Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries A-B

Tanner, Alexander Branch

Alex. B. Tanner Dead
A Gallia Pioneer Passed Away on His Farm Near Cora Friday
     Mr. Alexander B. Tanner, a Gallia county pioneer, age 81, died Friday morning, Aug. 21, 1914, on his farm near Cora. He will be buried on what would have been his birthday, Sunday, Aug. 23. Rev. Bingham, United Brethern preacher of Oak Hill, will conduct the funeral services, and Undertaker Davis, of Centerville, will have charge of the burial. Mr. Tanner's death was due to infirmities brought on by old age.
     Mr. Tanner was born in Raccoon twowship and was married in December, 1853, to Miss Catherine Wood, who died about nineteen years ago. By this union nine children were born--five sons and four daughters. Seven of the children are living which includes Mr. W. Riley Tanner and Mr. Vinton A. Tanner, of this city, Mr. E.H. Tanner of Thurman, Mrs. Reese Jones, of Cora, Mrs. Dan Davis, Mrs. Wilson Smeltzer and Mrs. David James, of Thurman. Mr. Tanner has resided all of his life in Gallia county. He was a life long Democrat and voted that ticket as long as the party has existed.
     Mr. Tanner was a shoe maker and carpenter by trade, also a verysuccessful farmer, he following that vocation most of life time. Mr. Tanner's father, an early settler, came from Greenbrier county, Va. Mr. Tanner was a member of the United Brethern Church for over fifty years.
     He was a fine man with high traits of character and honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow men and he is said to have been one of the very best men in Gallia county. Mr. Tanner's death is regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

[Note: Alexander was buried in Old Pine Cemetery in Raccoon Township; he was the son of William G. and Mary Tibbs Tanner according to his death record.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
August 22, 1914
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Tanner, Emma Jones

RIO GRANDE RESIDENT DEAD AT 96
     MRS. EMMA JONES TANNER, 96 a life long resident of the Rio Grande area, died at 4:30 a m today at Holzer Hospital. She had been in failing health for 16 years, and her condition had been serious since registering at hospital eight days ago.
     Mrs Tanner was born at Thurman on March 7 1866 , the daughter of the late Daniel W and Mary Davis Jones.Her marriage was to R.H. Tanner, who preceded her in death in Febuary 1988. They were married in Gallipolis Sept, 3 1888.
     Three children who survive are R Merlin Tanner of Cleveland, Mrs Tom (Ethel Richards) of Rio Grande and Dwight Tanner of Warren. There are six grandchildren. Three brothers and four sisters and eleven great-grandchildren. Three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.
     Mrs Tanner was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and services will be held there at 2 p m Wednesday, Rev Luther Tracy will officiate and burial will be in Calvary cemetery.

GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE
8 OCT 1962
Transcribed by Ernie Wright

Tanner, Nathan

Found Dead In His Bed Thursday Morning
Death of Nathan Tanner of Perry Township
     Mr. Nathan Tanner of Perry township, who, since the death of his wife two or three years ago has been living with his daughter Miss Ella, was found cold and stiff in death this morning about 5 o'clock when she arose to get the morning meal. It is supposed he died in the fore part of the night. He had not been complaining and went to bed well as usual. He was 71 years old, and was one of the finest old men in the county.
     He leaves two brothers A. B. Tanner of Cora, and Ben Tanner of Gallia, and sister Mrs. Martha Prose of Indiana, and is survived by the following children. Mrs. Dan Richards of Thurman, Mrs. James Fry of Gage, and Mrs. Morris Ross of New Plymouth, Vinton county, who was here today on her way out, and Miss Ella at home. He was an uncle of Mr. Riley and Vint Tanner of this city.
     The funeral will be Saturday most probably. He was a member of the Cora M.E. Church but will be buried at Old Pine.

August 12, 1909
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Thomas, Jacob

Jacob Thomas Dies Following Long Illness
     Jacob Thomas, aged almost 83, died at 11, Friday nightat his home illness of six months from a heart ailment.
     Funeral at 2 today at Little Kyger Christian church by Rev. R.R. Denney. Burial in Pine St. Cemetery by J.L.Coleman.
     Decedent was a son of Solomon and Liddie Allen Thomas and was born Oct. 30,1851. In October 1880, he married Florence Selfridge and two children survive this union, William, at home, and Stella L., wife of Ed Gardner. Three daughters died, two of them in infancy. There survive two sisters. Mrs. Liddie Beal, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Luella Wood, Parkersburg.

Gallipolis Tribune
August 13, 1934 Gallipolis
Contributed by Cheryl Enyart

Thomas, John Richard (Dick)

January 21, 2005
     John Richard (Dick) Thomas, 83, of Gallipolis, died at home, Friday, Jan. 21 following an extended illness.
     He was born in Gallipolis on June 27, 1921, to the late Richard Soloman and Dora Maude Moore Thomas. He married Dorothea Miller on June 16, 1946, and she survives.
     A 1940 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, Dick worked as a surveyor for Buckeye Electric Co. the summer before he became a high school senior. He then worked as a ship fitter at the Marietta Plant, Point Pleasant, W.Va., where boats were built for the U.S. government.
     Later, he worked at Morrison’s and Fisher’s Department Stores in Point Pleasant before returning to Gallipolis to work at the Libby Hotel as a clerk and ticket agent for the Greyhound Bus Station in the late 1940s and early ’50s.
     He then joined the staff of the Gallipolis Daily Tribune as circulation manager and he also wrote sports articles. Next, he became the Gallipolis correspondent for the Athens Messenger and was also in charge of local circulation.
     He then returned to Tribune as a general reporter and where he wrote a weekly column, "In Our Town" and also "50 Years Ago on the River." Again, he returned to the Messenger, the Point Pleasant Office, until Paul Wagner named him the news director of WJEH Radio. Following 17 years of service with the radio, he retired in 1988.
     He accepted a part-time job at the Tribune until 1990, when he permanently retired with 37 years in news reporting and news-related fields.
     Dick was a member of the Gallipolis and Point Pleasant Fire Departments, an avid sports fan, and a Little League baseball coach for 12 years.
     Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Dorothea Miller Thomas; a daughter, Cheryl Ann Enyart of Gallipolis; three sons, John (Pam) Richard Thomas Jr. of Athens, William Dean (Cindy) Thomas of Lancaster, and Nathan Bedford (Terri) Thomas of Pickerington; and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
     In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James Dale Thomas; a half-sister, Dorothy; and a special son-in-law, James Enyart.
     Dick was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Robert Ingram officiating. There will be no calling hours.
     In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631; Holzer Cancer Center, in care of Tom Gooch, 100 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, Ohio 45631; or Holzer Hospice, 100 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.
     Arrangements are under the direction of the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis.
Condolences can be e-mailed to mccoymoore@charter.net or www.timeformemory.com/mm.

John Richard Thomas
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Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Jan 22, 2005
Contributed by daughter, Cheryl Enyart

Thomas, Maude

Gallipolis- Maude Thomas, 95, of Gallipolis, died Wednesday afternoon at Holzer Medical Center.
     Born in Gallia County, she was the daughter of Caleb and Barbara Fee Moore.
     She is survived by a son, Richard Thomas, of Gallipolis who is a former employee of the Athens
Messenger and is now with WJEH radio station in Gallipolis, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
     She is preceded in death by her husband Richard, a grandson, a brother and two sisters.
     Graveside services will be Saturday at 2pm at the Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Arnold Cromlish officiating .
     There will be no calling hours. Arrangement were with the Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home

Gallipolis Tribune
Feb 19, 1981
Contributed by granddaughter, Cheryl Enyart

Thomas, Orinda May

In memory of Orinda May, youngest daughter of Peter and Caroline Thomas, who died Feb. 13th, 1892, aged 18 years 2 months and 8 days. By her death we have lost a dear sister. It seemed hard to see her her snatched away so suddenly from us; and in the prime of life, too, just when the future was full of so many bright hopes, just in the prime of life, when life seemed sweet. She was not afraid to die, and when the time of her departure came she told us not to weep. Yes, dear mother, she said, don't cry; it is all for the best. Here on earth we miss thee, Orinda.
The family ranks are now broken; thy place is vacant, never more to be filled by thee again. Father and mother are lonesome now. We look around on every side and see some work of thy ingenious fingers. No more will the sound of they loving voice cheer our aching hearts. When we think of those aged parents and the seven brothers and sisters and the vacant chair in that home, our eyes fill with tears. But it is a great consolation to know that God does all things well. He has called Orinda from this world of sin and sorrow to the beautiful home on high. Yes, we know that she is not dead but sleeping, and now farewell, dear sister, until we meet on high.

Daughter, thou was mild and lovely,
Gentle in the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening
Where it floats among the trees.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber,
Peaceful in the grave so low;
Thou no more will join our number,
Thou no more our song shall know.

Dearest sister, thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel;
But 'tis God who hath bereft us,
He can all our sorrows heal.
She has left this world of sorrow
For a world of peace and joy;
Father, mother,live for Jesus
And you'll meet your darling there.
Brothers, sisters, weep not for her,
She has only gone before;
Just to lead you in the pathway
To that Bright celestial shore.
Dear Orinda now has gone to rest,
Her Saviour bade her come;
Now sweetly on His loving breast
She dwells in peace, at home.
Why should we weep and be so sad,
But oh, prepare to die,
And Orinda then will be so glad
To meet us up on high.
Orinda loved us well, I know,
Then seek a Saviour's love,
Be a Christian while down here below
And meet her up above.
Orinda, thou are gone to rest;
Thine was an early tomb;
But Jesus summoned thee away
The Saviour calls thee home.
Oh, what a meeting that will be,
When we all together roam,
The fields above so bright to see,
In heaven, our happy home. ....Electa Swisher, Addison

[Note: she is buried in Poplar Ridge in Cheshire Township.]

Gallipolis Bulletin
March 5, 1892
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Thomas, Richard Solomon

In Memory
     Richard Thomas, son of Solomon and Mary E. Daniels Thomas , deceased was born at Gallipolis , O , August 19, 1865, departed this life February 11, 1927, at his home at Bidwell, at the age of 61 years, 5 months and 23 days.
     In 1917, he was united in marriage to Miss Maud Moore, to this union was born one son, John Richard, age 5 who with the mother survive him. His suffering was intense and of several months duration. All was done that willing hands could do and as the end was nearing he gave assurance to the home ones that all was well with his soul.
     Funeral services conducted by Rev. R. R. Denney, interment at Fairview Cemetery by Undertaker Coleman.

In the dawn of the night,
His soul took its flight
Away to his heavenly home,
With the angels of light
He will walk in white
About the dear father's throne
Written by his niece
Reva Marie Moore.

Gallipolis Journal
March 1927
Contributed by granddaughter, Cheryl Enyart

Thomas, Solomon

Death of Solomon Thomas
     Mr. Solomon Thomas, of Olive street, whose different stages of illness have been so frequently chronicled in the Tribune in the last two months, passed away peacefully at 12 o'clock Sunday, February 3, 1901, and in 77th year of his age. His funeral services will be conducted at his late residence by the Rev. L.L. Magee of Grace M.E. Church, at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the internment following at Gallipolis cemetery (Pine Street ed note), conducted by Hayward & Son.
     The pall bearers selected for the occasion are Messrs. A.R. Weaver, S.B. Winters, A.M. Mink, David Fulton, John Pepple and James E. Wood.
     Mr. Thomas left a second wife, Mrs Mary E. Daniels - Thomas, and by her , one son Soloman. By a previous marriage he left children as follows Leander and Jacob Thomas, and Mrs S. L. Wood (Luella) of this city , and Mrs. Marion (Elizabeth) Beal of Bidwell.
     Mr. Thomas was born in Meigs county, O, November 9, 1824, and had been a resident of this city for 51 years. He has always been known as an industrious , hard-working citizen, respected for his sterling integrity of character and high sense of honor. He secured a competency sufficient to keep him in his declining years and retired from active puruits several years ago. All who knew Mr. Thomas knew him as a good citizen and will regret his death.

Gallipolis Tribune
February 4, 1901
Contributed by Cheryl Enyart

Thorniley, F.F.

F.F. Thorniley Dead
Prominent Business Man of Gallipolis Dies in Florida
    A message from Miami, Florida, received by the local Elk Lodge this Thursday morning, announced the sudden death of F.F. Thorniley at the Pershing Hotel in that city. The news was a shock to the entire community.
     Only ten days ago Mr. Thorniley left for the South with Messrs. Spear and Wall to spend the winter, in the hope of "getting rid of this," he said to the writer, putting his hand on his chest, and referring undoubtedly to a cough which had bothered him for years, but which he had never regarded as serious.
The cause of death is as yet unknown here, but may have been pneumonia, heart trouble, or strangling in a fit of coughing. Word was sent immediately to the Miami Elks to ship the body home.
     Mr. Thorniley's wife, and daughter Miss Ruth, were plunged into deep distress by the wholly unexpected news, his last letter to them having expressed them the delightful time he was having in the South. Besides his immediate family, he leaves a sister, Mrs. W.H. Tomlinson of Dayton. Funeral arrangements are not yet made. He was 60 years old.
     F.F. Thorniley was an officer in the Gill Produce Company, a prosperous business in the city. He served two terms as County Auditor, and previous to that was the owner of two or three river-bottom farms below Gallipolis. He was a prudent and successful man in business, and accumulated a modest fortune. He was educated at Marietta College, graduating in 1884, and was a classmate of Gen. Dawes of Chicago, who was one of his best friends all through life.

[Note: His full name was Friend Flack Thorniley and he is buried at Mound Hill Cemetery in
Gallipolis as are his wife Clara and daughter Ruth.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
January 29, 1920
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Thornton, John Henry

GALLIPOLIS
J. H. THORTON, 100, DIES; BELIEVED GALLA'S OLDEST
     GALLIPOLIS -- John Henry Thornton, 100, reported to be the oldest resident of Gallia County, died yesterday at the Johnson rest home at 1124 First Ave. at 5:30 p.m.
     He was born Oct. 8, 1851 in Harrison Township, the son of Henry Warden and Susie DeWitt Thornton and one of 11 children. His father served in the Civil War and lived a long life as did most of the family. Mr. Thornton spent his entire life in this area farming and was educated at a school in Harrison.
     Eighty years ago he married Elizabeth Short and eight daughters were born to them. Seven survive. Mrs. Ollie Yeany, Mrs. Omar (Ota) Barnett, Mrs. Homer (Rena) Sowers, Mrs. Herschel (Lucille) Porter and Mrs. Zanna Benning, all of Springfield; Mrs. Effie Notter of Columbus and Mrs. John White of Gallipolis, the
latter who cared for her father prior to his entrance into the rest home. The other daughter Mrs. Emma Berriage, died in 1923. Mrs. Thornton died Jan. 5, 1925 at the family's home on Claylick Road.
     Also surving are a sister and a brother, who are Firman Thornton of Harrison Township and Mrs. George S. (Hanna) Lewis of Gallipolis. Mr. Thornton retired at the age of 80 and then lived with his daughters.
     Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Lincoln Ridge United Brethren Church. Friends may call at the Miller Funeral home until the funeral hour.

Athens Messenger
August 26, 1952
Contributed by Joyce Robinson

Tope, Elizabeth

Death of Mrs. George W. [Donaldson] Tope
Mrs. Elizabeth Tope, widow of the late ‘Squire Geo. W. Tope, of Walnut township, died on the 13th inst., after an illness resulting from a fall on last election day. She was going from one room to another and tripped and fell and though she rallied and went out to her dinner and seemed to be all right, the fall was probably the result of a slight stroke of paralysis, for after dinner in going out in the porch she received an unmistakeable [sic] stroke and fell again dislocating her hip. From this she went to bed, when all sorts of complications seemed to set in, the result most likely, she being 77 years old. Her husband died a year ago last August, aged 81.
The funeral services of Mrs. Tope were conducted Friday, the 15th, by Rev. G.E. Hughes, the burial following by Elliott & Myers at the White graveyard. She was the mother of ten children, Mrs. Eliza Jane Drummond and Mrs. Margaret Carter, of Wellston, John H., Richard and Mrs. Wm. Cremeans and Geo. H. of Harrison, Mrs. Harvey White of Walnut township, and Miss Laura at home. Two, Alva and Mary, are dead. She left over sixty grandchildren and by all her friends and relatives was revered and beloved for her kindly qualities. She was a member of the Congregational church.

The Gallipolis Weekly Tribune
Friday December 22, 1899
Transcribed by Linda Tope Trent

Tope, G. W.

Death of Squire Tope
After a long and honest life ‘Squire G.W. Tope, of Walnut township, whose condition has been noted at frequent intervals in these columns, passed away at his home Thursday morning. He was a gentleman widely known in this county for his uprightness and other virtues and many will be sad by the news of his death. For years he was Justice of the Peace of Walnut township and we can safely say he occupied this office longer than any other man in that township. Fair and firm conclusions always characterized his administration. For some time ‘Squire Tope’s life had been fading away. He was bedfast about three weeks and died of the ailments accompanying old age at the advanced age of 80. He was an uncle of Elmer Miller, of this city, and he is survived by a wife and family of grown children, all of whom are married save one.
He was an active member of the Congregational church and died a firm believer in the doctrines of that church. His remains were cosigned to the grave Friday afternoon. Deceased was a brother of Mrs. H. W. Cremeens, of Harrison township, Mrs. W. H. Drummonds, of Wellston, Mrs. W.H. White, of Walnut township, Mrs. J.M. Carter, of Coalton, Miss Lauretta Tope and Messrs. George, John, Richard and James Tope, of this county. He leaves his family in very comfortable circumstances.

Gallipolis Journal
August 10, 1898
Transcribed by Linda Tope Trent

Tope, Mollie [Eachus]

Death Claims Mrs. [Eachus] Tope, 81
Succumbs at McCall Home Near Centenary -- Rites Here.
     Mrs. Mollie Tope died at 4 o'clock this Saturday morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett McCall, near Centenary. Because of her illness she was removed from her apartment on Court street to the McCall residence three weeks ago.
     Mrs. Tope was born at Patriot May 14, 1861, and she lacked three months of reaching her 81st birthday. She was the daughter of George and Martha Campbell Eachus. She married George W. Tope [should read William G. Tope, but W.G. went by George]. on April 19, 1887. He died in 1918 and thereafter Mrs. Tope moved to Gallipolis.
     Surviving children in addition to Mrs. McCall, are Claude Tope of Bidwell R.D.., whose home is just beyond the Hamrick home on Route 35, and Walton, whose home is in London, Ohio. Stepchildren are Mrs. Bertha Minor of Columbus, Mrs. Hattie Bruney of Lancaster, A.E. Tope of Gallipolis, and [N]Elson Tope of Springfield. Frank Eachus, her only surviving brother, lived across the street from her apartment on Court street.
     Most of her life she was a member of Bethesda Methodist church but she transferred her membership to Grace church when she came here. She was actively identified with the Ladies Aid Missionary society and the W. C. T. U. until her illness.
     Rev. W. Scott Westerman will conduct the funeral services at the McCall home at 10:30 Monday. Interment will be made in Mound Hill cemetery by A. E. Tope.

The Gallia Times
Thursday Feb. 19, 1942
Vol. 44 No. 8 p. 2 Roll 12
Transcribed and Submitted by Linda Tope Trent

Tope, Myrta Ann

Mrs. Myrta Ann Tope, 81 Found Dead at Home
     Mrs. Myrta Ann Tope, 81, widow of Wilson Tope was found deat at her home in Centenary at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday. She had been in her usual health over the weekend when her son George Tope visited her. They had call on friends and relatives Sunday afternoon and returning home had eaten an evening lunch before the son returned to Huntington. It is presumed that Mrs. Tope died shortly after her sone left and the time is placed at between 6 and 8 p.m. A neighbor Mrs. Virgil Carter having failed to see Mrs. Tope about went to investigae Tuesday and found her sitting in a chair, with the lunch dishes still on the table and the television on. Dr. J. Gordon Gibert, acting county cornor returned a verdict of death from natural causes.
     Mrs. Tope was born in Gallia county, Sept. 2, 1873, the daughter of Charles Jefferson and Charity Ann Woodruff Chick. She was one of six children of whom two sisters survive, Mrs. Cleve Davis, Columbus and Mrs. Mabel Eisnaugle, Jackson.
     The deceased spent most of her life in the Centenary community. On March 14, 1906 she was married to Wilson Tope, who died in 1937. To this union three children were born, a daughter who died in infancy and the two surviving children are Master Sgt. George Tope, former county representative and now an instructor in military science, Marshall college, and Enos Tope, who is engaged in farming near Lima. Delbert Tope is a surviving grandson.
     Mrs. Tope was an exemplary citizen and was devoted to her family. She was a member of Grace Methodist Church.
     Funeral services will be held at Miller's Home for Funerals at 2 p.m., Thursday, with Rev. Billy Grabeel, Christainsburg, a former Gallia county minister officiating. Burial will follow in the White cemetery. Friends may call at Miller's Wednesday evening and until the funeral hour.

Unknown publication in Brossard Library in Gallipolis
6-1955
Submitted by Charles & Fran Longsdorf, Midland, MI

Trowbridge, Michael L.

     Michael L. Trowbridge, 52, of Gallipolis, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at his residence.
     He was born June 7, 1953, in Gallipolis, to the late Samuel Westley Trowbridge and Vivienne Eileen Chandler Trowbridge, who survives him. He was a 1971 graduate of Gallia Academy High School. Michael attended Appalachian Bible College at Bradley, W.Va., from 1971 to 1974. He was a 1979 graduate of Piedmont Baptist College at Winston-Salem, N.C., and a 1985 graduate of Tri-State Bible College at South Point.
     He became a Christian in May of 1965 and a member of First Baptist Church later on in that year. He taught Sunday School for a while in the primary and high school departments. He served several summer internships with the Baptist Mid-Mission of Cleveland. He was also a missionary candidate with them for a while. He held several other jobs during his working career.
     He was a member of the Point Pleasant, W.Va.Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, a member of the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Ohio, a life member of both the Gallia County Historical and the Gallia County Genealogical Society, OGS Inc., being president in 1989 and earning the Jane Roush McCafferty, CG Award of Excellence for his publications efforts.
     While in the genealogical society, Michael was the chairman in charge of abstracting marriage records for publication. Eventually there were three marriage books available covering 1803 through 1925. He also authored a birth record book and the 1890 Census and a Soldiers' Discharge book. He was dedicated to genealogy and was working on Civil War materials, as well as continuing with his own personal research.
     His real love was the Civil War and he was a re-enactor until it became too difficult for him to participate. Michael literally gave thousands of hours to help other genealogists. He will be missed tremendously by all who knew him and by researchers around the country who have benefited by his many fine works.
     Michael was a member of First Families of Gallia County OGS, Est. 1990; of the Civil War Families of Gallia County, OGS, Est. 2004, and a life member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (Cadot-Blessing Camp Number 126, Department of Ohio) and the Sons of Veteran Reserve of that group.
     He was the last of a family with the Trowbridge name (sixth generation) here in Gallia County. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Westley Trowbridge, in September, 1995.
     He is survived by his mother, Vivienne Trowbridge of Gallipolis; aunts and uncles, Betty and Gordon Kemper, Sonny (James F.) and Mary Chandler, and Philip Underwood, all of Gallipolis; several cousins on both sides of the family; and a special friend, David W. North of Gallipolis.
     Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 22, 2006, at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Alvis Pollard officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel M.E. Cemetery at Bladen. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Willis Funeral Home.
     Pallbearers will be members of the Cadot-Blessing Camp Number 126, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
    In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Michael's memory to the Point Pleasant Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution or Cadot-Blessing Camp Number 126 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Gallipolis.

Gallipolis Tribune
Sunday, May 21, 2006

Trowbridge, Paul Carlyle

Mr. Trowbridge Claimed at 49 Years Today
Paul Carlyle Trowbridge, 49 died at 4:30 am today in Holzer Hospital.
     Mr. Trowbridge was born in Bladen son of Jacob Trowbridge and Zenia Lewis Trowbridge. He is survived by his mother with whom he made his home at 48 Sycomore St. Also surviving are two brothers, Darrell Trowbridge , Caledonia and Sam Trowbridge ,Gallipolis; two sisters, Mrs Earl (Rosalean) Logan, Gallipolis and Mrs. Virginia Harrison, Columbus.
     Paul Trowbridge was educated in the Gallipolis City Schools and worked in the mailing room of the Tribune for several years. He was also employed by the G. C. Murphy Co.
     He had been hospitalized several times and seriously ill since August.
     Four nieces and nephews survive.
     Services will be held at Miller's Funeral Home. Arrangements are imcomplete. Burial will be at Bladen.

Gallipolis Tribune
Auggust 31, 1967
Submitted by Marian Schoonover

Turner, Virginia

     Virginia Turner was born in Louisa County, Virginia, June 4th, 1826, and died at her brother's home in Ewington, Ohio, February 7th, 1892, in her 66th year. She was the daughter of Jonathan and Mary G. Turner. Her death was caused by la grippe. She professed faith in Christ and united with the M.E. Church when quite young, and continued faithful until the last, leaving a bright evidence to her many friends of her acceptance with her Heavenly Father. She loved her Bible, her church and her Sunday school. She was kind and charitable, and ever mindful of the poor. Her sufferings are over. She rests in peace. Her spirit has returned to God who gave it.
     Her body rests in the Ewington Cemetery, near the old church where she had met to worship for so
many years. The family circle is broken by death the second time; two have passed over to the
other shore. She leaves four brothers and three sisters, besides a number of other relatives and
friends, to mourn their loss.

     Call not back the dear departed,
     Anchored safe where storms are o'er;
     On the border land we left her,
     So to meet and part no more.

March 5, 1892
Gallipolis Bulletin
Transcribed by Henny Evans