gallia county newspaper obituaries
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.
Ziebart, Ernest M.
Ernest M. Ziebart Influenza Victim
Young Farmer Dies After a Short Illness--Funeral Wednesday
Ernest Ziebart, 28, a young farmer who moved here from near Hoopston,Ill. a year ago, died Sunday morning about noon at his farm home N.W. of Akron after an illness of a week caused by influenza which developed into pneumonia.
He leaves a wife and one child. Funeral Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Methodist church, Rev. L.R. Godwin in charge.
Earnest M. Ziebart, son of August and Henrietta Ziebart, was born in Prairie Green Township, Iroquois Co., Ill, August 12, 1891 and departed this life, Sunday, March 2, 1919, age 28 years, 6 months and 16 days.
At the age of 19, he became converted and united with the Pleasant Hill Methodist church and a year later was joined in marriage to Miss ----ie Hamilton of Gallipolis, Ohio, and to this union was born one child, Roy, who is now two years old. After his marriage, he located on a farm near Ambia, and lived there until one year ago, when he disposed of his farm in Illinois and located near Akron, Ind.
On Feb. 19th he was stricken with influenza and on the Saturday following suffered a relapse which developed into double pneumonia. He leaves to mourn his untimely demise, a wife, one child, two brothers, five sisters and a host of relatives and friends.
He bore his suffering with remarkable fortitude, ever grateful and never complaining to those who were doing all that loving hands and hearts could do. At the beginning of his last illness, he said to his family, "I feel that if the Lord calls me, I have nothing to fear. I am ready to go."
Mr. Ziebart was a loving husband and a kind father. And during his short stay in the community, won the highest esteem of all with whom he met. His cheery greeting, his kindly and sympathiszing spirit made him one who will be greatly missed and long remembered.
Akron, Indiana newspaper
March 1919
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin
Zimmerman, Fred
Brother Of Local Resident Is Dead Summit Station
Word was received Saturday by Miss Ann Zimmerman that her brother, Fred, had died the night before at his home in California.
Zimmerman had undergone a major operation four weeks ago and was thought to be recovering slowly but satisfactorily.
Many older residents of Gallia County will remember Zimmerman who was a teacher in the county a few years prior to 1904, when he went to the West. In the meantime, he had made only three trips back home, the last one in 1936, when he and Mrs.. Zimmerman spent two weeks with their relatives and friends of the county.
It was in 1904 that he and Miss Irene Holcomb of Rio Grande were married. He is survived by his widow and one nephew, Paul Zimmerman of Galena; one sister Miss Anna Zimmerman and six first cousins. One sister, Iva Grace and one brother, Ernest preceded him in death. His parents were Henry C. and Isabelle Hinds Zimmerman, both natives of Gallia County.
In 1947, Zimmerman was retired after serving 25 years as a Deputy Assessor of San Bernardino County, the largest county in the United States and meanwhile was a consultant appraiser of land in adjoining counties. He retired as Chief Deputy and at a dinner given in his honor, a tribute said, "he had been honest, faithful and efficient and through the years he had spread goodwill for not only the assessor's office but for the entire county government".
When first going to California, Mr & Mrs. Zimmerman lived in the City of Redlands and San Bernardino, two cities, ten miles apart. And although his office and business life centered in San Bernardino, church membership was retained in Redlands where burial will be. Both Mr. & Mrs. Zimmerman were teachers and active in organizations of the First Methodist Church of Redlands.
[Note: Born Oct. 1875]
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Dec. 14, 1953
Transcribed by F.K. Brown
Norma J. Zook
Norma Jean Sewell Zook, 55, Rt. 4, Gallipolis, died Thursday at Holzer Medical Center. She was formerly employed by Olan Mills Studio and Springfield City Hospital.
Born April 20, 1933 in Gallipolis, she was a daughter of Leona Hoffman Sewell of Gallipolis and the late Paul Sewell.
Also surviving are a son, Jerry Alan Manley of Springfield, Ohio; one brother, James D. Sewell of Fair Oaks, Calif.
She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Terry Lynn Manley.
She was a member of the Church of God in Springfield and had attended Good News Baptist Church in Gallipolis. She was a member of the Cristics Club of Springfield.
Services will be conducted Sunday, 2 p.m. from Good News Baptist Church, the Rev. Robert Colvin and the Rev. Chester Lemley officiating. Burial follows in Vinton Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services.
Friends may call at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Pallbearers will be Jack Simms, Jim Simms, Charlie Kuhn, Larry Priest, Joe Mingus and Mike Colvin.
Gallipolis Daily Tribune
January 13, 1989
Transcribed by Nancy S. Edwards