OBITUARIES

Robert T. "Bob" Templin

Robert T. "Bob" Templin

Oct 19, 2021

Robert T. “Bob” Templin, 55, of Good Hope, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday morning, October 19, 2021. He was born on Friday, January 28, 1966, in Washington C.H., the son of the late John H. and Ruth Adams Templin. He married the former Rita Sims on August 4, 2000.

He is survived by his wife, Rita, two daughters,...

Dr. E. Carolyn Ater

Dr. E. Carolyn Ater

Oct 17, 2021

Dr. E. Carolyn Ater was born, October 1, 1930, in Clarksburg, Ohio. She had been a resident of Lubbock, Texas since 1969. After graduating from Frankfort High School in the class of 1948, she attended Asbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky and Ohio State University where she obtained BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Home Economics. She taught at St. Clairsville, Ohio...

Jeffrey L. Gallaugher

Jeffrey L. Gallaugher

Oct 15, 2021

Jeffrey Lee “Jeff” Gallaugher, 61, of Chillicothe, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 15, 2021, after a very long and hard fought battle with cancer. He was surrounded by the ones he loved the most. He was born in Chillicothe, the son of James F. and Albie Colburn Gallaugher. On September 28, 1979, he married the love...

James L. "Jim" Wilson

James L. "Jim" Wilson

Oct 14, 2021

James L. “Jim” Wilson, 70, of Greenfield, died at 9:20 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Tuesday, July 3, 1951, in Greenfield, the son of James L. and Joan Carter Wilson.

He is survived by his aunt, who was like a mother to him, Joann Moorehead, his father, James Wilson...

Maynard C. Tennant

Maynard C. Tennant

Oct 13, 2021

Maynard C. Tennant, 95, of Fredericktown, formerly of Chillicothe, died at 9:25am on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at his home. He was born on Friday, November 20, 1925 in Raysville OH, the son of the late Everett and Dollie Ray Tennant. On November 20, 2000, he married the former Carol Lehman, who survives.

Maynard is survived by four children, Linda...

Charles Logan Willis

Charles Logan Willis

Oct 12, 2021

Charles Logan Willis, 88, of Greenfield, died at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Monday, July 31, 1933, in Lee County, Virginia, a son of the late Logan Charles and Becca Ann Goens Willis. On December 11, 1953, he married Phyllis P. Baxla and they shared more than sixty...

Russell E. Alexander

Russell E. Alexander

Oct 12, 2021

Russell E. Alexander, 55, of Chillicothe, died at 4:21 am on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Tuesday, November 23, 1965, in Ross County, the son of Harold E. and Linda Kay Linton Alexander.

Russell is survived by his father, Harold, of Chillicothe, three children, Elizabeth (Douglas) Comer of Beaver, Zachory Alexander...

Donna Kay Trefz

Donna Kay Trefz

Oct 9, 2021

Donna Kay Trefz, 70, of Greenfield, died at 12:33 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at the Ohio State University’s James Cancer Center, Columbus. She was born on Sunday, November 12, 1950, in Greenfield, a daughter of the late Harry R. and Hazel L. Jinks Ross. On October 17, 1970, she married Terry Trefz and they shared more than fifty...

Barbara Ann Brown

Barbara Ann Brown

Oct 8, 2021

Barbara A. Brown, 76, of Chillicothe, died at 9:11p.m. on Friday, October 8, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Frankfort. She was born on Friday, Nov. 24, 1944, in Scioto County, the daughter of the late Leslie T. And Myrtle Boggs Hardin. On February 20, 1966, she married Gilbert M. “Mike” Brown who preceded her in death on February 17,...

Earl D. Cross

Earl D. Cross

Oct 5, 2021

Earl D. Cross 86, of Bainbridge passed from this life 7:50 pm Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 18, 1934 in Pike County the son of the late Luther “Happy” and Lilly Magnolia “Maggie” (Shoemaker) Cross. On November 14, 1954 he married, the love of his life, Ruth Whitley and they...

Samuel Louis Jeffers Sr.

Samuel Louis Jeffers Sr.

Oct 4, 2021

Samuel L. Jeffers Sr., 72, of Frankfort, passed away at 3:56 am on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, after battling an illness. He was born on September 16, 1949 in Cincinnati, the son of the late James Allen Jeffers and Lucille Siren. He married the former Linda Joyce Robbins who survives.

In addition to his wife of...

Ronald Glenn Tyler

Ronald Glenn Tyler

Oct 3, 2021

Ronald G. Tyler, 78, of Radcliff KY, died at 9:14 am on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown KY. He was born on Wednesday, June 16, 1943, in Chillicothe, the son of the late Willard “Boise” and Zella C. Payne Tyler.

Ronald is survived by three children; Melissa (Twana Shaffer) Roberts of Hamilton, Scott (Julie) Tyler of...

Bertha Irene Lytle

Bertha Irene Lytle

Oct 1, 2021

Bertha Irene Lytle 74 of South Salem passed from this life Friday, October 1, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born January 16, 1947 the daughter of the late William F. and Collace M. (Smith) Landrum. On June 1, 1968 she married the love of her life Steven L. Lytle, who passed from this life Sunday, May...

Wanda Roseela Grigsby

Wanda Roseela Grigsby

Oct 1, 2021

Wanda Roseela Grigsby 68 of Chillicothe formerly of California passed from this life Friday, October 1, 2021 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1953 in Napa, California the daughter of the late Mack and Neva (Wood) Clemons.

Wanda is survived by her husband William S. Grigsby.

Cremation will take place and there will be no...

Deanna R. Williams

Deanna R. Williams

Sep 28, 2021

Deanna R. Williams, 82, of Waverly, died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. She was born on Sunday, November 13, 1938, in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Walter V. and Ruth Frisby Shook.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Williams of Waverly, their children, Rhonda Cozart of Texas, Brenda Greenberg of South Carolina,...

Desiree Nicole Adams

Desiree Nicole Adams

Sep 28, 2021

Desiree N. Adams, 31, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. She was born on Saturday, January 27, 1990, in Chillicothe, the daughter of Michael Adams and Stephanie Lansing.

Desiree is survived by her father, Michael Adams of Chillicothe, two daughters; Aubree Lotspeich and Abagail Adams, both of Chillicothe, maternal grandmother; Judy “Nanny” Jones Ackley of...

Mark Raymond James

Mark Raymond James

Sep 28, 2021

Mark R. James 58 of Bainbridge passed from this life Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born January 4, 1963 in Franklin County the son of Everett James and Martha Fowler. On June 24, 1984 he married the former Dottie J. Skaggs, who survives.

In addition to his wife, Mark is survived by his son...

Jon  Roger Beery Sr.

Jon Roger Beery Sr.

Sep 27, 2021

Jon Roger Beery Sr., 83, of Frankfort, died on Monday, September 27, 2021, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Saturday, April 23, 1938, in Ross County, the son of the late Harold W. and Dorothy Elizabeth Harper Beery. On December 21, 1957, he married the former Mary Gallagher, who survives.

In addition to his wife Mary, Roger...

Betty Jean Buck

Betty Jean Buck

Sep 24, 2021

Betty Jean Buck, 85, of Greenfield, died at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 2021, at her home. She was born on Thursday, January 16, 1936, in New Martinsburg the daughter of the late Neal and Madge Leaverton Wheaton. She married John R. Buck on April 12, 1955, and he preceded her in death on May 28, 2011.

She is survived...

Kirk A. Birchum

Kirk A. Birchum

Sep 23, 2021

Kirk A. Birchum, 70, of Greenfield, died at 7:22 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe. He was born on Friday, August 10, 1951 in Amherst, Ohio the son of the late Arthur and Jean Frances Young Birchum.

He is survived by his wife, Willadean Hutchinson Birchum, two children, Kirk Shannon Birchum and Shelly Marie...

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