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RICHARD GWINN Obituary
RICHARD LEE GWINN, 85, of Crown City, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2016, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel with Elder Steve Nida officiating. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. He was born February 27, 1931, in Ashland, a son of the late Frank William Gwinn and Ruth Howell Gwinn. He and his wife owned and operated personal care homes and kept foster children. He was a veteran of the US Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife, Flora "Tootie Bills" Gwinn; three daughters, Teressa (Bill) Adkins of Barboursville, Kelly Gwinn of Lumberton, N.C., and Stephanie (James) Beaver of Crown City, Ohio; one son, Frank David (Debbie) Gwinn of Las Vegas, Nev.; one sister, Mildred Franklin of Lexington, Ky.; a nephew, Russell Franklin of Lexington, Ky.; eleven grandchildren, Rebecca, Robin, Rhonda, Shawn, Robert, Justin, Cortney, Tiffany, Frank David Jr., Cory and Keith; and four great-grandchildren, Violet, Savannah, MacKenzie and Willie. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville.
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TAMMY BATES BLACK
August 7, 2016
FRANK I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR DADS PASING I'm TAMMY BATES BLACK I ALWAYS WONDER WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU IT'S BEEN ALONG TIME SINCE BARBOURSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MAY YOUR DAD REST IN PEACE AND MAY GOD BE WITH YOUR MOTHER AND FAMILY THREW THIS HARD TIME LOVE YA
TAMMY BATES BLACK
August 7, 2016
FRANK I'M SO sorry to here about your dad we went to school together from elements all the way threw BARBOURSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ALWAYS WONDER WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU I'M TAMMY BATES BLACK MAY YOUR DAD REST IN PEACE I'VE LOST MY MOM 3 years ago and my husband 16 months ago it hard to be without them my GOD BE WITH YOUR FAMILY AT THIS SAD TIME LOVE YA
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Wallace Funeral Home - Barboursville1159 Central Avenue P.O. Box 7, Barboursville, WV 25504
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