OBITUARIES

Apr 3, 2019

Connie C. Burris, age 58, of Sabina, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, April 3, 2019, at her home.

Born June 15, 1960, in Washington Court House, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Karen Haines Clay Riddle.

She is survived by her husband Rob Burris.

Connie graduated from East Clinton...

Apr 2, 2019

Robert Haines Hurley, age 91, passed away peacefully at Quaker Heights Nursing Home (Waynesville, Ohio) on April 2, 2019.

Bob was born November 29, 1927, in the living room of the family home, off New Burlington Road, in Clinton County, the youngest son of Horace J. and Edith A. Hurley.

Bob attended Clinton County and...

Mar 27, 2019

James H. Shumaker, age 90, of Wilmington, passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Born in Adams County on March 9, 1929, he was the son of the late Charles and Jannie Smith Shumaker.

Preceding him in death was his loving wife of 68 years, Lois Black Shumaker, who passed on November 20, 2018.  The...

Mar 24, 2019

Freda Stewart, age 80, of Merritt Island, Florida, left this earth on March 24, 2019 to rejoin other loved ones in eternity.

Freda was born in Plant City, Florida, on November 13, 1938, to Fred T. and Anne D. Bennett Clark. Soon afterward she moved with her growing family to Delaware, Ohio.

She is preceded...

Mar 22, 2019

Debra ‘Debbie’ K. Inlow, age 59, of Sabina, passed unexpectedly on Friday, March 22, 2019.

She was born in Adams County on March 8, 1960.

Debbie was a Hillsboro High School graduate.  She worked at Twist, Pennant Molding and American Tool.

She leaves behind her husband, Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Inlow.  Also left to cherish...

Mar 19, 2019

Dorothy ‘Jean’ Cordy, age 67, of Sabina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

Born on September 24, 1951, she was the daughter of Richard and Ruby Ross.

Jean attended Wilmington High School.  She was a former employee of Bundy Tubing in Sabina and Micro Warehouse.

Jean is survived by her children:...

Mar 18, 2019

David L. Rinderle, age 60, of Newark, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Licking Memorial Hospital.

Born in Washington Court House on December 19, 1958, he was the son of the late Oveen and Mary Howard Rinderle.

David was a Newark High School graduate and a 1999 graduate of The Ohio State University. ...

Mar 18, 2019

Barbara A. Horton, 78, of Leesburg, passed away at her home on Monday, March 18, 2019.

She was born in Sabina on October 18, 1940,  the daughter of Fred and Grace Watters.

Barbara was preceded by her husband, Larry, whom passed on May 22, 2014.

A graduate of Port William High School, she...

Mar 17, 2019

Anna L. Wical, age 81, of Sabina, passed away on Sunday morning, March 17, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

Born January 25, 1938, in Greene County, the daughter of Edward R. and Laura Marie Bowermaster Bradley.

She is survived by her husband Herbert, whom she married March 29, 1955.

Annie...

Mar 16, 2019

Kelsie R. Hoffer, age 79, Leesburg, passed away in Miami Valley Medical Center on Saturday evening, March 16, 2019.

He was born in Peebles on November 29, 1939, the son of Henry and Nancy Luella Damron Hoffer.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Charlotte B. Kidder Hoffer.

Kelsie retired from...

Mar 15, 2019

Cleo E. White, age 86 of Sabina, passed away on Friday evening, March 15, 2019 in Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born August 16, 1932, in Adams County, the daughter of James and Essie Helterbridle Ailshire.

She was preceded in death by her husband Cairl “Jr.” White on June 7, 2011. They were married November 5, 1954....

Mar 4, 2019

Thomas I. Sheley, age 68, of Sabina, passed unexpectedly on Monday, March 4, 2019.

Born in Fayette County on June 23, 1950, he was the son of the late Hubert and Garnet Bandy Sheley.

Tom was a 1968 graduate of East Clinton.  He attended First Johnson Bible College and graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University, in...

Mar 3, 2019

James Stacy, 86 of Sabina, passed away on Sunday evening, March 3, 2019 in Clinton Memorial Hospital. Born July 28, 1932 in Kentucky, the son of Herman and Rosa Perkins Stacy. He is survived by his wife, Naydene Beck Stacy. He was the retired owner of Stacy’s Tree Service operating for many years. In addition to his wife he is...

Mar 1, 2019

Amy Nicole Dennis, 48, of Sabina, passed away on March 1, 2019, at Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Washington Court House on March 23, 1970, the daughter of James A. and Nancy G. Knisley Dennis.

Amy was a 1992 graduate of East Clinton. She loved to go on vacation, camping, country music and spending time...

Feb 27, 2019

Linda R. Long, age 56, of Sabina, passed unexpectedly at Miami Valley Hospital on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

Born in Georgetown, Kentucky on April 27, 1962, Linda was the daughter of the late James and Elena Dragoo Darnell.

Linda is survived by her husband of almost 25 years, David Long.

Also left to...

Feb 18, 2019

Melissa Dawn Snider Jenkins, age 49, of Lynchburg went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2019.

Born in Washington Court House, on September  1, 1969, she was the only daughter of Carl and April Snider.

She is survived by her daughters, Makayla and Timella Jenkins; her mother, April Snider; her...

Feb 1, 2019

C. Jeannie Speakman, age 78, of Xenia, passed away unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, February 1, 2019, at Greene Memorial Emergency Room.

Born June 7, 1940, in New Philadelphia, the daughter of Virgil and Eileen Dennison Speakman.

A graduate of Cedarville High School, Jeannie was a longtime member of, and a former church board member of,...

Jan 28, 2019

Dennis (Denny) Boyd Rankin, 79, passed away January 28, 2019, at Tidewell Bradenton Hospice House in Bradenton, FL, surrounded by his family, after a valiant battle with multiple terminal diseases including: MDS (Myelodysplastic Syndrome); Parkinson’s; and heart disease.

Denny was born October 24, 1939, in Sabina, OH, to Mary Elizabeth and Kirtley Benton Rankin. Following graduation, he...

Jan 28, 2019

Ray B. Cartwright, Jr., of Sabina, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019, at Miami Valley Hospital, he was 67 years old.

Born in Fayette County on June 18, 1951, he was the only son of the late Ray Sr. and Hazel Adams Cartwright.

Ray worked in the grocery business for 34 years.  In Sabina,...

Jan 28, 2019

Orvaline Woodruff, 87, of Sabina, passed on Monday morning, January 28, 2019, at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington.

Born in Leesburg on May 16, 1931, she was the daughter of Orville R. and Iva Mae Rooks Easter.

Orvaline was a 1949 graduate of Fairfield High School in Leesburg.  She formerly worked at Producers Livestock in...