OBITUARIES

Mar 2, 2021

Ada Jo Houser, 87, of Clarksburg, died at 8:24 am on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Four Seasons Washington, WCH. She was born on Wednesday, March 8, 1933 in Williamsport, the daughter of the late Earl and Anna Rowland Sowers. On September 25, 1951 she married Charles E. Houser, who preceded her in death on March 28, 2019.

Surviving are...

Feb 23, 2021

Feb 22, 2021

Lisa D. Burns, 58, of Clarksburg, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born Sunday, October 14, 1962 in Ross County, a daughter of Floyd and Juanita Landrum Wright. She is survived by her husband, James Burns, who she married on December 28, 1986.  

Also surviving are her mother, Juanita Wright of...

Feb 22, 2021

Helen A. Jester, 93, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at Centerburg Pointe in Centerburg. She was born Tuesday, August 23, 1927 in Pickaway County, a daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Clark Jester

She is survived by several nieces including Marty (Montie) Hook and Vicki (Donald) Myers, nephews, Marvin (Lori), Steve (Karla)...

Feb 19, 2021

 

Kathleen Rose, 90, of Frankfort, passed on to her Heavenly home on Friday, February 19, 2021 at 1:17 a.m. in the Vineyards at Concord. She was born Friday, November 21, 1930 in Neon, Letcher County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Oscar and Cora Quillen Vanover. She is survived by her husband, Bobby G. Rose, who she married on...

Feb 18, 2021

Tony Dean Colburn, 58, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born Saturday November 24, 1962 in Chillicothe, the son of Floyd and Dale Alberta Dyke Colburn. He is survived by his wife, the former Daisy Butcher whom he married on October 14, 2018.

Tony is also survived by...

Feb 18, 2021

Susan Gail Smith Eubanks, 57, of Greenfield, Ohio, died on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Mount Carmel Grove City. She was born on Friday, April 12, 1963, in Corpus Christi, TX the daughter of the late Clarence Richard Smith and Joan Claire Maxwell Lafferty. She married Denny Eubanks and he survives.

 

Also surviving are their five children, Ashley Dawn Eubanks...

Feb 17, 2021

Henry F. Maryea, Jr., 71, of Greenfield, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on September, 4, 1949, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Henry F. and Nettie Brewer Maryea, Sr. 

Henry is survived by his life companion Cheryl Lemaster of Greenfield. He is preceded in death by...

Feb 17, 2021

Feb 16, 2021

Larry Lee Yahraus, 80, of Chillicothe, died on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Heartland of Chillicothe after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. He was born May 23, 1940, in Ross County, the son of the late Thomas and Virginia (Corns) Yahraus. On March 25, 1966 he married the former Julia Vaughn who survives.

In addition to his...

Feb 16, 2021

Mary Virgene Hitch, 83, of Frankfort, died on Tuesday evening, February 16, 2021, at her home. She was born on Thursday, June 3, 1937 in Ross County to the late Harold and Arlene Mace Albert. On October 1, 1955 she married William F. Hitch and he preceded her in death on January 2, 2007..

She is survived by her children,...

Feb 11, 2021

Feb 9, 2021

Phyllis J. Rhoads, 88, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Greenfield, died on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Good Shepherd Lakeland Hospice House in Lakeland. She was born on Sunday, June 5, 1932 in Xenia, Ohio the daughter of the late Clarence David and Marie Bean Kerns. On April 24, 1948 she married William A. Rhoads who preceded her in death...

Feb 9, 2021

Bonnie Lou Montgomery, 61, of Chillicothe, OH, passed away on February 9, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness. Bonnie was born on November 28, 1959 in Ross County to the late Mary “Inez” (Looney) and Ollie Montgomery.

On January 16, 1984, Frontier Community Services had the pleasure of welcoming Bonnie to her new home where she warmed and...

Feb 5, 2021

Shirley J. Schleich 73 of Chillicothe went to be with her Savior Friday, February 5, 2021 at Four Seasons of Washington Court House. She was born September 21, 1947 in Ross County the daughter of the late John and Marie (Stewart) Depoy. On May 12, 1968 she married Edwin E. Schleich who preceded her in death on February 21, 2000.

She is...

Feb 5, 2021

Earnest G. Roll, Jr., 81, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away in the presence of his family at his home in Xenia on Friday, February 5, 2021, following a remarkably defiant, 17-year battle with multiple myeloma.

    Earnest was born in Greenfield, Ohio, on May 15, 1939 to Earnest and Lulu (Greenlee) Roll.  He grew up on a farm in Buckskin...

Feb 5, 2021

Clara N. Parker, 87, of Frankfort, died on Friday morning, February 5, 2021 at the Brown Memorial Home, Circleville. She was born on Thursday, July 13, 1933 in Kingston, Ohio to the late Nolan G. and Kathryn Selling Dresbach. She married William Wayne Parker and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1993.

 

She is survived by her...

Feb 1, 2021

Sharalyn Rose Colburn, 78, of Chillicothe, died on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Friday, May 15, 1942, the daughter of the late Harold R. and Genevieve Donahue Wolfe. On June 24, 1961 she married Douglas Colburn, Jr. and he survives.

 

Also surviving are her daughter, Carol (Ron) Ater of Frankfort,...

Feb 1, 2021

James D. Orin, Sr., 69, of Chillicothe, died on Monday morning, February 1, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Monday, April 9, 1951 in Circleville, Ohio, the son of the late Carl Orin, Sr. and Ethel Lorene Picklesimer Orin Manbever

 

He is survived by his five children, Angel Adkins of Cross, SC, James Orin, Jr....

Feb 1, 2021

Mark Wayne Johnson “Many-Hands” age 56 of South Salem passed from this life on Monday, February 1, 2021 at his home, in the arms of his wife of 33 years, Crystal Dawn (Whitt) Johnson.  He was born July 21, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio to William Johnson and Janis (Karnes) Edwards.

Mark is survived by his wife Crystal; four children Marc...