Obituaries

Nov 29, 2020

Mildred Mae Shumaker, 90 years old of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, November 29, 2020 at the Laurels of Blanchester. She was born Tuesday, April 15, 1930 in Crooksville, Ohio, Daughter of the late McKinley Theodore and Cora Udella (Allen) McGill. She married Albert S. Shumaker on August 19, 1950 in Richmond, IN.  He passed away on July...

Nov 20, 2020

Kathy June Bowman McCarren, age 59, of West Union, died Friday, November 20, 2020 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, KY. She was born June 26, 1961 in Huntington, WV, daughter of the late James Dale Bowman  and Fleta June Gooderham Bowman. Surviving are two sons, Jarrod (Brittany) Applegate, Josh Applegate, grandchildren, Alex, Caylen, Oakley, Josiah, Bronson,...

Nov 20, 2020

Laura Beth  Embree, Age 38, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away November 20, 2020 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was born January 24, 1982 in Wilmington, OH. Surviving are her son- Antonio Embree;  father- John Wilson Embree JR of Adams County, OH; mother- Harriett (Johnson) Pence of Wilmington;  brother- John Wilson Embree, III of Hillsboro, OH;...

Nov 17, 2020

Ella Mae Geyer, age 89, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday afternoon, November 17, 2020 at the Wilmington Nursing & Rehab Center in Wilmington. She was born April 2, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of the late  Ernest Voltaire  & Sarah Ethel (Davis) Bostic. Ella worked as a Meat Cutter for many different grocery stores in our...

Nov 14, 2020

Donald Ray Brandenburg, age 84 years old went home to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon, November 14, 2020. He was born June 9th, 1936 in Lee County, Kentucky, to the late Woodrow Wilson & Cleo (Browning) Brandenburg.  Besides his parents, Don was preceded in death by a son- Terry Lee Brandenburg. He was a truck driver and...

Nov 13, 2020

Donna S Underwood, age 78, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, November 13, 2020 at the Ohio Valley Hospice Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was born December 9, 1941 in Flatwoods, Kentucky daughter of  the late Carl & Lillian Faye (Morgan) Williams. Surviving are her sons-  David Smith, of CA & William Underwood, of Hillsboro;  daughters- Lori...

Nov 10, 2020

Katherine Lakes, age 80, of Wilmington, Ohio, died Monday, November 9, 2020 in Wilmington, OH. She was born April 24, 1940 in Middletown, daughter of the lateWalter Jackson  and Tillie Jackson. She was a member of Zion Hill Church in Wilmington. Surviving are 5 children, Linda Phillabaum of Dayton, Richard Wood of Clarksville, Shirley Liddil of Wilmington, James "Jimmy"...

Nov 10, 2020

Jonathan Derrick Ralston, age 34, of Chillicothe, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at his home. He was born June 21, 1986 in Chillicothe, Ohio, son of John David Ralston and Tammy Sue Lovely Dietrich. Jonathan worked at Kenworth in Chillicothe. He loved spending time with his children, fishing, and being outdoors. Surviving are his two sons, Jordan...

Nov 10, 2020

Shawn Daniel Renaker, age 35, of Sabina, Ohio, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, November 10, 2020 at home. He was born  January 31, 1985 in Clearwater, Florida son of the late Daniel Eugene Renaker and Cynthia Lynn (Browning) Renaker, of Sabina. Surviving are his mom- Cynthia (Paul McNeil) Renaker, of Sabina; son- Jaden Callaway, Uniontown, PA;...

Nov 9, 2020

Debbie Brandenburg, age 59, formerly of the Mowrystown Community, passed away, Monday morning, November 9, 2020 at her home after battling with cancer. She was born March 6, 1961 in Wilmington, Ohio, daughter of the late Darrell Wells and Carol Phillips Wells. On February 12, 1991 she married Terry Brandenburg, who passed away on February 15, 2019. Debbie was...

Nov 8, 2020

Velma M. McCoy, age 100, of Hillsboro,  passed away Sunday evening, November 8, 2020 at Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born August 26, 1920 in Folsom, Ohio, daughter of Everett Griffith  and Margaret Theiss Griffith. Velma was a graduate of Belfast High School and a member of Belfast United Methodist Church. She worked for Harshbargers Market in Hillsboro and...

Nov 6, 2020

Amy Jean Chambers, age 83, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, November 6, 2020 at Crestwood Nursing Home in Hillsboro, Ohio.

She was born July 3, 1937 in Belfast, Ohio, daughter of the late Brice Ferguson and Opal Evadna Kelley Ferguson.

Amy graduated from Whiteoak High School Class of...

Nov 5, 2020

Sandy Vance, age 65, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was born June 8, 1955 in Hillsboro, OH, daughter of the late Lawrence Jesse Stroup  and Evelyn Geneva Yochum Stroup. She was a member of the Hillsboro Fraternal Order of Eagles #1161, Hillsboro AmVets Post 61, and...

Nov 5, 2020

Marion Theodore "Ted" Shumaker, age 68, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening, November 5, 2020 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital  in Wilmington. He was born February 20, 1952 in Wilmington, son of the late Albert S Shumaker  and Mildred Mae (McGill) Shumaker, of Wilmington. A 1970 graduate of Wilmington High School and a graduate of Wilmington College, Ted...

Nov 4, 2020

Eleanor P. Warlaumont Fender, age 92, of the Sugar Tree Ridge community, passed away Wednesday morning, November 4, 2020 at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born September 3, 1928 in Hillsboro, Ohio, daughter of the late Edward Lucas and Iva Parshall Lucas. Eleanor was a member of the Sugar Tree Ridge Church of Christ. She was a...

Oct 27, 2020

Melvin L. Fender, age 89, of Buford community, passed away Tuesday afternoon, October 27, 2020 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. He was born March 15, 1931 in Highland County, Ohio, son of the late John Abraham Fender and Hattie Hall Fender. Melvin was a United States Navy Veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict and had retired from Cincinnati...

Oct 26, 2020

Kim Marie DuPerow, age 64, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday morning October 26, 2020 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, OH. She was born November 14, 1955 in Athens, OH. She was a member of the Wilmington Church of Christ where she had been a member of the office staff. She was also a former member of...

Oct 24, 2020

Robert "Bob" Chambers, age 83, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Saturday October 24, 2020 in Hillsboro, OH. He was born November 6, 1936 in Highland County, OH, son of the late James Chambers  and Margaret Frost Chambers He graduated from Whiteoak High School Class of 1955 and was a member of Good News Gathering. He retired from the United...

Oct 23, 2020

Michael W. McCallister, age 63, of Clarksville, Ohio, passed away Friday evening October 23, 2020 at his home. He was born April 24, 1957 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late George McCallister and Evelyn Ashton McCallister. Mike was formerly employed at Leggett & Platt in Mason and had retired from TimberTech in Wilmington. He enjoyed painting ceramics, going...

Oct 19, 2020

Ronald Eugene Kennedy, age 69, of Huber Heights, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Monday morning, October 19, 2020 at his residence. He was born July 27, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Donald Thomas  & Janet Elizabeth (Webb) Kennedy. Ron proudly served his country in the United States Marines Corps during the Vietnam War Era.  He retired...