All Obituaries

BOB EDWIN CLINE, age 81, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 6:25 p.m. at Mount Carmel East. He was born on February 14, 1937 in Fayette County to George and Bessie Roosa Cline. Bob had worked at the American Building Company in Jamestown as a welding supervisor and was also self-employed in the roofing business. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. Bob didn’t know a stranger and he loved to make people laugh. He...

JACK LEE JUNK, age 74, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:59 p.m. at Mount Carmel East. He was born on June 9, 1944 in Ross County to Ralph “Buck” and Jean Taylor Junk. He was a 1964 graduate of Clarksburg High School. Jack proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. He retired from the Showa Aluminum Corporation in Mount Sterling. Jack had attended the Heritage Memorial Church. He enjoyed collecting...

HOWARD CLEMENS HIDY, age 85, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 3:12 p.m. at Carriage Court of Washington CH. He was born on October 21, 1933 in Fayette County to Bruce Warner and Hazel Mae Denney Hidy. He was a 1951 graduate of Washington High School. Howard had worked as a lumber grader at Fred Mears in South Charleston and later retired from Versa Ferguson in Mount Sterling. He enjoyed playing euchre at the Commission on Aging on Delaware Street, fishing, and...

ALICE FAYE WILLS, age 80, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor of Washington CH. She was born on January 8, 1938 in Fayette County to Hugh and Mazie Vance Rodgers. Alice retired from the Fayette County Commission on Aging where she had worked as a receptionist. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed taking care of her cats and being with her family. Alice was preceded in death by her...

WILLIAM PEYTON “PETE” ARTHUR JR., age 83, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. at Signature Healthcare of Fayette County. He was born on October 31, 1935 in Salem, Virginia to William Peyton Sr. and Frances Moran Arthur. He was a 1953 graduate of Salem High School. After graduation, he attended Virginia Tech until entering the military. Pete proudly served his country in the US Army. He retired after thirty-five years of service with the...

ADA SHILTZ, age 92, of New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 4:40 p.m. at Court House Manor. She was born on October 2, 1926 in Pickaway County to Arthur and Gertrude Shaw Mitchem-Matson. She was a graduate of New Holland High School. Ada had been employed at Kaufman Stairs, Incorporated. She had attended the Spirit of Truth Church on Robinson Road in Washington CH. Ada was a loving and devoted wife, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed going to church and loved caring for her...

THEODORE RICHARD “TED” BOWMAN, age 84, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 2:50 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor of Washington CH. He was born on June 4, 1934 in Franklin County to Charles Franklin Sr. and Vida Fern Wallace Bowman. Ted grew up in New Rome, on the west side of Columbus. He was a graduate of Hilliard High School. He had been employed at Burgess & Niple Engineering and Architecture Firm in Columbus where he worked as a surveyor. Ted...

DAVID RUSSELL JENKINS, age 70, of Columbus, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 7:43 a.m. at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born on January 14, 1948 in Franklin County to Donald Russell and Gloria Louise Crowe Jenkins. He was a 1965 graduate of Miami Trace High School. After high school, David attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas for a short time. David was self-employed as an insurance agent for most of his life. He enjoyed thoroughbred...

SARAH VIRGINIA HOLDSWORTH BROWN, age 87, of Washington CH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 9:04 a.m. at Carriage Court of Washington CH. She was born on October 23, 1931 in Wilson County, Tennessee to James Henry and Winnie Aye Robinson Holdsworth. She was a 1949 graduate of Watertown High School in Tennessee. After graduation, Sarah relocated to Washington CH to help her sister, Ruth Connell, during the birth of her first child. Sarah landed her first job in Fayette...

DELORES JO BELLES, age 71, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 9:23 a.m. at Fayette County Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 16, 1946 in Greenfield, Ohio to James Louis and Marian Delores Wallace Wise. Delores started helping her parents at their family owned Mini Bar on St Rt 41 at a young age. She worked until her retirement in 2001 at Armco Steel in Washington CH. Delores had recently given her life over to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She...