Dale, Carrie Nell

     Carrie Nell Dale, 81, of 608 W. College St., Rio Grande, died at 8:30 a.m. today. Born Aug. 6, 1901, in Gallia County, daughter of the late Charles and Melissa Raynor Hutchinson, she was a teacher in the county schools, having retired in 1973.
     She attended Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church in Rio Grande, where she was choir director for 30 years. She was also a member and past president of Delta Kappa Gamma, the Open Gate Garden Club, the Rio Grande College Alumni Association and the Atwood Club.
     She married Clyde Dale in 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1959.
     Surviving is a stepdaughter, Gaynel Johnson of Las Vegas, Nev., and four cousins. Also preceding her in death are two brothers.
    Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the McCoy-Wetherholt-Moore Funeral Home.

Unknown publication
March 11, 1982
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

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Daniel, Sylvester Woodard

Aged Man Dies At Home In Meigs
Sylvester Daniel Dies After Long Illness
     Middleport. June 20 -- Sylvester Woodard Daniel, 75, died at the home of E. C. Mulford on Gravel Hill, Middleport, late Saturday evening after a long illness. His home was formerly at a point in Gallia county back of Addison, where his home burned last winter when a little child of the Mulford family burned to death. After this disastrous fire he came to Middleport to reside with the Mulfords, who are related to him. The funeral takes place from the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the burial in the Gravel Hill cemetery at Cheshire. Mr. Daniel was unmarried.

Athens Messenger
June 10, 1927
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker

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Daniels, Mary J.

     Mary J. Daniels 86, 4505 Chatham, died Sat. Oct. 11 1986 at Midland Hospital Center. She was born Nov. 17, 1899 in Gallipolis, OH to John and Nancy Martt Baker. She married Oscar L. Daniels, Aug. 12, 1928; he died in 1974. She was a graduate of Ohio University and taught English in high schools in Ohio and WV. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a resident of Midland, MI since 1944.
     She leaves a son, Dr. Stacy L. Daniels of Midland; and a grandaughter, Julie. She was preceded in death by a brother Homer Baker of Gallipolis, OH in 1985.
     Memorial services will be held Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. I. A. Bush officiating. Friends may call at the Church on Wednesday untill the time of the services. Arrangements were made by the Ware-Smith-Woolever and Co. Funeral Home.
     Memorials are suggested to the First United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund.

Midland Daily News, Midland ,MI
From Linda Yeakle,
Transcribed by Marian Schoonover

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Darst, Alonza Luther

     ALONZA LUTHER, son of Douglas and Mary (Gilmore) Darst. Was born at Cheshire, Ohio, on December 9, 1937, Died at Gallipolis, Ohio December 15, 1967, Age 30 Years 6 Days.
     He was united in Marriage to Georgie Barton December 20, 1959. To this union were born three children. Lonnie was a Kind son. Loving Husband and father, and was loved by all who knew him.
His beliefs and desires were expressed in deeds rather than words. We are even glad to trust him in the hands of him who knoweth all things and does all things well.
     Death came very suddenly, leading him to a higher life where pain, sickness, and death never comes.
He leaves to mourn their loss his wife, two sons, one daughter: David Alonzo, Daniel Ray, and Debra Ann all at home. One Brother, three sisters: Richard Darst, Cheshire, Ohio; Mrs. Dale (Grace) Ellis, Masa, Arizona; Mrs. Brady (Ellen) Gilbert, Cheshire, Ohio; Mrs Gleason (Helen) Gilbert, Gallipolis, Ohio. His Father and Mother, Mr and Mrs Douglas Darst of Gallipolis, Ohio. He will be greatly missed, and these words have and will continue to come forceably to the ones who love him best.

                    We miss thee from our midst dear one,
                    We miss thee from thy place.
                    A shadow o'er our life is cast
                    We miss the sunshine of thy face.
                    We miss thy kind and willing hand,
                    Thy fond and earnest care.
                    Our home is dark without thee…

Darst, Alonzo 'Lonnie'
Darst Rites To Be Held On Tuesday
     Services for Alonzo (Lonnie) Darst, 30, Cheshire, a victim of the Dec. 15, 1967 Silver Bridge collapse, will be conducted at 1:30 pm Tuesday at the McCoy-Wetherholt Funeral Home by the Rev. John M. Jeffrey. Darst, operator of a dump truck for the James W. Merry Stone Co. was the 38th body to be recovered from the Ohio, on Saturday afternoon.
     Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 pm today.
Born Dec. 9, 1937, in Cheshire Twp., he was the son of Douglas and Mary Gilmore Darst, Spring Valley Estates. He attended school at Cheshire.
     On Dec. 20, 1959, he was married to the former Georgia Barton, and she survives along with three children, David, 6; Debra, 4; and Daniel, 3. Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs Ellen Gilbert, Cheshire; Mrs Helen Gilbert, Gallipolis; and Mrs Grace Ellis, Mesa, Ariz., and a brother, Richard Darst, Cheshire.

Daily Tribune, Gallipolis, OH
February 6, 1968
Transcribed by Cheryl A. Enyart

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Darst, Nancy

     Nancy, wife of Abraham Darst, living in Clay Township, passed to her eternal home Jan. 26th, 1892, aged 78 years and 20 days. She was married sixty years and was the mother of ten children, of which five are living, two sons and three daughters. She has been a member of the Christian Church for 58 years. She was kind and friendly to everyone.
     My heart leaped forth to see them lower her into the grave who had been taken from this world of sorrow to a home I trust in heaven. I deem the bereft friends have the sincere sympathy of the whole community. May the infinite God who reigns over all cause them to see their state and standing before it is too late, and may God bless the church of which she was a member, and may her children and grandchildren follow her in her footsteps in so far as she followed the Master. And we pray that her husband may have closer communion with God the remaining days of his life, for "rest comes sure and soon.

"I stood by the narrow casket And gazed on the silent form;- All safe from the heat of summer, All safe from the winter storm. At rest from the pain and struggle, At peace in our Father's arm, No more shall the trials weary, No more can the suffering harm. She sleeps with the green grass above her, As pure as each beat of her heart, In life it is everywhere claiming Of love on her bosom a part. The smile on her face yet lingers, That ever among us she wore, As if 'twas a jewel reflecting Some light from the heavenly shore. She will dwell in our memories ever, Like sunshine too quickly away, While oft through the rift of the future Shall glisten a beautiful ray. God has called thee home, dear mother, To his bright and happy home; Though we loved her dearly, fondly, We have said "Thy will be done." A Friend

Gallipolis Bulletin
February 20, 1892
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Darst, Sarah Swisher

     Mrs. Sarah Swisher Darst, 79, a native of Gallia county, died at 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the home of her only daughter in Hartsville, O.
     Mrs. Darst was born in Cheshire twp., on March 3, 1887, daughter of the late Eli and Marie Fulton Swisher. Her marriage was to Harvey Darst at Cheshire in 1908. He preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1965.
     The surviving daughter is Mrs. Tom (Lucille) Metcalf of Hartsville, and there are seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Effie Lollis of Fostoria, also survives.
    Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, at Miller's Home for Funerals. Rev. Earl Shuler will officiate, and burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday afternoon and until the hour of service.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday January 11, 1967
Contributed by Cheryl Enyart

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Davis, James N. M.

James N. M. Davis
     Gallipolis - James N. M. DAVIS, 86, of Gallipolis, died Sunday morning, December 3, 2000 at Holzer Senior Care Center.
     Born May 26, 1914 in Bladen, Gallia County, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Marcus DAVIS and the late Nora Bell CHICK DAVIS. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his stepmother Eunice Ann Holley DAVIS, a daughter Jan Karen DAVIS, a son James N. M. DAVIS Jr., who, while serving in the United States Air Force was killed in Germany, brother Marcus DAVIS, sister Mae FIELDS, and by a half-sister Lorene SHEETS.
     After graduating from Mercerville High School, he attended Rio Grande College. He later started his teaching career in Bladen, and later Mercerville School. On July 15, 1938, he entered the CCC as a 2nd Liutenant, and was assigned to the CCC Camp at Fox Lake, Illinois. In 1940 he completed the Junior Course for the United States Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia. In 1941 he was sent to the Pacific Theater where he seved in the 2nd Raider Battalion (known as Carlson's Raiders). He returned home in 1946 and completed the Instr.Orientation Course. From then until 1953 he served at military bases stretching from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States.
     From 1949 until 1953 he was the Executive Officer of the ROTC program at Ohio State University.
In 1953 he completed Command and General College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, he also completed Instr. and Special Weapons Courses during that time.
     From 1953 through 1955 he continued serving at various military bases. In 1955 he went to Korea where he served the next 18 months as a Liaison Officer traveling between Japan and China.
     After returning home in 1957 he was the Regimental Executive Officere at Camp Pendleton, California, he served in this position until his retirement from the Marine Corps on November 5, 1958. He retired with the rank of Lt. Colonel.
     During his military career he was awarded The Legion of Merit with Combat V, The Navy Commendation, A Presidential Unit Citation, The American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic Pacific Medal, The World War II Victory Medal, The China Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
     Upon returning to Gallia County in 1958 he began teaching again and was named assistant principal of Gallia Academy High School. During this time he was completing his degree in educational administration at Ohio University. Upon receiving his degree, he was named principal of Gallia Academy High School, he continued in this position until his retirement in 1979. He went on to serve eight years on the Gallipolis City School Board.
     He was a member of Chirst United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 27, VFW Post 4464, The Raiders Association, Gallipolis Teachers Association, The Ohio Association of Secondary Principals, and was a former member and Past President of the Gallipolis Lions Club.
     He is survived by his wife, Ester Helen PAULSON DAVIS, whom he married on August 12, 1940; one son, William Alan (Linda) DAVIS, of Datona Beach, Florida; two grandchildren from the son's previous marriage to Sally J. LEASE, James Richard DAVIS of Houston, Texas, and Christa Ann (Robby) DANIELl of Big Spring, Texas; one great-grandson, Tyler James DANIEL; one brother, Elgin DAVIS of Detroit, Michigan; one half-brother, Randall DAVIS of Middleport; two half-sisters, Vera ROSS of Gallipolis, and Linda (Bill) CHASE of Richmond, Va., and several other family members including nieces, nephews, and cousins.
     Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 9, 2000 at Christ United Methodist Church with Pastors Jim SNYDER and John JACKSON officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at Waugh-Halley-Wood funeral home on Friday, December 8, 2000 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., and at the church on Saturday one hour prior to services. Military honors will be conducted at the graveside by the United States Marine Corps. Pallbearers will be James R. DAVIS, Elgin Lee DAVIS, Randall DAVIS, Richard (Ricky) DAVIS, Wally SINGER, and Russell Lee (Rusty) DENNEY. Honorary pallbearers will be Elgin DAVIS, Richard DAVIS, Basil HOLLEY, Joe CARTER, William CHASE, Meredith DAVIS, Harold L. DAVIS, Wilbert CHURCH and Tom DAVIS.

Unknown publication in Brossard Library in Gallipolis
December 2000
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

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Day, Eliza

Death of Eliza A. Day
     Mrs. Eliza A. Day, mother of Mrs. John Mullineux, died at the residence of Mrs. Mullineux, with whom she made her home, on last Saturday morning, April 29th, 1893, aged 70 years. She had a stroke of paralysis six years ago, last February, but had been an invalid prior to that time for twenty years. After her stroke of paralysis she was much worse, and, for the last six months, she has been a constant sufferer.
     She lived a widow for 21 years, and was the mother of four children two sons and two daughters, all of whom are living. She was a member of the Baptist Church for many years and her funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Mohler, of that church, at half past one o’clock today, (Monday) her burial following at the old cemetery on Pine street, by Hayward & Son.
     Mrs. Day was naturally a very good woman, kind to the suffering, firm and steadfast in all of her beliefs, of strong prejudices and generally right in them. She was quiet and unassuming in all of her ways. Being ill for so many years had somewhat changed her natural disposition and she lived so retired that but little was known of her outside the family, to whom however though a source of constant care, she was particularly dear, and esteemed by all, and her death leaves nothing but sorrow.

May 3, 1893
Gallipolis Journal
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Day, Frank E.

Frank E. Day, Aged 53, Dies In Harrisburg, Pa.
Ohio Twp. Native --- Rites 2 Sunday At Mt. Zion
     Frank Ernest Day, 53, born and reared at Bush’s Mills, Ohio Twp., died early Wednesday morning at Harrisburg, Pa.
     Mr. Day, a son of the late John and Sarah A. Barker Day, had been employed for years as a rigger foreman at various points in eastern states and he had not been here on a visit for three or four years. He was unmarried. He had been ill for several months, a sufferer from arthritis, and on Tuesday his sister in Huntington received a telegram telling of his serious illness. The end came at 1:15 Wednesday morning, said a later message.
     His birthdate was January 30, 1889; hence, he was nearing his 54 th birthday.
     Five brothers, a sister survive: William L. and Robert Day, Bladen; Elza Day, Scotia, New York (across the Hudson River from Schenectady); Fred W. Day, of near Los Angeles; John R. Day, Columbus, and Mrs. Nora A. Clark, Huntington. He was a first cousin of the late Mrs. R. J. Mauck.
     Funeral services have been set for 2 o’clock Sunday at Mt. Zion Church in Ohio Twp., with Rev. Jennings Cremeens in charge. Burial in the church cemetery by C. R. Halley.
     Mr. Halley expects the body to arrive on Saturday and it will remain at his mortuary at Mercerville until it is taken on to the church.

Gallipolis Tribune
1942
Transcribed by Lew Casey

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Day, James Franklin

J. F. Day, 67, Claimed By Death
    James Franklin Day, 67, Ivy Dale Subdivision, Kanauga, died at 10:15 a.m., Wednesday in the Holzer Medical Center on First Ave.  He had been in failing health about a lyear. Mr. Day was employed as a GSI attendant for 27 years before his illness.
    He was born Sept. 2, 1902, in Ohio Twp., son of Albert T. Day and Alice Waugh Day. He married Sadie Marie Cox, Sept. 17, 1927. She survives along with three children, Clyde Day, Gallipolis; Mrs. Geraldind Oliver, Cleveland, and Darrell Day, Porter.
    One son, Larry V. Day, prerceded him in death. Six grandsons survive. One brother, Virgil Day, Gallipolis, and one half-sister, Mrs. Effie Sheets, Crown City, survive.
    Two brothers, Oakley and Clarence, and one sister, Mrs. Homer Gooldin and one half-brother, Patrick, preceded him in death. He was a member of the Providence Baptist Church.
    Funeral services will be held 3 p.m., Saturday at the Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Hartshorn of Lexington, Ky., officiating. Rev. Dencil Roberts will assist. Burial will be in Providence Cemetery.
    Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Pallbearers are: Pearlie Johnson, Ralston Johnson, Russell Wooten, Robert Caldwell, Roy Burger, James Bosworth.

Unknown publication
September 3, 1969
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

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Day, Roy

     Roy Day, 79, of Rt. 2, Crown City died at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at his residence. He had been in failing health for approximately one year.
     He was formerly employed by the Gallia County Highway Dept., the city of Gallipolis and the Ohio Township Trustees. He retired three years ago.
     He was born Oct. 6, 1896 in Ohio Twp. to the late William and Rose Shaw Day. He is survived by his wife, Delores Kerwood whom he married on Oct. 6, 1955 in Gallipolis. Also surviving are four step-daughters, Mrs. Oval (Carol Jean Burdette, Mrs. Carl (Charlotte) Fields, both of Charleston, W. Va.; Mrs. Richard (Frances) Dossen, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Clifford (Virginia) Snead, Miami, Fla. Twelve step-grandchildren survive along with two brothers, Pearl, Rt. 2, Crown City, and Ernie, Phoenix, Aariz. One brother preceded him in death.
     He spent most of his life in Gallia County. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge.

Unknown publication
Feb. 5, 1976
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

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Day, William L.

William L. Day Dies At Eureka
     William L. Day, 80, died at 3:30 a.m. today at his home in Eureka. He had been ill about eight months and in bed for three weeks. He was born in the Bladen community and spent his life there. About two months ago the family moved from Bladen to Eureka.
     He was the son of the late John and Sarah Barker Day. Fifty-eight years ago he married Emma Artist, Rush Ky., who survives.
     Besides the wife he is survived by these children: Clarence, Huntington; Mrs. Earl (Alice) Lockhart, Crown City; Mrs. Clarence (Virginia) Fisher, Eureka; and Dewey at home. Three children preceded him in death.
     Also surviving are these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Noah Clark, Huntington; John R., Columbus; Elza, Schenectady, N. Y., and Fred, Los Angeles.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Bethel Church, back of Bladen. Burial is in the church cemetery under the direction of C. R. Halley.

Gallipolis Tribune
1956
Transcribed by Lew Casey

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Day, William Ross

OBITUARY
In Loving Memory
     As the tide of years drift by our loved ones are slipping away from us into that realm where no man can go save on the wings of his dreams. William Ross Day, son of William L. and Emma Day was born in Gallia County, Ohio, March 25th, 1904, and breathed his last at his home near Bladen at 6:15 p.m. February 13th, 1943. Aged 38 years, 10 months and 18 days. Surviving to mourn their loss are his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Dewey and Aaron Day of Gallipolis; Mrs. Clarence Fisher of Rio Grande; Mrs. Earl Lockhart of Crown City; Clarence Day of Huntington, W. Va., and a host of relatives and friends. One brother Carl preceded him in death many years ago.
     “Bid” as he was known to his acquaintances was an industrious and likable young man unusually skilled in his chosen trade – the same calling as that glorified by the Savior of men – at which he toiled a long as strength permitted. He spent his entire life at home. He loved the river and passed many happy hours along its banks. Some six months ago he became seriously ill and suffered intensely. All possible was done to relieve his pain but as the pallor of death making the light of life grow dimmer and dimmer he passed away forever like the swaying of a pendulum – like the fading of a shadow on the floor.

Gallipolis Tribune
1943
Transcribed by Lew Casey

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Deem, Mrs. James

Mrs. James Deem
     The funeral ceremonies of Mrs. Deem, wife of James Deem, Esq., were conducted last Thursday. Mrs. Deem has been under the care of the physicians connected with the asylum at Athens for some time past, and died in that institution on the 20th inst. Her remains were deposited in the cemetery at this place.

Gallipolis Bulletin
March 1, 1876
Transcribed by Henny Evans

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Delaney, Arlene

     Arlene Delaney, 76, of 24 Cruzet Ave., Gallipolis, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday in Holzer Medical Center, having been in failing healthe for the last five years.
     Born Feb. 19, 1905, in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Ira and Ella Baker Chick, she was a retired bookkeeper and secretary for the Condee Coal Co., and attended the Church of Christian Union and Bell Chapel Church. She married the Rev. Everett Delaney, who survives, on April 8, 1934, in Kanauga.
     Also surviving are three sisters, Kay Chick and Mrs. Esther Plymale, both of Gallipolis, and Mrs. Eula McConneha of Sarasota, Fla.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kenneth Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Pallbearers will be Jack Holley, Richie Taylor, Howard Waugh, Frank Hamilton, Lew Woodard and George Jones.

[In the above obits of her mother and father there is no Kay Chick, so I don't know who this is.]

Unknown publication
Aproximately 1981
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

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Denney, Frank L.

Frank Denney
      Frank L. Denney, 71, a resident of Rio Grande, died in Holzer Medical Center around 1 a.m. today. He had been ill for several months.
      He was born Jan. 17, 1906, in Wellston, son of the late Cecil and Addie Radcliffe Denney. He married Mary Downard on Oct. 12, 1927. She survives, along with one daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William (Monna) Dunn, Wellston.
      Other survivors include: Luther Beman, another son-in-law; four grandchildren; three brothers; George of Springfield; Homer and Melvin, of Rt. 3, Wellston, two sisters: Mrs. Ellen Martin, Wellston and Mrs. Mary McAfee, San Diego, Calif. One daughter, Donna Beman, and a grandson, Daniel, and two sisters preceded him in death.
      He owned and operated a grocery store and restaurant in Rio Grande.
      Mr. Denney was a member of Simpson Chapel Methodist Church in Rio Grande and the Masonic Lodge in Thurman. He was also a member of the Rio Grande Lions Club.
      Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home in Vinton with Rev. Robert Damschroder officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
      Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 until 9 p.m. on Thursday.    

Unknown publication
November 22, 1977
Contributed by Jacquelyn Woolley

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Dewitt, Jennie Frances

Mrs. Dewitt, 57, Of Eureka, Dies In Feustal Home
Funeral Is Set For 2 Saturday At Eureka Church
     Mrs. Jennie Frances Dewitt of Eureka died this morning at 3:30 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Howard (Helena) Feustal on First Avenue. Mrs. Dewitt had been ailing most of the summer with a heart condition and was brought to the Feustal home on Aug. 27th.
     Mrs. Dewitt was the daughter of the late Noah S. and Elizabeth Gothard Clark and was born in Ohio Township July 9, 1889, so was only a little over 57 years old. She was the widow of Ezra Dewitt to whom she was married March 30, 1918. Two sons, Noah of Gallipolis and Vance of Eureka, together with the daughter, already mentioned, survive. She also leaves two brothers Lawrence D. Clark of Columbus, Noah (Bill) Clark, who lives at the old home place below Bladen, and a sister Mrs. Homer Small of Bladen; two grandchildren, Richard Dewitt, who lived with her, and Jennie Lou Feustal.
      She was a member of Eureka Methodist Church, and was active in the W. S. C. S. and a regular attendant at church services. She was devoted to her family and a good neighbor.
For years Mrs. Dewitt had capably served The Tribune and numerous readers as news correspondent at Eureka.
     Claude Miller is in charge of arrangements and tomorrow at 10 a. m. will return the body to her late home at Eureka where friends may call. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Eureka Methodist Church. Rev. Radford, former pastor now of Piketon, will officiate and burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Ohio Township.

Gallipolis Tribune
11 Sep 1946
Transcribed by Lew Casey

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