All Obituaries

Carroll E. Thacker, 93 of Chillicothe passed from this life on Monday morning, May 18, 2020 in The Ridge at Lancaster.  He was born Feb. 5, 1927 in Vigo, OH, the son of Oscar W. and Margaret (DuBois) Thacker.  On Aug. 6, 1948 he married Mary Ann Bolte who preceded him in death July 28, 2009. Surviving is a daughter, Carla (Kurt) Schmitter, Hilliard, OH; son, Michael Thacker and companion, Becky Hammond, Chillicothe and Mark (Kym) Thacker, Pittsboro, NC; grandchildren, Dustin,...

Hubert J. Hay, 90 of Ray, Ohio passed from this life on Tuesday morning, May 12, 2020 at his home following an extended illness.  He was born August 13, 1929 in Lawrence County, Kentucky the son of Herbert and Nora H. (Maxie) Hay.  On October 20, 1948 he married Gertrude E. Haynes who preceded him in death July 10, 2009. Surviving is his son, Kenneth L. (Lou Ellen) Hay, Ray; son-in-law, Garry Fairchild, Richmond Dale; grandchildren, Melissa, Kenny, Jr., Stephanie, Kevin, Angie,...

Loren Kent Mead passed away Saturday May 9, 2020, following and extended illness.  Loren was born on August 13, 1942 in Chillicothe, OH, the son of Benjamin Mead and Mary Elizabeth Smith. He graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1960.  Following graduation, he was hired as a drafter for Barrett Cargo & Withers Consulting Engineers.  He married Diane Marie Slagle on August 17, 1963.  In 1964 he and Diane moved to Ohio University Athens Campus, where he studied...

Frances M. Elliott, 91 of Chillicothe passed from this life on Friday, May 8, 2020 at her residence following an extended illness.  She was born January 31, 1929 in Thurston, OH, the daughter of Clyde W. and L. Edith (Huston) Carpenter.  On January 17, 1948 she married Charles F. Elliott who preceded her in death June 26, 1988. Surviving are her daughters, Cynthia A. Soummers, Reno, OH, Mary K. Oney, Chillicothe, Patricia (Steve) Elliott Creighton, Parma, OH, Carla M. (Thomas)...

Edwin Lee Hupp died of natural causes on 30 April 2020. Son of Roland and Garnett Maxson Hupp, he was born on a Pickaway County, Ohio, farm on 12 September 1932. Mr. Hupp grew up on a Ross County, Ohio, farm with two sisters, Marilyn June Swackhammer and Ruthann Swackhammer, and two brothers, Max and Lester Hupp.  Following graduation from Centralia High School in 1950, he served in the US Army in Europe from 1953 to 1955. Following discharge, Mr. Hupp joined the Mead Corporation as a...

Justin Anthony Lee Johnson, 32 of Chillicothe unexpectedly passed from this life on Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his residence.  He was born April 16, 1988 in Chillicothe, the son of Tony L. and Melodie E. (Smith) Johnson.  Surviving is his father, Tony L. Johnson; his mother and step-father,  Melodie E. Smith Davis and Charles Davis; his grandparents, Fred and Betty Johnson and Bobbie F. and Edna Anne Smith, all of Chillicothe; his fiancé, Mindy Roberts, Clarksburg; his...

Betty Ann Radcliffe, 86 of Chillicothe passed from this life on Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020 in Signature Health Care following a brief illness.  She was born September 9, 1933 in Chillicothe, the daughter of Rancy S. and Bernice E. (Arledge) Cottrill. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Parker. On January 5, 2004 she married Gerald E. Radcliffe who preceded her in death June 18, 2006. Surviving are grandchildren, Jeannine (Kevin) Rote, Shiloh, OH, Michelle (Dale)...

Henry Orville Black, 60 of Chillicothe passed from this life on Monday, April 6, 2020 at his residence following an extended illness.  He was born September 9, 1959 in Chillicothe, the son of the late Ernest and Sylvia (Adams) Black.  On March 14, 1980 he married the love of his life, Glenda Kay (Farnham) Black who preceded him in death March 13, 2017. Surviving is his daughter, Samantha Jo Black; his son, Henry Orville Black, Jr.; his grandchildren whom he loved with his whole...

It is with the deepest sadness that the Triplett family announces the passing of Robert “Bob” Sylvester Triplett, age 97 on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Robert is survived by his wife, Irene (Hunter) Triplett, 6 children, Robert (Adrienne) Triplett, Jr., Nancy Detrick, Mary Roberta (Tom) Hashem, Douglas (Debra) Triplett, Jeffery Triplett and Carol Triplett, grandchildren, Christopher (Mary Kate) Triplett, Steven (Elizabeth) Triplett, Katrina (David) Fine and Jason (Carol) Detrick,...

Earl Butcher, Jr., 66 of Londonderry passed from this life on Friday, April 3, 202 at his residence.  He was born June 4, 1953 in Gallipolis, Ohio, the son of Earl Butcher, Sr. and Freda Mae (Johnson) Butcher.  On May 2, 1973 he married Lucy Lawson. Surviving is his wife of 46 years, Lucy Butcher; daughters, Sherrie (Michael) Lowry, Londonderry, Cleo Butcher and Bridgette Butcher, both of Chillicothe; a son, Earl James (Bobbie) Butcher, Leesburg; 5 grandchildren; 5 sisters and a...