OBITUARIES

David H. Miller

David H. Miller

Mar 7, 2016

David H. Miller 54 of Bainbridge passed from this life on Monday, March 7, 2016 at his home. He was born June 19, 1961 in Chillicothe the son of Lewis "Chet" Miller, PhD and Cherry Darbyshire Miller. David is survived by his mother, Cherry of Bainbridge; brother, William E. Miller of Hillsboro and a niece Tiara S. Hudson. He was...

Steve E. Knisley

Steve E. Knisley

Mar 5, 2016

Steve E. Knisley, 68, of Greenfield, died at 12:07a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was born June 23, 1947 in Fayette County, the son of the late Pearl and Allie Everhart Knisley. On December 5, 1964 he married the former Elsie Bivens who survives. Also surviving are two daughters; Christina Knisley (Wayne...

Charlotte Mae Cottrill

Charlotte Mae Cottrill

Mar 4, 2016

Charlotte Mae Cottrill age 74, entered Heaven's Glory on March 4, 2016. She was born August 14, 1941 in Ross County to the late Milton and Gladys Brown Shoemaker. On September 12, 1958 she married Robert Cottrill, who survives. Also surviving are her three children, Jeffrey (Angie) Cottrill of Chillicothe, Richard (Angela) Cottrill of Waverly and Wade (Donna) Cottrill of...

Dallas Aaron White

Dallas Aaron White

Feb 28, 2016

Dallas Aaron White, 34, of Greenfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, February 28, 2016. He was born in Washington C.H. on May 11, 1981 the son of Mark A. White and the former Susan Shumaker. He is survived by his wife the former Ciara Curtis. Also surviving are his father, Mark A. White of Hillsboro, mother, Susan Wilkey of Frankfort,...

Orville Allen Cook Jr

Orville Allen Cook Jr

Feb 27, 2016

Orville Allen Cook, Jr., 87, of Bainbridge, Ohio passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 12:04 pm at home, on the farm he so loved, surrounded by his family. He was born September 15, 1928 in Ada, Ohio to the late Orville J. Cook Sr., and Eva LaRue Cook. He was raised in Hancock County, Ohio. He was a graduate...

Stanley Ralph "Stan" Shoemaker

Stanley Ralph "Stan" Shoemaker

Feb 26, 2016

Stanley R. Shoemaker was born April 3, 1950 and passed from this life February 26, 2016. He was a graduate of South Eastern High School in 1968. He then moved to Columbus, Ohio and began working at General Motors, where he retired as a skilled tradesman after transferring to Shreveport, Louisiana. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Chester...

Pauline Wheeler

Pauline Wheeler

Feb 19, 2016

Pauline Wheeler, 82, of Frankfort, died at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born on May 9, 1933 in Greenup County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Shirley and Goldie Potter Frazier. On March 16, 1949 she married Curtis Wheeler and he preceded her in death on December 11, 2012. Pauline...

Gilbert Michael "Mike" Brown

Gilbert Michael "Mike" Brown

Feb 17, 2016

Gilbert M. "Mike" Brown, 71, of Chillicothe, died at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at his residence. He was born on June 6, 1944, in West Palm Beach, FL, the son of Gilbert E. and Margaret A. VanWijk Brown. On February 20, 1966 he married the former Barbara Ann Hardin, who survives. In addition to his wife, Mike...

Robert T "Bob" Harper

Robert T "Bob" Harper

Feb 16, 2016

Robert T. "Bob" Harper, 74, of Frankfort, died at 9:26a.m. on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on September 8, 1941, in Frankfort, the son of the late Wilbur E. and Grace E. Orr Harper. On September 21, 1979 he married the former Gwen Grabill, who survives. In addition to his wife, Bob...

William Bryan Knott

William Bryan Knott

Feb 15, 2016

William Bryan Knott 51 of Chillicothe passed from this life 3:15 pm Monday, February 15, 2016 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus due to an extended illness. He was born November 9, 1964 in Butler County to Jane Burke Knott of Bainbridge and the late William "Bill" Knott. He is also survived by his wife, Emily Galapago Knott; children, Katy, Kyndle...

George Merl Anstine

George Merl Anstine

Feb 14, 2016

George Merl Anstine 86 of Bainbridge died at 11:27 am Sunday, February 14, 2016 peacefully at his home. He was born January 14, 1930 in Washington Court House the son of the late Dean E. and Bessie Sibole Anstine. On January 29, 1953 he married the former Nettie Baker, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Paula Goodfellow;...

Thomas Lee "Rusty" Sullivan

Thomas Lee "Rusty" Sullivan

Feb 10, 2016

Thomas Lee "Rusty" Sullivan 56 of Waverly passed away February 10, 2016 at OSU Ross Heart Center due to an extended illness. Rusty was born December 24, 1959 in Ross County to the late Tom Sullivan and Linda (Felts) Sullivan, who survives. Rusty was a loving husband to his wife Ellen (Hoffman) Sullivan, a proud Father of Kyle Sullivan, whom...

Hayward C. Riley

Hayward C. Riley

Feb 8, 2016

Hayward Clayton Riley, 91, of Greenfield, passed away at home on Monday, February 8, 2016. He was born in Greenfield on October 8, 1924, the son of Jacob Shively S. and Maude Katherine Staats Riley. A 1942 graduate of McClain High School, Hayward volunteered induction in the U.S. Army in October 1942. He served for 31 months in the South...

Victor Alan Ratliff

Victor Alan Ratliff

Feb 5, 2016

Victor A. Ratliff, 57, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, February 5, 2016, at his home. He was born on August 26, 1958 in Ross County to the late Chester and Doris Blatt Ratliff. He is survived by three children, Shanda (Josh) Patterson of Greenfield, Casey Ratliff of Clarksburg, and Catibeth (Codey) Lemaster of Frankfort, five grandchildren, Presley and...

Paul P. "Spike" Corson

Paul P. "Spike" Corson

Feb 2, 2016

Paul P. "Spike" Corson 82 of Bainbridge died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at the VA Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born July 14, 1933 in Pennsylvania the son of the late James D. and Clarissa Weakland Corson. He is survived by his wife of 63 years Altenia Pauline Foulk Corson whom he married December 26, 1952. Also surviving are two...

Marie L. Brotherton

Marie L. Brotherton

Jan 29, 2016

Marie L. Brotherton, 70, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, January 29, 2016, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on November 22, 1945 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of the late Donald and Genevieve Spooner Bartholomew. She is survived by one son, Brian (Farrah) Smith of Frankfort, two daughters, Justine Bryant of Arroyo Grande, CA and...

George "Doc" Jenkins

George "Doc" Jenkins

Jan 28, 2016

George "Doc" Jenkins, 79, of Greenfield, died at 10pm on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at Valley View Care Center, Frankfort. He was born on October 10, 1936 in Springfield, the son of the late George E. and Julia Marie Harris Jenkins. He is survived by one sister, Lucille Jenkins of Bainbridge, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded...

Charles Edward Krafthefer

Charles Edward Krafthefer

Jan 25, 2016

Charles E. Krafthefer, 67, of Frankfort, died at 2am on Monday, January 25, 2016, at his daughter's home. He was born on April 25, 1948 in Ross County, the son of the late Albert and Betty Dearth Krafthefer. He married the former Cathy Townsend, who preceded him in death in 1994. Surviving are his children, Tricia (Jeff) Hardesty and Brent...

Jimmy Lee Grubb

Jimmy Lee Grubb

Jan 24, 2016

Service Details

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016, 1:00pm, Bainbridge Cemetery

Interment Details

Bainbridge Cemetery

William Corley "Feller" Hughes

William Corley "Feller" Hughes

Jan 24, 2016

William "Feller" Hughes 46, formerly of Latham, Ohio passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 24, 2016 in Lake Jackson, Texas. He was born July 6, 1969 in Pike County, Ohio to Harold Hughes and the late Evelyn Forbes Hughes. On July 3, 2014 he was united in marriage to the former Nancy Holt, who survives. In addition to his father and...