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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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Randolph Digges

Randolph Digges

Aug 28, 2006

Randolph E. Digges, Jr., 66, of Chillicothe, died at 4:30pm Monday, August 28, 2006, in the VA Medical Center Chillicothe following an extended illness. He was born June 16, 1940, in Chillicothe to the late Randolph E., Sr. and Katherine Saffin Digges. Surviving are his wife, Judith A. (Cunningham) Digges; son and daughter-in-law Randolph E. III (Lori) Digges, North Olmstead,...

Geneva Cottrill

Geneva Cottrill

Aug 26, 2006

Geneva Cottrill Geneva Cottrill, 70, of Chillicothe, went to be with her Lord 11:29 am, Saturday, August 26, 2006, at the Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. She was born March 21, 1936 to the late Conn and Louvenna Pelfrey Kelley. On June 7, 1953 she married Charles E. Cottrill, who survives. Also surviving are her three sons,...

Carl Sowers

Carl Sowers

Aug 25, 2006

Carl E. Sowers Carl E. Sowers, 75, of Chillicothe, died 7:08 am, Friday, August 25, 2006, in the VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, following an extended illness. He was born August 23, 1931 in Clarksburg, OH to Earl F. and Anna E. Rowland Sowers. On May 12, 1956 he married Georgia R. Mosley, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Cindy...

Cora Simmons

Cora Simmons

Aug 24, 2006

Cora Y. (Harding) Simmons, 57, of Chillicothe, died Thursday, August 24, 2006, in her home following an extended illness. She was born November 21, 1948, in Cincinnati, OH, to the late James and Thelma (Jenkins) Harding. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law Alan Jeffrey II (Kristel) Moore, of Pensacola, FL; daughters Johnetta Moore, Chillicothe; Kendra Bradfield, Columbus; brothers and sisters-in-law...

Brad Clemmons

Brad Clemmons

Aug 21, 2006

Master Sgt. Brad A. Clemmons, 37, formerly of Chillicothe, died August 21, 2006 in Iraq as a result of a bombing of the vehicle he was riding in. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca; his daughter, Isabelle; his two sons, Nicholas and Zachary Clemmons; his mother, Pamela Clemmons; his father, David Clemmons; two sisters, Amy and Shelley Clemmons; a brother Michael...

Marilyn Hall

Marilyn Hall

Aug 21, 2006

Marilyn J. Hall Marilyn J. Hall, 71, of Chillicothe, died at 6:35pm August 21, 2006, in Chillicothe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 14, 1934, in Ross Co. to the late Ronald J. and Mabel M. Ward Hall. Surviving are her sisters Patricia (Wayne) Reno, Carol (Hayward) Riley, and Joyce (Bob) Harris; a brother Ronald (Susie) Hall, Jr;...

Thomas Jordan

Thomas Jordan

Aug 20, 2006

Thomas R. Jordan Thomas R. Jordan, 71, of Greenfield, died 7:00 am Sunday, August 20, 2006 in the VA Medical Center, Chillicothe, following an extended illness. He was born January 17, 1934 in Cincinnati, OH to John F. and Clara Griffith Jordan. Survivors include his son, Dr. William G. McTurnan of Franklin, IN. Tom was an Air Force Veteran of...

William Lynch

William Lynch

Aug 20, 2006

Rev. William B. Lynch, 59, of Chillicothe, died unexpectedly at 8:00am Sunday, August 20, 2006, in Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, OH. He was born November 4, 1946, in Chillicothe, to Edward L., Sr. and S. Elizabeth Woodfork Lynch. On November 21, 1967, he married the former Victoria A. Brown, who survives. Also surviving are his mother, S. Elizabeth Lynch; his...

Tommy Scott

Tommy Scott

Aug 20, 2006

Tommy L. Scott Tommy L. Scott, 68, of Chillicothe, died 12:46 pm, Sunday, August 20, 2006, in Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. He was born February 26, 1938 in Chillicothe to Thomas J. and Nannie Graves Scott. Survivors include a sister, Sharon Scott Parker, of Kitty Hawk, NC; three nieces, Leslie Gilmore, Gwyn Shoemaker, and Nancy Ratcliff; two...

Leo Sharkey

Leo Sharkey

Aug 14, 2006

Leo W. Sharkey, 56, of Chillicothe, formerly of Harleysville, PA, died unexpectedly August 14, 2006, in his home. He was born March 6, 1950, in Abington, PA, to the late William L. and Elizabeth M. Lendvey Sharkey. On April 16, 1982, he married the former Carolyn S. Bye, who survives. Also surviving are his sons William L. and Andrew T....

Clara Grant

Clara Grant

Aug 11, 2006

Clara M. Grant Clara M. Beverly Grant, 90, of Chillicothe, died 5:40 am, August 11, 2006, in Westmoreland Place Nursing Home. She was born September 27, 1915 in Chillicothe to Essie and Marie Henderson Beverly. Survivors include a son, Pastor (Diana) Larry Grant, of Chillicothe; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; six brothers; five sisters; and a host of nieces and nephews....

Ruth Stanhope-Swiger

Ruth Stanhope-Swiger

Aug 9, 2006

Naomi Ruth (Lawson) Stanhope-Swiger, 85, of Chillicothe died August 9, 2006 in her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born February 13, 1921 in Bridgeport, WV to Hassell R. and Gail T. Wells Lawson. She was a graduate of Bridgeport High School, Class of 1938. In the following years, her family relocated to Chillicothe, where she met and...

Clyde Taylor

Clyde Taylor

Aug 6, 2006

Clyde G. "Hap" Taylor Clyde G. "Hap" Taylor, 85, of Chillicothe, died 6:50 pm, Sunday, August 6, 2006 in the Adena Regional Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born May 27, 1921 in New Lexington, OH to Ora C. and Hattie Shaner Taylor. On July 27, 1946 he married Rosemary Bolyard Taylor, who survives. Also surviving are his...

Ruth Mccutcheon

Ruth Mccutcheon

Aug 2, 2006

Ruth V. (Thomas) McCutcheon, 87, of Chillicothe, went to be with the Lord at 9:15pm Wednesday, August 2, 2006, in Adena Regional Medical Center. She was born March 30, 1919, in Chillicothe to the late William H. and Essie L. Hatfield Thomas. On October 26, 1940, she married Paul V. McCutcheon, who survives. Also surviving are her nieces and nephews,...

Marjorie Weaver

Marjorie Weaver

Aug 1, 2006

Marjorie L. Weaver, 78, of Chillicothe, went to be with the Lord at 5:45am Tuesday, August 1, 2006, in Westmoreland Place following an extended illness. She was born May 23, 1928, in Vinton Co. to the late Raymond R. and Audrey L. Stewart Detty. On June 14, 1947, she married Lawrence F. Weaver, who preceded her in death January 10,...

Betty Gilmore

Betty Gilmore

Jul 31, 2006

Betty Eileene Gilmore, 72, of Chillicothe, died in her home July 31, 2006, following an extended illness. She was born September 30, 1933, in Ross Co. to the late James and Leo Hall Carroll. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law Peggy (Jordan) and Jay Shoemaker, Chillicothe; grandsons Jansen Litter and Colton Shoemaker; and sisters Mildred Shoemaker and Evelyn Dye. She...

Helen Pearson

Helen Pearson

Jul 30, 2006

Helen L. Pearson, 75, of Chillicothe, died Sunday, July 30, 2006, at 5:50am in Westmoreland Place Nursing Home. She was born March 21, 1931, in Cleveland, OH, to Fred and Rosetta Hall Edwards. On May 1, 1953, she married Reuben Pearson, Jr. who survives. Also surviving are her daughters Patricia A. Miles, Cleveland; Margaret Pearson-Brown, Londonderry; Barbara Kay Holmes, Cleveland;...

John Sheets

John Sheets

Jul 30, 2006

John E. Sheets John E. Sheets 81, of Frankfort, died 5:47 pm, Sunday, July 30, 2006 in the Adena Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. He was born October 20, 1924 in Roxabelle to Roy and Garnette Campbell Sheets. On November 17, 1945 he married Martha Malone who preceded him in death. Their five children survive; Janet (Roy) Honeycutt,...

Juanita Howard

Juanita Howard

Jul 27, 2006

Juanita G. Howard, 75, of Chillicothe, died 1:30 am Thursday, July 27, 2006, in the Chillicothe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, following an extended illness. She was born January 15, 1931 in Cunard, WV to George and Dreamal Shelton Gilbert. Survivors include a son, Ervin Howard, Jr.; three grandchildren, Andrea Howard, Joshua Howard, and Joseph Lightle; a great-grandchild, Gabrio Mercado; and...

Glendora Barnette

Glendora Barnette

Jul 26, 2006

Glendora Barnette, 41, of Gallipolis, formerly of Chillicothe, died July 26, 2006 in the Holzer Medical Center, unexpectedly. She was born May 3, 1965 in Albuquerque, NM to Cecil and Peggy J. Ford Barnette Jr. In addition to her mother, Peggy Harmount, survivors include two sisters, Diana (Bruce) Gray, and Kris (Steve) Painter, both of Chillicothe; a brother, James (Genia)...

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