OBITUARIES

Barbara Borst Wheaton

Barbara Borst Wheaton

May 19, 2023

Barbara (Borst) Wheaton 91 of Bainbridge passed from this life Friday, May 19, 2023, at her home following a brief illness. She was born July 11, 1931, in Bainbridge, Ohio to the late Samuel C. and Elva M. (Grove) Borst. On May 15, 1968, she married Willard Dean Wheaton who passed from this life August 15, 2002.

She is survived...

Mary Ann Buckner

Mary Ann Buckner

May 17, 2023

Mary Ann Buckner, 73, of Frankfort, died at 10:54 p.m., Wednesday evening, May 17, 2023, in Legacy Chillicothe. She was born on, Friday, November 22, 1949, in Chillicothe, the daughter of the late Dewey and Dorothy Gruber Buckner.

 

She is survived by her three sisters, Martha Davis of Frankfort, Betty (Tom) Mosley of Chillicothe, Viola Jones of New Holland,...

Marvin E. Justice, Sr.

Marvin E. Justice, Sr.

May 13, 2023

Marvin E. Justice, Sr., 79, of Frankfort, passed away at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Legacy Chillicothe Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born on Monday, June 21, 1943, in Vinton County, a son of the late Richard and Lucille Wilson Justice. Marvin is survived by his wife, the former Betty E. Sims, who he married on December...

Mary C. Weasner

Mary C. Weasner

May 12, 2023

Mary C. Weasner, 97, of Lancaster, Ohio passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, at her home at The Ridge at Lancaster. She was born on Sunday, March 28, 1926, in Lambertville, NJ, a daughter of the late Jason and Bertha Weaver Fuhr. She was preceded in death by her husbands, George Weibel and Albert Weasner.

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Stephen M. Fennell

Stephen M. Fennell

May 9, 2023

Stephen M. Fennell, 36, of Bainbridge, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. He was born in Portsmouth, VA, on Saturday, November 15, 1986, the son of James C. and Tracy L. Handley Fennell, and they survive.

 

He is also survived by his daughter, Natasha Joy Fennell of Bainbridge, two sisters, Athena Beth Waters of Circleville and Sarah Dawn...

Linda Wagoner

Linda Wagoner

May 8, 2023

Linda J. Wagoner, 79, of Greenfield, passed from this life to her eternal home on Monday, May 8, 2023 in Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Wednesday, June 2, 1943 in Ross County, a daughter of the late Virgil "Dub" and Esther Yoakum Long. On August 12, 1995, Linda married her husband and best friend, Roger D....

Annabelle Schirm

Annabelle Schirm

May 8, 2023

Annabelle Schirm, 96, of Chillicothe, passed away peacefully at 11:30pm on Monday, May 8, 2023, at Vineyards of Concord, Frankfort. She was born on Saturday, October 9, 1926, in New Lexington, Ohio, a daughter of the late John Lewis and Alice Mckinley Hilliard Coffman. On June 7, 1947, she married Rev. Clarence E. Schirm, who preceded her in death on...

Leo A. Downs

Leo A. Downs

May 6, 2023

Leo A. Downs, 87, of Greenfield, died at 5:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Signature Healthcare of Fayette County, Washington Court House. He was born on Friday, August 16, 1935, in Ross County, to the late Lewis and Verna Irons Downs.

 

He is survived by his children, Scottland (Teresa) Downs of Greenfield, Rebecca (Mike) Baker of Washington...

Lois Whitley

Lois Whitley

May 5, 2023

Lois (Watson) Whitley, 97, of Greenfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Traditions of Chillicothe on Friday, May 5, 2023. Lois was born on Thursday, February 25, 1926, at home on Housemantown Road, Bainbridge, Ohio, the first of five children born to Staton and Ollie (Shoemaker) Watson.

Lois attended Bainbridge Elementary School and Greenfield McClain High School. In 1948 she married...

James E. "Rusty" Brown

James E. "Rusty" Brown

May 3, 2023

James Edward “Rusty” Brown 67 of Bainbridge passed from this life Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at his home. He was born October 29, 1955 in Chillicothe, the son of the late James W. and Helen (Henderson) Brown.

Rusty is survived by four siblings Mary Tedrow, Frank Brown, Charles (Carry) Brown and Elizabeth Griffith along with several nieces, nephews and friends.

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Larry B. "Scotty" Scott

Larry B. "Scotty" Scott

Apr 27, 2023

Larry B. “Scotty” Scott, Sr., 71, of Frankfort, died at 4:40 p.m., on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. He was born in Mount Dora, Florida on Saturday, June 16, 1951, the son of the late Jessie and Florine Wilson Scott. On April 29, 1972, he married the former Faye Conley, and she survives.

Also surviving...

Norma Jean Anderson

Norma Jean Anderson

Apr 27, 2023

Norma Jean "Jeanne" Anderson, 84, of Greenfield, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born on Thursday, July 21, 1938, in Middletown, Ohio, a daughter of the late Russell B., Sr. and Alice I. Perry Dill. On July 28, 1956, she married Donald K. Anderson who preceded her in death on April...

Linda L. Cooper

Linda L. Cooper

Apr 23, 2023

Linda Lou Cooper 84 of Bainbridge passed from this life Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was born Thursday, October 6, 1938 in Spargursville to the late Harley W. and Clara B. (Mark) Cooper.

She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Judith and Willard “Bill” Cottrill; niece Cindy (Eugene) Potts; great great nephew Jace Kuhn; niece and caretaker Melissa Knisley;...

Joel Holbert

Joel Holbert

Apr 21, 2023

Joel Holbert 71 of Bainbridge passed from this life to his eternal home Friday, April 21, 2023. He was born January 4, 1952, in Ross County to the late John and Dorothy M. (Skaggs) Holbert. On December 5, 1975, he married, his wife of 47 years, Cathi R. (Adams) Holbert, who survives.

Joel is also survived by sons Joel Adam...

Patricia Peterson

Patricia Peterson

Apr 20, 2023

Patricia A. Peterson, 91, formerly of Frankfort, died at 2:18 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Carriage Court of Washington Court House. She was born in Chillicothe on Monday, May 25, 1931, the daughter of the late Russell and Louise Umphries Fletcher. On August 3, 1952, she married Albert W. "Bud" Peterson, and he proceeded her in death on...

Kathleen Ragland

Kathleen Ragland

Apr 15, 2023

Kathleen M. Ragland, 87, of Frankfort, died peacefully at 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, 2023. She was born in Ross County on Tuesday, July 30, 1935, a daughter of the late Adam H. and Icy Marie Locklear Payne. She married Roger Ragland, Sr. on June 10, 1954, and he preceded her in death on December 14, 2014.

Kathleen is...

Martha Robinson

Martha Robinson

Apr 13, 2023

Martha B. Robinson received her heavenly wings at 4:45am on Thursday, April 13, 2023, after being diagnosed with Colon Cancer on March 14, 2023. She was born Saturday, March 27, 1937, in Frankfort, a daughter of the late Shay and Sallie A. White Johnson. Martha just celebrated her 86th birthday with a special surprise, an Elvis impersonator.

On June 16th,...

Robert Wayne Ford

Robert Wayne Ford

Apr 11, 2023

Robert Wayne Ford 84 of Bainbridge passed from this life Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Adena Greenfield. Bob was born April 24, 1938 in Ross County the son of the late Wayne Everett and Dorothy Marie (Stewart) Ford. He was also preceded in death by his wife Patricia (Johnson) Ford; stepson-in-law James Hamlin and brother-in-law Kenny Williams.

He is survived...

Ruth Ann Evans

Ruth Ann Evans

Apr 8, 2023

Ruth Ann Evans 85 of Bainbridge passed from this life 4:18 am Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Four Seasons of Washington Court House. She was born May 23, 1937 in Ross County, the daughter of the late Charles William and Treva Mae (Wysong) Wrights. On May 14, 1955 Ruth married Daniel L. Evans, who passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017.

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Frances Elizabeth Cantrell

Frances Elizabeth Cantrell

Apr 6, 2023

Frances E. (Lewis) Cantrell 88 of Bainbridge went to her heavenly home Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Valley View Care Center, Frankfort. She was born Wednesday, January 16, 1935 in Elliott County, KY the daughter of the late Troy and Ella Lewis.  On Saturday, August 10, 1957 she married Frank Cantrell who passed from this life Thursday, March 21, 2013.

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