Obituaries

Dec 22, 2016

Dianne R. Fout, age 73 of Ashville passed away at home Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. She was born on April 12, 1943 in Ashville, OH to the late E. J. (Red) and Georgia (Logsdon) Mallory.   Dianne graduated from Ashville Harrison HS (1961), she was a founder and member of The Ashville Herb Club and she greatly enjoyed growing herbs....

Dec 19, 2016

Marjorie Irene (Warner) Reed, age 78, went home to the Lord December 19, 2016, passing away at Mount Carmel West Hospital.  Marjorie, the oldest of 13 children, is preceded in death by mother and father Butler and Sylvia Warner, husband Howard (Oscar Reed), sisters and brother, Edith Riser, Thelma Arledge, Barbara Alley, Shirley Jordan, and David Warner.

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Dec 15, 2016

Ruby May Miller, age 104 of Ashville went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Born on Aug. 22nd, 1912 in Salyersville, Kentucky to the late Tobe and Una (May) Dixon.   She was a longtime member of Blessed Hope Bible Church, where she attended regularly with some of her children and...

Dec 12, 2016

Jack Donald Case, 79, of Jackson, MI, formerly of Ashville, OH, passed away on December 12, 2016 at Henry Ford W Bloomfield Hospital.  He was born Aug 3, 1937 in Floyd County, KY to the late Andrew and Tessie (Newsome) Case.

Jack worked in concrete and tile instillation construction for many years and after retirement stayed busy...

Dec 11, 2016

Vickie T .Skowronek of South Bloomfield passed away Dec 11, 2016 at Riverside Hospital. She was born on April 22, 1965 to the late Mr & Mrs Harry J. Skowronek.  Vickie graduated from Groveport Madison High School and then later went on to build herself an amazing career at the Columbus Kroger Bakery.

She is survived by...

Dec 6, 2016

Harold Baum Tosca, 90, of South Bloomfield, OH, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at Mt. Carmel West Hospital.  He was born Sept 3, 1926 in Dayton, OH, son of the late Vera and Qenam Tosca.

Harold was a member of South Bloomfield United Methodist Church and taught Sunday School for many years.  He was also...

Dec 5, 2016

Six , William (Bill), Loy age 80 passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5th, 2016. He was born on September 20, 1936 in Ashville, Ohio to the late Virgil and Effie (Acker) Six. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife of 57 years Beverly (Campbell) Six; brother David; and nephew Stephan...

Dec 5, 2016

James B Wells, age 90, of Ashville, OH passed away on December 5, 2016 at Pickaway Manor, Circleville.  He was born on Sept 19, 1926 in Walnut Twp. to the late Stanley and Anna Ruth (Brown) Wells.  James served in the US Army during WWII and worked as a lifelong farmer in Pickaway County.  He was a Harrison Twp...

Nov 30, 2016

Jayne, Ruby E. Rutherford of Knoxville, formerly of Jonesville, VA passed away November 30, 2016 at Brown Memorial Home in Circleville, OH.  Ruby was Director of Student Affairs of The University of Tennessee Medical Center Graduate School of Medicine before her retirement in 1995.  She was first employed by the University of Tennessee in 1949 and transferred to The...

Nov 23, 2016

Winifred Mae (Dillion) Avery, age 71, passed away, Wed. Nov. 23, 2016 at OSU Medical Center.   She was born on June 27, 1945 in Big Plain, OH.  She was a 1964 graduate of Madison Plains High School where she participated in the marching band.  Winifred retired from Willis Insurance and was owner/operator of WMA Graphics in Ashville.  She was...

Nov 23, 2016

Alice R (Koehler) Woolever 89 of Ashville, went to be with the Lord, Wed. Nov. 23, 2016 at her home.   She was born on June 18, 1927 in Franklin County, OH to the late Christian and Rosella (Corkwell) Koehler.  Alice was a homemaker, seamstress, and farmed alongside her husband Royce.  She was a member of Village Chapel UMC, a...

Nov 21, 2016

Marlene C. (Lee) Erpelding, age 77, of Ashville, OH, formerly of Belleville, WI, passed away in hospice care for cancer at her home on Monday, November 21, 2016.  Marlene was born December 2, 1938, in rural Kellogg, MN, to the late Michael and Catherine (Marking) Lee.  She had worked at New Glarus Nursing Home as a cook and had...

Nov 20, 2016

Dennis Brian Green, age 68, of Orient, passed away November 20, 2016, at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center (Veterans Homeland).  He was born February 23, 1948 in Columbus, to the late Paul and Marjorie (Hill) Green.  He served his country during Vietnam War in the Army (1st Cavalry) where he was awarded a Purple Heart.  Dennis worked as a...

Nov 15, 2016

Dwight A Karshner Sr., age 55, of Ashville, passed away November 15, 2016, at Berger Hostpital, Circleville.  He was born January 2, 1961 in Circleville, to the late Durwin Karshner and Marilyn (Aldenderfer) Bickers who survives.  Dwight worked for Bailey’s Roofing in Columbus and had worked previously at Odd Lots Warehouse and Dan’s Drive-In.  He was a former ordained...

Nov 10, 2016

Charles E “Popeye” Ford, age 87, of Circleville, passed away November 10, 2016, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus.  He was born November 4, 1929 in Circleville, to the late James and Audrey (Francis) Ford.  Popeye worked for many years for VanCamp Asphalt and Paving.

Charles was preceded in death by his wife Edna M (Stevens)...

Nov 1, 2016

Robert “Bob” Eugene Ferguson

Laurelville, Ohio

August 4, 1946-November 1, 2016

To Family and Friends:

It was a good ride

Throw on some Lynyrd Skynyrd

Have a cold one on me

And we will see you on the other side

Memorial...

Oct 30, 2016

Nicholas Edwards, age 28, of Columbus, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 at Grant Hospital, Columbus.  He was born Oct. 28, 1988, graduated from Athens High School and attended Hocking Technical College.  Nicholas worked as a Community Engagement Specialist for Learning Never Ends and previously for Goodwill Industries in Columbus.

Nicholas is survived by his father...

Oct 26, 2016

Frances “Dutch” L. Moss, age 94, of Circleville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at Pickaway Manor, Circleville.  Frances was born October 30, 1921 to the late Turney and Cholorus (Lutz) Mowery and had been a bus driver for Teays Valley Schools and was a long time farmer along with her husband Charles.  Frances was a member of the...

Oct 18, 2016

G. Ann Rathburn, age 97, of Ashville, formerly of Gallipolis, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 at Pickaway Manor, Circleville.  Ann was born June 22, 1919 to George and Susie (Lewis) Veith and had retired from Gallipolis State Institute after 30 years and was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Gallipolis.

Ann was preceded by her...

Oct 14, 2016

Michael  Steven Burchett age 65 of South Bloomfield, Ohio passed away on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 at Specialty Select Hospital.  He was born on May 9, 1951 in Columbus, Ohio to the late Homer and Faye  (Browning ) Burchett.  Michael was a lifelong upholsterer, owner of Burchett’s Auto Trim and had also worked with his father at Sterling Auto...