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Harold E. Rowe
May 14, 2017
Harold E. Rowe , age 87 of Washington C.H. passed away on May 14, 2017 at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Harold was born July 28, 1929 in Fairborn, Ohio to the late Raymond and Pearly Robinson Rowe. He is a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during Korean War. After returning...
Shirley Anne Hagman
May 5, 2017
Shirley A. Hagman , age 54, of Washington C.H., Ohio passed away at her home in the early morning of Friday, May 5, 2017. Her death was sudden and unexpected.
Shirley was born in Fayette County on March 10, 1963 to the late Albert and JoAnne Hilderbrand Ellenberger. She was a 1981 graduate of Miami...
Goldie Mae Massie
May 5, 2017
Goldie Mae Massie , age 64, of Washington CH passed away on the morning of May 5, 2017 at Signature HealthCare of Fayette County.
Goldie was born on June 3, 1952 in Mt. Sterling to the late Theodore and Alice Rowe Massie. She had lived all of her life in this area. She attended the...
Dema Ann Keaton
Apr 16, 2017
Dema Ann (Puffinbarger) Keaton , age 81, of Washington C.H. completed her worldly tasks and burst through Heavens gates to walk into the open arms of her Lord and Savior on the glorious evening of April 16 th , 2017. Dema was born May 20 th , 1935, in Williamsport, Ohio to P. Howard and Agnes I....
Edward Troy Yaekle
Mar 30, 2017
Edward Troy Yaekle , Age 51 of Washington Court House, formerly of Columbus, passed away Thursday March 30, 2017 at his home. Death was sudden and unexpected.
Ed was born December 13, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio to Teresa (Garrison) and the late Richard Yaekle. He was a veteran of the US Army, and had worked...
Judith A (Welsh) Ward
Mar 27, 2017
Judith A. “Judy” Ward , Age 77, of Bloomingburg passed away on Monday March 27, 2017 at the Mount Carmel Medical Center.
Judy was born on December 19, 1939 in Fayette County to the late Frank and Mary Haynes Welsh. She was a graduate of Bloomingburg High School. Judy retired from Cargill in 2003 where...
Donald B. Austin
Mar 24, 2017
Donald B. Austin , age 86, formerly of Washington Court House, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 24, 2017, at Edgewood Manor Nursing Home in Greenfield, OH.
Born December 10, 1930, in South Charleston, Ohio to Calvin B. and Helen (Valentine) Austin, he lived most of his life in the...
Barbara Ann Gardner
Mar 8, 2017
Barbara Ann Gardner , age 77, formerly of Washington CH, passed from this life to her eternal home on March 8, 2017, at the Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mt Vernon, Ohio.
She was born on February 19, 1940 in Madison County, Ohio to the late Howard Omer and Alice Louisa Stonerock Martindale. She worked...
Robert Charles Jaynes
Feb 23, 2017
Robert C. Jaynes , age 83, of Washington CH, formerly of Columbus, Passed away on the evening of February 23, 2017 at the Fayette Memorial Hospital.
Robert was born on November 4, 1933 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Charles and Mary Vollmuth Jaynes. He was a proud veteran of the US navy, serving aboard...
Charles Joseph Johnson
Feb 6, 2017
Charles Joseph Johnson , age 76, of Washington CH passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Charles was born on October 29, 1940 in Catlettsburg, KY to Estel and Cloteen Riffe Johnson. He had lived almost 50 years in this area. He had retired from Mead Containers, where he worked in...
Kenneth R Jackson
Feb 5, 2017
Kenneth R. Jackson , age 37, of Washington CH passed away on February 5, 2017 at the Riverside Hospital in Columbus after a brief illness.
Kenny was born on October 18, 1979 in Knox County, KY to Kenneth and the late Myrtle Shadd Price. He attended Vinton County Schools. He loved to draw and enjoyed...
Charles Albert Wyatt Ii
Jan 31, 2017
Charles Albert Wyatt II , age 88, of Washington CH passed away January 31, 2017 at the Mount Carmel Medical Center, where he had been a patient for a short time.
Charles was born on June 12, 1928 in Fayette County to the late Charles Sr. and Sarah Lamb Wyatt. He had lived in this...
Barbara Jean Persley-Jones
Jan 25, 2017
Barbara Jean Persley-Jones , age 69, of Columbus passed away on January 25, 2017 at the Mount Carmel Medical Center, following a brief illness. Her passing was sudden and unexpected.
She was born April 4, 1947 in Scott County, KY to the late Robert and Lena Burrell Persley. She was a graduate of Bourbon County...
Steven Clayton Frye
Jan 23, 2017
Steven Clayton Frye , age 41, of Washington CH passed away on January 23, 2017 at the Mount Carmel Medical Center after a brief illness.
Clayton was born on December 2, 1975 in WCH to the late John and Lucy Mustin Frye. He had lived all of his life in this area, graduating from Washington...
Leona Marie Merritt
Jan 19, 2017
Leona Marie Merritt , age 98, of Circleville, formerly of Washington CH, passed away on January 19, 2017 at Berger Hospital.
Leona was born on December 7, 1918 in Portsmouth, Ohio to the late Carl and Geneva Simon Walter.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Merritt; daughter, Patricia...
Verna Jean (Rayburn) Adams
Jan 14, 2017
Verna Jean Adams , Age 80, of Washington CH was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on the morning of January 14, 2017.
She was born on March 20, 1936 in Washington CH to the late Homer and Anna Kelly Rayburn. She had spent all her life in this area, graduating from the Jeffersonville High...
Cheri Lynn (Yerian) Ellars
Jan 11, 2017
Cheri Lynn Yerian Ellars , age 55, of Washington CH, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at her home. She was born December 25, 1961, in Chillicothe, to Phillip and Barbara (Zellars) Yerian.
She is preceded in death by infant son Phillip Graves; sister, Terri Yerian; and grandparents Robert and Dorothy Zellars; and John...
Howard "Elmer" Scott Wilson
Jan 10, 2017
Howard Scott “Elmer” Wilson , age 56. of Washington C.H., passed away at home on January 10, 2017.
Howard was born on April 28, 1960 to the late Sherman and Juanita Hoover Wilson. He had lived his whole life in this area and was a 1978 graduate of Miami Trace High School. He was a...
Rhonda Lea Burnett
Jan 5, 2017
Rhonda Lea Burnett , Age 50, of Greenfield passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Thursday January 5, 2017.
Rhonda was born on October 11, 1966 in Columbus and had lived all of her life in the area. She was a graduate of Miami Trace High School. During her school years Rhonda was active in...
Christopher Ray Alspaugh
Jan 1, 2017
Christopher Alspaugh , age 57, of Washington C.H. passed away peacefully at his home on the morning of January 1, 2017.
Chris was born in WCH on December 24, 1959. He was a graduate of Miami Trace High School. During his years, he worked in maintenance at Showa Aluminum in Mt. Sterling and drove a...

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