Obituaries

Jan 28, 2017

Lowell  C.  Cleary 84 of Ashville, passed away on Sat. Jan. 28, 2017 at Mt. Carmel West Medical Center in Columbus.  He was born on Sept. 10, 1932 in Greenup County, KY to the late Mary Cleary Schmehling.  Lowell was a 1950 graduate of McKell H.S. in South Shore, KY.  After graduating he served his country in the U.S....

Jan 24, 2017

Linda Marie (McNeely) Cummins, age 69, of Ashville, passed away at Riverside Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017.   She was born on May 24, 1947 in Columbus, OH to the late Harold and Florence McNeely (Grauman) of Marysville.  Linda was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years Michael Lon Cummins in 2007.

She...

Jan 19, 2017

Maggie Ryan, age 91 of Ashville, OH passed away at Riverside Hospital Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017.  She was born October 24, 1925 in War Eagle, WV, to the late Milton and Bessie (Cline) Adkins.  Maggie was owner operator of Little Donnie’s Pizza in Ashville.  She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and she was also a member of...

Jan 13, 2017

Shawn Ryan Edwards, age 31, of Ashville, arrived in Heaven Friday, January 13, 2017.  He was born December 7, 1985.  Shawn was a 2004 graduate of Teays Valley High School.

Although he left us too soon, he will always be remembered by his sense of humor and quick wit that made everyone laugh.

Survived by...

Jan 12, 2017

Bobby Ray Crabtree, age 79, of Ashville, passed away at Berger Hospital on Thurs., Jan. 12, 2017.   He was born on Feb. 11, 1937 to the late Ray and Lydia (Frazier) Crabtree  in Louisa, KY.     Bobby  served in the US Army from 1956-1959.  He had retired as an electrician out of the IBEW Local 683, working in residential construction...

Jan 9, 2017

Dale E “Humphrey” Little 70, of Ashville passed away at home on Mon. January 09, 2017.  He was born April 29, 1946, in Pickaway County, OH to the late James and Mary Alice (Huffer) Little.  He graduated from Teays Valley High School in 1964.  Dale retired from Columbia Gas after 24 years and had also worked for Lennox Corp.  ...

Jan 4, 2017

Craig  Foster 55 of Ashville, passed away on Wed. Jan. 4th, 2017 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus. He was born on Oct. 13, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio to Michael W. and Sandra S. (McCoy) Foster.   Craig was the owner of Foster Maintenance and Crane Service.  He was an active member of Village Chapel United Methodist Church where most recently...

Jan 2, 2017

Cathy Weaver, age 66 of Lockbourne, OH passed away, peacefully in her sleep,  Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.  Cathy was born May 7, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio.

Cathy was a graduate Hamilton Township Class of 1968 and retired from JC Penney after 30 plus years.  Cathy was an active member of Lockbourne Church of Christ in Christian Union. ...

Dec 29, 2016

Gregory  A. “Red Dawg” Groves 66 of Ashville, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 at Mt. Carmel West Medical Center.  He was born on July 12, 1950 in Columbus to Charles E. and Laura E. (Walters) Groves.  Greg retired from the former Reynolds Aluminum in Ashville after 30 years.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines during...

Dec 28, 2016

Ronald Preece, 72, of South Bloomfield, passed away Wed., Dec. 28, 2016, after a quiet struggle with brain cancer. He was born on July 21, 1944, in Oceana, WV, to the late Luther and Lydia (Perry) Preece. He graduated from Inez H.S. in 1962, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed in South Korea ('62-'65). Ron had...

Dec 25, 2016

Cleora M. (Myers) Cordle, age 88, of Ashville, passed away December 25, 2016, at Mount Carmel West Medical Center.  She was born Sept 3, 1928 to the late William and Rosa (Payne) Myers in Pickaway County, OH.  She attended Ashville Harrison H.S.,was a loving wife and mother, and attended So. Bloomfield UM Church.

Cleora is...

Dec 24, 2016

Lawrence E. Smith Jr. 74, of Lockbourne passed away on Sat. Dec. 24, 2016 at home with his family at his side while in hospice care.

He was born July 20, 1942, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the son of Lawrence E. Smith Sr. and Ophelia L. (Meitzler) Smith.  He graduated from Louis E. Dieruff High School, Allentown, PA,...

Dec 23, 2016

Pamela Sue Kerns, 55, of Ashville, passed away Friday Dec. 23, 2016 at her residence.  She was born Aug. 19, 1961 in Pickaway Co.  daughter of Ned R. and Marcella Detillion Wells.  Pam was employed by OPERS, Columbus for 16 years.  Preceded in death by her father.  Survived by her mother, Marcella Wells; son, Chris Kerns; daughters, Jenna Bloxam...

Dec 23, 2016

Barbara A. (Bobbi) Ford, age 73, of Ashville, passed away at Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Bobbi was graduate of Ashville Harrison High School and attended George Washington University.  She was an active member in her church and taught Sunday School for over 42 years.   Bobbi retired after over 30 years working at DCSC. ...

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...