937
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Baxter, Chan H.

CHAN H. BAXTER DIED SUDDENLY LAST NIGHT
Born, Reared In this City--Funeral Services Are Set For Sunday At 2 O'clock
     Gallipolis was startled late last night and this morning as the news spread that Chancellor H. Baxter had passed away at his home at 721 Third Avenue. Few of his friends were aware of his illness; nor did he surmise the imminence of death. About 10 o'clock he went out on the sidewalk, walked a short distance up street; and suddenly collapsed in front of the home of Mrs. John Casey. He was carried into his own home and died in about 15 minutes, the victim of a heart attack. Mr. Baxter would have been 55 next Wednesday, July 15.
     He was born and reared here and was a son of the late Captain Zenas and Mary Dennis Baxter. The father managed the wharfboat here for many years and Chancellor was his assistant part of the time. Mr. Baxter married Miss Mary White, sister of Judge W. R. White, on Nov. 28, 1919. Since that time he had engaged in the grocery and restaurant business in Columbus and here and he moved back to Gallipolis from Columbus about three years ago. He is survived by his wife and by two sisters, Mrs. Lulu Rose of Huntington and Mrs. Bessie Stockhoff of Columbus. Preceding him in death were two brothers and a sister: Frank and Charles Baxter and Mrs. Lillie Kaneff.
     Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Sunday, in charge of Rev. George Sagen. Burial in Pine St. cemetery by F. J. Entsminger. Friends may view the body up to a short time before the funeral hour.

The Gallipolis Tribune
10 July 1936, p. 1
Contributed by Eve Hughes

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Baxter, Charles Nevius

Sudden Death Comes to Charles N. Baxter
Revolver in his own hand discharged apparently by accident
     Mr. Charles Nevius Baxter, son of Capt. Zenas Baxter, of the Gallipolis Wharfboat, and a clerk and bookkeeper on the wharfboat, himself, died by his own hand Friday night, June 17, 1904, at 11:45 o'clock.
     The funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at the residence of Mrs. Julia Nevius, his aunt, with whom he has made his home since he was a child of two or three years, Rev. T. S. Armentrout, of the First Presbyterian church officiating. The interment will follow at Mound Hill cemetery under the direction of Undertakers Hayward & Son. The services will be at 10:30 o'clock and friends are invited. Burial will be private at the cemetery.
     Mr. Baxter's death is a sad one, whatever theory may be adduced as the cause. He was unusually strong-minded and was accounted by those on the wharfboat as having more than ordinary executive ability and was the possessor of shrewd, keen business ability that gave rich promise of him becoming a useful business man in this community. He had been out driving with his aunt Mrs. Nevius early in the evening and seemed to be in usual health and good spirits. He later went down in town and dropped in at the impromptu dance at the Buckeye Club rooms. He did not remain long, however, but disported himself around town at different places and falling in with his friend Mr. Verne Bostwick they started up Second avenue in his company. Just previous to this he had telephoned Miss Ida Nevius, his cousin, that he was coming up right away and she sat awaiting his coming. His aunt, Mrs. Julia Nevius, was at Capt. Ed Maddy's where Mrs. Maddy was entertaining the Jolly Sixteen Club.
     As he and Verne passed up the avenue and on the south side of it, and when at the upper end of the lot on which Mr. Henry Davis the saddle and harness merchant lives, he asked Verne if he had a revolver and to see it, as he had been thinking of buying one. Verne, in substance told him he had a self-cocking revolver of 38 caliber in his pocket, and suiting the action to the word pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to him, in the same breath telling him to be careful. Charles took the revolver and giving it a flourish pulled the trigger, it is believed by many, accidentally, or to shoot it off and frighten Verne. If the latter was his intention, he evidently put pressure on the trigger he did not intend, and discharged the weapon before he got the muzzle elevated sufficiently to miss his head.
     Dr. Bean's theory is that it was accident purely. His every action the day previous contradicts the idea that it was a suicide. He had daily access to his father's revolver on the wharfboat, and his folks do not harbor for an instant the idea that he shot himself intentionally. He fell instantly, with the report, upon his face, with his feet down street. Verne ran down street after some one and Dr. Claude Parker, the Coroner, and Dr. John Alcorn went up and Dr. Garfield Alcorn, a little above and across the way, went over. In the meantime two men from the O.H.E. came along in a buggy and were really the first ones to him. He was in a pool of blood when the physicians arrived with the revolver clinched (sic) tightly in his right hand. Drs. Alcorn and Parker and Mr. Tom Rhodes and someone else standing near picked him up and carried him over to Dr. Bean's office, nearly opposite, where his wounds were examined, but it was painfully evident that he could not live, and as stated before passed away in about 30 minutes after being shot and in from 10 to 15 minutes after being laid down in Dr. Bean's office. He was utterly unconscious and never knew for a moment what hurt him. The bullet had entered the right side of the head one and a half inches above the ear, and had passed clear through the head and out on the opposite side, two and a half inches above the ear and two inches front. Coroner Parker's verdict was that he came to his death by his own hand. Dr. Bean made the post-mortem report. After his death he was taken to the Nevius residence where he yet is.
     He leaves beside his father and aunt and several cousins one brother, Chancellor, clerking on the Bonanza, and sisters Mrs. L. A. Rose, Mrs. Warren Kaneff and Mrs. George Clark, all of Proctorville., Lawrence county, and all of whom will be in attendance upon the funeral serivces, and all of whom will have the kindest sympathy of all in their bereavement.

The Gallipolis Tribune
June 22, 1904

Funeral Services
The funeral services of the late Mr. Charles Baxter at 10:30 a.m. this Monday morning, were largely attended by friends of the family and the deceased. They were conducted by Rev. T. S. Armentrout assisted by Rev. W. H. Miller, the interment following at Mound Hill Cemetery. The floral tributes were many and beautiful, a large number being from among his young associates with whom the deceased was very popular. The pall bearers selected for the occasion were as follows: Messrs. Bert Rose, Chancellor Baxter, Ned Deletombe, Fred Ashworth, Henry Burton and Warren Kaneff. The floral escort was composed of Messrs. Frank Shaw, G. A. Roedell, H..L. Maddy, Fletcher Irwin and Herman Uhrig.

The Gallipolis Tribune
Friday June 24 1904
Submitted by Eve Hughes

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Baxter, Charlie

Death of Mr. Baxter
     Mr. Charlie Baxter died at his home on Second avenue at eleven o'clock Sunday night. Although Mr. Baxter has been in very poor health for the past year this news will come as a sudden shock to his many friends in this city. He was out walking around Friday afternoon but took suddenly worse Sunday. He was seventy five years of age, born and raised here and a gentleman whom every one loved and respected. His wife Susan died over three years ago. Mr. Baxter leaves six children, four sons, Charlie who is in the South, Henry, of Huntington; Coleman who is at Athens Hospital and John of this city, also two daughters, Nellie and Fonnie who have been away from home some time. Mr. Baxter was a brother to Mrs. John H. Nevius, Mrs. Susan Johnston and Capt. Zenas S. Baxter.
     The funeral services will be conducted at his late home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. Gelvin. The burial at Pine street cemetery by Hayward & Son. The pall bearers will be Capt. Charlie Small, Capt. Charlie Clendenin, Mr. Joseph Mullineaux, Mr. A. R. Chase, Mr. E. L. Neal and Capt. Edward Morgan

The Gallipolis Tribune
March 6, 1903
Contributed by Eve Hughes

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Baxter, Jas

     Mr. Jas. Baxter, a baker and son of the late Julius Baxter, died Saturday of consumption, at the age of 27 years. A younger brother is ill with the same disease.

Gallipolis Journal
7 JUL 1886 page 3 column 3
Submitted by Kathleen Guisti

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Baxter, Julius R.

     JULIUS R. BAXTER died in this city last Tuesday evening, November 7th, 1882, in his 57th year, having been born in August 1826. He was the second child of the late Zenas Baxter, and Mrs. Susan Baxter, the latter yet living. He was a baker by trade, and followed the business quite extensively until about eight years ago, when his health began failing him, and since which time he was only able to work part of the time, and latterly not at all, and for the past month he has been failing rapidly.
     He was a man of iron constitution, but contracted lung trouble by the excessive heat of his bakery and exposure to cold, which, complicated with other troubles, hastened his death. During the day preceding his death he seemed much better. At supper he ate heartily, but grew much worse about nine o'clock, and seemed to have no strength to relieve his lungs, and passed away easily and conscious to the last.
     Mr. Baxter was a kind hearted and very generous man, and in his best days would divide the last cent with a friend. He leaves a second wife and several children. He was buried by the side of his first wife, an English woman, in the old cemetery. Rev. G.J.E. Richards conducted the religious services at his home on Front Street.

[Note: Julius' first wife was Elizabeth Priestley, born in England, and the second was Julia A. Martin.]

Gallipolis Bulletin
Tuesday, November 14, 1882
Submitted by Eve Hughes

(And this one a few days later)

Julius R. Baxter, son of the late Zenas Baxter, died Tuesday night of last week while sitting in a chair. Mr. Baxter had been an invalid for several years, but was abel to walk around. He had as good a heart in him as aver throbbed, byt he was worst to himself, thereby shortening his days. In his youth he was a man of remarkable physicla power, and knew not fear. His remains were buried in the upper cemetery. His age was 55 years.

Gallipolis Journal
16 NOV 1882 page 3 column 1
Submitted by Kathleen Guisti

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Baxter, Mayme (White)

City Native Dies in Raleigh, N.C.
     Mrs. Mayme White Baxter, a native of Gallipolis, died at 1 a.m. today in a Raleigh, N.C. hospital. She made her home in Raliegh with her nephew, Robert White.
     Mrs. Baxter was the widow of Chancellor Baxter, a river man. She was the daughter of the late William R. and Phoebe Holcomb White. Her father was for many years Gallia county engineer. She was preceded in death by her, brother, Ross White, Gallia county Common Pleas judge.
     The body will be brought to the Miller's Home for Funerals Thursday. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
29 JAN 1964 page 1 column 1 Section A
Submitted by Kathleen Giusti

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Baxter, Sarah Margaret

MEMOIR
     Sarah Margaret Baxter, wife of Capt. Zenas Baxter, of this city, was born at Bridgeport, Belmont county, Ohio, July 31, 1849, and died at Gallipolis, Ohio, October 6, 1886. Her illness was sudden and severe, being sick only 21 hours. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at Gallipolis in 1885. During the protracted meeting of the winter of 1886 (sic) she professed conversion. Since that time she has been a regular and faithful attendant upon all the services of the church. When she was taken sick she and her husband were getting ready to go to the Tuesday evening prayer meeting.
     She leaves a husband and five little children to mourn her loss. Her last words were words of trust and faith. She commended her family to God and said she was ready to go. Her funeral services were conducted at the home on the 7th inst. A large concourse of sympathizing friends were gathered, and her remains were laid peacefully away in the beautiful grounds of the old cemetery. For the sorrowing family many earnest hearts sympathize and pray. J. C. Arbuckle

Gallipolis Journal
October 13 1886
Submitted by Eve Hughes

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Baxter, Zenas

     BAXTER - Captain Zenas Baxter, one of the best known rivermen of this section, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Kaneff of Proctorville, Monday morning at six o'clock.  Captain Baxter has been ill for some time past and his death has been expected for some time.  Captain Baxter spent practically all his active life in river services and has been connected with many well  known boats upon the Ohio and Kanawha. 
     Of late his health has been failing and he has not been in active service.  The remains were taken to Gallipolis his home Monday afternoon, were interred at Mount [sic] Hill, Tuesday afternoon. Captain Baxter is survived by one son, Chancellor Baxter, and three daughters, Mrs. L.A. Rose and Mrs. M.W. Kaneff of Proctorville and Mrs. Geo. Clarke of Pocahontas VA and two sisters Mrs. Susan Johnson and Mrs. John Nevius.  He was born in Gallipolis and resided practically all his life in that city. Chancellor Baxter, his son, arrived Saturday evening, and was with his father during his last hours.

Ironton Ohio Register,
Feb. 15, 1906
Transcribed by Eve Hughes

Death of Capt. Baxter.
     Capt. Zenas S. Baxter died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. N. Kneff, at Proctorville, O., Sunday morning, Feb. 11, 1906, aged 61 years after a two weeks' illness.  The remains were brought to this city and taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Julia Nevius, where the funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Lewis, interment following at Mound Hill cemetery by
Hayward & Son.  The burial was under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias of which Capt. Baxter had long been an honored member. 
     Capt. Baxter was the son of Zenas and Susan Baxter and was born in this city.  He was one of fourteen children of whom only two, Mrs. Nevius and Mrs. Susan Johnson, are left.  Capt. Baxter went on the river at an early age and became one of the best pilots on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers.  He steamboated out of this city and Cincinnati for many years but quit the river several years ago to assist in the management of the local wharfboat, which he left last fall on account of failing health.  He was a jovial kind-hearted man and was well and favorably known all along the river. Besides his two sisters, he leaves one son, Chancellor, and daughters Mrs. L. A. Rose, Mrs. N. W. Kaneff and Mrs. George Clark, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral

Gallipolis Bulletin Friday
February 16 1906
Transcribed by Eve Hughes

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Bean, Leo

Dr. Leo Bean, Leading City Doctor is Dead
     Dr. Leo C. Bean, 68, who had played a leading part in the development of modern medicine in Gallipolis, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday in Holzer Hospital. Several years ago he retired from his active practice due to a heart condition and a recent years had undergone surgery on several occasions.
     Dr. Bean started his practice of medicine in Gallipolis in 1919 with his late father, Dr. Lewis Bean, after an extensive course of education and training. He attend Gallipolis schools and took his high school training in the preparatory department of Ohio University. He received his bachelors degree from that university in 1911 and entered Johns Hopkins University Medical College, graduating in the class of 1915. Following his graduation there he interned at Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, and became a member of the faculty of Washington University Medical College. He was diplomat in internal medicine, a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Assn., and the Ohio Medical Assn. He was the third generation of his family in the medical profession his father and grandfather being doctors.
     After coming to Gallipolis from St. Louis he took a leading role in his profession and civic affairs. He was on the staff as specialist in internal medicine at Holzer Hospital and in November 1939 with Dr. Homer B. Thomas and Dr. N.A. Martin, founded the Gallipolis Clinic. He was a charter member and first president of the Gallipolis Rotary club, a member of the Gallipolis Lodge of Elks and was a member of the board of trustees and an elder in the First Presbyterian church. At the time of his death he was a director of the Gallipolis Savings and Loan Co.
     He was a man with many hobbies, which gave him much satisfaction following his retirement from active practice and he was among those who helped to start the Gallipolis Golf Club. Dr. Bean for a period was on of the trustees of the Holzer Hospital Foundation. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
     Dr. Bean was born in Rutland, on April 1, 1889, the son of the late Dr. Lewis and Mable Jackson Bean. The family moved to Gallipolis when he as a small boy. During his university days he met Julia Baker of Zanesville and they married on Sept. 3, 1917, and celebrated their 40th anniversary this past September. Two children were born to them, Mrs. C. Mae (Betty McGinnies, Lower River Rd. and Mrs. Eugene (Nancy) Plymale, Gallipolis who with the wife survive. There are two grandchildren. Other survivors are Mr. Hugh I. (Edith) Evans, a sister of New York City and a half-brother, Dr. Lewis A. Bean of Coca Beach, Fla.
     Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev. L. H. Stebbins will officiate and burial will follow in Mound Hill cemetery, under the direction of the Wetherholt Funeral home. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The family request the omission of flowers.

Unknown Gallia County Newspaper
Nov. 15, 1957
Transcribed by Marjorie Wood

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Bean, Dr. Lewis C

Dr. L.C. Bean Dies Last NIght
     Dr. Lewis C. Bean, 74 years, prominent local physician, died last night at his home 538 Second avenue at 10:30 p.m. His death was due from a paralytic stroke he suffered two weeks ago.
     Dr. Bean was a very widely known throughout the Ohio Valley and had hundreds of esteemed friends who will be sorry to hear of his death. Dr. Bean was very active in Civic affairs, being the present president of the City Commission, president of the Ohio Valley Bank, president of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian church.
     He was born in Rutland Ohio, in 1867, the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. George Bean of that city. He is survived by his present widow, Manda Amos Bean, formerly of Addison, Ohio, two sons Dr. Leo Bean, a prominent local physician, and Lewis C. Bean, Jr., a college student of this city and one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Evans of Dayton, Ohio, whose husband is Rev. Hugh Evan, Pastor of the largest Presbyterian church of that city. He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. M. E. Rathburn Rutland.
     The funeral service will be held at the Presbyterian church 10:00 Saturday morning. Rev. Lewis Weber Gishler will be in charge of the services and burial at Mound Hill cemetery with Funeral Director Frank Wetherholt in charge.

[Note: from stone, date of death: 1941]

Gallipolis newspaper
1941
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Beard, John N. Esq.

     John N. Beard, Esq., who is referred to as one of the most active and energetic young business men of Gallipolis, died on Monday of last week.

Athens Messenger
July 29, 1875
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

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Beare, Oella R.

Mrs. Virgil Beare Dies Early Today At Columbus Home
     Mrs. Oella R. Beare, widow of Virgil Beare, died early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Manring, 2334 North 4th Street, Columbus, after a short illness of pneumonia. She would have been 90 years old on March 15.
     Mrs. Beare was the oldest and last of the family of William Johnson. Her entire life, up to about 20 years ago when she went to Columbus to live, was spent in Gallipolis. In addition to Mrs. Manring, another daughter, Mrs. John Story, and a son Ira Beare, both of Columbus, also survive.
     Funeral services will be held at the Columbus home Thursday afternoon at 2:30 and burial will follow in Union Cemetery there.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1942
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

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Beaver, Charlotte Sowards

Mrs. John Beaver Died Last Night
Funeral Is Set For 2 Sunday At Mercerville
     Mrs. Charlotte Sowards Beaver, wife of John W. Beaver of Northup R. 1, died at 9:23 last night at the Holzer Hospital. She was in her 72nd year. Mrs. Beaver fell at her home and broke a hip on November 6 and was then brought to the hospital. After she was able to be taken home complications developed and she was brought back to the hospital some days ago.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mercerville Baptist Church, in charge of Rev. H.M. Smith. Burial in the cemetery there by Claude Miller.
     Decedent was a daughter of Charles Henry Sowards and Sarah Jane Gothard Sowards and was born July 11, 1875. She spent her whole life in Gallia County.
     She is survived by two children, Esta, now Mrs. Wyman Caldwell, who lives back of Clay Chapel, and Luther Beaver, who lives near the parental home. E.H. Sowards of Bladen R. is the only surviving.

[Note: From Death Certificate - died 12 Dec. 1946]

Gallipolis paper
Date Unknown
Transcribed by Theresa E. Smith

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Beck, Leonard

ALMOST A HUNDRED
Leonard Beck Dies Lacking Only 15 Days of 100 Years Gallia County’s Oldest Citizen Passes to the Great Beyond
     Born on Sewickley Creek, Westmoreland County, seven miles from Greensburg, Pa. January 25, 1810. Died on Chillicothe road near Gallipolis, January 10, 1910.
     This is the span of life that Leonard Beck, one of the good citizens of these grand United States and of Gallia County, O. compassed in his career, only 15 days less than One Hundred Years. He came here with his parents Jacob and Mary Beck in 1815 and brother, George and sister, Betsey, both younger than he. Wilbur, Susannah, Sarah were all born here, but he survived them all.
     His parents settled on the David Lasley place, later known as the Pitrat farm just this side of Clipper Mill on the river. They lived there only a short time until they moved to Green Township, cutting a road across through the country which was then a woods and wilderness, and Gallipolis a city of cabins of the most primitive sort.
     The first acquaintances they made were John Sanns and Francis LeClercq and John Richardson, a tavern keeper at what is now the Stockoff Bros. wholesale Grocery house corner.
     They bought 62 acres of land of John Richardson and Ed and John Beck, Wm Beck’s grandchildren still own that property.
     Father Jacob prospered in the wilderness and bought afterward what is know as the Steinbeck place, Morgan Beck’s and Leonard Beck, Jr. place and the August Engel and John Preston place, in all 395 acres. The farm afterwards was di9vided among his childr3n and 50 acres fell to Leonard, the subject of this sketch, to he added 170 and owned at his death 110 undivided acres which he farmed as late as last summer and fall.
     In 1835 before most of us were born he married Mary A. Swigert, and they rode horseback over to Squire Giles Harrington on the Abe Hutsinpillar place where Henry Klicker now lives to be married and there was a big crowd there to see them arrive and see the marriage ceremony preformed and help eat one of the biggest dinners ever set in the county up to that date. They returned to Leonard’s home the next day and were received by his mother very coldly for she had her objections as mothers sometimes do. His father died in 1833 at the age of 43 of pleurisy. They got along however, after a until the next fall when they went to housekeeping and struggled along toiling industriously everyday, and each year saw them a little further ahead than the year before. Leonard never used liquor, nor tobacco, and very little meat, was a good eater and a good sleeper, paid every debt he owed and cheated nor gouged no one.
     His companion died in 1876 and for 34 years Leonard ha struggled on treading the wine press alone, and like an eagle never mated but once. The children who have been ever kind and attentive to him and survive him are Mrs. Jacob Schartz, mother of Billy, the single man, Mrs. George Anderson, mother of Charley, the grocer, Mrs. John McGath, of this city, Mrs. Silas Cheney and Leonard Beck, Jr. and he left 31 grand children and 5 great grand children, unless there are more born since last May when we last talked with Uncle Leonard and took these notes.
     When Mr. Beck got old enough to come to town and make notes of things the principal people that were prominent and talked about were Francis LeClercq, Charles Creuzet, John Sanns, Roman Menager, Jos. DeVacht, Peter Farrard, Christopher Ruby and Louis Souverain.
     LeClercq was Postmaster, John Sanns was the baker, Charles Creuzet, a cigar maker, Squire Bureau was a merchant, Memo DeVacht repaired watches, Farrard was a brick maker, Ruby kept store, Souverain was the Sheriff, Harry Cushing kept hotel where the “Our House” is. Not more that 50 homes in the place and they were occupied mostly by the Frenchmen, and mostly on the river bank, and he says the river was not more than a quarter as wide as it is now. Wolves, turkeys and Indians constituted nearly the entire country population. The Choctaw Indians had a trail through to Chillicothe. When he was married Royal Hayward, brother of undertaker Will C. Hayward’s father made his wedding clothes and Frank Cheney’s grandfather made his hat. Col. Robert Safford had a still house and made corn and rye whiskey.
     Uncle Leonard has seen wonderful changes in that span of life of his and we are all sorry that he could not have lived on for many years. Harmless, inoffensive, honest, upright, esteemed by everybody, he has finally gone down the oldest of all the oaks in the forest and may peace be with him everywhere.
     His body was brought to his daughter’s, Mrs. John McGath’s this Monday afternoon. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Father Kessler at St. Louis Catholic Church at 9 or 10 o’clock, Thursday morning, the interment by Hayward following at Mound Hill Cemetery.
     The pall bearers will be his grandsons---Will Anderson, Homer Beck, Luther Beck, Robert McGath, John Cheney and Blake Schartz.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
January 10, 1901
Submitted by Dorothy Frazier

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Beck, Leonard

Death of Leonard Beck
     Mr. Leonard Beck died very suddenly with a cerebral hemorrhage at the home of his daughter Mrs. Bert Rose Thursday, Feb. 28, 1924, at the age of 77 years.
     Mrs. Beck preceded him on Dec. 10, 1923. He is survived by the following children: Frank and Luther Beck of Cornell, Ill., Mrs. Laura Davis, Mrs. D.B. Spain and Miss Nora Beck of Columbus, Mrs. Earl Parish of Oneonta, N.Y., and Mrs. Bert Rose of this city with whom he has made his home since the death of Mrs. Beck. Also, two sisters, Mrs. John McGath and Miss Josephine Beck.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
February 29, 1924
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Beck, William

William Beck Dies
     Relatives here have been informed of the recent death and burial on Friday of William Beck, aged 65 years, a native of Green Township and a Gallipolis resident for a number of years.
     Beck, a son of Mr. & Mrs. William Beck, married Miss Flora McCall here on Dec. 20, 1896. She and three children survive him.
     Brothers and sisters all living in this county are Reuben S. Beck... (rest of article missing)

Gallipolis Paper
[no date]
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

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Belcher, Rose Smeltzer

Death Comes Suddenly To Mrs. William H. Belcher
     At seemingly shortening intervals lately Death has paid his visits to Gallipolis homes. One shock after another has come in rapid succession and the latest is caused by the news of the passing of Mrs. Rose Smeltzer Belcher, wife of William H. Belcher. This beloved woman died at 3:25 Thursday afternoon at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Grate, in Middleport. She succumbed to a heart attack.

Lived 74 years, 2 days
     Mrs. Belcher had been slowly failing since Christmas, Mr. Belcher said today. Saturday, she went to Middleport because she and Mr. Grate customarily celebrated their birthdays together, his being on March 3, hers on March 5- her 74th. Tuesday, she became seriously ill and Mr. Belcher was summoned. She grew steadily weaker, but remained conscious till the end.
     Mrs. Belcher was born in Gallipolis in 1866, a daughter of Lewis and Mariah Ripley Smeltzer, and her whole life was spent here. Her marriage to Mr. Belcher occurred Oct. 5, 1886, and their wedlock has been marked by mutual and unfailing devotion. Both of them became members of the Baptist church when it was organized here in the early '80's and held its first meetings in the old Academy building.
     Surviving, besides the husband and one brother, Pete Smeltzer, are two daughters, Mrs. Grate, already named, and Mrs. Asa Houck, who lives next door to the Belcher home on First ave. below Grape. There are seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     Mrs. Belcher was a member of the Pocahontas degree of the Red Men, Rebekahs, Royal Neighbors, Pythian Sisters, and the Gallia County Council No. 114, D. of A. (which honored her with a handkerchief shower on Monday night, though she was unable to attend.)
     Last evening the body was brought from Middleport to the Entsminger mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church, with Rev. George Sagen in charge. Burial will follow in Mound Hill.

[Note: Death certificate indicates dob March 5, 1866, dod March 7, 1940.]

Newspaper (March, 1940 Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Ripley file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

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Beman, M. E.

Dies of Cancer
     Gallipolis, O., November 1--Cancer today caused the death here of M. E. BEMAN, 70, former Republican state senator, from Gallia County and reputed to have been one of the wealthiest persons in this section.

The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio
November 2, 1929
Teresa Herrmann, Columbus, Ohio

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Bennett, Rev. Albert

Death Claims Rev. Bennett
     Former pastor of several Gallia County churches, the Rev. Albert Bennett, 79, died Monday in his home in Windsor Twp., Greasy Ridge, Lawrence County, after a 15-week illness. He had been a member of Perkins Ridge Baptist Church for 57 years and funeral services will be held from there tomorrow at 2 PM with the Rev. Clifford Suitor and the Rev. Olaf Jenkins officiating.
     Ordained more than 30 years ago, the Rev. Mr. Bennett had served pastorates in Gallia and Lawrence Counties. Born in Cabell County, W. Va., Dec. 13, 1870, he was a son of the late Squire and Caroline Smith Bennett. Early in the Rev. Mr. Bennett's life they moved to Lawrence County and resided at the Windsor Twp. address.
     He was prededed in death by his wife in 1941. Surviving are eight of his nine children: Mrs. Lawrence Wells, Columbus; Earl Bennett and Clyde Bennett, Willowwood, Otha Bennett, South Charleston; Mrs. Orpha Dennison, Mrs. Merrill Dunfee, Vernon Bennett and Mrs. Lester Ellcessor, Springfield. Also surviving is a brother, Amos Bennett, Chesapeake.
     Friends may visit at the home until time for services. Burial will be in Perkins Ridge Cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
[No date]
Transcribed by Jean Yount

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Bennett, Hattie Mauck

Bennett Funeral Set For Sunday
    Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Mauck Bennett will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday at the Rawlings-Coats funeral home in Middleport. Rev. Ralph Zundell of the Middleport Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be made in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
     Death resulted from an arterial blood clot about 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Bennett had eaten her breakfast, worked among her flowers, re-entered the house, and present complained of severe pains. Dr. Raymond Boice was summoned. He administered palliatives and arrangements were being made to bring Mrs. Bennett to the Holzer Hospital when she suddenly expired.
     Mrs. Bennett would have been 80 years old on September 5.
     Her first husband was William H. Kail. They were married in 1885 and lived for a decade at Augusta, Kans. His health having failed, they returned to the Mauck homestead near Cheshire, where he died in the summer of 1896. Some years later she married William C. Bennett of Middleport, remembered as a passenger-train conductor on what was formerly known as the Hocking Valley Railway. He died 14 years ago. Thereafter she and her only living sister, Miss Allie Mauck, and their brother-in-law, C. F. Besserer, lived together at the Besserer home in Middleport.

Undated newspaper article
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

[Note – Hattie died 7/23/1942 – daughter of Daniel Mauck & Mary Rothgeb]

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Berridge, C. K.

C.K. Berridge
Formerly of Royal Oak
     C.K. Berridge, age 70, died of a heart attack Sunday at this home in Springerville, Arizona. Mr. Berridge was born Oct. 12, 1889 in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was retired from the building business five years ago and had built many houses in this area.
     During World War I he was a captain in the U. S. Army and had served in the Aleutian Islands during World War II.
     Surviving are two brothers, John F. of Gallipolis and Lester P, 622 North Main, Royal Oak. Services were held in Arizona.

THE DAILY TRIBUNE
Royal Oak, Mich.
Oct. 13, 1960
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Berridge, Henry Sylvester

Death of Henry Sylvester Berridge
     Mr. Henry Sylvester Berridge, son of George and Jane Berridge, died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1924, at the age of 71 years. He leaves one daughter Mrs. Chas. Sigler of this city and two sons Carl of Marion and Fred of Columbus.
     Funeral services were held today (Friday) at 10 a.m. by Rev. Pierce at the residence of Mrs. Sigler on Mill Creek. Burial by Undertaker Entsminger at Pine Street cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
February 29, 1924
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Berridge, Jessie

Entered Into Eternal Rest Monday, Oct. 11, 1965
Mrs. Lester Berridge
     A resident of Royal Oak for 47 years, Mrs. Jessie Berridge, age 69, 622 North Main, died Monday in the University Hospital, Ann Arbor.
     Mrs. Berridge was born Aug. 6, 1896, in Gallipolis, Ohio, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob N. Baker (America North(r)up). She was married to Lester P. Berridge on April 7, 1916, in Pomeroy, Ohio. He survives.
     Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth D. (June) Miller of Trenton; two grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. William (Garnet) Sigler of Gallipolis.
     Mrs. Berridge was a life member of Royal Oak Chapter 392, OES.
     There will be a memorial service at 8:30 p.m., tonight, at C. F. Schnaidt Funeral Home, 1026 West Eleven Mile, Royal Oak. The Rev. Robert E. Holly, First Baptist Church, Royal Oak, will conduct funeral services at 10 a.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oakview Cemetery.

The Daily Tribune
Royal Oak, Michigan
Oct. 12, 1965
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Berridge, John

     John F. Berridge, 94, of Eureka Star Route, Gallipolis, died Thursday morning at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
     He was born on January 20, 1893 in Gallia County, to the late John W. and Lillie B. Berridge.
A veteran of both World Wars, he attended the U. S. Army Air Force Intelligence School in Harrisburg, Pa. A second lieutenant in World War I, he was a captain in World War II in the Army Air Force.
He worked for 20 years in the Far East for Standard Oil Company as an executive salesman.
He was preceded by three brothers, one sister and a son, Charles. His wife H. Marie Berridge, whom he married in San Francisco, Calif., on December 22, 1922, survives.
     Services will be Monday at 11: a.m. at the Willis Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Lusher will officiate. The remains from the cremation will be buried at Mound Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, October 8, 1987
Transcribed by Sandy Milliron

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Berridge, Laura Wallace

Mrs. Berridge Dies at Age 98 In Columbus
     Mrs. Laura Wallace Berridge, 98, a native of Gallia county, and former resident of Gallipolis, died at her home, 39 Bickle St., Columbus, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Berridge would have been 99, if she had lived until Oct. 2.
     She was born in this county on Oct. 2, 1868, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Fierbaugh Wallace. Her marriage was to T. Sherman Berridge, a prominent Gallipolis insurance man, and he preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1957. She is survived by a daughter, Norma Berridge, with whom she made her home, and several nieces and nephews. She was the last of her family, and was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters, among whom were Mrs. Tom Eachus, and Ross Wallace.
     Mrs. Berridge was a member of Grace Methodist church. Services will be held there at 12: noon on Friday. Burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery. The body will lie in state for one hour at the church prior to the service.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday, June 1, 1966
Transcribed by Sandy Milliron

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Berridge, Missouri Lewis

Mrs. Berridge Died Friday
     A telegram was received Friday night by Mrs. C. E. Berridge from Mr. Berridge who is at Gallipolis, O., stating that his mother, Mrs. Missouri Lewis Berridge, had passed away at four o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of her brother, Rev. Samuel Lewis of Bladen, Gallia county. Her sons, C. E. Berridge, of this city, and A. L. Berridge of Duluth, Minn, visited her recently and at that time Mrs. Berridge seemed improving. A message was received by Mr. Berridge Friday announcing the critical illness of his mother and he left at once for her bedside, but she passed away shortly before his arrival there.
     Mrs. Berridge was a pioneer of lower Gallia county and was widely known throughout the county. She was loved by her every acquaintances and her death has caused genuine grief among her wide circle of friends. Two sons, C. E. and A. L. Berridge are the children who survive.
     The remains will be brought to Ironton where funeral services will be held but the exact hour has not yet been announced. Bingaman and Jones will have charge of the interment, which will occur in Woodland cemetery, where Mr. Berridge was laid to rest.

Semi-Weekly Register, 22 October 1918, Tuesday, Page 3.
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
Reprinted with permission from Peggy Wells who transcribed the obituary. Thank you, Peggy!

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Berridge, Tecumseh Sherman

Tecumseh Berridge, 91, Former Insurance Agent, Teacher, Dies
     Tecumseh Sherman Berridge, 91, one of the prominent figures of this city, died at his home at the corner of Third Ave., and State Street at 4: p.m. Tuesday. He had been in failing health since his retirement from the insurance business five years ago, and had been confined to his home for a large part of that period.
     For 20 years he was a salesman for the Henking-Bovie wholesale grocery company and was known in many circles in this part of the Ohio and Kanawha River valleys. Before his retirement he was the representative for the Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Co. From that company he had received the highest honors it could bestow and was the high production underwriter connected with the company. Prior to his becoming a salesman, he taught school at Rio Grande for a period of 15 years.
     He received his early schooling at Clay Lick, and later attended and graduated from Rio Grande College. Early in life he became a member of the Methodist church. He was an official of Grace Methodist church and was an honorary member of the official board at the time of his death. He taught St. Johns Bible class for 31 years. Berridge was a member of the Gallipolis board of education for several terms and was serving on that board when Gallia Academy was built in 1916.
     A native of the county, he was born on Clay Lick on Jan. 2, 1866, the son of the late Christopher and Sarah Scarberry Berridge. He was one of five children and was the last of his family. His marriage to the former Laura Wallace of Clay Lick took place on July 17, 1889, and they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this past month. Mrs. Berridge survives along with a foster daughter, Norma, who has cared for her parents for several years.
     Funeral services will be held at 2: p.m. Friday at Miller’s Home for Funerals. Rev. Warren H. Wilson will officiate and burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. The St. Johns Bible class will act as honorary pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7: p.m. Wednesday and until the funeral hour.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1957
Transcribed by Sandy Milliron

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Berry, Charles W.

OBITUARY OF CHARLEY BERRY
     Charles W. Berry, 79 of Patriot, Ohio, died Monday in a Huntington hospital. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1:30 P.M. at the Schneider Funeral Home at Chesapeake. Burial will be in the Fox Fairview Christian Cemetery at Patriot, Ohio.
     A retired farmer, he was born on June 22, 1888, at Crown City, Ohio, a son of the late John and Nevada Berry (sic). He was a member of the Fox Fairview Christian Church.
     Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Dochia (sic) Berry; four daughters, Mrs. George Newton of Huntington, Mrs. Sesco Adkins of Fort Myers, Fla., Mrs. Sylvester Mount of Kitts Hill, Ohio, and Mrs. Donald Hayes of Proctorville; four sons, Stacy Berry of Patriot, James and John Emerson Berry of Columbus, and Charles O. Berry of Lucasville; four brothers, Arnold, Clovis, Chauncey and Lawrence Berry, and a sister, Mrs. Sylvia Wilson (sic), all of Linville (sic), Ohio, and 20 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 P.M. today.

The Herald-Dispatch
Tuesday, November 7, 1967, page 14.
Gallipolis Daily Tribune, Tuesday, November 7, 1967, page 1.
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Berry, Doshie Myers

CHESAPEAKE -- Mrs. Doshie Berry, 84, Kitts Hill, a former resident of Patriot in Gallia County, died Saturday in a Huntington hospital following a brief illness.
     She was born Sept. 12, 1888, in Gallia County, daughter of the late John and Harriett Pyles Myers.
Her husband, Charles Berry, preceded her in death in 1967. She was a member of the Fox-Fairview First Christian Church in Patriot.
     Mrs. Berry is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sylvester Mount, Kitts Hill; Mrs. Donald Hayes, Proctorville; Mrs. George Newton, Huntington; and Mrs. Sesco Adkins, Ft. Myers, Fla.; four sons, Stacy and James O., Tarlton, Ohio; John E. Berry, Columbus, and Charles O. Berry, Lucasville; two brothers, Amer Myers, Gallipolis and Alan Myers, Scottown; three sisters, Mrs. Martha Roach, South Charleston, Ohio; Mrs. Ora Burcham, and Mrs. Meda Boster, both of Huntington, and 20 grand and 18 great-grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Monday at the Schneider Funeral Home, Chesapeake with Rev. Raymond Dillon officiating. Burial will be in Fox-Fairview Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 P.M. Sunday.

The Sunday Time Sentinel (Gallipolis Daily Tribune)
Sunday, December 31, 1972, page 9.
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Berry, Lenna Lafon

OBITUARY OF LENNA LAFON BERRY
     LENNA LAFON BERRY, 87, of Marietta, Ohio, formerly of Linnville, Ohio, died Saturday, November 15, 1997 at Marietta Center for Health and Rehabilitation.
     She was born May 29, 1910 in LaFayette, Ind., and daughter of the late Albert T. and Eva Miller LaFon. She was a retired school teacher of 37 years with the Symmes Valley School System, and a member of the Linville Church of Christ.
     She was preceded in death by her husband Clovis Berry, and two brothers, Kenneth and Clovis LaFon. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Rod Hineman of Belpre, Ohio; two brothers, Samuel LaFon of Phoenix, Ariz. and Herbert LaFon of Baltimore, Md.; two grandchildren, David Hineman of Lancaster, Ohio and Kim and her husband Tom Weiner of South Parkersburg, W.Va.; and several nieces and nephews.
     Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Tuesday, November 18, 1997 at Schneider-Slack Funeral Home by the Rev. Donald Seevers. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.

Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Contributed by Jeff Hayes [email protected]

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Berry, Norma

Norma Berry
     Norma Berry, 82, Gallipolis, died Thursday, April 23, 1998 in St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W. Va.
Born February 26, 1916 in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Chauncy J. CHICK and Mary CALLHOUN HARRISON, she was a homemaker, and a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
     She was also preceded in death by her husband, John C. BERRY. Surviving are three sons, John L. CARTER of Leonard, Md., James C. CARTER of Racine, and Charles W. POWELL of Gallipolis; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Gail SPRAGUE of Vinton.
     Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in the Willis Funeral Home, with the Rev. David HOFF officiating. Burial will be in the Ohio Valley Memory Garden. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Saturday.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune pg 3.
4-24-1998
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

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Besserer, Mary Florence (Mary Florence Mauck BESSERER)

    Mary Florence Besserer, daughter of Daniel and Mary Rothgeb Mauck, was born at Cheshire, February 23, 1855. She was educated at Cheshire Academy and Hillsdale college. She taught in the public schools and was a private teacher of music.
     On May 17, 1881 she was married to Charles Frederick Besserer. Thereafter her life was spent at Middleport where she died July 12, 1929, survived by her husband.
     These are the rough outlines of the useful life of a charming woman. She had too many interesting traits to be described with a phrase. Perhaps, however, after her devotion to her home, her love for beauty in general was her most outstanding characteristic. She loved music, painting, poetry and flowers and her devotion to the beauties of the external world brought her the natural reward of a beautiful inner spirit. She was a cultured woman and a merry one. Her wit was keen and her laughter infectious. She happily blended sympathy and sunshine and did her full part in bringing joy to a large circle of devoted friends.
     She had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years and was a charter member of the Middleport Literary club. Also one of the organizers and Past Worthy Matrons of the Order of the Eastern Stars.

Undated newspaper article
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

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Betz, Clarence O.

Clarence Betz Claimed Suddenly This Morning
     Death came instaantly to Clarence O. Betz at about 9:15 this morning shortly after he went to his work at the Chesapeake and Ohio freight depot and his family and numerous acquaintances among the business people of this area suffered a severe shock. While he had not felt well last Sunday, he attributed his discomfort to indigestion and Wednesday felt as well as usual. He had remained at the courthouse wherre his son Common Pleas Judge-elect Robert M. Betz was receiving election returns until time to report for work Wednesday morning. Last night he slept well and went to work as usual this morning but a sudden heart attack ended his life before he reached Holzer Hospital where he was taken immediately.
     For 45 years he had been a familiar figure around the Gallipolis railroad yars, having entered the employment of the old Kanawha & Michigan Railway in 1903 at the age of 17. For a time he was employed as a ticket agent with the New York Central, later became a rate and bill clerk and since 1916 had been cashier of the C. & O. here.
     He was the son of Colonel T. and Bella Bane Betz and was born March 29, 1886 at the old Betz home, 644 Fourth Avenue, his sister, Jennie, wife of Charles McElhinny, is the only survivor of his immediat family.
     On April 17, 1909 he married Mabel Chick of this city who also survives, and to them was born one son already referred to; one grandchild, Bobbie also survives.
     For a quarter of a century the Betz family has occupied the prim and comfortable residence at 431 Second Ave., which bears unmistakable evidence of the handiwork of its owner who has continued a perpetual program of restoration and improvement.
     Always especially attentive to the welfare of his son who was the victim of infantile paralysis in babyhood, the decedent was known for this unselfish devotion to the comfort of his loved ones and his attention to the needs of his friends.
     He was a member of Morning Dawn Lodge No. F & AM., Order of Eastern Star, Modern Woodmen of America and Ohio Valley Grange.
     No funeral arrangements had been made today pending return of Mrs. Betz's nephew. Funeral Director Clarence Waugh, from Columbus.

Unknown publication in Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis
November 4, 1948
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

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Betz, James

Death of James Betz
     Death again enters into another home and removes a kind father and loving husband in the person of James Betz, who passed away quietly, and almost without warning. He had always been a strong and healthy man until two weeks ago he commenced to complain of shortness of breath, but still continued his daily routine of business. He came home Wednesday evening from work feeling worse than usual, and about 11 o'clock he called his wife up telling her that he was feeling quite badly. A neighbor was called and as he rapidly grew worse medical aid was summoned, but he passed away at 3 o'clock Thursday morning before aid reached him. His sudden death was supposed to be heart trouble.
     Mr. Betz was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, January 17, 1828 and spent his early years in the rural districts, following the occupation of a farmer. He was married November 7, 1850 to Miss Rebecca Margaret Tweed, daughter of Gen. William Tweed, a resident of Harrison County. A year later they came to this county and have since resided here. There was born to them seven children, all of whom are alive and scattered in various places. Three are in Lincoln, Neb., one in Cincinnati and one in Columbus and one son, Orin, engaged in the tinning business here. He also leaves two sisters and three brothers. It seems singular, but his father dropped dead while riding a horse; his uncle died while sitting in a chair, as did also his sister.
     The last few years Mr. Betz has been engaged in the steel roofing business and has been quite successful. He was a highly honored and respected man, and his bereaved family have the deepest sympathy of all.

[Note: buried in Mound Hill Cemetery; date of death 2 May 1895]

Gallipolis Journal
Sat. May 4, 1895
Vol. LX, No. 25
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

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Betz, Mabel

Mabel Betz
     Mrs. Mabel Betz, 888, a former resident of 431 Second Ave., Gallipolis, died around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Kimes Nursing center, Athens. She had been in failing health several years.
     She was born March 2, 1888, in Harrison Twp., daughter of the late Thomas Chick and Elizabeth Boster Chick. She married Clarence O. Betz. He preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 1948.
     One son, former Probate Judge Robert M. Betz, preceded her in death in April, 1969. One daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Betz, Gallipolis, survives. One grandson, Robert M. Betz, Jr., Athens, survives. Two great-grandsons, Robert M. Betz III and Nathan E Betz, both of Athens, survive. One twin sister, Mrs. E. C. (Jessie) Waugh, Portsmouth, survives. Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death. She spent all her life in Gallia County.
     She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Gallipolis Chapter, Eastern Star, Gallipolis Emblem Club and Lafayette Shrine of Gallipolis.
     Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Waugh-Halley-wood Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Hawks officiating. Burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 8 until 9 p.m. Monday.

[Dated May 1976, she died May 2, 1976]

Unknown publication in Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis
May, 1976
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

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Bias, Lorena May

Lorena May Bias Dies At Age 81
     Mrs. Lorena May Bias, 81, died at her home 103 Fourth Ave., at 3:30 pm Tuesday. She had been ill for four years, and was a patient in Holzer Hospital last fall.
     She was a native of Guyan Twp., where she was born on Oct. 7, 1874, the daughter of the late William and Ellen Lee Beaver. Her early years were spent in Guyan Twp., but she had been a resident of Gallipolis during her adult years.
     Mrs. Bias was twice married. Her first was to Reuben Rose in 1894 at Pt. Pleasant. He preceded her in death in February, 1939. To this union eight children were born of whom five survive, Edgar of Charleston, Mrs. Dorothy Harrington of Erie, Pa., Mrs. Elizabeth Hill and Mrs. Lavada Smith of Gallipolis and Lester Rose of Vinton. A son Horton, a World War I veteran, died in 1929 and another son, George died in 1954. The other child died in infancy. Other survivors are two brothers and two sisters, John of Columbus, Edgar of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Ola Bailey of Columbus and Mrs. Fronia Monk of Jackson.
     She was married the second time to Arbeit Bias who preceded her in death in December, 1952.
     At one time Mrs. Bias was a member of Grace Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at Miller's Home for Funerals at 4 p.m., Thursday with Rev. John McCalla officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller's Wednesday evening and until the funeral hour.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
6 Jun 1956
Transcribed by Kathy Hill Lynch

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Bickel, Dinah E.

Memoirs
     Died, in Gallia county, Ohio, February 26, 1874, Mrs. Dinah Bickel, in the 78th year of her age. Sister Bickel was born in North Carolina May 19, 1796; and happily married to Mr. Anthony Bickel, of Virginia, July 7, 1814. Shortly after her marriage she removed with her husband and settled in Gallia county, Ohio, where they both soon became useful members of the M.E. Church. They raised nine children, all of whom became pious and useful members of the church; one of the sons, R.S. Bickel, of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, is well known and greatly beloved throughout the bounds of the Western Virginia Conference.
     The husband, Bro. Anthony Bickel, died March 24, 1860, in full triumphs of a living faith and rest from his labors. Sister Bickel was one of those women of whom it may in truth be said, “she looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness, her children rise up and call her blessed.” And after struggling on for near a half century in the service of her blessed Savior she fell asleep in Jesus and has gone to that rest above where labor, pain and sorrow are felt and feared no more. Her children (though they weep and sorrow) have a bright hope of meeting her in glory.

“Hope looks beyond the bounds of time When what we now deplore, Shall rise in full immortal prime And bloom to fade no more.”           C. F. Crooks

From a regional Methodist publication in Kentucky
Contributed by great-great-grandson, Neil Elvick

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Bickel, Mrs. George

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