OBITUARIES

Feb 4, 2021

Cynthia 'Cindie' Beth Smith, age 58, formerly of Wilmington, passed unexpectedly on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Kettering Medical Center.

Born in Wilmington on April 5, 1962, she was the daughter of Gilbert (Sherry) Smith and the late Carolyn Ledford McKenzie.

Cindie was a 1980 graduate of Wilmington High School.  She had a true passion...

Feb 2, 2021

Jay A. Slone, age 61, of Sabina, passed away unexpectedly on February 2, 2021.

Born April 2, 1959, he was the son of the late Ralph and Melva Slone.

Jay was preceded in death by his wife, Kathy Angela Slone, in 2018.

He is survived by his children: Christian and Jordan Slone and...

Feb 2, 2021

Donald E. Vance, age 80, of Leesburg, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital.

Born at home, in Wilmington, on February 5, 1940, Don was the only child of Delbert E. and Helen Marie Chambliss Vance.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Connie Craft Vance, who passed in 2015. ...

Feb 1, 2021

Jane E. Adams, age 78, of Sabina, passed unexpectedly on Monday, February 1, 2021, at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Leesburg on April 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Dorothy Casto Harris.

Jane is survived by her loving husband of 59 years, Robert Adams.  The two were united in marriage...

Jan 30, 2021

Donald E. Creed, age 73, of Highland, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at his home.

Born in Clinton County, June 16, 1947, he was the son of James T. Creed and Martha Puckett Creed Walker.

Don is survived by his wife, Dottie Griffith Creed.

Don was a 1965 Graduate of New...

Jan 28, 2021

John Eber Andrews passed away January 28, 2021 at the Cincinnati VA Hospital.  He was born August 20, 1932 in Washington Court House, Ohio.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Florence Andrews, his brother Richard, and sister Donna.

Precious to him were the 60 years he spent with his wife, Betty,...

Jan 28, 2021

George Daniel ‘Danny’ Binkley, age 79, of Sabina, passed away peacefully, at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

Born on April 17, 1941, in Fayetteville, he was the son of the late George and Eloise Downard Binkley.

Danny is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy McDowell Binkley.  The two were united...

Jan 27, 2021

Shirley Ann (Beverly) Suttman of Saginaw, Michigan, formerly of Beavercreek, Ohio

Our loving mother, grandmother and sister passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Bickford of Saginaw Township. She was 82 years old. Shirley Ann Beverly was born on April 21, 1938 in Sabina, Ohio to the late Harry and Edith (Newlan) Beverly. She was...

Jan 18, 2021

Lorraine Boyer, age 87, of Jamestown, passed away at home on Monday, January 18, 2021.

Born June 7, 1933, in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lucy ‘Minyard’ Baker.

Lorraine is survived by her beloved husband, of over 65 years, Roger Boyer. The two were united in marriage on September 17,...

Jan 17, 2021

Sandy Sardinas, 55 of Wilmington, passed away on January 17, 2021 at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born April 9, 1965 in Washington C.H. the daughter of the late Mary Baker Flint and Charles “Jim” Payne.

Sandy was a homemaker and a member of Wilmington Church of God. She is survived by her husband Tommy Sardinas and...

Jan 16, 2021

Edward H. Baker Jr., age 64, of Wilmington, passed away on Saturday January 16, 2021, at his home.

Born in Bainbridge on August 16, 1956, he was the son of Ardella Marie Green Baker and Edward H. Baker Sr.

Ed had retired after being a caretaker with Sugar Grove Cemetery for over 13 years.

Jan 16, 2021

Connie Jean Zimmerman, age 73, formerly of Washington Court House, OH, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her daughters, on Saturday, January 16, 2021.

Born in Toledo, Ohio on March 30, 1947, she was the daughter of the late George and Angeline (Satkowski) Roundell.

Connie was a graduate of St. Euphrasia High School in Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Jan 13, 2021

Betsy Ann Todd, age 75, of Sabina, passed away at her home on January 13, 2021.

Born on March 28, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Anna B, Galland Todd.

Betsy was a high school graduate and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College.  She was a retired...

Jan 11, 2021

Thomas Everhart, age 59, of Leesburg, passed at Miami Valley Hospital on Monday, January 11, 2021.

Born in Champaign County, Ohio, on July 23, 1961, he was the son of the late Roger A. and Grace Long Everhart.

Tom was a graduate of Fairfield High School in Leesburg and a veteran of the United States...

Jan 7, 2021

Robert E. Norman, age 79, of New Vienna, passed away at Four Seasons on January 7, 2021.

Born in McCarr, Kentucky on February 25, 1941, he was the son of Charles T. and Virginia Stepp Norman.

He is survived by his wife Ann Seaman Norman whom he married June 18, 1961.

Bob was...

Jan 7, 2021

Mondas Lavon Hocfbaum, 95, of New Carlisle, Ohio, passed peacefully Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Piqua Manor. She was born in Sabina on July 29, 1925, daughter of N. Gordon and Vera Smith Dun, both deceased.

Mondas graduated from Sabina High School in 1943, and from the White Cross Hospital School of Nursing, in Columbus, in 1946....

2021

Bobbie Jo Vineyard Hazelbaker, age 58, of Sabina, passed Monday, December 6, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital.

Born on December 10, 1962, in Washington Court House, she was the daughter of the late Delmar ‘Doc’ Vineyard and Connie (Jim Dunlap) Potts.

Bobbie Jo is survived by her husband of 31 years, Robert ‘Bob’ Hazelbaker.  The...

2021

Erma L. Ward, age 73, of Hillsboro, passed unexpectedly at Miami Valley Hospital on Saturday, November 6, 2021.

Born in Chillicothe on April 7, 1948, the daughter of the late Vernon and Mildred Temple Arnold.

Erma is survived by her partner of 30 years, Dana Henthorn.

She was a devoted homemaker and took...

2021

Rita S. Anders, age 71, formerly of Milledgeville, passed away unexpectedly on September 3, 2021

Born in Milledgeville on September 19, 1949, she was the daughter of Robert and Hazel McCallister Conley.

Rita was a homemaker, devoted to raising her children.  She was passionate about Christmas, enjoyed crafting and made blankets and wreaths.

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2021

Paul E. Ellenberger, age 59, of Sabina, passed peacefully on Monday, September 6, 2021.

Born in Fayette County on February 25, 1962, he was the son of the late Albert and JoAnn Hilderbrant Ellenberger.

Paul is survived by his wife of nearly 38 years, Dawn McKinney Ellenberger.

After graduating high school, Paul served...