All Obituaries

Carl David Stollings, 62, of Patriot, Ohio, passed away on Thursday morning, April 2, 2020, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, WV. He was born at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis, Ohio, on December 17, 1957, to the late Carl Leon Stollings and Ludena Karena Ellis Stollings of Gallipolis, who survives.After graduating high school, Carl received a technical degree from Jackson Manpower. He found interest in operating heavy equipment in excavating, a job he kept until he became...

LuCinda "Cindy" McManaway, 74, was called home suddenly on March 31,2020, after battling a short illness. She was born on November 13, 1945, in Wellston, Ohio, to John and Esther McCartney. She was a 1963 graduate of Wellston High School and a 1966 graduate of Holzer's School of Nursing. Over the next 45 years, she worked in nursing in some form, but her heart was always in geriatric medicine. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents,...

James H. Hambrick, 92, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, February 23, 2020, at Mount Carmel East in Columbus. He was born in La Gloria, Cuba, May 6, 1927, to the late John and Eva Smalley Hambrick. He was a 1946 graduate of Wellston High School and retired following 13 years employment with Barnebey Sutcliffe Corp. in Columbus. He was a member of Asbury South United Methodist Church. In his spare time he enjoyed listening to the Cincinnati Reds ball games and bluegrass music....

Marolyn Lou Rife, 73, of Wellston, Ohio, went home with her Lord, while surrounded by her family, on Monday morning, February 3, 2020, at her home. She was born in Rutland Township in Meigs County, Ohio, on November 10, 1946, to the late Garland and Ethel Jacks Sinclair. She was a busy homemaker, having raised six children. She loved to cook and work in her flower garden. She and her husband, Charles W. Rife, Sr., who survives, were married on May 20, 1967, and enjoyed camping in their motor...

Bruce A. Dixon, 57, of Wellston, Ohio, passed away on Friday morning, January 24, 2020, at his home on Glade Run Road and is now safe in the arms of Jesus. He was born in Wellston on November 17, 1962, to the late Charles Thurman Dixon and Hazel Emily Patton Dixon. He was a 1982 graduate of Wellston High School and was employed as a custodian at the Coalton and Wellston schools. His main enjoyment in his spare time was purchasing and working on old cars. He was a member of the Pleasant...

James Estill Gibson Jr., 59, of McArthur, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, on January 26, 1960, to the late James Estill Gibson and Susie Bell Scarberry Gibson. He was employed as a brick maker for over 20 years at General Clay of Nelsonville until his retirement. In his spare time he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Randy Pittenger, 63, of Wellston, Ohio, "went home" on Friday morning, August 30, 2019, at Edgewood Manor of Wellston. He was born in Wellston on September 3, 1955, to the late John Delbert " Deb" Pittenger and Helen June Forrest Pittenger. He was a self emlpoyed truck driver. In his spare time, he loved fishing and doing body work and painting on muscle cars. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Debbie Stevens, in 2000. He leaves behind his son,...

Johnny S. Thacker, 86, of Hamden, Ohio, went home peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday morning, August 22, 2019, at Holzer Medical Center- Gallipolis. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, January 27, 1933, son of the late John L. Thacker and Hazel McKinnis Thacker. He was a 1951 graduate of Wellston High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict. He attended Ohio University and retired following 25 years as a chemist with the Austin Powder Company. Following his...

Richard Kyle Kisor Sr., 64, of Wellston, Ohio, went home peacefully with his Lord, while surrounded by his family, on Tuesday evening, July 30, 2019, at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.He was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, December 14, 1954, son of the late Pearl E. Kisor and Erma Ernestine Spanable Kisor.He was a 1973 graduate of Wellston High School and was employed by ODOT for 30 years as a highway maintenance worker #4. He was co-owner with his dad of Kisor's Greenhouse in...

Denver " Russ" Caudill, 62, of Hamden, Ohio, following an extended illness, went home with his Lord on Saturday, July 27, 2019, at his home. He was born in Wellston, Ohio, August 9, 1956, to the late Denver and Sharon Lee Rice Caudill. He was a 1974 graduate of Vinton County Consolidated High School and earned his bachelor's degree in education with an emphasis on history and social studies from Ohio University in 2003. He was a former scale operator at Caudill Chipping, a...