Russell "Pappy" Plaster,
80, of Gallon, Ohio, a former
resident of Raven, died June
19 at a Gallon Community
Hospital.
He was born in Raven Aug.
28, 1927 to the late Charles
and Martha Horton Plaster.
He was employed by
Weithman Brothers Constructipn
as a Union Crane
Operator for 30 years before
retiring in Jan. 1990. He was
a 40 year member of the International
Order for Operating
Engineers AFL-CIO Local
18 of Columbus. He was
also a member of the VFW
Post 4329, the American Legion,
Amvets Polk Twp. 1979
and the Fraternal Order
of Eagles, all of the Gallon
area. He loved racing and
had a zest for life.
In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by
his wife, Sibyl Gertrude Hess
Plaster Speece; two brothers,
David and Clinton Plaster;
and four sisters, Edith Whited,
Ruby Rasnake, Frances
Hess and Gertrude Woodrum.
Survivors: sons, Scott Plaster
of LaPorte, Ind., Ronald
and Tamra Plaster of Sarasota,
Fla., Stacey and Cheryl
Plaster of Nevada; daughters,
Lori and Dave LaChance,
Kristi and Chuck Jackson
and Wendi and Ed Wheeler,
all of Gallon, Kandi and Jerry
Roberts of Olive Hill, Ky.,
Tammi Wilson of Morehead,
Ky, Toni and Karl Stitchert
of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Ami
and Bill Courtney of Elliotville,
Ky.jJIeidi and Jack Mc^
Daniels of Olive Hill, Ohio;
grandchildren, Cody Plaster-
Boyce, Monica Steele, Ryan
LaChance, Treyleigh Lewis,
Jherianna Roberts, Matthew
Wilson, Karleigh, Valerie,
Jarod and Jacob Stitchert,
Dalton and Derrick Qourtney,
Jessica and Joshua Plaster,
Garrett Foght and Maleigh
McDaniels; and sisters,
Ruthie MaUory of Elizabeth
Town, Ky, Marie and Emory
Short of Richlands, Jean and
Talbert White of Abingdon,
and Judy and Jimmy Patton
of Cedar Bluff, VA
The funeral was held June
23 at the Mark A. Schneider
Funeral Home in Gallon,
Ohio.
Interment followed at
the Fairview Cemetery in
Gallon.
Memorial contributions
were made to the Disabled
American Veterans.
This information was sub
mitted by Hurst-Scott Funer
al Home in Richlands