Harold L. Baker 87 of Bainbridge died 12:05 am Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.  He was born July 17, 1933 in Franklin County the son of the late Walter Douglas and Marguerite (Korbel) Baker.  He was preceded in death by his wife, of 59 years, Betty J. (Brady) and 7 siblings. Surviving are two children Scott (Teri Williamson) Baker and Jodi (Dale) Jones; grandkids, Taylor and Austin Baker and Sydney and Bowie Jones; sister-in-law Linda Baker and...

Carl William “Dutch” Knisley 84 of Bainbridge passed from this life Monday, January 18, 2021 at Edgewood Manor, Greenfield. He was born at home on June 2, 1936 in Ross County, Ohio to the late Oakley and Marie (Lytle) Knisley.   In addition to his parents Dutch was preceded in death by his stepdad Roscoe Morris and brothers Gene Knisley and Mark Morris. Carl is survived by five sons Kevin Douglas, Duane Edward, Martin Carl, Gregory Allen (Regina) and Eric Todd (Chasity)...

Michael W. Baxter, 37, of Greenfield passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 11, 2021 at his home. He was born on Thursday, September 15, 1983 in Largo, Florida, the son of Timothy D. and Lisa Hodge Baxter. He is survived by his wife, the former Timika Shumaker, his mother and father, Lisa and Tim Baxter of Chillicothe, three children at home, Nevaeh, Remy and Ezra Baxter, two step- children at home, Jozlyn and Kennedy Dettwiller and two other children, Mehki and Kayleigh, one sister,...

Charles Lester Knisley, Jr. 66 of Bainbridge passed from this life Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born September 3, 1954 in Ross County the son of the late Charles Lester and Betty Ann (VanGundy) Knisley.   Charlie is survived by his wife Judy (Morris) Knisley; daughter Misty Dawn (Mark) Guerrero and grandson Owen Guerrero; stepchildren David Dewayne (Brenda) Stephenson and Wilma Leah (Don) Cummings and grandchildren, Christopher White,...

Nancy J. McIlvaine, 79, of Frankfort, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Four Seasons of Washington Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born on October 15, 1941 in Marion, Ohio, the daughter of the late Hayes and Eileen Messenger Ulrey. On February 13, 1965 she married Charles P. McIlvaine who preceded her in death on January 20, 2018. Nancy will be lovingly remembered by her children, Heather (Michael) McIlvaine-Newsad of Macomb, IL, and Chad (Gretchen) McIlvaine of...

Anna Faye Adkins 73 of Hillsboro passed from this life, surrounded by her family, at 4:38 pm Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Clinton Memorial Hospital. She was born March 26, 1947 in Ross County and she is the daughter of the late John R. and Mallie J. (Keaton) Adkins. She is survived by her children; Bryan Adkins (Kay Campbell), Douglas Ward Adkins, Tamara (Mike) Florea, Grage Perrin and Jake (Hope) Monroe. Grandchildren; Jami (Craig) Short, Mylah and Victoria...

Darrell L. Greenlee, 88, of Chillicothe, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Wednesday, August 24, 1932 in Frankfort, the son of the late Robert Dale and Marjorie Marie Forsythe Greenlee. On October 1, 1955 he married the former Joretta J. Gaffin, who after 65 years of marriage, preceded him in death on November 6, 2020. Darrell is survived by two daughters; Mona (Donald) Pennington, and Shirley McGraw, both of...

Charles G. Lowe, 78, of Frankfort, died on Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Court House Manor in Washington C.H. He was born on Monday, March 30, 1942 in Frankfort, the son of the late Wales S. and Myrtle Jane Johnson Lowe. He is survived by his sister, Gloria Case of Frankfort, his niece, Rebecca (Michael) Baker of Washington C.H., one nephew, Scott (Teresa) Downs of Greenfield, three great nieces, Jacqueline Baker, Harley Baker and Makenna Baker, one great nephew, Michael Baker, one great...

Ezra Jay Hammond, 69, of Chillicothe, died on Monday evening, December 28, 2020 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Wednesday, May 2, 1951 in Louisa, Kentucky the son of Nathan and Leola McKinney Hammond. He is survived by his mother, Leola Hammond of Louisa, Kentucky, one son, Nathaniel (Melissa) Hammond of Chillicothe, one grandson, Zach Hammond of Chillicothe, three sisters, Garnett Neukirchner, Pamela Hinton, Kathy Hammond, all of Frankfort,...

Joyce A. Cropper, 69, of Greenfield passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. She was born on Sunday, October 21, 1951 in Ross County, a daughter of the late James and Mary Gray Mick She is survived by her husband, Gary Milton Cropper who she married on July 26, 1972.. Also surviving are two sons, Mark L. Cropper and Jeffery A. Cropper of Greenfield, four grandsons, Kenton and Dylan Cropper, William and Terry McCarty, three sisters-in-law, Mary Mick of...