Obituaries

Apr 23, 2021

Kenneth J. Surface, age 80, of Wilmington, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 at Optimized Senior Living in Lebanon, OH. He was born September 5, 1940 in Mongomery County, OH, son of the late Ira E. Surface Sr. and Glenna I. Shuey Surface. Kenny was a member of Clinton County Senior Center, was a retired Teamsters truck driver and...

Apr 20, 2021

Walker "Jack" Waits Sr., age 83, formerly of the Mowrystown and Buford communities, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born August 16, 1937 in Switzerland County, Indiana, son of the late Walter Cyril and Bessie Catherine (Osborne) Waits. Jack owned and operated two Mechanic Shops in Mowrystown and Buford. He...

Apr 19, 2021

Colleen Catherine Stotts, Age 91, of New Vienna, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 19, 2021 at home with her family. She was born August 21, 1929 in Van Wert, Ohio, daughter of the late John Henry & Nellie Bee (Sanderson) Curtis. Colleen was preceded in death by her husband- Donald Joseph Stotts of Dayton, Ohio. Colleen was...

Apr 10, 2021

Jewell Ann Downing, age 72, of Huber Heights, Ohio formerly of Wilmington, passed away, Saturday morning, April 10, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born April 14, 1948 in Maysville, Kentucky, daughter of the late James Eugene and Inez Irene (Mullenix) Adkins. On August 5, 1967 at St. Columkille Catholic Church in Wilmington she married John Thomas Downing,...

Apr 8, 2021

Donald W. Bloom, age79, of Winchester, Ohio, passed away, Thursday morning, April 8, 2021 at the Heartland of Hillsboro Nursing Center. He was born March 31, 1942 in Highland County, Ohio, son of the late William Francis & Mary (Kirk)  Bloom.  On November 10, 1963 in Sardinia, Ohio, he married M. Jane Bloom, who passed on October 14, 2014....

Apr 8, 2021

Raymond A. "Buddy" Wheeling, age 72, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, OH. He was born October 21, 1948 in Jamestown, OH, son of the late Raymond Allen Wheeling Sr. and Mildred Elizabeth Alexander Wheeling. He was a member of the Wilmington Assembly of God and was a US...

Apr 3, 2021

Tom Tumbleson, age 78, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, April 3, 2021 at Clinton Memorial Hospital. He was born March 27, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late Charles and Letha (Johnson) Tumbleson. Tom was a United States Navy Veteran, having served during the Vietnam War. He owned and operated Tumbleson Automotive Repair and Wrecker...

Apr 3, 2021

CAREY, Carolyn M. age 80 reunited with her family in Heaven on Saturday, April 3, 2021. She was born on June 23, 1940 in Wilmington, Ohio to the late Russell and Virginia Hampton Jr. In addition to her parents, Carolyn is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Max B. Carey; brothers: Jerry Hampton and Richard “Dick” Hampton; brother-in-law,...

Mar 30, 2021

Marie C Bennett, age 91, of Wilmington, Ohio, went to be with the Lord early Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021 at home surrounded by the love of her family. She was born July 22, 1929 in Cameron, Wisconsin daughter of the late Ole & Marie (Winkler) Romsos,   On July 26, 1952, she married the love of her life,  Robert...

Mar 26, 2021

Betty Louise Garrison, age 93, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at her daughters home surrounded by her family in Cincinnati. She was born November 27, 1927 in Columbus, OH, daughter of the late Floyd Edward Rhoads  and Cora Alberta Davis Rhoads Everetts.

She married the love of her life, Bill Garrison on 1/24/1947. ...

Mar 24, 2021

Wesley Gordon Fender, age 79, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 14, 1942 in Taylorsville, Ohio, son of the late Carey Newton and Bertha "Boots" Robinson Fender. Wesley was a graduate of Whiteoak High School class of 1959 and had a long successful career in...

Mar 23, 2021

Barbara Kaplan, age 70, of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at her home. She was born December 6, 1950 in Glendale, Ohio. Barbara was a loving wife of 50 years to Benjamin Kaplan, mother to Dr. Rachel Kaplan (Stapleton) and Emma Kaplan (Allen), MA Special Education, and a grandmother to Ethan and Olivia Stapleton and Isaac and Willow Allen....

Mar 22, 2021

Kay F. Martin, age 81, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away Monday March 22, 2021 at her home. She was born December 14, 1939 in Cincinnati, OH, daughter of the late Paul J. South  and Louada Roades South. She was a 1958 graduate of Whiteoak High School and a member of the Macon Church of Christ. Surviving are daughter, Veida...

Mar 17, 2021

Janet  Ruth Brown, age 77, of Martinsville, Ohio, passed away early Wednesday morning,  March 17, 2021 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born May 17, 1943 in Piketon, Ohio, daughter of  the late William Clayton & Daisy Katherine (Rose) Smith. She and her family owned and operated Brown's Distributors gas station in downtown Martinsville. Surviving are...

Mar 15, 2021

Daniel  Foley, Age 96, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, March 15, 2021 at home with his loved ones by his side. He was born January 25, 1925 in Kilpadder, Ireland, son of the late Patrick & Nora (Galvin) Foley. Daniel had been a Catholic and was in the Royal Air Force during WW II,  he was a...

Mar 15, 2021

Ronald E. Fite, age 52, of the Fairfax Community passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, March 15, 2021 at his home. He was born April 2, 1968 in West Union, Ohio, son of Kenneth Keith Fite and Donna Allyn Roush Fite. Ronald was a United States Navy and Marine Corps Veteran, where he served in the Gulf War, Desert Storm,...

Mar 14, 2021

Sue Ellen Ash, age 77, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away late Sunday night, March 14, 2021 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born September 22, 1943 in Newton, Kansas, daughter of the late Ray Allison & Lillian Jeanette (Smith) Cave. Sue Ellen had worked as the District Manager for Hallmark Stores and the Clinton County Historical Society,...

Mar 13, 2021

Joyce Colleen Rapp, age 71, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away early Saturday morning, March 13, 2021 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born October 4, 1949 in Williamson, West Virginia, daughter of the late Otis Edward and Geneva Wallace Morris. Joyce had worked at Ahrestry and Randall Corporation. She loved to read and crochet. Surviving are her...

Mar 12, 2021

Martha R. Griffith, age 95, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, March 12, 2021 at Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born January 21, 1926 in Highland County, OH, daughter of the late Wilbur Guy Sams and Garnet May Russell Sams. She was a member of the Hillsboro Church of The Nazarene; was a longtime photographer in the Highland...

Mar 10, 2021

Timothy C. Fisher, Age 68, of Clarksville, Ohio passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 10, 2021 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. He was born September 6, 1952 in Lebanon, Ohio, son of the late Charles & Mabel (Gassert) Fisher.  On November 19, 1994 in Lebanon, he married Vicki Lynn (Hatfield) Fisher, who survives. A 1970 Clinton-Massie High...