Obituaries

Janet Brown

Janet Brown

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...

Ronald Fite

Ronald Fite

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,...

Daniel Foley

Daniel Foley

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...

Sue Ash

Sue Ash

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,...

Joyce Rapp

Joyce Rapp

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...

Martha Griffith

Martha Griffith

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...

Ronnie Renchen

Ronnie Renchen

Mar 10, 2021

Ronnie Renchen, age 63, of Hillsboro passed away early Tuesday morning, March 10, 2021 at Heartland of Hillsboro after battling cancer. He was born January 29, 1958 in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, son of Custer Corwin Renchen and Hazel Marie Baker Renchen. Ronnie was a United States Army Veteran and was an avid outdoorsman. Surviving are his father, Custer C....

Timothy Fisher

Timothy Fisher

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...

Jean Morath

Jean Morath

Mar 9, 2021

W. Jean Morath, Age 91, of Clarksville, Ohio, passed away late Tuesday night, March 9, 2021 at her residence in Florida. She was born April 10, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan & later that year moved to Greenville, Kentucky, where she grew up with her 2 sisters and brother.  She was the  daughter of the late George William & Mabel...

Patrick Mcgreevy

Patrick Mcgreevy

Mar 8, 2021

Patrick Edward McGreevy, age 74, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 8, 2021 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. He was born November 23, 1946 in Cleveland, OH, son of the late Edward Patrick McGreevy and Mary Mullaly McGreevy. Pat retired from New Sabina Industries with more than 20 years of service and was a Vietnam veteran...

Omar "Sonny" Carpenter

Omar "Sonny" Carpenter

Mar 6, 2021

Omar "Sonny" William Carpenter, age 85, of Aberdeen, Ohio, passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the Villa in Georgetown, OH. He was born October 12, 1935 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Omar and Stella Eichholtz Carpenter. Sonny attended church at the Georgetown Baptist Church and the Aberdeen Baptist Church. Sonny is survived by sister, Shirley Cuddy...

Kathryn Runk

Kathryn Runk

Mar 6, 2021

Kathryn Ann Runk, Age 84, of Lynchburg, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior early Saturday morning,  March 6, 2021 at the Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born February 23, 1937 in Lynchburg, OH, daughter of the late Leroy Justin & Mary Easter (Gibler) Copeland. She was a member of Danville Church of Christ, where she was also...

Karmel Payton

Karmel Payton

Mar 5, 2021

Karmel Kaye Payton, age 62 of Washington CH, Ohio passed away March 5, 2021 surrounded by her family at Mount Carmel Hospital in Grove City. She was born on June 5, 1958 in Fayette County. Karmel was a Miami Trace graduate in the class of 1976 and proceeded to obtain her LPN at FCMH School of Practical Nursing. She...

Sheila Allen

Sheila Allen

Mar 5, 2021

Sheila Allen, (9/28/1966 - 3/5/2021) age 54, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with breast cancer on Friday, March 5, 2021. Surviving are husband, Roger Allen who she was with for 23 years, mother, Carolyn Holcomb of Michigan, father, Gary (Judy) Stevens of Texas, brother, Norman Stevens, sister, Jeannette Wiegand (& Chris),...

Daryl Robinson

Daryl Robinson

Mar 5, 2021

Daryl J. Robinson SR, 64, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, March 5, 2021 at the Kindred Hospital in Dayton, Ohio due to complications from Covid. He was born January 22, 1957 in Wilmington, son of the late James & Janet Marie (DeBoard) Robinson.  He married Jo Angela (Houchins) Robinson, who survives. A 1975 graduate of Little...

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith

Feb 27, 2021

Charles "Chuck" Smith, Age 79, of Blanchester, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday afternoon, February 27, 2021 at home. He was born February 16, 1942 in Hillsboro, OH, son of the late Estie & Hazel (Reveal) Smith.  On July 1, 1960 in Hillsboro, Ohio, he married Bonnie Lou Moore Smith, who survives. Chuck had worked as...

Dr. James Ramsey

Dr. James Ramsey

Feb 23, 2021

Dr. James M. Ramsey, Age 96, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Tuesday evening, February 23, 2021 at the Cape May Retirement Community in Wilmington. He was born May 21, 1924 in Wilmington, Ohio, son of the late Gerald Waldo & Adeline C. (Boothby) Ramsey. A US Navy WWII Veteran, Jim retired as a Professor for the University of Dayton...

William "Bill" Pitzer

William "Bill" Pitzer

Feb 23, 2021

William D. "Bill" Pitzer Sr., age 78, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Louisville, KY. He was born May 14, 1942 in Sugartree Ridge, OH, son of the late George Earl Pitzer  and Mabel Virginia Mobley Pitzer. Bill was a member of the Bible Baptist Church of Wilmington and Dalton Masonic Lodge #578 F...

Marlene Yarger

Marlene Yarger

Feb 22, 2021

Marlene Yarger, age 88, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Monday night, February 22, 2021 of natural causes surrounded by her family. She was born April 8, 1932 in Brown County, Ohio, daughter of the late Grover T. and Amy E. Winkle Overstake. Surviving are her four children, Mona Lisa (David) Crone, Tracy Dietmeyer, Rusty (Casey) Yarger, and Amy...

Donald Tong

Donald Tong

Feb 21, 2021

Donald E. Tong, age 81, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, February 21, 2021 at his home. He was born April 10, 1939 in Latham, Ohio, son of Eyler "Bud" and Mary Bailey Tong. Surviving are his six children, David Tong of Peebles, Mark Tong of Wakefield, Tamara (Tony) Penwell of Peebles, Michelle (Roger) Risner of Lucasville, James Tong...