OBITUARIES

Nov 17, 2020

Emmitt Lee Hamlin, Sr. 83 of Bourneville passed from this life Tuesday, November 17, 2020 peacefully at his home. He was born March 10, 1937 in Ross County the son of the late Woodrow and Miley (Powers) Hamlin. On August 10, 1957 he married the love of his life Brenda Sue Felts who passed from this life March 10, 2003.

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Nov 14, 2020

Nov 13, 2020

Mary Ann Hamilton, 63, of Nipgen Ohio, passed away Friday, November 13th at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was surrounded by her family. She was born on December 9th, 1956 in Chillicothe Ohio, the daughter of the late Willie and Zettie Tackett.  On February 14th 1974, she was united in marriage to Lee Hamilton, the love of...

Nov 11, 2020

Garry Carter 79 of Greenfield passed from this life Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at St. Catherine’s of Washington Court House.  He was born September 30, 1941 in Madison County the son of the late Emil and Nell (Cox) Carter.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years Sheila M. (Pinkerton) Carter whom he married October 2, 1965. He is...

Nov 8, 2020

Clyde E. Taylor 94 of Greenfield passed from this life Sunday, November 8, 2020 at his home. He was born September 13, 1926 in Scioto County the son of the late Jesse and Daisey Irene (Storer) Taylor.  On June 19, 1948 he married, his wife of 72 years, the former Violet Marie Baker, who survives.

Clyde is also survived by...

Nov 7, 2020

John E. Cox 96 of Bainbridge passed from this life Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Maple View Manor, Bainbridge.  He was born August 25, 1924 in Bainbridge the son of the late Wort S. and Daisey A. (Hodge) Cox.

John is survived by his wife Elizabeth L. (Johnson) Cox; daughter Carol Ann (Bill) Sharp; grandchildren Charles Parcels, Christopher Parcels and...

Nov 6, 2020

Joretta J. Greenlee, 89, of Chillicothe, died at 10:50am on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Signature Healthcare, Chillicothe. She was born on Tuesday, June 9, 1931 in Wilmington, the daughter of the late Roy and Florence Gaffin. In October of 1955 she married her loving husband of 65 years, Darrell Greenlee, and he survives.

In addition to her husband,...

Nov 1, 2020

Margaret Marie “Margie” Morris Mathews 80 of Bainbridge passed from this life Sunday, November 1, 2020 at the Valleyview Care Center, Frankfort. She was born September 7, 1940 in Pike County the daughter of the late Clayton and Nora Benner Elliott.

She is survived by her daughter Cheryl (Mark) Knisley; sons Craig Elliott and Neil (Tonda) Morris; grandchildren Amber (Doug)...

Oct 30, 2020

Thelma A. Eaton, a resident of Hillsboro, OH, and formerly of Bainbridge, OH, passed away on October 30, 2020, at Crestwood Ridge Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Thelma was born on Easter Sunday 1930 to Thelma Hall Eaton and John Roswell Eaton in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up along the Ohio River in Proctorville, Ohio. She was so pleased to...

Oct 29, 2020

Ada Margaret Jordan 83 of Bainbridge went to be with her Lord at 7:21 am Thursday, October 29, 2020 from Edgewood Manor, Greenfield. She was born April 9, 1937 in Ross County the daughter of the late John Henry and Gertrude Marie (Mootispaw) Stultz. In 1953 Ada married Bill R. Jordan and he passed from this life Wednesday, October 30,...

Oct 24, 2020

G. June Johnson 78 of Chillicothe passed from this life Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born July 20, 1942 in Ross County the daughter of the late Glen and Mary (Stewart) Hurley. On January 20, 1962 she married D. Michael “Mike” Johnson who passed from this life Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

She is survived...

Oct 23, 2020

Oct 22, 2020

Firme Loreen Collins went to her eternal rest on Thursday, October 22, 2020 in Ocala, FL. She was born September 8, 1920 in Chillicothe, OH daughter of Harvey and Catherine (Goodin) Shoemaker.

She was predeceased by her husband, Marvin E. Collins after 68 years of marriage.

Firme is survived by her only child, Marvin “Larry” Collins, wife Carolyn of Ocala,...

Oct 18, 2020

Dale Russell Kinzer 68 of Bainbridge passed away on Sunday October 18th, 2020 at Signature Healthcare of Chillicothe after a prolonged illness. He was born on April 25th, 1952 to Kenneth K. and Patty L. (Hixon) Kinzer.

He is survived by his two sons Travis (Devon) Kinzer of Chillicothe and Nathan (Salana) Kinzer of Winchester; three grandchildren and two step...

Oct 15, 2020

Oct 14, 2020

Harold L. Wipert 93 of Camelin Hill, Chillicothe passed from this life Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born March 19, 1927 in Ross County the son of the late Fred and Ruby (Walls) Wipert.  On March 11, 1947 he married the former Virginia Louise Kellough, who passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2007.

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Oct 12, 2020

Geraldine Ward Smithson, 97, of Kettering, died on Monday, October 12, 2020 at  Lincoln Park Manor, Kettering. Gerry was born in Greenfield, a twin daughter of the late William E. and Sarah Belle Jones Ward. On November 5, 1947 she married her husband of fifty-seven years, Fred H. Smithson and he preceded her in death on February 5, 2005.

She...

Oct 10, 2020

James E. “Jim” Wright, 79, of Chillicothe, died early Saturday morning, October 10, 2020 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Saturday, August 9, 1941, in Ross County, the son of the late Morris and Dorothy Luckett Wright. He married the former Sharon Henderson, and she preceded him in death.

He is survived by two sons,...

Oct 9, 2020

Wanda L. Lucas, 82, of Wilmington died at her home Friday morning, October 9, 2020 following the battle of Alzheimer’s. She was born September 6, 1938 in Greenfield, Ohio to the late Frank C. and Florence Spargur Wilkin. She married Joseph A. Lucas on July 10, 1959 and they made their home in Wilmington, Ohio. She was a steadfast caregiver,...

Oct 8, 2020

David M. Hill, 71, of Frankfort, died at 10:20am on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at his home. He was born on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1949 in Ross County, the son of the late Robert Owen and Mary Ann Beard Hill. In January 1973 he married the former Connie Hertenstein, who survives.  

In addition to his wife, David is survived...