OBITUARIES

Apr 12, 2022

Daniel Kelley Lawson, III, age 37, of New Vienna passed tragically in a house fire on Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Born in Clinton County on August 25, 1984, he was the son of Sylvia Baker (Garret Arrowood) and Danny and Kathy ‘Kratzer’ Lawson.

Daniel was an East Clinton and Laurel Oaks graduate.  He was a...

Apr 6, 2022

Charles E. Brewer, age 72, of Wilmington, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Born in Sabina on December 25, 1949, he was the son of the late Calvin and Ruby Conner Brewer.

Chuck was a 1969 graduate of East Clinton and went on to farm.  He worked for Custom Farm Service, Sohigro...

Apr 5, 2022

Robert Lee Jarrell, age 75, of Sabina, passed away in Washington Court House, at St. Catherine’s Manor, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

Born in Bloomington on June 27, 1946, he was the son of the late Estel Lee and Geneva Slagle Jarrell.

Bob was a Sabina High School graduate.  He worked alongside his brother and...

Apr 2, 2022

Susie Kessler, age 73, of Sabina, passed away on Saturday morning, April 2, 2022, at her home.

Born October 24, 1948, in Summerset Kentucky, she was the daughter of Willis William and Josie Crouch Harrison.

Susie is survived by her husband, Robert Kessler, whom she married January 27, 1968.

Susie loved to cook...

Mar 29, 2022

Ramona L. Brown Kimble, age 91, of Greenfield, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

Born in Humboldt, Ohio, on October 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Mora and Nellie (Jones) McCoy.

Romana worked as an STNA in various nursing homes and home healthcare, before she retired.

Left...

Mar 25, 2022

Thelma M. Hubbard, age 98, of Sabina, passed away on Friday afternoon, March 25, 2022, at St. Catherine’s Care Center.

She was born January 20, 1924, to Herman and Dycie Stephenson McKay, near Peebles Ohio.

Thelma graduated from McClain High School in 1942. She married the late James H. Hubbard on October 21, 1944; he...

Mar 24, 2022

Nancy G. Dennis, age 70, of Sabina, passed away on Thursday morning, March 24, 2022, at Hospice of Dayton.

Born in Washington Court House, she was the daughter of the late Ace and Esther (Senne) Knisley.

A graduate of Washington High School, Nancy worked at Calmar and retired, as a rural carrier, for the Sabina...

Mar 23, 2022

Master Sergeant Eldon W. Marsh, USAF, Retired, age 85, passed away on March 15, 2022.

Born on August 14, 1936, Eldon was the son of Edgar M. And Irene M. Eldon Marsh of Sabina, Ohio.

MSG Marsh served in Vietnam, retiring as a First Sergeant. He was a graduate of Texas Lutheran University.  Post-Air Force...

Mar 19, 2022

Sharon A. Carver, age 73, of Sabina, passed on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

Born on Marh 15, 1949, she was the daughter of the late John and Marilyn Barnett Haney.

Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Carver.

After finishing high school and attending Southern State,...

Mar 19, 2022

Ina A. Curtis, age 88, of Sabina, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born in Robertsburg, West Virginia on June 3, 1933, the daughter of Cecil and Bertha Long Craig.

Ina is survived by her husband, Philip Curtis.

In her younger days, she worked at...

Mar 15, 2022

Sandra Kay Brewer, age 61, passed peacefully at her Sabina home on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

She was born on August 14, 1960, and was the daughter of the late Earl L. and Nellie Mae (Tolle) Flint.

Sandy attended Southern State Community College and Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky, where she received a Bachelor’s...

Mar 14, 2022

Phylis Jean 'PJ' Spurgeon Brown Brackney, age 85, of Sabina, passed peacefully at home on Monday, March 14, 2022.

Born in Wilmington on July 17, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Caro and Elizabeth 'Mae' (Lemon) Spurgeon.

PJ was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond 'Bill' Brackney, in 1983.

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Mar 11, 2022

Roberta Crowe, 93 of Sabina, passed away on Friday afternoon March 11, 2022 at her home. Born in Leesburg on July 21, 1928, she was a 1946 graduate of Bloomingburg High School. She was a dedicated Mother and homemaker raising six children and walking everywhere she wanted to go, she had also retired from Ledex in Wilmington. She was...

Mar 8, 2022

Doris ‘Dorie’ A. Zurface, age 86, of Sabina, passed peacefully on March 8, 2022.

Born on April 21, 1935, the daughter of Arthur and Anna Merriman Ratliff.

Dorie was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby L. Zurface, who passed on March 1, 2014.  At the time of his passing, the two had been married...

Mar 7, 2022

Janet H. Butterfield, age 95, formerly of Sabina, passed peacefully on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Winchester Care and Rehab in Canal Winchester.

Born in Jeffersonville on February 7, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Doris Gragg Houseman.

Janet was preceded in death by her husband, Hugh W. Butterfield, who...

Mar 4, 2022

Everett I. ‘Butch’ Stoops, Jr., age 62, of Jamestown, passed peacefully at Miami Valley on Friday, March 4, 2022. Born in Wilmington on April 10, 1959, the son of Everett and Ollie Grooms Stoops. Butch is survived by his wife of nearly forty years, Peggy Milburn Stoops.  The two were united in marriage on July 6, 1982. Butch attended...

Mar 4, 2022

Jacob Eby Michael, 81, on March 4, 2022 ran into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and heard the words, "Well, done my good and faithful servant!"

Jacob was a career missionary for 47 years and served in Zimbabwe, Brazil and Mozambique. He has left an incredible legacy of faith with many of his...

Mar 4, 2022

Fern Ola Wright, 88, of Sabina, Ohio passed away on March 4, 2022.

Fern was born on May 10, 1933, in Ashville, Ohio to William and Lena (Ramey) Wheeler.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband Aaron Wright after 33 years of marriage.  Fern was a long-time member of the Order of the Eastern Stars...

Mar 4, 2022

Kenneth V. Hill of Wilmington was born November 7, 1927, and passed from this earth March 4, 2022, while a resident of Quaker Heights Nursing Home in Waynesville.

He was born in Pleasant Plain of Warren County to Clelly and Hettie Yates Hill.

Kenneth was a 1945 graduate of Adams High School where he played...

Mar 3, 2022

William “Willy” Hickman, age 65, of Leesburg, passed away on Thursday morning, March 3, 2022, at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born November 1, 1956, he was the son of the late Lester and Bernice Entsminger Hickman.

A 1974 graduate of Washington High School, Willy had previously worked at Steens in Washington Court House, at Decision One...