All Obituaries

FISHER             Phyllis J. Fisher, 86, of London passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in the Kobacker House in Columbus, Ohio.             Born in Fayette County, October 2, 1933 to Russell H and Mae (Butcher) Johnson.             Survived by her children Mark Fisher, Charles Jr. (Tina) Fisher, Patrick (Debbie) Fisher, Diana...

WRIGHT             Donald L. Wright, 84, of London, peacefully passed away after a brief illness, surrounded by family on Sunday, June 21, 2020, in The Ohio State University Hospital.             Born February 2, 1936 in Boise, Idaho; he was a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Lewis) Wright.             Don received a...

PRUITT             Buford Ray Pruitt, 78, of West Jefferson, went to be with the Lord at 4:20 AM on June 20, 2020 in Doctors West Hospital.             Born on January 10, 1942 in Lewis County, KY, the 5th son to Denny and Myrtle Marie Pruitt.             He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who is survived by his...

 SWYERS             Bonnie Lee (Bennett) Swyers, 84, of London died Monday, June 15, 2020 in London Health and Rehabilitation.             Born April 11, 1936 in Plumwood; she was the daughter of Walter and Lorna (Ferryman) Bennett.             Bonnie had belonged to the American Legion and VFW Auxiliaries and loved to...

  REED               Dorothy Ann Reed, 83, of London passed away June 8th, 2020 with her family by her side.             Born May 8th, 1937 in Rosedale; she was a daughter of Dewey and Emma Landis.            She was preceded in death by her son Robin, daughter Regina, granddaughter Angel, four brothers Ralph, Vernon, Pete and George...

Shirley Frances Arft, 98, of London, OH, passed away on June 7, 2020 at Bluebird Retirement Community. Shirley was born on April 5, 1922 to Otto Robert and Emma Bertha Heinz in Toledo, OH.  Her husband, Melvin (Mel), of 71 years preceded her in death on February 11, 2013. Shirley was involved in numerous activities and volunteer organizations, of which she was president of most.  They included Magruder Hospital volunteers, Junior Women’s Club, PTA’s, Music Boosters,...

BAKER             Rodger I. Baker, 85, of London, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 6, 2020 in his home.             Born October 13, 1934 in Range Township, Mt. Sterling, Ohio; he was the son of Rodger B. and L. Winona (Robinson) Baker.             Rodger was a US Army veteran of the Korean Era and the Cold War in...

Fred McClaskie, Jr, 91, of London, Ohio, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at The Madison Senior Living Community. Born in Sedalia, Ohio, on July 16, 1927, he was the son of Fred and Kit (Katherine Pierce) McClaskie. Fred graduated from Sedalia High School where he enjoyed several sports. He was employed for many years selling John Deere farm equipment and, later, Case I-H. He is survived by children, Christine Johnson and Stephen McClaskie; granddaughter Deedee Roseberry; several...

CAIN             Nathanial Michael “Nate” Cain, 19, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 while swimming at Buck Creek, Springfield.             Born July 27, 2000 in London; he was a son of Joshua Kenny and Miranda (Pernod) Cain.             Nate had worked at Burger King in London, was an avid skateboarder and loved hanging...

  DAVIS             Greg Davis passed away suddenly on May the 22nd 2020 at the age of 45. He was a graduate of Stow High School in 1993, served in the US Navy from 1995-1999, received a BS from OSU in 2004, and married the love of his life, Julie in 2005.             Greg enjoyed spending time with his beautiful wife Julie who he also considered to be his best friend. He was...