All Obituaries

RANDALL L. “RANDY” BEHRENDS, age 49, of Washington CH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 9:24 a.m. at his home after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife, son, mother, brother, and other members of his wife’s family. Randy was born on December 24, 1970 in Morristown, Tennessee to William Bernard “Bill” Behrends and Charlotte Sue Bible Carter. On September 19, 1998, Randy married his wife Joni. Their only son Alex...

CAROLYN JEAN “JEANIE” FOLLROD, age 79, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor of Washington CH. She was born on September 1, 1940 in Pickaway County to Dale and Claribel Rohrer Follrod. She had attended New Holland High School. Jeanie had worked at the Kenwood Restaurant & Lounge as a waitress and bartender for over twenty-eight years. She had been a long-time member at the South Side Church of Christ in...

ROGER LARRY BOYSEL SR., age 76, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 10:27 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor of Washington CH. He was born on April 25, 1943 in Fayette County to Herbert and Ruth Null Boysel. Roger proudly served his country in the US Army and the Ohio National Guard. He was a long-time member at the Heritage Memorial Church and a strong supporter of the Rose Avenue Community Center. Roger was also a former member of the...

PAUL EUSTACE BENNINGTON, age 65, of Washington CH, formerly of Jasper, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 12:40 a.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born on April 26, 1954 in Adams County to Charles and Martha Osborn Bennington. He was a graduate of Adena High School in Frankfort. Paul had worked in the oil fields and was also a long-haul truck driver. He grew up in the New Holland Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, singing, karaoke, and...

FRED “FREDDIE” PENWELL JR., age 67, of Pedro, Ohio, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 9:09 a.m. at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia. He was born on February 7, 1953 in Fayette County to Fred and Mary Crouch Penwell. He was a graduate of Miami Trace High School. Freddie proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Era. He had worked in construction for most of his adult life. Eddie was a member of the Moose...

ROBERT ELDON "BOBBY" PENWELL JR., age 63, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 11:11 a.m. at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in Westerville. He was born on December 10, 1956 in Fayette County to Robert Sr. and LuLu Cottrell Penwell-Haines. He had attended Washington High School. Robert proudly served his country in the US Army. Robert had worked in the concrete business for most of his life; he retired after many years from Conserve Concrete Construction...

CARMEL LYN LEACH-MARTIN, age 64, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. at her home. She was born on March 19, 1956 in Fayette County to Floyd and Gladys Smith Leach. She had attended Westfall High School and the Adena High School in Frankfort. Carmel worked for many years at the American Legion in Washington CH as a waitress and bartender. She had been attending The Gathering Place, South Side Church of Christ, and Spirit of Truth Church. Carmel was a loving...

RONALD MARK “RON” MICKLE, age 82, of Washington CH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7:12 p.m. at his home. He was born on December 2, 1937 in Fayette County to Mark and June Junkins Mickle. He had attended Washington High School. Ron worked in maintenance for Pennington Bakery in Washington CH and the Kroger Bakery in Columbus. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and drinking coffee at McDonald’s, Burger King, and Our Place Restaurant with the, “Old...

ROBERT LEE SPARKS, age 57, of Bloomingburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:20 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Manor or Washington CH. He was born on July 15, 1962 in Franklin County to Loverda and Christine Klein Sparks. He was a 1981 graduate of Whitehall-Yearling High School in Whitehall, Ohio. Robert had worked in maintenance at JD Equipment in London, Ohio for many years. He enjoyed playing video games and going to work. Robert was preceded in death by his parents; son,...

MILDRED “LOUISE” HARRIS, age 86, of Washington CH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 6:20 p.m. at Court House Manor. She was born on July 6, 1933 in Tarrant County, Texas to Lonnie Carroll and Bernice Fay Dutton Daniels. She was a graduate of Diamond Hill High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Louise had worked as a Nanny for several families in the local area. She enjoyed roller-skating in her younger years, bowling, playing Bingo, doing puzzles, and she loved...