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

Yeauger, Adeline

Mother of C.M. Yeauger Pases at Cheshire Home
     Mrs. S.O. Yeauger, mother of C.M. Yeauger, of this city, passed away Friday night at her home near Cheshire. Mrs. Yeauger had been in poor health for some time but became seriously ill only three days ago She was about 60 years of age and the mother of ten children, nine of whom survive. The oldest and youngest are sons with seven daughters in between. Before her marriage she was Adeline Reynolds and lived in this county all her life. She is also survived by her husband.
     Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Clark, in Middleport and burial will be in gravel Hill Cemetery.

[Note: gravestone--1867-1929...death certificate: born Sept. 1867; died July 26, 1929....age 61 years 10 months of age. Parents: William Reynolds and Lucinda Davidson]

Gallipolis Paper
July 1929
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Yeauger, Bruce

     CHESHIRE - Bruce Yeauger, 79, of Rt. 1, Cheshire, died friday morning at Holzer Medical Center. He was born in Gallia County on September 2, 1908, son of the late Samuel O. and Adeline Yeauger.
     A self-employed businessman, he was preceded in death by one brother and six sisters. Survivors include his wife Kathryn; two daughters, Joyce Raban of Dunedin, Fla., and Janice Crouse of Gallipolis; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Bertha Ward of Columbus and Mina Raub of Corning; and several nieces and nephews.
     Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Rawlings-Coats-Blower Funeral Home, Middleport. The Rev. Stewart Jamison and the Rev. Ralph Trout will officiate. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire.
Friends may call the funeral home Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m.

Sunday Times-Sentinel
July 31, 1988
Transcribed by J. Farley

Yeauger, Mary F.

     Mary Frances Yeauger, 78, Route 2, Cheshire, died Sunday at her residence. A homemaker, Mrs. Yeauger was born April 21, 1908, in Gallia County, a daughter of the late Charles and Ella Harrison Neal.
     Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Lawrence and Carolyn Yeauger, Gallipolis; a daughter and son-in-law, Thelma and Bill Mayo, North Miami Beach, Fla., 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Max Yeauger; a brother, Charles Neal, and a sister, Alice Fisher.
     Mrs. Yeauger was a member of the Hobson Church of Christ in Christian Union.
     Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Hobson Church of Christ in Christian Union with Rev. Okey Cart and Rev. Theron Durham officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery at Cheshire. Friends may call at the Ewing Funeral Home from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.

Gallipolis Tribune
Nov. 24, 1986
Transcribed by J. Farley

Yeauger, Max

     Max Yeauger, 79, Cheshire, died Saturday in Lee General Hospital, Pennington Gap, Va. Born April 3, 1903, at Cheshire, he was the son of the late Mote and Ruby Cohen Yeauger, he was a retired coal miner.
     He was also preceded in death by his stepmother, Viola Dacey Yeauger, a son, daughter and brother.
Surviving is his wife, Frances Neal Yeauger; a son, Lawrence of Cheshire; and three daughters, Thelma Mayo of Miami Fla., Debbie Collins and Neda, both of Pennington Gap.
     Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Rawlings-Coats-Blower Funeral Home, with the Rev. O.H. Cart officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery, near
Cheshire, Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 3:30-9 p.m.

Gallipolis Tribune
June 1982
Transcribed by J. Farley

Yeauger, Perry

IN MEMORY
     Mr. Perry Yeauger, son of Benjamin and Mahala Yeauger, was born July 27, 1850, and departed this life June 30, 1920, aged 69 years, 11 months and 3 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Rife, Sept. 7, 1871, who survives him. To this union 5 children were born, one daughter, Miss Phena Yeauger, at home and four sons, George, Edward, Nide and Park, all of whom survive him except his son Nide who preceded his father 18 months ago. He leaves four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss.
     He united with the First Freewill Baptist Church at Kyger March 27, 1874. He has been heard at different times during his last illness praying and singing to his Maker to have mercy on him as he peacefully passed-away. The funeral services were conducted July 2 by Rev. Y. H. E. Reed of Cheshire, interment at the Gravel Hill cemetery.

The Gallia Times
July 29, 1920
Transcribed by Mary Kay Clark

Yester, Joseph

Joseph Yester Dead
     Mr. Joseph Yester, aged 61, residing on what was formerly the Jack Shepard homestead just below the city, passed away Monday from tuberculosis of the throat. Mr. Yester was a native of this state but resided for many years in West Virginia. Three daughters, two sons and many friends regret his taking away.

Gallia Times
Apr. 1, 1914
Transcribed by J. Farley

Yoho, Emma

Funeral of Mrs. Arthur Yoho
     The funeral services of Mrs. Yoho will be held at the resident of her mother, Mrs. Nettie Thomas, 529 Fourth Avenue, Sunday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. J.R. Fields. Burial at Pine Street by Wetherholt and Entsminger.

[Note: born 1872; died 1925. Married April 8, 1903]

Gallipolis Tribune
Nov. 14, 1925
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Young, Eva J.

     GALLIPOLIS - Eva Josephine Young, 70, Gallipolis, died Friday, March 22, 1996 at her residence. Born Aug. 10, 1925, in Gallipolis, daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine DelCarlo Pierotti, she was the former owner of Eva’s Beauty Shop in Gallipolis.
     A 1944 graduate of Gallia Academy High School, she remained active in the alumni association of the school. She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church, and active with the Breast Cancer Support Group at Holzer Medical Center.
     Surviving are her husband, Robert Lee Young, whom she married June 17, 1946; three daughters, Brenda (Nick) Esposito of Western Springs, Ill., Joyce (Hugh) Carmichael of Park Ridge, Ill., and Janet (Stephen) Moore of Marblehead, Mass.; five grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Esther Pierotti of Gallipolis.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Hugo, Frank, and Vince Pierotti; and a nephew, Frank Pierotti.
     Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Louis Catholic Church, with Monsignor William Myers officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 5-9 p.m. Monday. Prayer services will be conducted at 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to St. Louis Church, 85 State St., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.

Gallipolis Sunday Times Sentinel
March 24, 1996
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron