Obituaries

Frances J. Mcafee

Frances J. Mcafee

Jan 23, 2009

Frances J. McAfee, 78 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, January 23, 2009 at the Christ Hospital at Cincinnati. She was born in Highland County on April 1, 1930 the daughter of the late Irvin and Mary Hazel Wallace Rhoads She attended the Rainsboro Church of Christ in Christian Union. She is survived by her husband of 31 years Bill McAfee...

Howard D Fields

Howard D Fields

Jan 22, 2009

Howard D. Fields, 76 years of Hillsboro, Died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 18, 1932 the son of the late Everett and Nola Huff Fields. Howard was a member of the Marshall Church of Christ and Good News Gathering and Managed Legal Aid Office for Highland and Clinton County and...

Marguerite Pat Heistand Lamb

Marguerite Pat Heistand Lamb

Jan 21, 2009

Marguerite Pat Hiestand Lamb, 91 years of Jacksonville, Florida, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at home, surrended with love from her family. She was born in HIllsboro, Oh. on October 7, 1917 the daughter of the late Clarence and Sara Perin Hiestand. The third of seven children, she grew up in Hillsboro with her brothers and sisters - John Hiestand,...

J.C. Cox

J.C. Cox

Jan 20, 2009

J.C. Cox, 70 years of Peebles, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Eagle Creek Nursing Home. He was born in Science Hill, Kentucky on June 15, 1938 the son of the late Aaron and Cloda Girdler Cox. J.C. attended the Dunkinsville United Methodist Church and was a lifelong farmer. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one...

Veva M. Hunt

Veva M. Hunt

Jan 20, 2009

Veva M. Hunt, 88 years of Bainbridge, OH., died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Highland District Hospital. She was born October 31, 1920 in Pike County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Martin Van Buren and Laura Perry Badgley. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence E. Hunt who died November 26, 1999; two...

Amy Jo Bumgardner

Amy Jo Bumgardner

Jan 17, 2009

Amy Jo Bumgardner, 34 years of Peebles, died unexpected Saturday, January 17, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Adams County on February 11, 1974, the daughter of Wesley Massie and the late Joyce Darlene Wisecup. Amy is survived by her husband, Roger Bumgardner; four sons, Randy Cooper of Waverly, Sean Fisher of Peebles, Jacob Wolford of Peebles, Daniel...

Darrell L. Warnock

Darrell L. Warnock

Jan 16, 2009

Darrell L. "Bud" Warnock, 72 years of Hillsboro, died Friday Januaray 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on February 15, 1936, the son of the late Taylor and Brook Browning Warnock. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Dora Newman Warnock on August 12, 2006 and one daughter Alma Sue...

Marjorie Ann Messer

Marjorie Ann Messer

Jan 12, 2009

Marjorie Ann Messer, 63 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at her residence. She was born May 31, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Grace Schultz Shepard. She had worked several years for Gem City Stamping in Dayton. Marjorie is survived by her husband Fred Messer; two daughters and son-in-law, Debbie Setser of...

Kenneth G. Gillespie

Kenneth G. Gillespie

Jan 8, 2009

Kenneth G. Gillespie, 63 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, January 08, 2009 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born April 10, 1945 in Highland County, Ohio, the son of the late John and Violet Watts Gillespie. Kenny was an Army Veteran, serving his Country during the Viet-Nam Era. He was a member of the F.O.E. Aerie1161, Hillsboro;...

Clarence Swartz

Clarence Swartz

Jan 5, 2009

Clarence Swartz, 83 years of Seaman, passed away Monday, January 5, 2009 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1925 the son of the late Carl and Louisa Johns Swartz. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Betty Swartz, who passed away in 1996, one brother, and two...

Brenda Day Pitzer

Brenda Day Pitzer

Jan 4, 2009

Brenda Day Pitzer, 63 years of Seaman, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on August 12, 1945 the daughter of the late Harry and Ruby Boyd Singleton, Sr. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Glenn Day and sister Linda Bice. Brenda was a longtime...

Ruby Ethel Tanner

Ruby Ethel Tanner

Jan 1, 2009

Ruby Ethel Tanner, 91 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, January 1 2009, at Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born in Winchester, Oh on August 14, 1917 and raised by William and Cora Bell Kinnett Riley . She was a member of the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church & attended the Evergreen Baptist Church, near Peebles, for the past 10 years. She...

Esto Setty

Esto Setty

Jan 1, 2009

Esto Setty, 91 years of Peebles, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Adams County Manor. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on November 29, 1917 the son of the late John and Maude Cadwalleder Setty. Esto was a longtime member of the Peebles Church of Christ in Christian Union and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He...

Hollis Howard

Hollis Howard

Dec 31, 2008

Hollis E. Howard, 72 years of Seaman, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Blue Ridge, Texas on September 30, 1936 the son of the late George W. and Ethel Mae Montgomery Howard, Sr. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Paul, Kenneth, and George W. Howard,...

Dale Lee Meranda

Dale Lee Meranda

Dec 29, 2008

Dale Lee Meranda, 76 years of Seaman, died Monday, December 29, 2008 at Adams County Manor. He was born in Liberty Township near West Union, Ohio on October 17, 1932 the son of the late Earl Warren and Lucy Audrey Robe Meranda. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Steve, two brothers, Earnest and Earl Junior,...

Gary Allen Willison

Gary Allen Willison

Dec 26, 2008

Gary Allen Willison, 58 years of Blanchester, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Clinton County, Ohio on February 18, 1950 the son of Howard J. and Hattie L. Camp Willison. He was preceded in death by his father, one brother Steven Willison and on sister Shelly Willison. He is survived by his mother Hattie...

Robert Joseph Traylor

Robert Joseph Traylor

Dec 26, 2008

Robert Joseph Traylor Sr., 68 of Hillsboro, formerly of Lebanon, OH and West Melbourne, Fl, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Hillsboro, OH He was born in Lebanon, OH on November 8, 1940 the son of Stanley and Dorothy Melampy Traylor. He attended the Heritage Baptist Church, West Melbourne, FL, and was a member of the Crossroad Church of the...

Patricia Elliott Cooper Hart

Patricia Elliott Cooper Hart

Dec 26, 2008

Patricia Elliott Cooper Hart, 75 years of Wilmington, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at the Kindred Hospital at Dayton. She was born at Athens, Ohio on February 25, 1933 the daughter of William and Ardyth Love Elliott. She was a member of the Hillsboro Northview Baptist Church and she had worked as a Secretary for twenty years at Wright-Patterson Air...

Eloise V. Helterbrand

Eloise V. Helterbrand

Dec 21, 2008

Eloise V. Helterbrand, 84 years of Jamestown, OH., died Sunday, December 21, 2008. She was born in Adams County, OH. on June 3, 1924, the daughter of the late Charles and Ivy Hoffer Murphy. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren, four brothers and six sisters. On December 16, 1941 she was united in marriage to...

Charles Richard Allen

Charles Richard Allen

Dec 20, 2008

Charles Richard "Tiny" Allen, 54 years of Hillsboro, died Saturday, December 20, 2008. He was born in Hillsboro, July 11, 1954, the son of the late Melvin and Evelyn Crabtree Allen. Tiny was a member of the Greater Life Assembly. He is survived by six daughters and sons-in-law, Trudy and Jerry Salyer of Hillsboro, Julie Meddock of Miamisburg, OH., Teresa...