Ruth Louise Stritenberger
Jul 1, 2015
RUTH LOUISE STRITENBERGER, age 94, of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 6:30 a.m. at the Mt. Carmel Medical Center. She was born on August 10, 1920 in Jeffersonville to Cameron and Nora Duncan Shiltz. She was a Bloomingburg High School graduate. She had attended the Washington Avenue House of Prayer. She enjoyed cooking, spending time...
Sandra Kay Pruitt
Jul 1, 2015
SANDRA KAY PRUITT, age 66, of Leesburg, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 7:10 a.m. at her son's home. She was born on December 28, 1948 in Columbus to Hiram and Irene Lawhun Pruitt. She had worked at Northern Electric Company in Galion and was also a Mary Kay Cosmetics representative. She enjoyed spending...
Cheryl Ann Summers
Jun 27, 2015
CHERYL ANN SUMMERS, age 60, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 8:32 a.m. at the Unverferth House of OSU Wexner Medical Center. She was born on July 25, 1954 in Greenfield to the late Bud and Joan Millirons Everhart. She was a 1972 Greenfield McClain High School graduate and a 2007 graduate of Southern State...
Steve Smalley
Jun 22, 2015
STEVE E. SMALLEY, age 64, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 10:41 a.m. at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 12, 1950 in Fayette County to James and Mary Lou Slavens Smalley. He had worked at Palm Harbor Homes for more than 30 years and also Walmart Super Center....
Harold "Unkie" Shonkwiler
Jun 20, 2015
HAROLD 'UNKIE' SHONKWILER, age 82, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 2:09 p.m. at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 9, 1932 near Waterloo to Carl and Ada Ogburn Shonkwiler. He lived his entire life in Fayette County. He was a retired dairy farmer and sold coal for many...
Jose Angel Gallardo
Jun 20, 2015
JOSE ANGEL GALLARDO, age 81, of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 4:23 p.m. at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 2, 1933 in Guatemala, Central America to Cayetano and Juana Morales Gallardo. He had worked at Mac Tools for 24 years and also had worked at Fenton's Equipment where...
Willard "Red" Bainter
Jun 15, 2015
WILLARD E. 'RED' BAINTER, age 79, of Washington CH, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 4:05 a.m. at his home. He was born on August 11, 1935 in Austin, Ohio to Guy L. and Viola F. Haynes Bainter. He had worked at Mead Container for over 40 years and Sollars Farms for over 10 years. He was a...
Daniel "Danny" Metz
Jun 14, 2015
DANIEL C. "DANNY" METZ, age 54, of Greenfield passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 4:48 a.m. at the Four Seasons of Washington CH Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on June 8, 1961 in Saint Louis, Missouri to Charles and Kathleen Sheets Metz. He had worked in small engine repair at Pennington's in New Martinsburg and also...
Melinda Gay Speelman
Jun 9, 2015
MELINDA GAY SPEELMAN, age 59, of Washington CH, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 10:52 p.m. at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. She was born on June 5, 1956 in Lafayette, Indiana to the late Ronald and Dorothy Curtis Leaman. She had worked as an LPN for the State of Ohio Department of Corrections and later...
Harry E. Arnold Sr.
Jun 7, 2015
HARRY E. ARNOLD, SR., age 93, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital. He was born on August 15, 1921 in Greenfield, to Floyd and Anna Sword Arnold. He was a self-employed mechanic. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He enjoyed fishing, cutting...
Beryl Thomas Raypole
Jun 7, 2015
BERYL THOMAS RAYPOLE, age 78, of Washington CH, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 10:29 a.m. at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 25, 1936 in Allen County, Indiana to John and Isabelle Madden Raypole. He retired in 1991 after 40 years of service from the Laborers' International Union Local #423. After his retirement,...
Gary Frye
Jun 4, 2015
GARY A. FRYE, age 61, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at his home. He was born on March 4, 1954 in Fayette County to W. Dean and Betty Shumaker Frye. He was a 1972 Washington High School graduate. He had been involved in Cub Scouts, Little League Baseball, was a former member of the Blue...
Delsa Allen
Jun 3, 2015
DELSA ALLEN, age 84, of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 5:15 a.m. at the Four Seasons Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on November 5, 1930 in Sandy Hook, Kentucky to Thomas and Bess Castle Hicks. She had worked as a broker and real estate agent having her own business, Home Realty. She later...
Virgil Garland Martin Iv
Jun 2, 2015
VIRGIL GARLAND MARTIN, IV, 14 months old, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 12:10 p.m. at the Fayette County Memorial Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on March 14, 2014 in Dayton to Virgil G. Martin III and Jessica Allen. Virgil is survived by his parents, sister Angel Martin, half-sister Lauren Martin and half-brother Branson Cooper; grandparents Virgil...
Barbara E. Williams-Jordan
May 30, 2015
BARBARA ELLEN WILLIAMS-JORDAN, age 69, of Dayton, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 12:15 a.m. at the Stonespring of Vandalia Nursing Center. She was born on August 25, 1945 in Madison County to the late James B. Sr. and Carrie Strausbaugh Williams. She retired from Walmart of Dayton. She loved spending time with her...
Dale Duncan
May 29, 2015
DALE SAMUEL DUNCAN, age 42, of Washington CH, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at his home. He was born in the hearts of William and Doris Lightle Duncan on February 18, 1973. He was a 1991 Washington High School graduate. He had worked in apartment maintenance for many years. He enjoyed working on cars. Dale was preceded in...
Arlene Gardner
May 28, 2015
ARLENE F. GARDNER, age 71, of Washington CH, formerly of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 2:35 p.m. at the Four Seasons Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Fayette County to Forrest and Mildred Gault Campbell. She enjoyed being a housewife and loved cooking, reading, crossword puzzles and her canine companion,...
Arlene Gardner
May 28, 2015
ARLENE F. GARDNER, age 71, of Washington CH, formerly of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 2:35 p.m. at the Four Seasons Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on October 27, 1943 in Fayette County to Forrest and Mildred Gault Campbell. She enjoyed being a housewife and loved cooking, reading, crossword puzzles and her canine companion,...
Gail W. Mershon
May 28, 2015
GAIL W. MERSHON, age 93, of Washington CH, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 10:40 p.m. at the Ohio State Wexner Zusman Hospice. He was born on July 21, 1921 in Washington CH to Ray and Laura Gosney Mershon. He was a Washington High School graduate. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII, serving in...
Randy "Luke" Lucas
May 24, 2015
RANDY 'LUKE' LUCAS, age 60, of Mt. Sterling, was given earthly life on November 17, 1954 and passed away in his sleep at his home on Sunday, May 24, 2015. He enjoyed fishing and was a huge Buckeye and Browns fan. Randy was preceded in death by his mother, Orpha Mae Carpenter Lucas and sister and brother-in-law Cathy and Steve...
