Obituaries

Mar 5, 2016

BETTIE KERR GRAY, was born Virginia Elizabeth Kerr in Vancouver, B.C. to the late Virginia Davenport Kerr and John Harold Kerr. Bettie lived a long life of family, dance, music and art. She passed away on May 5, 2016, in South Carolina, where she was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Heidi and James Humphries. She was the wife, for...

Mar 4, 2016

MARTHA BENNETT, age 77, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 8:55 p.m. at Signature Health Care where she had resided for the past six years. She was born on February 18, 1939 in Columbus, Ohio. She had worked at Giovanni's Pizza and Auburn Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of the First Church of...

Mar 3, 2016

ANNA MARGARET HOLTON SHAW, age 77, formerly of Washington CH, peacefully entered her resting place at 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at the Clary Grove Nursing and Rehab Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia where she had been a patient since December 15, 2015 with family at her bedside. She was born on March 17, 1938 in Greenup County,...

Feb 29, 2016

MAUDE M. HIDY, age 87, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 9:11 a.m. at the Court House Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 9, 1929 in Elliott County, Kentucky to Frank and Missouri Dickerson Harper. She was a graduate of Madison Mills School and had worked at Cudahys Packing where she met her...

Feb 25, 2016

RUTH ELLEN MCMURRAY INGRAM, age 84, of Sequin, Texas, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016. She was born on March 12, 1931 in Rainsboro, Ohio to Vollie Ray and Mary Edith (Fletcher) McMurray. Ruth was full of life; she loved her family and so many of the people who came into her life, but her...

Feb 24, 2016

BETTY L. (THOMAS) WHITTINGTON WILLIAMS, age 85, of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 11:42 a.m. at her home.

She was born on October 5, 1930 in Buffalo, West Virginia to Marion and Myrtle (Cornell) Thomas. Betty had worked at Crowne Auto and was also a greeter at Wal-Mart in Washington CH. She...

Feb 22, 2016

RITA F. KING, age 60, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 10:40 p.m. at the OSU Medical Center. She was born on September 4, 1955 in Chester, West Virginia to Edward and Lena Monroe Richards. She was a graduate of Wilmington High School and Southern State Community College. She had worked as a registered nurse...

Feb 16, 2016

GREGORY "GREG" N. MOUSER, age 64, of Williamsport, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at his home. He was born on June 8, 1951 in Columbus to Norman and Janis Donohoe Mouser. He had worked for Versa and Willow Wood. He enjoyed searching for arrowheads, hunting, fishing, camping, motorcycles and playing guitar. He especially loved spending time with his...

Feb 15, 2016

ANGELA JEAN COIL, age 44, of Greenfield, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 31, 1971 in Cincinnati to Danny and Deloris Hibbs Tuggle. She was a 1990 graduate of Withrow High School. Both she and her husband, served as Pastor and First Lady of the Mission Church of Blanchester, where she...

Feb 14, 2016

PATRICIA "PAT" LOUISE HAINES, age 71, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 22, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Haines and Coema Leaverton. She also leaves behind two sisters, Karen Clay Riddle of Sabina and Claudia Haggard of...

Feb 7, 2016

WILLIAM "BILL" EUGENE CAMP, age 47, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:58 p.m. at the Mt. Carmel West Hospital. He was born on May 24, 1968 in Fayette County to Robert L. and Joyce Minney Camp. He was a 1986 Washington Senior High School and Laurel Oaks Career Center graduate and had worked at...

Feb 6, 2016

CARROLL LEE REYNOLDS, age 84, of Washington CH, formerly of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 1:51 a.m. at his home. He was born on March 12, 1931 in Sullivan, Illinois to Luther and Bernice Malone Reynolds. He retired from Hobart Engineering as a tool designer. He proudly served his country in the US Air Force...

Feb 1, 2016

DAVID GRAYSON GROVES, age 76, of Washington CH, formerly of Jeffersonville, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 11:52 a.m. at the Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born on March 10, 1939 in Fayette County to Clifford and Inez Huff Groves. He was a 1959 graduate of Jeffersonville High School. He retired from the Morris Bean Company in 1999....

Jan 28, 2016

TERESA ANN MORGAN, age 56, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 15, 1959. Teresa was a graduate of Miami Trace High School, and enjoyed reading, crafts, and gardening. She is preceded in death by her father, Edgar A. Morgan who passed away in 1960, and her sister, Cheryl...

Jan 28, 2016

JAMES 'TWEET" SEVER, age 75, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 11:44 p.m. at his home. He was born on May 4, 1940 in Frankfort, Ohio to Charles and Nellie Hollar Sever. He was a 1958 graduate of Frankfort High School. Tweet proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Cuban Missle Crisis...

Jan 28, 2016

DAVID H. RATLIFF, age 58, of Washington CH, formerly of Williamsport, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:10 a.m. at the Adena Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1957 in Williamsport, Ohio. He was a 1975 Westfall High School graduate. He had worked as a truck driver and also drove tour buses. He was a member...

Jan 25, 2016

NATHAN "NATE" BOLTON, age 69, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:40 p.m. at his home. He was born on July 6, 1946 in Fayette County to Dr. William and Thelma Whitehorse Bolton. He was a Washington High School graduate. Nate had been employed by Mead Container for 26 years and was the owner and...

Jan 21, 2016

PIPER ROSE MARTIN, infant daughter, of Michael Cody Martin and Kensley Rose Priest, was stillborn on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 7:16 a.m. at the Miami Valley South Hospital. Piper was preceded in death by her Uncle, Skyler McCay Priest. Survivors include her parents, her grandparents, Melissa Hedrick and Ron Priest and Phyllis Richmond and Gary Martin; great-grandfather, Floyd Hawkins,...

Jan 19, 2016

DAVID LEE EVANS, age 69, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 9:30 p.m. at his home. He was born on July 31, 1946 in Fayette County to Marcus and Helen Shiltz Evans. He had worked as a caretaker at Brown's Chapel Cemetery in Clarksburg, Deer Creek Golf Course and Drake's Gas. He enjoyed doing painting...

Jan 14, 2016

NORMA MARIE PIERSON, age 87, of Columbus, formerly of New Holland, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 7:59 a.m. at Kobacher House. She was born on June 10, 1928 in Washington CH, to Lote and Hazel Parkison Gilmore. She was a homemaker. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Charles Pierson, siblings, Kenton, James, Wilma...