OBITUARIES
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...
Deborah J. Newland
Jan 19, 2022
Deborah J. Newland, 70, of Clarksburg, died at 9:38 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Friday, March 23, 1951, in Champaign County, the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Imogene Archer Beechler. Debbie was married to Charles W. “Jack” Newland for forty years. Jack preceded her in death...
Ronald D. Cornell
Jan 18, 2022
Ronald D. Cornell, 70, of Clarksburg, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born on Thursday, October 25, 1951, in Ross County, the son of the late Otis J. and Betty Elizabeth Mitchell Cornell. On July 8, 1973, Ron married the former Glenda J. Hyer. Glenda preceded him in death on April 7, 2011.
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Lena Stewart
Jan 12, 2022
Lena (Benner) Stewart 92 of Columbus passed from this life 7:25 am Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at West Park Rehabilitation Center, Columbus. She was born June 17, 1929 in Fruitdale, Ohio the daughter of the late Paul and Ruby (Everhart) Benner. In November 1965 she married Charles T. Stewart, who survives. Also surviving a son Martin (Dawn) Stewart; grandson Seth...
John Roger Stultz
Jan 12, 2022
John Roger Stultz 80 of Milford Center, Ohio passed from this life Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born October 23, 1941 in Highland County, Ohio the son of the late Fountie and Lucille (Knisley) Stultz. He was also preceded in death by his son Kevin Stultz and brother Robert Orville Stultz.
John is survived...
Marilyn Eileen Skaggs
Jan 10, 2022
Marilyn E. Skaggs, 83, of Chillicothe, died at 5:18 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Tuesday, October 4, 1938, in Ross County, the daughter of the late Clyde Edward and Willo Mary Ellen Patterson Acord. On June 16, 1956, she married her husband of 65 years, David D. Skaggs.
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Katherine B. Newman
Jan 8, 2022
Katherine B. Newman, 82, of Frankfort, died at 3:33 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Wednesday, October 25, 1939, in Waverly, the daughter of the late Boonie F. and Idabelle Brooks Williams.
Katherine was a loving mother to her two children, Susan Lynn Newman of Frankfort, and Bob (Karen) Newman of...
Glen Lewis Hunter
Jan 8, 2022
Glen Lewis Hunter, 85, of Clarksburg, passed away Saturday morning, January 8, 2022. Glen was born on Wednesday, August 5, 1936, in Hocking County, the son of the late Guy John and Elsie Maye Wynkoop Hunter.
Glen is survived by his three children, Darlene (Paul) Wood of Clarksburg, Glen (Carolyn) Hunter, Jr. of Laurelville, Tammy (Kevin) Sowers of Amanda, six grandchildren,...
Wilma I. Laessle
Jan 7, 2022
Wilma I. Laessle 88 of Bainbridge went to be with Lord Friday, January 7, 2022 from Westmoreland Place, Chillicothe. She was born June 20, 1933 in Ross County the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Elizabeth (Lansing) Estep. On March 23, 1957 she married Glen R. Laessle, who survives.
She is also survived by four children Paul (Brenda) Dunn, Tom...
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