All Obituaries

ROBERT W. “BOBBY” BLAIR, age 71, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 3:40 p.m. at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on January 11, 1948 in Franklin County to Kenneth and Beatrice Taylor Blair. He was a 1966 graduate of Washington High School. Bobby proudly served his country in the US Air Force for twenty years; six years active duty and fourteen years with the Ohio Air National Guard. After ending his active duty service, he worked for Yeoman TV. He had also...

SARAH CATHERINE LEISURE, age 62, of Williamsport, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 at 10:55 p.m. at the Adena Regional Medical Center after a two-year battle with cancer. She was born on January 16, 1957 in Clark County to the late Robert Edwin and Sarah Patricia Shirey Dean. She was a graduate of Washington High School. Sarah was a loving wife and mother and stayed at home to raise her two daughters. She enjoyed travelling, gardening, being with her family,...

MARY LOU CHRISTMAN HAINES, age 91, of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 12:20 p.m. at Court House Manor. She was born on August 21, 1927 in Vinton County to Ansel and Catherine Seymour Peoples. She was a 1946 graduate of McArthur High School and then attended the General Motors Business Class in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mary Lou retired from Doug Marine Motors where she had worked as their business manager. She was an active member at the SouthSide Church of Christ where...

NICHALOUS KENT “NICK” PITSTICK, age 33, of South Solon, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 10:24 a.m. at The Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center. He was born on October 1, 1985 in Madison County to Michael Kent Pitstick and Margaret Elvira Duffy Harding. He was a 2004 graduate of Madison-Plains High School. Nick was born and raised on his family farm; he and his brother owned and operated “N and J Planting”. He enjoyed taking long rides, checking on the...

JANA MARIE GROFF-UPTHEGROVE, age 39, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:15 a.m. at Court House Manor after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 8, 1980 in Hamilton County to James Groff and Barbara Black. She was a 1998 graduate of South High School in Wichita, Kansas. Jana furthered her education at the Nationwide Beauty Academy and had worked as a stylist at Kenneth’s Salon in Columbus. Jana is preceded in death by her infant daughter, Ava Boeshart; and...

ADAM WAYNE JUSTICE, age 29, of Springfield, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 11:14 a.m. at his home. He was born on January 11, 1990 in Franklin County to Steven Wayne and Michelle Marie Jordan Bryan. He had attended Washington High School. Adam was currently employed at Rooster’s in Springfield where he worked as a cook. He was an all-around sports fanatic and had two favorite teams; the Cincinnati Reds and the San Francisco 49ers. Adam was preceded...

GLENNA MARIE SAUNDERS, age 62, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 6:01 p.m. at her home. She was born on January 30, 1957 in Greenfield, Ohio to Glenn William and Phyllis Ann Freshour Newlan. She attended Miami Trace High School and then furthered her education at Southern State Community College where she obtained an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Glenna had worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Wintersong Village and also did Home Health. Glenna’s...

EDDIE RAY KELLER, age 61, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 2:50 p.m. at Court House Manor. He was born on August 15, 1957 in Franklin County to Earl Edwin and Betty Louise Buskirk Keller. He was a graduate of Miami Trace High School. Eddie proudly served his country in the US Army. He was employed at Tizwhiz in South Charleston as a truck driver. Eddie had grown-up in the Good Hope Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and was an avid NASCAR fan. Eddie was...

JOHN RAYMOND LUTZ, age 71, of Jeffersonville, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 at 5:40 p.m. at his home. He was born on December 9, 1947 in Clark County to Charles and Virginia Dearth Lutz. John had worked at Cortec for several years before retiring from Advance Auto Parts in Jeffersonville where he had worked as a delivery driver. He enjoyed detailing his truck, working in the yard, and was an avid Ohio State Buckeye fan. John was preceded in death by his parents; son, William...

WILBUR EUGENE FLEMING, age 90, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 1:00 a.m. at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s in Westerville. He was born on May 24, 1929 in Adams County to Edward Clark and Lizzy Ida Kimball Fleming. He was a 1947 graduate of Seaman High School. Wilbur had worked at the National Cash Register in Washington CH and retired from Foster Business Forms after seventeen years of service. He was a long-time member at the...