Obituaries

Elbert Vance

Elbert Vance

Oct 19, 2002

Elbert ?Moose? Vance, 74 years of Winchester, died Saturday, October 19, 2002 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. He was born in Winchester, Ohio on September 25, 1928 the son of the late David and Nellie Harmon Vance. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Winchester Church of Christ in Christian...

Reba S. Haines

Reba S. Haines

Oct 18, 2002

Reba S. Haines, 93 years of Peebles, died Friday, October 18, 2002 at the Bethesda North Hospital in Montgomery. She was born in Adams County on May 23, 1909 the Daughter of George and Harriett Collins Lloyd. She attended the Peebles Church of Christ. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. She is...

Jack M. Fizer

Jack M. Fizer

Oct 18, 2002

Jack M. Fizer, 68 years of Peebles, OH, died Friday, October 18, 2002. He was born at Blue Creek, West Virginia on January 19, 1934, the son of Arnold and Bernice Rucker Fizer. Survived by wife, Ailene Cornett Fizer whom he married on November 2, 1956 , brothers, Donnie Fizer of Elkview, West Virginia, Bobby Fizer of Charleston, West Virginia,...

John R. Rowland

John R. Rowland

Oct 15, 2002

John R. Rowland, 73 years of Seaman, died Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Jackson County, Kentucky on February 25, 1929 the son of the late John Henry and Cora Nunn Rowland. He was a member of the Manchester F.O.E. #2232. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Leona Rowland, who...

Carl J. Hignite

Carl J. Hignite

Oct 11, 2002

Carl J. Hignite, 89 years of Peebles, died Friday, October 11, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Addyston, Ohio on March 9, 1913 the son of the late Garfield and Armina Hignite. He was a mill wright for General Motors. He is survived by his wife, Etta Rickett Hignite, who he married on July 31, 1942, son, Rick...

Alvin B. Cassner

Alvin B. Cassner

Oct 11, 2002

Alvin B. Cassner, 88 years of Naples, FL, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2002 in FL. He was born in Chicago, IL on November 3, 1913 the son of John and Ida LaVictor Cassner. He was a member of the Hillsboro 1st. Presbyterian Church, member of the Snow Hill Country Club. Founder and President of Rotary Forms Press, Inc.in...

Ramona Gareldene Dean Lewis

Ramona Gareldene Dean Lewis

Oct 6, 2002

Ramona Gareldene Dean Lewis, 80 years of Seaman, died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. She was born in Seaman, Ohio on February 14, 1922 the daughter of the late Herman and Della Ellis Carroll. She was a member of the Seaman United Presbyterian Church. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Edith Irene Wright

Edith Irene Wright

Oct 6, 2002

Edith Irene Wright, 66 years of New Vienna, died Sunday, October 6, 2002 at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. She was born February 13, 1936 in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Carman and Sarah Edna Locke Taylor. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband David Elwood Wright on March 18, 1996 and two sisters. She...

Minnis Sibrel

Minnis Sibrel

Oct 5, 2002

Minnis Sibrel, 87 years of Hillsboro, died Saturday, October 5, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on December 8, 1914 the son of Oscar and Mae Doss Sibrel. He was a member of the Hillsboro Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses, retired in 1979 from Cincinnati Milacron in Wilmington after 28 years of service, and was a...

William Earl Bill Leeth

William Earl Bill Leeth

Oct 5, 2002

WILLIAM EARL BILL LEETH, 61 YEARS, DIED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2002 AT PLEASANT HILL MANOR IN PIKETON, OHIO. HE WAS BORN JUNE 12, 1941, PIKE COUNTY, THE SON OF THE LATE WILIAM AND RUTH ELLIOTT LEETH. BESIDE HIS PARENTS, HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY A SON BRIAN LEETH AND 1 BROTHER. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE NANCY LOWE...

Carlos L. Boone Freeze

Carlos L. Boone Freeze

Oct 3, 2002

Carlos L. Boone Freeze, 42 years of Blue Creek, died Thursday, October 3, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Waverly, Ohio on August 4, 1960 the son of the late Carlos and Shirley Rae Perkins Freeze. He is survived by his fiancée, Catherine Reynolds of Blue Creek, three children, Carlos, Danny, Rosemarie, four...

Louis Lenkey

Louis Lenkey

Oct 1, 2002

Louis Lenkey, 91 years of West Union formerly of Peebles, died Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Romania on August 10, 1911 the son of the late George and Emma Lenkey. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Sophia Lenkey. He was an Army Air Corp...

Chance Dakota Ramey

Chance Dakota Ramey

Sep 28, 2002

Chance Dakota Ramey, stillborn infant son of Jimmie and Shira Stone Ramey, died Saturday, September 28, 2002 at the Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe. He was preceded in death by his maternal great grandmother, Hazel Burgett. He is survived by his parents, Jimmie and Shira Ramey of Waverly, maternal grandparents, Bev and Dave Claytor of Waverly, maternal great grandfather,...

Dwayne W. Thompson

Dwayne W. Thompson

Sep 24, 2002

Dwayne W. Thompson, 18 years of West Union, died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio on April 24, 1984 the son of Dwayne E. and Ruth Newman Thompson. He is survived by his parents, Dwayne E. and Ruth Thompson of West Union, maternal grandmother, Myra Hesler of Dayton,...

Mary Martha Davies

Mary Martha Davies

Sep 24, 2002

Mary Martha Davies, 56 years of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at the Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born in Highland County, Ohio on November 17, 1945 the daughter of the late A.L. and Martha J. Dixon Shoemaker. She was a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church. She worked at the South Point Restaurant for twelve years...

Harley R. Shady Baker

Harley R. Shady Baker

Sep 22, 2002

Harley R. Shady Baker, 80 years of Winchester, died Sunday, September 22, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in New Vienna, Ohio on June 28, 1922 the son of the late James and Bessie Purdin Baker. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Winchester...

James A. Smith

James A. Smith

Sep 9, 2002

James A. Smith, 62 years of Peebles, died Monday, September 9, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on June 8, 1940 the son of the late Richard and Gertrude Cooper Smith. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Smith. He is survived by his mother, Gertrude Smith of...

Paul F. Pulse

Paul F. Pulse

Sep 9, 2002

Paul F. Pulse, II, 71 years of Springfield, formerly of Hillsboro, died Monday, September 9, 2002 at the Springfield Mercy Hospital. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 25, 1930 the son of the late Paul F. and Elizabeth McCall Pulse, Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of Hillsboro High School, a 1952 graduate of Ohio State University with...

Robert Leland Bob Black

Robert Leland Bob Black

Sep 7, 2002

Robert Leland Bob Black, 76 years of Winchester, died Saturday, September 7, 2002 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born July 22, 1926 in Brown County, Ohio, the son of the late Ezra Wilson and Amy Laurel Cooper Black. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Bob was a...

Ricky Lee Sam Rhoads

Ricky Lee Sam Rhoads

Sep 6, 2002

Ricky Lee Sam Rhoads, Jr., 28 years of Peebles, died Friday, September 6, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Fremont, Ohio on September 21, 1973 the son of Ricky L. and Karen Stull Rhoads, Sr. He was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Rhoads. He is survived by his fiancée, Cindy Binegar of Peebles, his father, Ricky...