All Obituaries

CAIN Jimmy Lee Cain, born January 19, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio; went to be home with the Lord on November 23, 2020 at 12:39 AM at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include his wife of 37 years Gaynell Cain; children Jamie (Mike) Weisman of London, Jody (David) Miller of London, Christine (Curtis) Moore of Chillicothe, MO and David (Trina) Palmer of London; grandchildren Whiteny, Derek, Paige, Bishop, Brooklyn, Shyanne, Keaton, Avery and Elias; many great grandkids;...

KNISLEY Paul Emery Knisley, II, 41 of Frankfort, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on November 22nd, 2020 he died suddenly. Paul is survived by his children Jessica, Paul III, and Jasmine; a grandson Elijah and another grandchild on the way. Paul is also survived by his sisters Robert and Alice Congrove of New Holland, Ohio, Donna Knisley and Rick Holloway of Frankfort, Ohio, Darren and Martha Graham of Frankfort, Ohio, Wendy Knisley and Paul Tomlinson of Ashville, Ohio and Denny and Kim Wilt...

McNEAL Patricia “Patty” Ann McNeal, 75, of London died Thursday, November 19, 2020 in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Born July 19, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio; she was a daughter of Delores (King) and Ralph Michael. Survivors include her children Kim (Roy) Chamberlain, Mike Bricker and Dwayne (Stephanie) Little; grandchildren Erica, Jennifer, Michael, Brandon, Emily, Ryan and Brody; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers Breck (Carmen) Michael and Steve (Diana) Preston, sister...

WHEELER Charlotte Alice “Susie” Wheeler, 82, of West Jefferson died Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Bluebird Retirement Community, London. Born September 3, 1938 in Marlinton, West Virginia; she was a daughter of Raymond and Mary (Mogie) Rexrode. Charlotte retired as the bank manager for the former Annapolis Bank and Trust Company. Survivors include her sons Gary Wheeler of West Jefferson and Ray (Beth) Wheeler of Aiken, SC; grandchildren Gary Wheeler, Jr and Amanda Wheeler;...

SOWRY Sowry, Russell Alan, age 44, died peacefully on November 14, 2020 after miraculously surviving 9 long years of suffering from a traumatic injury which by all means would have killed any normal human being, not Russ though he was tough, he was a survivor and he never gave up because he was surrounded by a strong loving family, his mom. Cynthia Hilliard and his sister Angela Clifton (Michael Napper) gave their love and attention around the clock to his every need. God bless the rest...

HANNAH Janet Darlene Hannah passed away surrounded by her loving family on Nov. 9, 2020 at the Bluebird Retirement Community. She was born on May 12, 1950 in Johnson County, Kentucky. Janet was a graduate of Madison South High School in 1968. She was employed for 31 years at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio in the registrar’s office. She was preceded in death by her parents Kenneth Hannah and Cledith (Scott) Hannah; her brother Ronnie Lee Hannah; sister in law Barbara Hannah;...

HOLTON             Allison L. Holton, 31, of Dublin, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Riverside Methodist Hospital.             Born January 22, 1989 in Springfield. She was a daughter of Keith and Rebecca (Vore) Holton.             A 2007 graduate of Northeastern High School, Allison played high school tennis and was very...

Will Richard Gregg, 48, of London, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in his residence. Born April 28, 1972 in Madison County Hospital in London, Ohio the son of William “Bill” Ira and Betty Louise (Smith) Gregg. Willy as he was affectionately called, was a lifelong faithful member of the London Church of the Nazarene, where he served as youth director, board member, and was pursuing Ordination. Willy worked as a patrol officer at Lake Choctaw and was a...

BEAVER James Eblin Beaver, a long-time employee of Wal-Mart Tire Center, died unexpectedly on November 2, 2020 at the age of 61. James is survived by his son Christopher Beaver (Jayna) of London, daughter Heather Lansing (Jack) of London and daughter Rachel Bolen (Chris) of Jeffersonville; grandchildren Ace Lansing (Kayla), Zachary Bolen, Abbigale Bolen and Cameron Bolen; great grandson Kacen Lansing and his longtime partner in crime, his dog Bounder; sisters Bonnie North of Columbus and...

SMOUSE Howard Christian “Chris” Smouse, III, 57, of London died Monday, November 2, 2020 in his residence. Born October 25, 1963 in Linview, CA; he was a son of Richard Lee and Vivian Ann (Moffitt) Smouse. Chris was a self-employed auto mechanic and was a member of the Fountain of Truth Ministries. Survivors include his siblings Cheryl (Tyrone) Artis, Kimberly Martinez, Brenda Mitchell, John (Hope) Herron, Trisha Smouse and Tiffiny (Ryan) Dillinger; numerous nieces and...