OBITUARIES
June Michele Wayland
Oct 29, 2026
June Michele (Counts) Wayland, 67, of Frankfort, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Born October 10, 1959, to John Harold Counts and Frances Irene (Bower) Counts, June was born and raised in Frankfort, Ohio, a community she loved and called home throughout her life.
A proud 1977 graduate of Adena High School, June was...
Ernest G. Foster
Oct 28, 2026
Ernest G. Foster, 87, of Frankfort, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in the Edgewood Manor of Greenfield. He was born Saturday, April 8, 1939, at Frankfort, a son of the late Frank S. and Elizabeth A Jenkins Foster.
He is survived by one brother; Frank Foster of Florissant, Colorado, one sister-in-law; Mary Foster of Washington C.H. He was preceded...
Sharon E. Hille
Oct 23, 2026
Sharon E. Hille, Artist, age 85, passed away at home on Friday, October 23, 2026. She was born August 11, 1941, in Somerset, Ky to Irene Bland and Ernest Tartar.
She was a 1965 graduate of Indiana State College. She was an Art teacher at Western Local School and a Spanish teacher at Huntington High School. Her greatest passion was for...
Timothy M. Colburn
Oct 23, 2026
Timothy M. Colburn, 52, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 23, 2026, at his home. He was born on February 8, 1974, in Ross County, a son of the late Timmy Joe and Cindy Hines Colburn. On April 13, 2013, he married the former Megan Maynard, and she survives.
He is also survived by his four children, Christian (Abigail) Colburn,...
Johnathen Everett Rager
Oct 22, 2026
Johnathen E. Rager, 49 of Clarksburg, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in Grant Medical Center, Columbus following an extended illness. He was born in Chillicothe on Friday, February 25, 1977, a son of the former Veneta M. Rosenberger Lindsey and Byron B. Lindsey.
He is survived by one son; Johnathen B. (Kennedy) Rager of Jackson, one grandson; Kingston Rager...
Diana Kay Starkey
Oct 21, 2026
Diana K. Starkey, 76 of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born in Columbus on October 24, 1949, a daughter of the late Raymond T. and Betty J. Jonas Bandy. On February 22, 1969, she married Ezra E. Starkey, Jr. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2024.
She is...
Nancy L. Davis
Oct 18, 2026
Our sweet Nancy Davis has passed, leaving behind a lifetime of love and a family who will miss her dearly.
Nancy L. Davis, 73, of Columbus, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away at 6:02 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville. She was born July 23, 1953, in Pike County, Ohio, to the late Robert...
Elizabeth Ann McGuffin
Oct 16, 2026
Elizabeth Ann McGuffin, 96, of Greenfield Ohio, passed away on October 16, 2026. She was a woman who measured her life not in accomplishments, but in relationships: the friends who showed up to chat or bring a new recipe to try, the neighbors who knew she would always stop to help, and her family who was always a constant support...
Mark A. Rice
Oct 16, 2026
Mark A. Rice, 76, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, in Vineyards at Concord, Frankfort. He was born in Fairfield County on October 16, 1950, a son of the late Clifford and Irene Cruit Rice. He is survived by his significant other, Karen Fannin, who he had lived with for over twenty years.
Also surviving are his daughter,...
Robert J. "Bob" Leach
Oct 11, 2026
Robert Joseph “Bob” Leach, 90, of Lakeland, Florida, a former resident of Dogtown, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Bob was born in Tremont City, Ohio on Wednesday, September 9, 1936 and was raised by an aunt and uncle in Dogtown. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Leach.
He was a 1954...
Neil Parker
Oct 10, 2026
Neil Parker, 77, of Frankfort, passed away on Saturday morning, October 10, 2026, at Adena regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born in Roxabel on Thursday, April 14, 1949, a son of the late Otis and Emma Schoonover Parker. Neil married the former Vicky Compher on June 30, 1973.
He is survived by his wife, Vicky, and their two sons; Jonathan...
Kathy Helene Lambert
Oct 9, 2026
Kathy Helene Lambert, 69, of Chillicothe, went home to be with the Lord and Father for her glad reunion day. She was born in Frankfort on Wednesday, May 22, 1957, a daughter of the late Raymond and Helen E. McCoy Lambert. She is the last surviving child of Raymond and Helen.
Kathy was preceded in death by two sisters; Clara...
Donald Lee Thompson
Oct 2, 2026
Donald Lee Thompson, 85, of Chillicothe died unexpectedly on Friday evening, October 2, 2026, at his home. He was born on Sunday, January 26, 1941 in Chillicothe, a son of the late Carvel Daniel and Helen L Thompson. On June 3, 1962, from the halls of Unioto High School he married his sweetheart and the love of his life, the...
Janet B. Thomas
Oct 2, 2026
Janet Beckett Thomas, 79, of Frankfort, passed from this life into Heaven on Friday, October 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on Tuesday, April 1, 1947, in Beckley, WV, a daughter of the late Raymond and Margie Smith Beckett. Janet married James J. Thomas on April 27, 1968, and she loved her soulmate Jim,...
Robert Carl Easterday
Oct 1, 2026
Robert C. Easterday, 85, of Greenfield, formerly of Frankfort, passed away early Thursday morning, October 1, 2026, at Edgewood Manor of Greenfield. He was born on Saturday, May 3, 1941, in Waverly, Ohio, a son of the late Charles and Helen Frances Mater Easterday.
He is survived by his sister, Carolyn (Carl) Walters of Mount Sterling. He was preceded in...
Connie Ruth Bocook
Sep 30, 2026
Connie R. Bocook, 87, of Zanesville, died on Wednesday evening, September 30, 2026, at The Oaks at Northpointe in Zanesville. She was born on Wednesday, December 27, 1939, in Jackson, a daughter of the late Art and Pauline Ranier West. Connie was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Bocook.
She is survived by one daughter; Connie J. (Chris) Bocook, three...
Mildred A. Adams
Sep 30, 2026
Mildred Ann “Mickey” Adams, age 84, of Washington C.H., formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in the Adena Fayette Medical Center, Washington C.H. She was born on Sunday, May 31, 1942, in Ross County, a daughter of the late Earl Huey and Pansy Mae Evans Secrest.
She is survived by her children; Timothy (Tonya) Nesser of Olive...
Naomi Ruth Glandon
Sep 24, 2026
Naomi Ruth Glandon, age 87, of Frankfort, passed away peacefully and entered Heaven on Thursday, September 24, 2026. When she entered Heaven, she met her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as well as all her family members who were waiting for her.
She was born on Tuesday, April 4, 1939, at Lattaville, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Helen...
Beulah M Rawlinson
Sep 20, 2026
Beulah M. Rawlinson, 85, of Greenfield, passed away on Sunday evening, September 20, 2026, at the Greenfield Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born on Wednesday, October 30, 1940, at West Liberty (Morgan County) Kentucky. On September 3, 1983, Beulah married Donald E. Rawlinson who preceded her in death on March 29, 2006.
She is survived by several friends; Brenda Losey, who...
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