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Doris Marilyn Driapsa

Doris Marilyn Driapsa

Dec 22, 2015

Doris Marilyn Driapsa 85 passed away on December 22, 2015. The daughter of Willard and Myrtle Helm Benge, she was born April 8 1930 in Franklin Ohio. She was a graduate of Bainbridge High School Class of 1948. Doris was the loving wife of Joseph E. Driapsa, who together raised 3 children, Diana (Donald) Bouille, David (Patty) and Daniel (Terry)....

Norma Jean Wilson

Norma Jean Wilson

Dec 19, 2015

Norma Jean Wilson 82 of Knockemstiff passed from this life on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her home. She was born February 21, 1933 in Ross County the daughter of the late Luther and Victoria Taylor King. In 1953 she married David Wilson who passed away May 7, 1974. She was also predeceased by Ralph Smith, her companion of 30...

Diane Raypole

Diane Raypole

Dec 17, 2015

Diane Raypole 55 of Bainbridge died 3:18 am Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her home, following a brief illness. She was born July 27, 1960 in Ross County the daughter of Virgil J. and Betty A. Penwell Lowman. On May 19, 1979 she married Billy J. Raypole, who survives. Also surviving, her mother, Betty of Peebles; sisters, Sharon (Larry) Johnson...

Peggy Ann Mendenhall

Peggy Ann Mendenhall

Dec 15, 2015

Peggy Ann Mendenhall 72, of Chillicothe went to be with the Lord 8:45pm Tuesday December 15, 2015 following an extended illness. She was born June 1, 1943 in Ross County the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Bobo Dotson. On April 8, 1961 she married George Mendenhall, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children, Wade Mendenhall of Albuquerque, New...

William E. McFadden Jr

William E. McFadden Jr

Dec 13, 2015

William E. McFadden, Jr., 79, of Greenfield, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 4:49 p.m. at Hearth and Care, Greenfield. He was born March 15, 1936 in Fayette County, the son of the late William E., Sr. and Beulah Hoppes McFadden. On June 10, 1959 he married the former Joyce Haynes who survives. Also surviving are two children; William E....

Patricia Ann Sims

Patricia Ann Sims

Dec 12, 2015

Patricia Ann Sims. 63, of Frankfort, died Saturday morning, December 12, 2015 at 12;10 a.m. at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born October 24, 1952, the daughter of the late William and Mildred J. Anders Rodgers. She is survived by her husband, Nelson L. Sims of Greenfield. She is also survived by three children; Nellena Flannery, Jeremy...

Sondra Sue Sharon

Sondra Sue Sharon

Dec 12, 2015

Sondra S. Sharon, 66, of Chillicothe, died at 7:31 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at her home. She was born on October 31, 1949, in Columbus, the daughter of Robert E. and Patricia Wolves Bell. On May 11, 1997 she married Ralph E. Sharon, who survives. She is also survived by her mother, Patricia Bell of Frankfort, children, Misty...

Ruby M. Elliott

Ruby M. Elliott

Dec 10, 2015

Ruby M. Elliott, 69, of Greenfield, died on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 4:52 p.m. at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on April 28, 1946 in Pike County, Ohio to the late Doug and Wonetta Robinette Johnson. On September 22, 1962 she married Roger W. Elliott Sr. who survives. Also surviving are her children: Lynn (Lonnie) Riggs,...

Ruth Louise "Tutti" Harmount

Ruth Louise "Tutti" Harmount

Dec 9, 2015

Ruth H. "Tutti" Harmount, 94, of Greenfield, died at 8:52 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Traditions at Chillicothe. She was born on June 4, 1921 in Highland Co., the daughter of the late Carl and Georgia Bashore Hill. On April 11, 1958 she married Harold L. "Bus" Harmount, Jr., who preceded her in death on September 18, 2011....

Robert Lloyd Hatfield

Robert Lloyd Hatfield

Nov 30, 2015

Robert Lloyd Hatfield 77, of Bainbridge died 4:40 am Monday, November 30, 2015 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born December 2, 1937 in Ross County the son of the late Delmar and Ethel Carroll Hatfield. On April 5, 1958 he married the former Eileen Meldick, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Stephanie Hatfield of...

Mary M. McCoppin

Mary M. McCoppin

Nov 24, 2015

Mary M. McCoppin, 95, of Washington Court House, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 3:15 a.m. at St. Catherines Care Center in Washington Court House. She was born on November 9, 1920 in Storm Lake, IA, the daughter of the late John H. and Sarah Grace Coyle McKenna. On January 22, 1944 she married Forrest McCoppin who preceded her in...

Ruth E. Shumaker

Ruth E. Shumaker

Nov 24, 2015

Ruth E. Shumaker, 78, of Greenfield, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:54 p.m. in Hearth and Care Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield. She was born on December 13, 1936 in Greenfield the daughter of the late James Emerson and Nancy Marie Barker Curry. On April 14, 1955 she married Robert E. "Bob" Shumaker who preceded her in death on...

Dorothy J. Soales

Dorothy J. Soales

Nov 23, 2015

Dorothy J. Soales, 89, of Greenfield, died surrounded by her family, at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2015, at Hearth & Care of Greenfield. She was born on August 20, 1926 in Highland Co., the daughter of the late George and Marguerite Cockerill Priest. On March 6, 1946 she married Harley K. "Kenny" Soales, who preceded her in death...

Rodney Eugene Evans

Rodney Eugene Evans

Nov 22, 2015

Rodney Eugene Evans 46 of Bainbridge passed from this life 10 am Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born September 30, 1969 in Greenfield the son of Robert E. and Jeanie Edwards Evans of Bainbridge. On September 7, 1990 he married the former Lynn M. Perkins. In addition to his parents and wife, Rodney...

Timothy Alan Palmer

Timothy Alan Palmer

Nov 20, 2015

Timothy Alan Palmer 62 of Washington Court House formerly of Bainbridge passed from this life 1:30 pm Friday, November 20, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born July 25, 1953 in Chillicothe the son of the late Gilbert and Flora Strouse Palmer. He is survived by companion, Linda Hoel Palmer; sons, Leon (Rosie Marie...

John Lyle Free II

John Lyle Free II

Nov 19, 2015

John Lyle Free, II passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 19, 2015 as a result of a vehicle accident. He was born October 1, 1980 in Chillicothe to John O. Free and Tina (Bennett) Barr. He is survived by his wife Ginger Blankenship Free; daughter, Kara Shea Free; son, John Robert Free; stepdaughter, Hayley Cooper; father, John O. (Carla) Free; mother,...

Colby Jarrod Owens

Colby Jarrod Owens

Nov 15, 2015

Colby Jarrod Owens, 22, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly, Sunday morning, November 15, 2015 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus. He was born on April 18, 1993 in Thomasville NC, the son of Timothy Owens and Dianna Furniss. He is survived by his mother, Dianna (Denver) Jeffers of Frankfort, father, Timothy Owens of NC, maternal grandmother Anna Lee Furniss of Frankfort, paternal grandmother...

Carol Luan Copper

Carol Luan Copper

Nov 11, 2015

Carol L. Copper, 82, of Frankfort, died at 4:30a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Westmoreland Place, Chillicothe. She was born on May 7, 1933 in Ashville OH, the daughter of the late Russell and Nellie Stevens Thomas. On June 15, 1973 she married William S. Copper who preceded her in death on April 12, 2000. Surviving are her children,...

Fred Henry Skaggs

Fred Henry Skaggs

Nov 10, 2015

Fred Henry Skaggs 71 of Carmel died 2:41 pm Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati. He was born November 29, 1943 in Ross County the son of the late Thomas and Flora I. Wilson Skaggs. He is survived by his sisters, Edith Rachford of South Salem, Phyllis Sexton and Cora Basye both of Greenfield; brother, Richard Skaggs...

Donald Lee "Don" Morris

Donald Lee "Don" Morris

Nov 10, 2015

Donald Lee Morris, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on November 10, 2015. Don was born on September 2, 1937, in Williamsport OH. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Norma Jean Mossbarger Morris; daughter, Michelle Dyer; son, Todd Morris and his wife Belinda; grandchildren, Miranda and Charles Wilde, Amanda LeMaster, Jimmy Jones and step granddaughter, Jessica...