OBITUARIES
Mark David Saunders
Mar 6, 2022
Mark David Saunders 63 of Greenfield passed unexpectedly from this life Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home. He was born September 1, 1958 in Ross County, OH the son of the late David W. and Anna L. (Posey) Saunders. On April 10, 1982 he married his wife of nearly 40 years Kathy S. (McClure) Saunders, who survives.
He is...
Joseph Dean Kerns
Mar 6, 2022
Joseph Dean Kerns 63 of Bainbridge passed from this life Sunday, March 6, 2022 at his home. He was born June 5, 1958 in Greenfield the son of the late Chauncey Roy Kerns and Bessie (Boggs) Stevens.
Joe is survived by his fiancé` Karen Whitley, whom he promised to care for if anything ever happened to his best friend Jeff...
Denney Tilghman Willis
Mar 2, 2022
Denney Tilghman Willis, 80 of Tucson, Arizona passed away at 8 pm Wednesday March 2, 2022. He was born on December 7, 1941 in Hillsboro, Ohio the only child of Farrell Tilghman and Rozella Polk Willis. On February 19, 1967 he married Patricia Ann Griffin.
He is survived by his wife Patricia, son Joshua Willis of Tucson, son J. Adam...
Kenneth "Kenny" Penn
Feb 28, 2022
Kenneth “Kenny” Penn, 89, of Greenfield, passed away at 2:01 a.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022, at his home. He was born on Sunday, June 5, 1932, the son of the late Oscar and Ocie Jones Penn.
He is survived by one daughter, Chic (Carl) Reichel of Greenfield, one son-in-law, Carl Wisecup of Greenfield, two grandsons: Tim (Kim) Wisecup...
Jeremy Lee Knisley
Feb 24, 2022
Jeremy Knisley 49 of Bainbridge passed from this life Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Central Ohio Hospice, Columbus. He was born May 27, 1972, in Toldeo, Ohio to Jackie Lee Knisley and Rosanna Louise Wilson.
Jeremy is survived by his father Jack and his wife Kathy; his mother Rosanna and her husband Dave Boyd; his sons, Jesse (Sadie) and Joseph...
Kevin Edward Cawley
Feb 20, 2022
Kevin Edward Cawley, 65, of Bainbridge, OH passed peacefully at Riverside Hospital in Columbus due to complications from a motor vehicle accident, with family by his side, Sunday, February 20, 2022.
Kevin was born July 25,1956 in Bainbridge, OH to George Cawley and Barbara (Purvis) Cawley. He was a 1974 graduate of Paint Valley High School and received his doctor...
William F. Larkins
Feb 20, 2022
William Franklin Larkins, 78, of Leesburg, died on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe following a lingering illness. He was born on Wednesday, July 28, 1943 in Greenfield, the son of the late James W. and Gladys Larkins and Verna Mae Neil Larkins.
He is survived by four children: Michelle (David) Stirr of...
Charles M. Sever
Feb 18, 2022
Charles M. Sever, 75, of Chillicothe, died at 5:28 am on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, following a courageous battle with COPD and lung cancer. He was born on Tuesday, November 26, 1946, in Austin OH, the son of the late Martin L. and Evelyn Kinnamon Sever.
Charles is survived by three...
Norman Eugene Shumaker, Sr
Feb 17, 2022
Norman Eugene “Buzz” Shumaker, Sr. 77 of South Salem passed from this life Thursday, February 17, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 7, 1944, in Mechanicsburg, Ohio the son of the late John Mike Shumaker, Sr. and Minnie Marie (Morris) Shumaker. On November 21, 1964, he married the former Zona Mae Woods, who survives.
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Ralph E. Elliott
Feb 9, 2022
Ralph Edward Elliott 90 of Bainbridge passed from this life into Heaven Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Born to Howard and Elma (Knisley) Elliott on April 18, 1931, he was the fourth child and the last surviving sibling of seven.
On July 4, 1956, he married Helen “Lee” Jackson. They were married 63 years up to the time of her passing...
T. Robert Bob Bowles
Feb 8, 2022
T. Robert “Bob” Bowles 69 of Greenfield passed from this life Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at his home. He was born November 12, 1952 in Highland County the son of the late Edward and Chloe (Brown) Bowles.
He is survived by his daughters Jamie (Dave) Kelley, Jacqueline (John) Tenney, Jan (Daron) Wisecup and Shannon Bowles; five grandchildren; two great...
Julia Ann Yahraus
Feb 8, 2022
Julia A. Yahraus, 80, of Chillicothe, died at 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at her daughter’s home. She was born on Saturday, October 11, 1941, in Scioto County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Sanford and Beulah Alexander Vaughn. On March 25, 1966, she married Larry L. Yahraus who preceded her in death on February 16, 2021.
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Rodney L. Montgomery
Feb 4, 2022
Rodney L. Montgomery 48 of Bainbridge unexpectedly passed from this life Friday, February 4, 2022. He was born October 2, 1973 in Chillicothe the son of Nava (Brown) Montgomery and the late Joe G. Montgomery.
He is survived by his children Quentin Lyon and Meranda Coleman; his mother, Nava and his sister Cynthia Balsley.
Rodney was preceded in...
Judith A. Williamson
Feb 4, 2022
Judith "Judy" A. (McBee) Williamson, 80, of Bainbridge, died at 1:15 a.m. Friday, February 4, 2022 at Valley View Care Center in Frankfort. She was born August 6, 1941 in Ross County, the daughter of the late Homer Laverne and Nellie (Countryman) McBee.
Judy is survived by her husband of 56 years, Thomas E. Williamson of Bainbridge; two children, Vic...
Lt. Col. Richard M. Horning, USAF, Ret.
Feb 1, 2022
Lt. Col. Richard Malcolm Horning, USAF, Retired, of St. Charles, Missouri passed peacefully on February 1, 2022 at The Arbor Nursing Home in Ridgeland, Mississippi. He was born in Lorain, Ohio on January 11,1937 to William and Kathryn Horning who preceded him in death. Richard married Carol Ann Archer on August 17, 1958 and was a beloved husband, father, and...
Betty Jane Jackman
Jan 28, 2022
Betty Jane Jackman, 83, of Greenfield, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Adena Greenfield Area Medical Center. She was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1938 in Greenfield, the daughter of the late Roy and Reba Grogg Penwell.
She is survived by six children: Michelle Hatch Hyer of Greenfield, Cindy (Tony) McBee of Leesburg, Stephanie (Jeff) Jury of...
Dale Alberta Colburn
Jan 26, 2022
Dale Alberta Colburn, 90, of Chillicothe, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Wednesday, September 30, 1931, in Waverly, Ohio, the daughter of the late Holace and Orphia Havens Dyke. On June 25, 1949, she married Floyd E. Colburn who preceded her in death on...
Samuel Paul Mathews
Jan 25, 2022
Samuel Paul Mathews 98 of Hillsboro and Bainbridge, Ohio area died Tuesday, January 23, 2022 at his home. He was born August 19, 1923, he was the seventh son of the late James Lee Roy Mathews and Bertha Ellen White Mathews of Route 136 Cherry Fork, Ohio. Paul moved to Hillsboro, Ohio the last part of April 1929 with his...
Mary Frances Purdum
Jan 22, 2022
Mary Frances (Eubanks) Purdum 88 of Bainbridge went to be with the Lord 6:55 am Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Valley View Care Center, Frankfort. She was born November 22, 1933 in Ross County the daughter of the late Morey and Edna Mae (Purcell) Eubanks. On December 3, 1951 she married Gene Allen Purdum who died Wednesday, July 25, 2012....
John O. Free
Jan 21, 2022
John O “Polfer” Free passed at his home Friday, January 21 with family and friends by his side following an extended illness.
John Orville “Polfer” Free was born July 19, 1958 to John Lyle Free and Phyllis (Brown) Free in Bainbridge, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Phyllis Free, sister Kathy (Stanley) Mason and son, John Lyle...
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