OBITUARIES
Heath Allen Daniel McDonald
Sep 30, 2022
Heath McDonald, age 53, passed away Friday September 30th, after an inspirational and courageous battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Cancer.
He was a beloved and devoted husband to his wife of 26 years, Julie (Pyle). He was an extremely proud father of Brooke, currently enrolled in Wright State College Nursing program and Jerry Lee III,( Trey), currently serving our country...
Zona Mae Shumaker
Sep 30, 2022
Zona Mae (Woods) Shumaker 78, of South Salem passed from this life, Friday, September 30, 2022 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born Saturday, March 18, 1944 in Ross County, the daughter of the late John and Alma Jane (Skaggs) Woods. On November 21, 1964, she married Norman Eugene “Buzz” Shumaker, Sr. who passed away February 17, 2022.
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Joe Bill Cross
Sep 29, 2022
Joe Bill Cross 71 of Bainbridge unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from a logging accident. He was born Saturday, May 12, 1951, in Pike County, the son of the late Junior F. Cross and Ellen Mae (Hatfield) Tong. On January 25, 1969, he married the former Melody S. Penwell, who survives.
Joe Bill is also survived by...
Bette A. Strickland
Sep 27, 2022
Bette (Elliott) Strickland 84 of Frankfort passed from this life Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Embassy Valley View, Frankfort. She was born Monday, September 19, 1938, in Ross County the daughter of the late Willie and Alice (Knisley) Elliott.
She is survived by her daughter Sherry (Greg) Johnson; son Gene Hines; sister Sharon Bramell; brothers Beryl and Charles Elliott; several...
Louis S. "Louie" Morrison
Sep 25, 2022
Louis S. “Louie” Morrison, 90, of Clarksburg, died at 3:25 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Ohio Health Berger Hospital, Circleville. He was born on Wednesday, November 25, 1931, in Ross County, the son of the late Harvey and Mary Betts Morrison. On February 25, 1951 he married the former Peggy A. Reichelderfer and she preceded him in...
Miriam F. Gallo
Sep 23, 2022
Miriam F. Gallo, 88, of Clarksburg, died at 11:38 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022, at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born on Tuesday, August 7, 1934, in Adams County, the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Wamsley Piatt. On September 14, 1970, she married James R. Gallo who preceded her in death on October 4,...
Linda L. Knapp
Sep 22, 2022
Linda L. (Frizzell) Knapp 67 of Spargursville passed from this life Thursday, September 22, 2022, at her home. She was born Thursday, March 3, 1955, in Chillicothe. On November 17, 1973, Linda married Stephen L. Knapp who died June 27, 2019. She was also preceded in death by her mother and stepfather Luetricia “Pat” (Rowe) and Francis Calvin Knisley;...
Douglas A. Morehead
Sep 19, 2022
Douglas Allen Morehead, 66, of Greenfield, passed away Monday evening, September 19, 2022 at 6:16 pm, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. Doug was born Wednesday, July 4, 1956, in Greenfield, the son of the late John A. and Eleanor Storer Morehead. He married the former Julie K. Bell on December 2, 1979.
He is survived by...
Clarence "Doodle Bug" Pettiford
Sep 18, 2022
Clarence L. “Doodle Bug” Pettiford, Jr., 75, of Frankfort, died at 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at OSU East Hospital, Columbus. He was born on Monday, June 2, 1947, in Ross County, the son of Clarence L. and Ethel Mae Lee Pettiford.
On February 10, 2007, he married the former Tammy Jenkins, and she survives. Also...
Carolyn Sue Long
Sep 16, 2022
Carolyn Sue Long, 70, of Frankfort, died at 11:17 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2022, at ProMedica of Chillicothe. She was born on Sunday, November 25, 1951, in Ross County, the daughter of Howard and Patricia Wolford Jacobs. On June 9, 1989, she married Gary A. Long.
She is survived by her husband, Gary, of Frankfort, her mother:...
Naomi R. Zickafoos
Sep 13, 2022
Naomi R. Zickafoos, 89, of Frankfort, died at 9:22 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at the Vineyards at Concord. She was born on Monday, October 17, 1932, in Circleville, the daughter of the late Alonzo and Mildred Parker Boltenhouse. She married Shelby E. Wolford on April 3, 1948, and he preceded her in death on April 14, 1991....
JoAnne Tyler
Sep 11, 2022
JoAnne Tyler, 85, of Frankfort, died at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at the Vineyards at Concord. She was born on Saturday, March 27, 1937, in Chillicothe, the daughter of the late Earl Pettiford and Mary Stanley Johnson. JoAnne was married to Marvin W. Tyler Sr. who preceded her in death on April 13, 1997.
She is...
Dixie Harvey
Sep 7, 2022
Dixie C. Harvey, 81, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at her home. She was born on Monday, November 25, 1940, in Ross County, the daughter of the late E. Frank and Bernice Cottrill Higginbotham.
She is survived by two sons: Jim Harvey, and Everett Harvey, both of Frankfort, three sisters, and one brother. She was...
Violet C. McCabe
Sep 5, 2022
Violet C. McCabe, 78, of Clarksburg, died on Monday, September 5, 2022, at 10:40 p.m. in the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Wednesday, June 28, 1944, in Barberton, OH, the daughter of the late Harry Martin and Sarah Katherine Conaway Moore. On January 26, 1963, she married David McCabe and he preceded her in death on...
Addalynn Ater
Sep 4, 2022
Addalynn Brooke Ater, 10 days old, passed away unexpectedly at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe, on Sunday, September 4, 2022. She was born on Thursday, August 25, 2022, in Chillicothe, the daughter of Dustin M. Ater and Christina Doughty Yates, both of Frankfort.
In addition to her loving parents, Addalynn is survived by her maternal grandparents, Paul (Kelly) Doughty of...
Diana Marie Fannin
Sep 3, 2022
Diana Marie Fannin 67 of Frankfort went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 3, 2022 at ProMedica of Chillicothe. She was born April 26, 1955 in Chillicothe to the late Donald E. and Donna Ann (Kinnison) Cross.
She is survived by her husband Kim D. Fannin; her children Thomas (Kylee) Jackson and Angel K. Smith; stepchildren Miranda Caverly and...
Charles Downs
Sep 3, 2022
Charles G. "Chuck" Downs, 78, of Chillicothe, passed away at his home, on Saturday morning, September 3, 2022. He was born on Tuesday, March 7, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Charles W. and Florence Horn Downs. On March 29, 1966 he married the former Nancy Colburn, and she survives.
Also surviving are his two...
Lois Machesney
Sep 2, 2022
Lois E. Machesney, 85, of Frankfort, died unexpectedly on Friday evening, September 2, 2022, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Monday, March 8, 1937, in Chillicothe, the daughter of the late Russell E. and Marguerite Stump Bainter. On June 22, 1957, she married Richard E. Machesney, and he preceded her in death on March 31,...
Cindy L. Leasure
Sep 2, 2022
Cindy L. Leasure, 59, of Washington C.H., passed away unexpectedly at her home, on Friday morning, September 2, 2022. She was born on Wednesday, June 19, 1963, in Chillicothe, the daughter of Rilla Moss.
Cindy is survived by her mother, Rilla Moss, of Virginia, three children, Michelle Butterbaugh of Washington C.H., Stacy Leasure of Washington C.H., Gary Leasure of Malta,...
Jacquelyn Ann Hutton
Aug 31, 2022
Jacquelyn Ann Hutton 89 of Washington Court House passed from this life Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at St. Catherine’s Manor. She was born August 8, 1933 in Chillicothe, OH to the late AJ and Dorothy Alexander Best. Her husband Joseph Hutton passed away on Friday, October 18, 1991. In addition to her parents and husband Jackie was preceded in death...
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