OBITUARIES

May 12, 2016

Robert D. Phillips, age 69, passed on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Hospice of Cincinnati.

Born in Columbus, on February 15, 1947, he was the son of John T. and Velma (Polley) Phillips.  Bob held a PhD in physics and taught at the Ohio State University.  He retired from Sears, where he spent 40 years in the...

May 10, 2016

Rhonda Kay Jarrell, age 61, passed on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Bethesda North Hospital, surrounded by her family.

Born on December 10, 1954, Rhonda was the daughter of the late Hazel C. (Adams) and Ray B. Cartwright, Sr.  She graduated from East Clinton High School in 1973, enjoyed spending time with her grandbabies, and was a...

May 7, 2016

Mary Belle Hoover Tolle, 75, of Sabina, passed away on Saturday afternoon, May 7, 2016 at Autumn Years Nursing Center.

Born April 30, 1941, the daughter of Theodore and Nellie Miley Hoover.  She was preceded in death by her husband Ray on April 19, 2015.

A graduate of Sabina High School, she owned and managed...

Apr 30, 2016

Shirley June Brooks, age 79, of West Union, passed away on Saturday, April 30,2016 at Adams County Manor.

Born on June 7, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Lowell Edwin and Dorothy Mae (Foster) Sanderson.

Shirley was a 1956 graduate of Wilmington High School and worked as a nurse’s aide for 46 years...

Apr 30, 2016

Jean (Willoughby) Rudduck, age 69, of Sabina, passed away on Saturday morning, April 30, 2016, at Miami Valley Medical Center.

Born February 10, 1947 in Jamestown, Jean was the daughter of the late Frederick Rudduck and Virginia Lewis Rudduck of Jamestown.

A 1965 graduate of Greenview, she was a beautician and later retired from DHL....

Apr 30, 2016

JoAnn Woolums, age 78, of Wilmington, passed away on Saturday morning, April 30, 2016, at the Butler and Warren Counties Hospice.

Born September 2, 1937 in Decatur Alabama, she was the daughter of James Harold and Jessie Mae Harry Niager.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Wollums in 2001.

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Apr 19, 2016

Kenneth W. Duncan, age 88, of Washington C.H. passed away on Tuesday morning, April 19, 2016 at Court House Manor.

Born April 30, 1927, in Bloomingburg, the son of Edward and Mary Elizabeth Hayner Duncan, Kenneth lived most of his life around Washington C.H.

He served in the Army, retired from GM after 38 years,...

Apr 18, 2016

Rodney E. ‘Tiny’ Rollins, age 46, of Wilmington, passed at home on Monday, April 18, 2016.  He was born in Clinton County on May 23, 1969, the son of Robert and Gloria Curtis Rollins.

A member of the ABATE Motorcycle club, Tiny worked as a maintenance man for the apartment complex where he lived.

Along...

Apr 13, 2016

Robert Lewis Johnson, 94, of New Vienna, passed away on Wednesday April 13, 2016 in Clinton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.

Born March 16, 1922 the son of Stanley and Margaret Thornburg Johnson.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Rebecca Wolfe Johnson.

A 1940 graduate of New Vienna High School attended...

Apr 12, 2016

Frances Waits, 82, of Sabina, passed away at her home on Tuesday morning, April 12, 2016.  Born January 19, 1934 in Laurel Fork KY, she was the daughter of Jonnie and Perry Head Mason.

She is survived by her children, Deborah (John Hurley) Waits, Dennis Waits, and Deedria (David) Loman, all of Xenia and Dena (Bob) Bailey,...

Apr 8, 2016

Vera J. Jones, 86, of Jamestown, passed away Friday evening April 8, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born April 5, 1930 the daughter of Marvin and Mae Hoover Daughtrey, she is survived by her husband Marvin “Curly” Jones whom she married June 6, 1949.

She had retired from Kroger and Pottery Barn....

Apr 1, 2016

Dean A. Willison, almost 7 months, passed away on Friday April 1, 2016 at Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati .

Born September 2, 2015 in Wilmington , the son of James and Rebecca Horton Willison of Wilmington .

He is survived by his siblings, Zoey and Leon.  Grandparents, Cathy and Jimmy Willison of Wilmington, Cindy and David...

Mar 24, 2016

Martin O. Smith passed away at Fayette Memorial Hospital on March 24, 2016. His death was sudden and unexpected.

Martin was born on September 24, 1944 to Otties and Anna Spurgeon Smith, the youngest of four children. He lived his whole life in Fayette County. Martin was a 1962 graduate of Sabina High School.

On...

Mar 24, 2016

Roger L. Hull , age 59, of Hillsboro, passed at Highland District Hospital on March 24, 2016.

Born on October 5, 1956, he was the son of Charles A. Hull and Lula A. McCarty. He is survived by siblings, Mary, Charles, Randy and Terry.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Kenneth...

Mar 18, 2016

Connie Gail Angel, 71, of Mount Orab, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016 at University Hospital in Cincinnati.

She was born October 10, 1944 to the late Gail & Martha Carmean in Samantha, OH.

Connie moved to Columbus, where she worked for St Ann’s Hospital and eventually started Angel Computer Service, a data entry company,...

Mar 17, 2016

Roger Slaight Moore was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 10, 1950 to Alvin “Dutch” Slaight Moore and Ruth Josephine Bunce Moore. He and his younger sister Lynn grew up in Sabina, Ohio. For the first twelve years of his life they lived with his paternal grandmother Elmira, who was a blessing in Roger’s life. Roger enjoyed playing sports,...

Mar 15, 2016

Emma L. Adams, 82, of Wilmington, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Clinton Memorial Hospital.

Born November 7, 1933, in Clinton County, Emma was the daughter of the late William and Frances Wade Curl.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom.

Emma graduated from Reesville High School and was...

Mar 9, 2016

Pauline M. Zurface, 80, formerly of Sabina, passed peacefully on March 9, 2016.

Born on November 25, 1935, Pauline was the daughter of Harry and Cora Douglas Zurface.

Pauline is survived by her daughter, Connie Zurface of Springfield. Also left to cherish her memory is one sister, Helen Beverly, of Xenia; her friend, Tim Myers;...

Mar 7, 2016

Glenn E. Kenney, 85, of Wilmington, went to be with the Lord on March 7, 2016 at Autumn Years in Sabina.

Born in New Burlington, Glenn was the son of John W. and Velma Davis Kenney. Retired from General Motors, Glenn worked as an inspector for quality control. He was an Army Veteran, a member of Dove...

Mar 4, 2016

Lucille Thomas, 94, of Sabina, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, March 4, 2016 at Greene Memorial.

She was born August 21, 1921 in Washington Court House, the daughter of Ottis and Delva Leach Gilmore.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Thomas in 1996.

She was a loving mother and...