All Obituaries

RANDY KEITH ELLISON, age 44, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on December 2, 1977, in Fayette County to Richard Keith and Cathie Ann (Shiltz) Ellison. He attended Miami Trace High School and later obtained his GED. Randy had worked in construction and also a few factories. He enjoyed listening to music and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his father and stepmother,...

CHRISTOPHER MARK “CHRIS” HAWKINS, age 63, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at his home. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on June 4, 1959, in Fayette County to the late Orville Edward and Rose Margaret (Grooms) Hawkins. He attended Miami Trace High School and later obtained his GED. Chris was a truck driver for Hummer Trucking based out of Williamsburg, Iowa. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He...

KURT ALLEN BROWN, age 64, of New Holland, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on November 17, 1957, in Fayette County to the late Ronald O. and Rena (Beechler) Brown. He was a 1976 graduate of Miami Trace High School. From building custom cabinets to designing extravagant kitchens; Kurt could best be described as a “jack of all trades.” He enjoyed traveling with his wife, golfing, and was an avid Cleveland Browns fan. In...

ROBERT LEE “BOBBY” VANDYNE, age 55, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1966, in Fayette County to the late William E. “Bill” and Dorothy M. (Cruse) VanDyne. He was a 1985 graduate of Washington High School. Bobby had worked at the Yusa Corporation and ValuTex Reinforcements, Incorporated. He enjoyed riding his dirt bike, listening to rock and roll, and drinking a beer. Survivors include his...

KENNY D. “EARTHQUAKE” HESS, age 62, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 3:53 a.m. at the Adena Fayette Medical Center. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on January 29, 1960, in Jamestown, Ohio to the late Donald and Helen (Huffman) Hess. He was a graduate of Wilmington High School and Laurel Oaks Joint Vocational Trade School where he studied to become an electrician. Kenny worked as a skilled electrician for most of...

KELLY A. DAILEY, age 52, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. at Four Seasons of Washington. She was born on November 8, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Lawrence Edward and Siane Lillie (Butler) Mahan. Cremation has taken place and she will be interred in her home state of Virginia. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Summers Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.summersfunrealhome.com

MARITA F. “RITA” TURLEY, age 68, of Chillicothe, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 11:46 p.m. at her home while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 21, 1954, in Greenup, Kentucky to the late Virgil E. and Nora B. (Sexton) Watkins. She attended Teays Valley High School and later obtained her GED. Rita was a stay-at-home wife and mother to her two children. She enjoyed traveling, camping, fishing, sewing, quilting, laughing, and spending time with her...

JEANNE LYNN JETT, age 64, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022, at her home. Her death was sudden and unexpected. She was born on July 11, 1958, in Highland County to the late Glenn William and Phyllis Ann (Freshour) Newlan. She was a graduate of Washington High School. Jeanne was a stay-at-home wife and mother to her two children. She enjoyed listening to all genres of music, talking on the phone, and spending time with her beloved grandchildren. In addition to her...

JANET SUE STEWART, age 78, of Washington CH, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 6:58 a.m. at Signature Healthcare of Fayette County. She was born on April 23, 1944 in Hamilton County, Ohio to the late Joey E. and Emily E. (Lickliter) Davis. She was a 1963 graduate of Blanchester High School. Janet was a stay-at-home wife and mother to her four children. She was also a faithful member at the Harvest Life Church. Janet was a loving and devoted wife, mother,...

HOWARD NICHOLAS “NICK” BROWN, JR., age 64, of Circleville, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at his home with his beloved family by his side. He was born on October 4, 1957, in Xenia, Ohio to the late Howard N., Sr. and Mary L. (Burton) Brown. He was a graduate of Greeneview High School in Jamestown and obtained his Associate’s Degree from ITT Technical Institute. Nick was currently employed at Simpson Strong-Tie in Columbus where he worked as a tool and die...