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Local obituaries for Washington CH, OH.
Jennie Lee Smith
Sep 30, 2017
JENNIE LEE SMITH, age 82, of Washington CH, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:20 a.m. at The OSU Wexner Medical Center.
She was born on October 2, 1934 in Fayette County to William J. and Edna M. Johnson Irions Engle. She was a 1952 graduate of Washington...
Willis James Vandyke Sr.
Sep 28, 2017
WILLIS JAMES VANDYKE SR., age 69, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 10:57 p.m. at The OSU Wexner Medical Center.
He was born on February 13, 1948 in Athens, Ohio to George and Daisy VanDyke. He was employed by ABX Air for twenty-seven years, and...
Juanita G. Strunk
Sep 22, 2017
JUANITA G. STRUNK, age 79, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 2:10 a.m. at St. Catherine's Manor of Washington CH.
She was born on April 4, 1938 in Fayette County to Robert and Irene Jones Ruth Chamberlain. Juanita had worked as a waitress at the Garner's Truck Stop for many years. She...
Marilyn "Peach" L. Knisley
Sep 21, 2017
Marilyn L. Knisley, age 79, of Washington CH, went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a long battle with Alzheimer's early Thursday morning September 21, 2017 at St. Catherine's Manor where she had been residing for the past year.
Marilyn "Peach" was born October 27, 1937 in Fayette County to John Ervin and Florence...
Heather Dawn Edwards
Sep 20, 2017
HEATHER DAWN EDWARDS, age 37, of Bloomingburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 2:51 a.m. at the OSU Wexner Medical Center.
She was born on November 4, 1979 in Ross County to David Nickell and Sheila Oakes Acton. She was a 1998 graduate of McClain High School and also had attended Southern State Community College....
Betty Lee Bondurant Thomas
Sep 19, 2017
BETTY LEE BONDURANT THOMAS, age 74, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Four Seasons of Washington CH.
She was born on April 14, 1943 in Sabina, Ohio to Chat Bondurant and Alice Gillenwater Polley. She was a graduate of Greenfield McClain High School. Betty worked for many years at...
Donald "Don" Earl Bowdle
Sep 15, 2017
DONALD "DON" E. BOWDLE, age 86, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 15, 2017 at 8:58 p.m. at his home.
He was born on August 6, 1931 in Ross County to Earl and Bessie Toops Bowdle. He was a 1949 graduate of Frankfort High School. Don proudly served...
Jack C. Smith
Sep 12, 2017
JACK C. SMITH, age 87, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1:05 p.m. at St. Catherine's Manor of Washington CH.
He was born on June 10, 1930 in Flint, Michigan to Oliver and Myrtle Wolf Smith. He was a 1948 graduate of Washington High School. Jack proudly served his country in the...
Nancy Marie Pitstick
Sep 9, 2017
NANCY MARIE PITSTICK, age 82, of South Solon, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 1:35 a.m. at Madison Health in London, Ohio.
She was born on May 4, 1935 in Madison County to the late Robert and Myrtle Gahm Shoemaker. She was a 1953 graduate of Jamestown High School. Nancy had worked for the Terra...
Jerrod Scott Daniels
Sep 9, 2017
JERROD SCOTT DANIELS, age 31, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 5:15 p.m. his home.
He was born on September 28, 1985 in Fayette County to Jim Daniels and Crystal Jones Carmen. Jerrod was most recently employed by Valley Interior Systems as a carpenter. He enjoyed fishing, making people laugh, but most...
Theodore Wesley Cottrell Jr.
Sep 8, 2017
THEODORE WESLEY COTTRELL JR., age 51, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at 1:24 p.m. at The OSU Wexner Medical Center.
He was born on November 8, 1965 in Highland County to Theodore Wesley Cottrell and Dorothy Mae Carr Sowders. Ted was self-employed as a painter. He enjoyed working on old muscle cars...
John Fredrick Joseph
Sep 4, 2017
JOHN FREDRICK JOSEPH, age 88, of Bloomingburg, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at his home.
He was born on September 7, 1928 in Lawrence County to Elmer and Minnie Davis Joseph. He was a semi-tractor trailer owner and driver for many years and he also worked as an owner, driver, trainer, and breeder of Standardbred...
Phyllis Jean Camp
Sep 4, 2017
PHYLLIS JEAN CAMP, age 89, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at her home.
She was born on October 26, 1927 in Clinton County to Harry and Frances Bradshaw Michaels. She was a 1945 graduate of Adams Township. Phyllis was a wife, and busy mother to her six children. She had also worked...
Amber Lea Hixon
Sep 1, 2017
AMBER LEA HIXON, age 30, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2017 at her home.
She was born on September 14, 1986 in Fayette County to Jerry A. and Tracey A. Hixon. She was a 2005 graduate of Miami Trace High School. Amber worked for many years at Court House Manor and Fayette County...
Dryden Dean "Dino" Martin
Sep 1, 2017
REV. DRYDEN DEAN "DINO" MARTIN, age 72, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 2:01 p.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
He was born on August 22, 1945 in Fayette County to Vivian Irene Gool. He retired from Steelox in 2002 after thirty-four...
James Edward Hurless
Aug 31, 2017
JAMES EDWARD HURLESS, age 61, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 11:40 a.m. at Fayette County Memorial Hospital.
He was born on May 23, 1956 in Fayette County to Gerald Paul and Bernice Hurless. He was employed with American Tools for over twenty years. He enjoyed watching old western movies and wrestling,...
Sharon Freda Butcher
Aug 31, 2017
SHARON FREDA BUTCHER, age 67, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at her home.
She was born on February 13, 1950 in Greenfield, Ohio to Alfred M. and Dorothy Heckert Browne. She was a lifelong babysitter and all of her children were special to her. Sharon attended the Grace Community Church in Washington...
Neil Richard Matson
Aug 27, 2017
NEIL RICHARD MATSON, age 86, of Washington CH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Four Seasons of Washington CH.
He was born on October 8, 1930 in Franklin County to Bernard and Ruth Merritt Matson. He had worked at NCR, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, and was...
William Howard "Pee Wee" Yoakum Jr.
Aug 18, 2017
WILLIAM HOWARD "PEE WEE" YOAKUM JR., age 46, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017.
He was born on October 20, 1970 in Highland County to William Howard and Kathy Jean Calhoun Yoakum. He attended McClain High School and studied welding at Laurel Oaks. Pee Wee had been employed as a roofer and a...
Matthew Wayne Stiffler
Aug 18, 2017
MATTHEW WAYNE STIFFLER, age 31, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at his home.
He was born on July 21, 1986 in Fayette County to Rob Stiffler and Twana Camp. He was a 2005 graduate of Washington Senior High School and had also attended The Ohio State University, where he majored in broadcasting....
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