OBITUARIES

Dec 25, 2021

James G. Cassidy, age 77, of Columbus, and formerly of Sabina, earned his wings December 25, 2021.

James was born June 2, 1944, the son of Betty Davis and Gerald Cassidy.

He served in our United States Navy.

He is survived by his “Best Friend” and loving wife Barbara “Bobbie” Baird Cassidy. They...

Dec 23, 2021

Keith A. James, age 57, of Sabina, passed away on Thursday afternoon, December 23, 2021, in Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born April 12, 1964, in Grayson, Kentucky, the son of the late Rosco and Ruby Wilson James.

An Army veteran, Keith had worked at Cincinnati Milacron.  He was a member of the Clinton County Farmers and...

Dec 23, 2021

James R. “Jim” Burns, age 79, of New Vienna, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the Adena Medical Center.

Born May 22, 1942, in Highland County, the son of Charles Herbert and Myrtle Storer Burns.

He was preceded by his wife Ruth Burns in 2011 and is survived by his first wife, Linda...

Dec 21, 2021

Jane Lorie Craig Gulick, age 103, of Wilmington, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 21, 2021, at Cape May.

Born in Bloomingburg on July 16, 1918, the daughter of Cloyd C. and Leila Wilson Craig.

Jane was a 1936 graduate of Washington High School and had worked at the Wholesale Coal Co. She later retired...

Dec 13, 2021

Nancy H. Shiveley, age 96, of Wilmington, passed away at Cape May on Monday evening, December 13, 2021.

She was born near Lees Creek on November 1, 1925, the daughter of George and Clara Ellen Knox Hicks Sr.

After high school, she worked at the R.J. Johnson Company, which later became the WKW Company, where...

Dec 6, 2021

Carol Sue Davis, age 64, of Leesburg passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at Bethesda North Hospital.

Carol was born September 4, 1957. She is preceded in death by her mother, Janet Austen and father, Harold Davis.

Left to cherish her memory are siblings: Bruce (Tammy) Davis of Wilmington, Ohio, Denise (Dan) Fraysier of Caledonia,...

Dec 5, 2021

Janet Louise Fournier, age 93, passed away at Hospice of Dayton on December 5th, 2021.

She is survived by her husband, Joseph; their children: John E. Ames of Wilmington, OH, Cindy Ames of Wilmington, OH, Renee O'Ryan (Mike) of Butler Township, OH and Lynne Michele Fournier-Wick (Laura) of Tipp City, OH; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and...

Dec 5, 2021

Paul L. McCandless, age 64, of Waynesville, passed away on Sunday morning, December 5, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Grandview on May 15, 1957, the son of the late John and Pauline Hattie Stewart McCandless.  He was preceded in death by a son, Destry Adam McCandless.

Paul is survived...

Dec 4, 2021

Marjorie Ann Manson, age 87, passed peacefully at Sycamore Glen Assisted Living in Dayton, Ohio on Saturday, December 4, 2021. She was also under the loving care of Day City Hospice. Born on January 1, 1934, in Clinton County, she was the daughter of the late Clement and Dorothy Bayless Bloom. Marge attended Kingman School and was a 1951...

Dec 3, 2021

Rev. Robert J. Carroll, Sr., age 82 of Leesburg, passed peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021.

Born in Fort Gay, West Virginia, on May 28, 1939, Bob was the son of the late Floyd W. and Grace Smith Carroll.

He was preceded in death by his children’s mother, Beverly Jean Carroll, who passed in December...

Nov 27, 2021

Susan Flor Colen, age 73, of Wapakoneta, passed peacefully with her children at her side on Saturday, November 27, 2021.

Born in Reesville on February 8, 1948, Sue was the daughter of the late Herman G. and Carmen Estella Huffman Flor.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry D. Colen, who passed in...

Nov 25, 2021

Everly Rose Laws was born into Heaven on Thursday, November 25, 2021, in Vancouver, Washington. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, Rebecca (Cordrey) and Aaron Laws; maternal grandparents: Kim and Wayne Cordrey; paternal grandparents: Sandy and Hansel Cole and David Laws; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and great-grandparents. A private graveside service will be held at...

Nov 16, 2021

Daniel 'Fitz' G. Fitzpatrick, age 49, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and formerly of Southern Florida and Sabina, passed away in Lake Charles on Tuesday November 16, 2021.

Born in Washington Court House on May 31, 1972, he was the son of the late Daniel Lawrence Fitzpatrick and Patsy and Robert Albright.

A 1990 graduate of...

Nov 16, 2021

Lawrence Richard Gill, age 53, of Jeffersonville, passed at home, unexpectedly, on Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

Born in Fayette County on January 5, 1968, he was the son of the late Larry Richard Gill and Mary Lou Reese, who survives in Jeffersonville.

Richard was an East Clinton High School graduate.  He went on to work...

Nov 14, 2021

Sally Charlene Palmer, age 57, of Loveland and formerly of Hillsboro, was called to Heaven on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Sally passed away at UC West Chester Hospital following COVID-19 complications.

Sally was born in Wilmington on January 6, 1964, to loving parents Charles T. Dawson & Sue Ann Dawson.

She is survived by her...

Nov 13, 2021

Harold A. Tuvell, age 88, of Wilmington, OH, and formerly of New Carlisle, OH, passed away peacefully into his Heavenly home on Saturday, November 13, 2021.

Born in New Carlisle on January 11, 1933, he was the son of the late Charles “Walter” and Clara (Strome) Tuvell.

He is survived by his devoted wife, of...

Nov 13, 2021

Kyla Lee Thompson, age 32, of Sabina, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 7, 1989, at George AFB in San Bernardino, CA, the daughter of the late Ricky Thompson and Kari (David Hiles) Ziegler Thompson of Sabina.

A 2007 graduate of East Clinton High School, Kyla...

Nov 10, 2021

Ronald R. Rockhold, age 80, of Sabina, passed peacefully at Clinton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.

Born in New Vienna on January 7, 1941, the son of the late William R. and Elizabeth A. (Shonkwiler) Rockhold.

Ronald is survived by his devoted wife, Susan A. Granger Rockhold.  The two had been married nearly...

Nov 8, 2021

Deborah S. ‘Debbie’ Tolle, age 68, of Sabina, passed on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Miami Valley Hospital.

Born in Xenia on August 11, 1953, she was the only daughter of the late Clayton and Mary (Cartwright) Tolle.

Debbie graduated from Xenia High School.  She worked, for over thirty years, at FERNO Washington, where she...

Nov 7, 2021

Robert Noel Haines, age 88, of Pensacola, Florida passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021.

Robert was born December 2, 1932 to Noel Haines and Virginia Collette Haines in Sabina, Ohio.

He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Sondra Haines; daughters, Debbie (Larry) Beemer and Mary Jo (Ron) Yarano; and step son,...