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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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Neil Carter
Jan 26, 2014
Neil T. Carter, 78, of Chillicothe, died 6:40 pm, January 26, 2014 at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born April 4, 1935 in Chillicothe to the late Carl T. and Elizabeth Wellinghoff Carter. He married Carolyn Sue Meadows who preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Debbie (Joseph) Strausbaugh, Dublin, OH and Karen...
David Hinty
Jan 25, 2014
David Donald Hinty, 82, of Chillicothe, died at 1:42pm Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Adena Regional Medical Center. He was born January 28, 1931, in Ross Co. to the late Roy and Edna (Bratton) Hinty. On April 11, 1956, he married Doris Ann Gaines, who preceded him in death on January 6, 2012. Surviving is his daughter and son-in-law Leona...
C. Burris
Jan 22, 2014
Charlotte "Jeannie" (Kelly) Burris, 69, of Chillicothe, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. She died at home surrounded by her family. She was born November 7, 1944, in Harriman, TN, to Rev. Charles W. and the late Mary (Evans) Kelly. In 1964, she married the love of her life, Rev. John H. Burris, with...
Elizabeth Ball
Jan 22, 2014
Elizabeth J. Ball, 52, of Londonderry, went to be with the Lord at 1:25pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) Hospice Center, Portsmouth, following an extended illness. She was born December 10, 1961, in Chillicothe to Ovid O. and Naomi H. (Hammond) Woods. On May 27, 1988, she married Jaye M. Ball, who survives. Also...
J. Neiberline
Jan 21, 2014
Jean L. "Ike" Neiberline, 89, of Chillicothe, died at 4:10am January 21, 2014, at the Southwest Regional Medical Center, Georgetown, OH. He was born April 28, 1924, in Lockbourne, OH, to the late William L. and Annie L. (Calvert) Neiberline. On February 2, 1952, he married Helen I. Pence, who preceded him in death on October 26, 1998. Later, he...
Phyllis Wells
Jan 18, 2014
Phyllis E. Wells, 87, of Chillicothe, died 1:30 pm, January 18, 2014, at Westmoreland Place Nursing Home, following an extended illness. She was born December 12, 1926 in West Carrollton, OH to the late Guy and Dorothy Taylor Tuttle. In 1955 she married Joe Wells, who died in 1999, with who she shared 39 years of marriage. Survivors include a...
Patricia Byrum
Jan 17, 2014
Patricia Ann Byrum, 69, of Chillicothe, died January 17, 2014, at her residence, unexpectedly. She was born October 24, 1944 in Chillicothe to Eugene C. and Margaret A. Andrews Byrum. In addition to her mother, survivors include a brother, Robert Byrum, of Chillicothe; a nephew, Bobby Byrum, of Chillicothe; an aunt, Ruth Brofft, of Columbus; and a cousin, Amy. She...
Forrest Dillon
Jan 17, 2014
Forrest Dillon, of Chillicothe, died January 17, 2014, at the Ohio State UniversityHospitals, Columbus. He was born June 26, 1965 in Columbus, OH to the late Larry and Anna Dillon. Survivors include three brothers, Bernie and Darrell Dillon, and David Bentley; and two sisters, Laurie Turner and Katie Dillon. Private services will be held. To send a flower arrangement or...
Robert Thomas
Jan 16, 2014
Robert F. "Bob" Thomas, 70, of Chillicothe, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Westmoreland Place, following a brief illness. He was born June 1, 1943 to the late Robert R. and Helen M. Thomas. On December 31, 1966 he married the former Etta F. McCutcheon who left his side, to be with Jesus, February 24, 2012. Survivors include his sons,...
Felicitas Coyle
Jan 11, 2014
Felicitas E. Coyle, 74, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly, January 11, 2014 at her home. She was born December 9, 1939 in Vanceburg, Kentucky, to the late David P. and Goldie (Willis) Morrison. On February 2, 1965 she married John Coyle who preceded her in death on May 4, 1970. Surviving is her son and daughter-in-law, David (Mara) Coyle, of Chillicothe;...
Ada Zimmerman
Jan 10, 2014
Ada M. Zimmerman, 72, of Chillicothe, passed away at 5:54am Friday, January 10, 2014, at home following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. She was born March 18, 1941, in Ross County to the late Herbert and Oretha (McCoy) Chandler. On October 3, 1964, she married Thurman L. Zimmerman, who survives. Also surviving are her children: Anna M. Zimmerman; Thurman...
Carol Creed
Jan 8, 2014
Carol S. Creed, 69, of Chillicothe, died at 3:30pm Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Pleasant Hill Manor, Piketon, following an extended illness. She was born May 7, 1944, in Versailles, IN, to the late Denzel and Anna (Schauer) Shelton. On May 29, 1961, she married the love of her life, Ronald G. Creed, who survives. Also surviving are her daughter...
Shirley Hitchens
Jan 7, 2014
Shirley M. (Adams) Hitchens passed unexpectedly but safely into the arms of her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Adena Regional Medical Center. Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio on November 15, 1937, Shirley was the daughter of the late Ira Adams and Esta Mae Cooper Adams. Matriculated thru the Catholic School System and the...
Eleanor Simon
Jan 7, 2014
Eleanor W. Simon, of Chillicothe, died January 7, 2014 at the age of 100 years, 7 months, and 16 days young. She was the daughter of Jerome and Bird Dean Damron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert J. Simon, and 10 brothers and sisters. Survivors include her daughters, Dr. Lynn A. Simon, Sharon S. Dykes, Martha E....
Floyd Lambert
Jan 1, 2014
Floyd E. "Zeke" Lambert III, 42, of Chillicothe, passed away January 1, 2014 at the OSU Medical Center, to complications of injuries sustained in an auto accident in October. Zeke was born November 9, 1971 to Floyd E. Lambert Sr., of Marion and Victoria L. (Denver) Hillyard Countryman, of Chillicothe, who survive; also surviving is his girlfriend, Tammy Holbrook and...
Donald Kunz
Dec 31, 2013
Donald W. Kunz, 70, of Frankfort, died suddenly, Tuesday night, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1943 in Chillicothe to the late William A. and Goldie Mae Conaway Kunz. On July 3, 1966 he married the former Lois Kay Dunkle, who survives. Also surviving are three children, Donald Kunz Jr., of Jackson Co., Shevelle (Mark)...
Frank Ashworth
Dec 30, 2013
Frank E. Ashworth, 68, of New Castle, CO, formerly of Chillicothe, died December 30, 2013 in New Castle, unexpectedly. He was born February 18, 1945 in Ross Co. to the late Gilbert and Louise Ashworth. Survivors include sisters and brothers, Helen Watkins, Kathy (Jim) Cartee, Delbert (Phyllis) Ashworth, Larry (Brenda) Ashworth, Joe (Christy) Ashworth, Keith Ashworth, Gary (Brenda) Ashworth and...
Deborah Crowe
Dec 29, 2013
Deborah Ann Crowe, 74, of Chillicothe, Ohio went home to be with her Lord on December 29, 2013. She was born September 27, 1939, in West Union, WV, to the late Raymond J. and Wanda M. (Underwood) Grant. She is survived by her husband of 23 years Donald E. Crowe; children Gary W. Wolfe, of Chillicothe; Sarah A. Willis of...
Todd Boering
Dec 29, 2013
Todd Parke Boering, 82, died December 29, 2013 in Chillicothe OH. Loving father of Michael Boering (Diane), Ft. Thomas; Marta Connally (Steve), Mesa, AZ; Mary Todd Lowrance, Dallas, TX; and Joshua Boering (Angela), Ft. Worth, TX. Also survived by eight grandchildren and his sister Jenny Ann Broh (the late Robert), Cincinnati. Todd is a 1949 graduate of Walnut Hills High...
Barbara Horn
Dec 26, 2013
Barbara A. Horn, 67, of Chillicothe, died at 10:20pm December 26, 2013, at Mt. Carmel East Hospital. She was born October 22, 1946, in Waverly, OH, to the late Samuel and Evelyn J. (Aberts) Hamilton. On August 3, 1968, she married Donald L. Horn, who preceded her in death on January 3, 1990. Surviving are her sons and daughter-in-law: Ret....
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