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Mark Sheets Obituary

GALLIPOLIS — Mark A. Sheets, 58, of Gallipolis, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 17, 2017 at his home.

He was born December 21, 1958 in Gallipolis, son of the late Kenneth Ferrell Sheets and Luella Waugh Sheets, who survives him. Mark was married to Kathy S. Clark on February 26, 1999 in Pearisburg, Va., and she survives him. He was a 1977 Kyger Creek High School graduate. He worked at Gallia County Local Schools as a custodian and substitute bus driver. Previously he worked at Robbins and Myers, GKN, and Bob Evans. Mark was a member of Middleport Masonic Lodge #363, Gallipolis Elks #107, and Aladdin Shriners.

Surviving are his wife, Kathy Sheets of Gallipolis; a stepdaughter Devan (Dana) Gillispie of Vinton; grandchildren, Tucker and Parker Kiskis and Vayda Gillispie his mother, Luella Waugh Sheets of Gallipolis; a sister, Peggy (Mike) Blaine of Gallipolis; two brothers, Terry Sheets of Pomeroy and Gregory (Joan) Sheets of Wellston; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his father, Mark was preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey Todd Sheets and a sister, Sandra Lea Sheets.

Services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at the Willis Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of Hope Mausoleum, Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. prior to the funeral.

Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Gallipolis Daily Tribune from Aug. 18 to Aug. 19, 2017.

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