Frank Pool

Frank L. Pool, 76, of Chillicothe, died 4:30am Wednesday July 20, 2005, at his residence following a brief illness. He was born August 23, 1928, in Ross Co. to the late Hobart M. and Hazel G. Burdett Pool. On May 9, 1953, he married the former Patricia Jane Gilmore, who survives. Also surviving are his daughter and son-in-law Cynthia L. (Bruce A.) Dyer; his sons Timothy R. Pool and Jeffrey L. Pool, all of Chillicothe; grandchildren Justin N. (Sondra) Dyer; Jacob M. Pool and his fiancée Lacee; and Madison S. Pool; brothers John Pool; James (Josephine) Pool; Estel "Popeye" (Beulah) Pool; Harold "Wimp" Pool; and Michael Pool; sisters Helen McCullough and Ethel (Pete) Hill; and a sister-in-law Patty Pool. He was predeceased by infant twin sisters, brothers Robert and Larry Pool; and a sister Dorothy McCullough. Frank has been a barber since 1955 and co-owner of Ater & Pool Barber Shop in Chillicothe before retiring in 2001. He was a Tank Sergeant in the Army during the Korean War. Frank was an accomplished musician and singer and he enjoyed the outdoors especially hunting, fishing, gardening, picking berries, and hunting mushrooms. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Monday, July 25, 2005, at the Haller Funeral Home. Military graveside services conducted by the Ross Co. Veteran Honor Guard will follow in Brown's Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday from 6-8pm at Haller Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ross County Unit of the American Cancer Society.