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Recent Obituaries in Chillicothe, OH
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Chillicothe, OH area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Harry Mickey
Feb 21, 2016
Harry Leon Mickey, 78, of Chillicothe, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at his home. He was born in Chillicothe on April 13, 1937, to the late William and Madge (Mickey) Brown. Harry is survived by his sister, Betty Davis, of Buffalo, NY; his brother, Frank Mickey; and his nephew, Charles Mickey, Jr., both of Chillicothe. In addition to...
Chester Evans
Feb 21, 2016
Chester James "Bub" Evans, 62, of Bainbridge, died 11:05 pm, Sunday, February 21, 2016, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1954 in Columbus, OH to the late Chester E. and Linnie Arnold Evans. In 2006 he married the former Sharon E. Kunkel, who survives. Also surviving are his four children, Joe (Bessie) Powers and...
James Marshall
Feb 20, 2016
James "Jamie" Andrew Marshall, 47, of Londonderry, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, at his home, following an extended battle with cancer. He was born in Chillicothe, on February 24, 1968, to the late James Norman and Patricia Ann (Hawk) Marshall. On October 1, 1997, he married Mishion "Earnie" (Thomas) Marshall, who survives. Also surviving are his siblings, Frank Marshall,...
Michael Fletcher
Feb 18, 2016
Michael William Fletcher, 67, peacefully passed away on February 18, 2016 at his home, surrounded by loved ones. Mike was born February 5, 1949 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late Burnell and Madeleine (Dougherty) Fletcher. On September 3, 1981, he married Diana (Uhrig) Fletcher who survives. Also surviving, are two daughters and two sons, Cynthia Fletcher of Cincinnati, Elizabeth (Chris)...
Rita Sanders
Feb 17, 2016
Rita A. McCarty Sanders, 73, of Chillicothe, died at 3:54pm February 17, 2016, at Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born September 18, 1942, in Ross County to the late Homer Nelson and Agnes Marie Fink McCarty. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her son Sabin L. Sanders; sisters: Elizabeth Brundige and Kathleen McNaughton; brothers: Patrick and...
Ruth Renner
Feb 15, 2016
Ruth Cooper Renner, 97, of Chillicothe, passed from this life Monday, February 15, 2016, at 8:57 pm at Adena Regional Medical Center. Ruth was born July 28, 1918, in the village of Swarts, Green County, PA, the ninth of ten children of the late Walter Noble Cooper and Nellie Maud Hopkins Cooper. A beautiful lady who loved to dance, she...
Peggy Coler
Feb 14, 2016
Peggy Lou Coler, 87, of Chillicothe, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born April 21, 1928 in Ross Co. to the late James and Prudance Ogden. She married Harry D. Coler, who preceded her in death. Survivors include her children, Harry Michael (Anne) Coler, Wake Forest, NC, Barbara Ann Meyers, Columbia, SC,...
Richard Warnock
Feb 12, 2016
Richard Lee Warnock, 62, of Chillicothe died unexpectedly Friday, February 12, 2016, at his residence. He was born November 5, 1953 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Max and Ethel Barnett Warnock. On February 14, 1987 he married Lois A. Keil, who survives. Also surviving is his daughter, Amber (Harlan) Pewterbaugh, of Denton, TX; three step-children, Scott (Jennifer) McMahan, Hillsboro,...
Timothy Ries
Feb 10, 2016
Timothy C. Ries, 65, of Chillicothe, died February 10, 2016, at his home following an extended illness. He was born April 21, 1950, in Columbus, OH to the late Robert C. and Irene C. Rasor Ries. On July 19, 1980, he married Julia Suzanne Hertzog, who survives. Also surviving are their children: Nicholas (Tonya) Ries, Delaware, OH, Elaina (Andrew) Busold,...
Gail Allen
Feb 10, 2016
Gail Wesley Allen, 57, of Chillicothe, passed away at 3:13pm on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Berger Hospice Care Center in Circleville, following an extended battle with cancer. He was born October 5, 1958, in Oak Hill, Ohio, to the late Roy Edward Allen and Victoria Delores (Moore) Crabtree. On August 14, 1993, he married Cheryl (Legg) Allen, who...
Lillian Franchuk
Feb 8, 2016
Lillian A. Franchuk, 81, of Chillicothe, passed away peacefully at 6:45am on Monday, February 8, 2016, at the Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born in Killdeer, North Dakota, on November 4, 1934, to the late Joseph and Lena (Mittlestadt) Loscheider. On October 17, 1955, she married Joseph Franchuk, who survives. Also surviving are their children, Cheryl (Russell) Vranicar, of...
Rose Silcott
Feb 8, 2016
Rose Marie Silcott, 60, of Chillicothe, died 9:04 am, February 8, 2016, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following a battle with cancer. She was born November 2, 1955 in Chillicothe to the late Chester E. and Marjorie L. Betts Smith. On March 2, 2005 she married Steven Silcott, who survives. Also surviving is her son, Jeremy (Tasha) Smith, of...
Brooks Davison
Feb 7, 2016
Brooks Hayden Davison, 41, of Kingston, passed away unexpectedly on February 7, 2016, at his home. He was born on November 6, 1974, in Gallipolis, Ohio, to Gregory Lance and Patricia Gale (Dobbins) Davison. On September 8, 2001, he married Dawn R. (McFarland) Davison, who survives. Also surviving are their children, Kyndal, Eian, and Adleigh Davison; his siblings, Lance (Loretta...
Fredrick Brown
Feb 6, 2016
Fredrick E. Brown, 68, of Chillicothe, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 6, 2016. Born in Piedmont, WV, he was a loving husband, son, brother, father, grandfather, and uncle. Survivors include his mother, Mary; wife Pam; brother, Robert (Freeda); sons, Jeffrey (Amy) and Jason (Simone); grandchildren, Nicholas, Adrienne, and Yoshi; and cherished nieces, nephews, and other relatives. He was preceded in...
Earl Ross
Feb 6, 2016
Earl "Red" "Rossie" Ross,74, of Frankfort, died February 6, 2016, in Panama City, FL. He was born May 17, 1941 in Chillicothe to the late Earl and Alice Biechler Ross. On October 8, 2011 he married Hattie Joan Maynard Hendershot Ross, who survives. Also surviving are his two step-sons, Ty Irvin Hendershot and Phillip Tad (Karla) Hendershot; three step-grandchildren, Logan...
James Giles
Feb 1, 2016
James Lee Giles died in Columbus, Ohio on February 1, 2016 at the OSU Medical Center, after a prolonged illness. He was born August 31, 1939 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Helen (Cooper, Giles) Mosley and Lee Giles. He was predeceased by his grandparents, parents, brother Anthony Giles (New York City) and devoted Aunt Mabel (Cooper) Morton. He is survived by...
Velma Echle
Jan 31, 2016
Velma Echle, 88, of Chillicothe, formerly of Circleville, died at 8:38pm at Adena Regional Medical Center on January 31, 2016, following a brief illness. She was born May 24, 1927, in Pyramid, KY, to the late William and Minerva Skeans Reffett. On December 7, 1964, she married Andrew J. Echle, who preceded her in death October 21, 2009. She is...
Everett Montgomery
Jan 29, 2016
Everett (Bud) Lunda Montgomery passed away January 29, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born February 22, 1939, to the late Lunda and Ida Mae Jenkins Montgomery in Chillicothe, OH. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Myers (Beth) Montgomery; children, James and his wife Amy and Shawna and her husband Bryan Gibson. Two grandchildren are surviving; Bryce Montgomery...
Frances Parker
Jan 26, 2016
Frances Jane Parker, 74, of Chillicothe, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born November 4, 1941 in Ross Co. to the late Noah and Virginia Lancaster Bell. She married Richard E. Parker, who died May 9, 2004. Survivors include her seven children, Ricky (fiancée Carrie) Parker, Allen (Missy) Parker, Virginia Keller, Jackie (Dave)...
Robert Hensley
Jan 25, 2016
Robert E. (Bob) Hensley, of Chillicothe, unexpectedly passed from this life to the next at his residence Monday, January 25, 2016. He was 79 years old. He was born in Jackson, Ohio, September 4, 1936, to the late John Hensley and Evelyn Garey Hensley Osborne. He was raised by his mother and step-father, the late Floyd Osborne. On May 26,...
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