All Obituaries

MARKLEY Eldon “Perk” Markley, 96, of Springfield, died Thursday, August 11, 2022, in Springfield. Born May 29, 1926, in Summerford, Ohio, he was a son of Herbert and Lina (McWhirt) Markley. A World War II Navy veteran, Perk had worked for Bauer Brothers in Springfield for 35 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of the former Summerford United Methodist Church and the Madison and Clark Counties Senior Centers. In 2000, he was inducted into the London High School Athletic...

COLLINS             June Irene Collins of London, Ohio traveled to her heavenly home on August 9, 2022. She was born in Salyersville, Kentucky to Dewey and Dora Borders on August 10, 1932. She married her sweetheart, James, in 1951 and later moved to Ohio. In July they celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary.             June retired from Madison County Hospital where she worked...

REEVES             Al Reeves, age 84, born June 24, 1938 died on August 6, 2022 at his home in South Vienna, Ohio. He was a son of Maudie Ethel (Leming) Reeves and James Delmar Reeves.             Al was a US Army veteran proudly serving his country from 1957-1960. He was a Commander at VFW Post 1176 and facilitated the construction of a new building in London, Ohio.  ...

WHITESIDE Suellen Kay Whiteside, 62, of West Jefferson, Ohio, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. Suellen was born May 30, 1960, in Wilmington, Ohio to Wanda (Ogle) and Kenneth Higgins. Valedictorian of her 1978 Madison Plains High School class, she also graduated summa cum laude from the Ohio State University, and later taught at Madison-Rural Elementary. Suellen loved classic movies, rock...

SNELL             Harold Daniel “Dan” Snell, 78, of London, died Friday, July 29, 2022, in the Bluebird Retirement Community, London.             Born August 10, 1943, in London, he was a son of Mildred “Petie” (Greer) and George Harold Snell.             Dan was a man who loved staying busy and who...

Roy Lee Mitchell June 25, 1939- July 24, 2022  Roy Lee “LeRoy” Mitchell, 83, of London, died Sunday, July 24, 2022 in London Health and Rehabilitation. He was born June 25, 1939 in Buffalo, West Virginia, the son of Donald Mitchell and Ann Simpson Hall. LeRoy graduated from Buffalo High School in Buffalo, West Virginia in 1958.  He soon left West Virginia for London, Ohio, where he met the love of his life, Sharon Grove and married her on October 18, 1964. ...

ELFRINK Raymond J. Elfrink, 80, of London, passed away July 23, 2022, at the James Cancer Hospital, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Born August 17, 1941, to Gerrit and Matilda Elfrink, in Franklin County, Ohio. He was a former farmer on his family farm, worked for Signal Delivery, and retired from Roadway.  After his retirement, he worked for Canaan Township for many years. He enjoyed riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycles, traveling to Sturgis, Milwaukee and other...

HOANEY John A. Hoaney, 63, of Dover, Delaware, died Friday, July 22, 2022, in London, Ohio. Born June 14, 1959, in Easton, MD; he was a son of Alfred Hoaney and Louise Boyce. John will always be remembered as a man after God’s heart, a faithful sevant, and a lover of people. He passed away peacefully after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Ada Berry. Survivors include his children Kiayania Hoaney, Amanda Hoaney, and Jonathon...

BURT             Roger A. Burt, 70, of London, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in his residence.             Born July 26, 1951, in Columbus, he was a son of Guy E. and Belva (Puckett) Burt.             Roger was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam war. He spent his lifetime as a general laborer and was an avid fisherman in his...

SARK             Kellie Sue Sark, 55, of London, died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.             Born May 3, 1967, in Chillicothe, she was a daughter of Gerald and Nancy Jane (Richards) Sark.             Kellie had spent her life as a caregiver, devoting her life to those she...