All Obituaries

Larry E. Brady, 84 of Lockbourne, OH passed away on Wed. Nov. 13, 2019 at Woodside Village in Mt. Gilead, OH.  Larry was born on April 20, 1935 to the late Maggie (Duckworth) and Thomas Brady in Akron, WV. Larry was a graduate of Sutton High School and served in the U.S. Airforce from 1954-1981 during the Vietnam War. He retired from DFAS and enjoyed traveling with his wife Barbara.     Besides his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Ann...

Ginger Lee Rathburn, age 71, of  Ashville, Ohio passed away Saturday,  Nov.  9, 2019 peacefully at home.  She was born at home in Millport, Ohio on December 8, 1947, daughter of the late Oscar Pettibone and Elizabeth (Cramblit) Pettibone.  Ginger graduated from Teays Valley High School and was the proud owner/ operator of an in-home daycare service for over 30 years. Survivors include her children, Melissa (Rathburn) Alloy,  Tyson  (Karen)  Rathburn...

David L. Downing, 73 of Columbus passed away on Wed. Nov. 6, 2019 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH. He was born Nov. 14, 1945 to the late Leslie and Elsie (Callahan) Downing in Columbus.  He was a graduate of South High School and worked for over 22 yrs. at Whitehaines Optical Co. and over 15 yrs. as a supervisor for City of Columbus Parks and Recreation.  Besides parents, David was also preceded in death by Aunt Marge Smith and uncle Ben Callahan. Survived by his wife...

Barbara J. Pabst, age 86, of Lancaster, Ohio (formerly Canal Winchester), passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 at Buckeye Care & Rehabilitation.  She was born June 25, 1933 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Ray Casto and Emily (Fornof) Casto.  Barbara graduated from Columbus South High School, received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital University and a Master’s degree from the University of Dayton.  Barbara was a teacher for the Teays Valley Local Schools for 33...

Raymond “Ray” A. Davis, 54 of Washington Courthouse, OH passed away on Thurs. Oct. 31, 2019 at Mount Carmel Hospital Grove City.  He was born on Oct. 26, 1965 to Charles W. and Norma J. (Huffer) Davis in Circleville, OH.  He was a 1984 graduate of Logan Elm and worked in sales for 16 years at NAPA Auto Parts.  Ray was a 32nd degree member of Masonic Lodge and also a member of Heber Chapter of Eastern Star and loved anything to do with Trains.  Ray is preceded...

Kenneth G. Schamehorn, 63 of South Bloomfield passed away at home on Thurs. Oct. 31, 2019.  He was born on Feb. 19, 1956 to the late Glen and Grace (Baker) Schamehorn in Circleville, OH.  Kenneth was a 1974 graduate of Teays Valley and served in the U.S. Navy 1974-1978.  He worked at Georgia Pacific as a Die Cutter for 36 years.  Kenneth enjoyed fishing, The Ohio State Buckeyes and was a good father and grandfather. Besides parents, Kenneth is preceded in death by...

James “Jim” Walters, age 72, of Circleville, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 29th, 2019.  He was born in Portsmouth, OH, on November 26th, 1946, to the late Lafe and Ethel Ervin Walters.  He was a wonderful and loving husband to Judy Stevenson Walters of Circleville, OH, for 49 years. He was a devoted and loving father to sons Adrian (Brandee) Walters of Pickerington, OH, and Jamie (Kara) Walters of Circleville, OH. He was survived by 9...

David  Lee   Sherman  61 of Canal Winchester, passed away on Thurs. Oct 24, 2019 at home after a lengthy illness.   He was born Jan. 29, 1958 in Columbus to the late George D. and Virginia P. (Carruthers) Sherman.  Dave was a graduate of Teays Valley H.S. Class of 1976 and worked various jobs over the years; he especially enjoyed farming and running heavy equipment.  Survived by his sisters, Suzanne (Mark) Tompkins of San Diego, CA and Nancy (Jerry)...

Deborah Lynn Logan, 62 of Ashville, OH passed away on Tues. Oct. 22, 2019 at OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.  Deborah was born on March 6, 1957 to Louie and Micky (Cook) Murray in Circleville, OH.  Deborah was a Purchasing Coordinator for Johnson Controls. Preceded in death by her father Louie Murray and her sister Lela Logan. Debbie is survived by husband Curtis Logan; son Shawn (Jamye) Logan of Minnesota,  daughter Elise (Chad) Knauff of Canal Winchester; mother...

Marlene (Sheibley) Elliott, of Commercial Point, OH passed away in the comfort of her home following a long illness on Thurs. Oct. 24, 2019.  Marlene was born on September 11, 1941 to Vera Luman and James Scheibley and orphaned at 3 years old when her mother passed away. She lived with her maternal grandmother, Edna Luman. She attended and graduated from Hillsboro High School where she met Charles Elliott, both graduating in 1959. Shortly after graduating, she moved to Cincinnati and...