Obituaries

Porter Lee Doss

Porter Lee Doss

Jun 26, 2022

Porter Lee Doss, 5 days old, passed away on June 26, 2022. Porter was born on June 21, 2022, the son of Ryan and Emily (Rose) Doss of Sardinia. Besides his parents, he is also survived by maternal grandparents, Rodney and Sarah Rose of Lynchburg, paternal grandparents, Richard and Tonya Doss of Sardinia, aunt, Gabriella Rose of Lynchburg, uncle, Richie...

Kenneth Howard Gardner

Kenneth Howard Gardner

Jun 25, 2022

Kenneth Howard Gardner, 87 years of Winchester, passed away peacefully, at his home on June 25, 2022. Born June 20,1935 to Tassel and Lottie Gardner, Kenneth was the youngest of 6 children and the last surviving member from this family. Survivors include his wife, Rosalie (Newman) Gardner whom he married on November 29, 1952 in West Union, Ohio. Kenneth and...

Forrest Lamar Priest

Forrest Lamar Priest

Jun 21, 2022

Forrest L. Priest, 71, of Leesburg, Ohio, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his family. Frosty, as everyone knew him, was born on February 25th in Highland, Ohio at home during the Great Ice Storm of 1951. He graduated from Fairfield High School, class of 1969. Immediately after graduation, he served in the U.S....

Ellen Archer

Ellen Archer

Jun 17, 2022

Ellen Archer, 80 years of New Vienna, passed away on Friday June 17, 2022. She was born in Highpoint, NC on January 20, 1942, the daughter of the late. Edgar Lewis and Grace (Jackson) Royals. Besides her parents, she is preceded by her husband, Gerald Archer on December 13, 2016, sister, Dorothy Owens and brothers, Walter and Cooter Royals. Ellen...

Diane M. Wineberg

Diane M. Wineberg

Jun 16, 2022

Diane M. Wineberg, 68 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Thursday June 16, 2022. Diane was born in Cincinnati on February 22, 1954, the daughter of the late Thomas Veskauf and Gloria (Dailey) Veskauf of Tallahasee, FL. Besides her father, Diane was preceded by her daughter, Laura Dover. Besides her mother, Diane is survived by her daughter, Jessica (Joe) Jordan...

Robert "Bob" Lee Bernard

Robert "Bob" Lee Bernard

Jun 13, 2022

Robert Lee "Bob" Bernard, 75 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Monday June 13, 2022. He was born in Greenfield on July 3, 1946, the son of the late Paul and Grace (Fent) Bernard. Besides his parents, he is preceded in death his daughter, Stacey Allen, brother, Rodney Bernard, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Eloise and Ralph Garrison, and brother-in-law, Otis Garrison....

Roberta L. Bingamon

Roberta L. Bingamon

Jun 10, 2022

Roberta L. Bingamon, 73 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2022. Roberta was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 11, 1948, the daughter of the late Adolph Lee and Fern (Lyons) Crabill. Besides her parents, Roberta was preceded in death by her husband Michael of 52 years, daughter Monica Sue, three brothers Richard, Charles, and Merle Crabill,...

Dorothy Jean Carter

Dorothy Jean Carter

Jun 7, 2022

Dorothy Jean Carter, 70 years of Peebles, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Dorothy was born February 20, 1952, in Cincinnati, OH., the daughter of the late Denver Gibson and Marie (York) Gibson of McKee, KY. Beside her father, Dorothy was preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy, Preacher, Donnie and two sisters, Thelma and Mary. Dorothy is survived by...

Edward "Paul" Schwab, Jr.

Edward "Paul" Schwab, Jr.

Jun 4, 2022

Edward "Paul" Schwab, Jr., 73 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Paul was born in Norfolk, VA. on June 11, 1946, the son of the late Edward P. and Rose (Hardy) Schwab, Sr. Beside his parents, Paul was preceded in death by his brother, Garnett Taylor and step-father, Robert Blair. Paul served in the U.S. Army...

Donald "Bill" William Main

Donald "Bill" William Main

Jun 4, 2022

Donald William "Bill" Main, 87 years old of the Marshall Community, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Hospice of Hope Care Center in Maysville, Kentucky. Bill was born March 6, 1935, in Marshall, Ohio, the son of the late Charles Francis and Mary Myrtle (Hammond) Main. Beside his parents, Bill was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Main....

Naomi Shoemaker Williams

Naomi Shoemaker Williams

Jun 2, 2022

Naomi Shoemaker Williams, 86 years of Hillsboro passed away on Thursday evening, June 2, 2022, at Highland District Hospital. She was born in Highland County on March 28, 1936 to the late John R. and Hazel I. (Roberds) Shoemaker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Neil K. Williams on June 20, 1961; one brother, Roger...

Jerry "Tom" Thomas Bickel

Jerry "Tom" Thomas Bickel

May 26, 2022

Jerry Thomas "Tom" Bickel, 66 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Thursday May 26, 2022 at Hospice of Cincinnati after his battle with cancer. He was born in Cincinnati on March 3, 1956, the son of the late Eugene and Florence (Reed) Bickel. Besides his parents, he is also preceded by his three sisters, Barb Fultz, Cathy Allphin and Debbie...

Davene Reed

Davene Reed

May 23, 2022

Carrie Davene Reed, 78 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Monday May 23, 2022. She was born in Pike County, OH., on July 10, 1943, the daughter of the late William Orville and Ulia Mae (Thompson) Spence. Besides her parents, Davene was preceded in death by her sister, Becky Gilbert. Davene is survived by her husband, Jim Reed; daughters, Julie...

Leonard F. Hicks

Leonard F. Hicks

May 22, 2022

Leonard F. Hicks, 63 years of Latham, passed away on Sunday May 22, 2022. He was born in Chillicothe on April 15, 1959, the son of the late James and Jolene (Maddix) Hicks. Leonard is survived by his sons, Shane Eric Hicks, Eljay Hicks and Maddix James Hicks, step-son, Sam Cooper, five grandchildren and brother, Lonnie Hicks, Jr. On behalf...

Charlene Ison

Charlene Ison

May 18, 2022

Juanita "Charlene" Ison, 89 years of the Byington Community passed away Wed, May 18, 2022. Charlene was born February 25, 1933 in Adams County, OH., the daughter of the late Olie and Josephine (Hackworth) Hoop. Beside her parents, Charlene was preceded in death by her husband, James Donald Ison on November 5, 2002; two brothers, Paul and Glenn Hoop; six...

Tina Gunter

Tina Gunter

May 17, 2022

Tina Gunter, 42 years of Peebles, passed away on Tuesday May 17, 2022. She was born in Columbus on November 8, 1979, the daughter of the late Thomas Rapp and Barbara (Smith) Swank of Columbus. Besides her father, she is also preceded by her twin babies, uncles and mother-in-law, Betty Carter. Tina enjoyed spending time with her family and dogs...

Freddie Merrick

Freddie Merrick

May 15, 2022

Freddie A. Merrick, Sr., 76 years of Peebles, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022. Freddie was born November 28, 1945 in Columbus, OH., the son of the late Robert V. and Mildred M. (Puckett) Merrick. Beside his parents, Freddie was preceded in death by one son, Donald D. Merrick and one sister. Freddie served his Country in the U.S. Navy....

Douglas "Doug" L. Johnson

Douglas "Doug" L. Johnson

May 5, 2022

Douglas Lee Johnson of Columbus, OH peacefully entered into eternal rest on May 5, 2022 at the age of 69 following a battle with COPD. Doug was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 2, 1952. He was a musician, he played keyboard in several bands in his youth, and he later owned his own piano business for many years. Doug...

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

May 3, 2022

James "Jim" William Mitchell, 78 years of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday May 3, 2022. He was born in Hillsboro on October 24, 1943, the son of the Earl James and Bonnie Marie (Daniels) Mitchell. He was preceded in death by his father and a granddaughter Amanda Jones. Jim loved his family, horses, and John Deere tractors. He was a member...

Joyce A. Charles

Joyce A. Charles

Apr 28, 2022

Joyce A. Charles, 88 years of Dublin, passed away on Thursday April 28, 2022. She was born in Kinney, Texas on September 3, 1933, the daughter of the late Richard and Etta (Gatrost) Cash. Besides her parents, she is also preceded by her husbands, Fredrick Frakes, Wendell Charles and Russell Maze and brother, Richard Cash. To serve her family and...