OBITUARIES

Oct 31, 2021

Scott C. Woodgeard, age 45, of Mt. Sterling, passed away unexpectedly on his favorite holiday, Halloween, Sunday, October 31, 2021.

Born on December 3, 1975, he was the son of the late Kenneth C. and Cathy J. Curtis Woodgeard.

Scotty was a Wilmington High School graduate.  He worked as a machinist at American Tool for...

Oct 28, 2021

Justin “Jess” G. Russell, age 80, of Jeffersonville, passed peacefully, at his daughter’s home in Potsdam, on Thursday, October 28, 2021.

Born in Ironton on September 23, 1941, he was the youngest of the ten children of Floyd and Effie Keaton Russell.

Justin was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sharon Davis...

Oct 27, 2021

Doug ‘CD’ Beckett, age 61, of Clarksville, passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.

Born in Wilmington on September 23, 1960, the son of the late Charles W. and Bernadine Hackney Beckett.

Doug is survived by his wife of nearly 42 years, Patty Bevan Beckett.  The two were united in marriage on December...

Oct 25, 2021

Shelly Lee (Fox) Boggs passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at her home in Sabina, surrounded by her loving family.

Shelly was born to Jack and Janet (Wilhoit) Fox on February 13, 1963, at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. She was a graduate of East Clinton High School and Wilmington College. Shelly spent her career doing what...

Oct 22, 2021

Scott D. Long, age 59, of New Vienna, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Clinton Memorial Hospital, with his wife by his side.

Born on March 6, 1962, he was the son of the late Robert Simon and Irma Carol Penwell Long.

Scott leaves behind his loving and devoted wife, Joni Kubler Long. ...

Oct 17, 2021

Ruthanna ‘Doodle’ Hargrave, age 87, of Jamestown, passed peacefully on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at Hospice of Dayton.

Born in Westboro, Ohio on March 27, 1934, she was the daughter of Wilbur and Mary Grace (Duke) Wallace.

Ruthanna is survived by her husband of nearly 70 years, Benjamin Harrison Hargrave, Jr.

A Jefferson...

Oct 17, 2021

Norma Louise Marsh Soale, age 90, of Sabina, passed peacefully at Hospice of Dayton, on Sunday, October 17, 2021.

Born in Sabina on February 14, 1931, she was the daughter of Edgar W. and Mildred Irene Morrow Marsh.

Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Harold ‘Ike’ Soale, who passed in 1982.

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Oct 14, 2021

Maynard W. Beam, age 87, of Wilmington, passed away at his home on Thursday evening, October 14, 2021.

Born in Port William on October 16, 1933, the son of Joseph W. and Elizabeth “Betty” Bell Beam.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Davis Beam, who passed June 9, 2020.

Maynard...

Oct 12, 2021

Margaret E. Pollard, age 87, of Wilmington, passed peacefully on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.

Born in Fayette County on September 6, 1934, she was the daughter of Thurman and Garnet Spurlock Buck.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, William Pollard, in 2014.

A devoted homemaker, Margaret also worked at, and retired...

Oct 10, 2021

Leslie A. Sturgill, age 90, of Bowersville, passed away at Quaker Heights Nursing Home, on Sunday morning, October 10, 2021.

Born May 29, 1931, in Logan, West Virginia, the son of Blackburn and Lula Dillon Sturgill.

Leslie attended schools in Kermit and Lanore, then joined the Navy and served during Korea.  He had been a...

Oct 9, 2021

Gary H. Day, age 73, of Xenia, passed peacefully at Hospice of Dayton on Saturday, October 9, 2021.

Born on April 18, 1948, in Fayette County, he was the son of the late Corwin E. and Mary M. Anderson Day.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Judith Ratliff Day.  The two were...

Oct 7, 2021

Viola Jane Taylor, age 86, of Sabina, passed peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Hospice of Dayton.

Born in Clinton County on May 11, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Walter T. and Faye M. Hodson Taylor.

Viola was a graduate of Sabina High School.  She worked at Gibbs Hardware in Sabina,...

Oct 1, 2021

Marion J. “Woody” Woods, 95, of Hillsboro, passed away on Friday morning, October 1, 2021, at home.

Born May 11, 1926. in West Carrollton, the son of Jacob and Mary Rose Stratton Woods.

He is survived by his first wife, Frances Woods, and was preceded by his second wife, Henrietta “Hank” Schuchordt Woods.

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Sep 30, 2021

Krista K. Beekman, age 66, of Leesburg, passed away on September 30, 2021, at Sycamore Hospital.

Born August 11, 1955, in Washington Court House, the daughter of John and Ethel Williams Hamilton.

Krista is survived by her husband Randy Beekman, whom she married September 3, 1982.

A 1973 graduate of East Clinton High...

Sep 30, 2021

Joyce L. Murphy, age 88, of Wilmington, passed away on Thursday evening, September 30, 2021.

Born in Dearborn Michigan on January 7, 1933, the daughter of James and Fay Martin Morgan.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Roger C. Murphy on February 20, 2008.

Joyce began her career...

Sep 29, 2021

Gloria J. Pratt, age 86, of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday evening, September 29, 2021, at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Clinton County February 21, 1935 the daughter of Howard and Monna Lynch Pratt.

A graduate of Sabina High School, Gloria had retired from Cincinnati Milacron after 40 years.

Gloria is a...

Sep 25, 2021

Bonnie Sue Thompson, age 51, of South Salem, passed peacefully, into the hands of the Lord on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

Born in Chillicothe on September 7, 1970, she was the daughter of the late James B. McKibben and Ruth McKibben of Bainbridge.

On December 10, 1988, Bonnie married the love of her life, James...

Sep 21, 2021

Dennis Tanner, age 59, of Xenia, and formerly of Sabina, passed peacefully at Harmony Healthcare on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Born on January 13, 1962, he was the son of the late Delbert and Eileen Brennan Tanner.

Dennis attended Xenia Schools.  He went on to work as a tree trimmer.

Left to cherish...

Sep 21, 2021

James M. Thompson, age 56, of South Salem, passed unexpectedly, at home, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Born on July 5, 1965, in Wilmington, he was the son of the late James R. and Margery ‘Marty’ Potts Thompson.

Jimmy married Bonnie McKibben on December 10, 1988.  The two were happily united for nearly 33 years. ...

Sep 21, 2021

In the grey light of a rainy Tuesday afternoon, at 12:04pm, at home with her son reading her favorite Bible scriptures and holding the hand of the only man she ever loved, Dorothy Jean Dunn McDowell was released from her tormented body.

She had suffered the effects of Alzheimer’s disease for ten years.  Her husband, James William...