Irma Bales
POMEROY — Irma Delores Spires Bales, 81, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis.
Irma was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Kyger, the daughter of the late Dennis Leroy (Bud) Spires and Muriel Annette (Athey) Spires.
She graduated from Cheshire High School on May 16, 1952, as valedictorian of her class and attended office training school in Columbus.
She married her first husband, Mayo Ralph Bales, on Dec. 27, 1952, in Cheshire. He preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1991. She married her second husband, Joseph William (Junior) White, on June 13, 2014, in Middleport. He also preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2015.
She was a lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, formally uniting with the Pomeroy Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1952; worked at the Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency in Cheshire as a bookkeeper, retiring in 1997 after 21 years of service; served two terms as Cheshire Township clerk; and served as secretary/treasurer of Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire, for 12 years, retiring Dec. 31, 2004, due to ill health. She was also a member of the Meigs County Humane Society.
She enjoyed sewing and was active in genealogy, being a former member of Gallia County and Meigs County genealogy societies, as well as the Ohio State Genealogy Society. She submitted stories of her family history to both the Gallia County and Meigs County history books, as well as assisting other families in writing their stories.
She is survived by her children Ralph Bales and wife, Connie Sue, of Rutland, and Rhonda Elaine Davidson and husband, Wayne Allen Davidson, of Wyoming; one granddaughter, Rachel S. Bales, of Syracuse; two grandsons, Jeremy Lee Martin and Carie, of Kyger, and Joshua Daniel Markin and Amanda, of Gallia County; five great-grandsons: Dakota Thomas Travis, of Jackson, Dakota Allen Davis, of Gallipolis, Jeremy Lee Markin II and Mathew Isaiah Markin, both of Gallipolis, and Malachi Markin, of Kyger; six great-grandaughters: Clarissa Jessamyn Hollingshead, of Jackson, Amber Lynn Markin, of Tennessee, Quirstin Dawn Markin and Madison Ophelia Markin, of Texas, Janelle MaryAnn Markin, of Kyger, and Shandi Breanna Markin, of Gallia County; "adopted" great-grandchildren Kelsey Mae Canter, Chasity Jade Parsons, Lucy Ellakay Parsons, Madysen Travis, and Julie Lynn, Audrey Grace, and Russell Connor Thivener; and an former son-in-law George Elmer Markin, of Jackson.
She is also survived by one brother, Dennis Merlin (Dennie) Spires, of Storys Run Road; a sister-in-law, Patsy Jean Spires, of Kyger; nieces Diana Lynn Wears, of Kyger, Julie Alice Crabtree, of Kerr, and Cinthia Annette Spires, of Rio Grande; nephews Rodney Ellis (Punky) Spires Jr. and Timothy Allen Spires, of Kyger, Walter Charles Zwies Jr., of Texas, Wade Chad Zwies, of Pensacola, Fla., and Stephen Franklin (Doogie) Spires, of Storys Run Road; several relatives; and a very special cousin, Lois Ann (Rupe) Snodgrass, of Pomeroy.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Meredith Allen Spires, who died in infancy Jan. 1, 1932, and Rodney Ellis Spires Sr., who died Oct. 2, 2006; two sisters, Rita Joan White, who died Oct. 15, 2010, and Ardath Anne (Ardy) Zwies, who died Dec. 2, 2010; sister-in-law Florence Marie Spires; brother-in-law Walter Charles Zwies Sr.; nieces Ruth Ann Zwies and Denise Marie Sexton; and a son-in-law Roger Klein.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire.
Visitation for family and friends will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at the funeral home.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, for the care of their loved one; special thanks to Lois Ann Snodgrass for her love and kindness to Irma; and thank you to the trustees of the Gravel Hill Cemetery for their kindness and concern.
Irma is now asleep in Jesus, awaiting the resurrection.
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
Jan. 23, 2016.
Irma Bales
POMEROY — Irma Delores Spires Bales, 81, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis.
Irma was born Feb. 10, 1934, in Kyger, the daughter of the late Dennis Leroy (Bud) Spires and Muriel Annette (Athey) Spires.
She graduated from Cheshire High School on May 16, 1952, as valedictorian of her class and attended office training school in Columbus.
She married her first husband, Mayo Ralph Bales, on Dec. 27, 1952, in Cheshire. He preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1991. She married her second husband, Joseph William (Junior) White, on June 13, 2014, in Middleport. He also preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2015.
She was a lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, formally uniting with the Pomeroy Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1952; worked at the Gallia-Meigs Community Action Agency in Cheshire as a bookkeeper, retiring in 1997 after 21 years of service; served two terms as Cheshire Township clerk; and served as secretary/treasurer of Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire, for 12 years, retiring Dec. 31, 2004, due to ill health. She was also a member of the Meigs County Humane Society.
She enjoyed sewing and was active in genealogy, being a former member of Gallia County and Meigs County genealogy societies, as well as the Ohio State Genealogy Society. She submitted stories of her family history to both the Gallia County and Meigs County history books, as well as assisting other families in writing their stories.
She is survived by her children Ralph Bales and wife, Connie Sue, of Rutland, and Rhonda Elaine Davidson and husband, Wayne Allen Davidson, of Wyoming; one granddaughter, Rachel S. Bales, of Syracuse; two grandsons, Jeremy Lee Martin and Carie, of Kyger, and Joshua Daniel Markin and Amanda, of Gallia County; five great-grandsons: Dakota Thomas Travis, of Jackson, Dakota Allen Davis, of Gallipolis, Jeremy Lee Markin II and Mathew Isaiah Markin, both of Gallipolis, and Malachi Markin, of Kyger; six great-grandaughters: Clarissa Jessamyn Hollingshead, of Jackson, Amber Lynn Markin, of Tennessee, Quirstin Dawn Markin and Madison Ophelia Markin, of Texas, Janelle MaryAnn Markin, of Kyger, and Shandi Breanna Markin, of Gallia County; "adopted" great-grandchildren Kelsey Mae Canter, Chasity Jade Parsons, Lucy Ellakay Parsons, Madysen Travis, and Julie Lynn, Audrey Grace, and Russell Connor Thivener; and an former son-in-law George Elmer Markin, of Jackson.
She is also survived by one brother, Dennis Merlin (Dennie) Spires, of Storys Run Road; a sister-in-law, Patsy Jean Spires, of Kyger; nieces Diana Lynn Wears, of Kyger, Julie Alice Crabtree, of Kerr, and Cinthia Annette Spires, of Rio Grande; nephews Rodney Ellis (Punky) Spires Jr. and Timothy Allen Spires, of Kyger, Walter Charles Zwies Jr., of Texas, Wade Chad Zwies, of Pensacola, Fla., and Stephen Franklin (Doogie) Spires, of Storys Run Road; several relatives; and a very special cousin, Lois Ann (Rupe) Snodgrass, of Pomeroy.
Also preceding her in death were two brothers, Meredith Allen Spires, who died in infancy Jan. 1, 1932, and Rodney Ellis Spires Sr., who died Oct. 2, 2006; two sisters, Rita Joan White, who died Oct. 15, 2010, and Ardath Anne (Ardy) Zwies, who died Dec. 2, 2010; sister-in-law Florence Marie Spires; brother-in-law Walter Charles Zwies Sr.; nieces Ruth Ann Zwies and Denise Marie Sexton; and a son-in-law Roger Klein.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery, Cheshire.
Visitation for family and friends will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at the funeral home.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Overbrook Rehabilitation Center, Middleport, for the care of their loved one; special thanks to Lois Ann Snodgrass for her love and kindness to Irma; and thank you to the trustees of the Gravel Hill Cemetery for their kindness and concern.
Irma is now asleep in Jesus, awaiting the resurrection.
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
Jan. 23, 2016.
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