Obituaries

Apr 20, 2022

HARRINGTON-BAILEY

Harriet L. Harrington-Bailey, 70, of London, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus.

Born April 13, 1952, in Orange, Texas, she was a daughter of Calvin and Martha (Garner).

Harriet has worked as a quality control specialist for Staples. She was a member of the Bethesda Apostolic Church of...

Apr 16, 2022

TATMAN

Nellie "Franky" Tatman, 87, of Springfield, died Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Villa of Springfield.

Born January 17, 1935, in Madison County, she was a daughter of Charles and Ethel (Baker) Tatman.

Franky had worked for Ranco in Plain City and then Orbis in Urbana, retiring in 2000. She was a member...

Apr 15, 2022

SCURRY

Chere Lynn Scurry, 63, of London, died Friday, April 15, 2022, in her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born March 11, 1959, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Charles "Mousie" and Joyce (Bass) Payne.

Chere worked for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation for 30 years, retiring in 2007. She was...

Apr 13, 2022

SEABURN

Donald Wesley Seaburn, 81, of London, died Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in his residence.

Born January 20, 1941, in Madison County, Ohio, he was a son of Weldon "Jack" and Helen (Rothe) Seaburn.

Donald was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and later worked at Madison Correctional until his retirement....

Apr 12, 2022

JONES

Margaret "Peggy" (Laybourne) Jones, 76, of London, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in London Health and Rehab.

Born December 10, 1945, in Springfield, she was a daughter of Troxell and Mary (Keefer) Laybourne.

She is survived by four sons Henry (Jennifer) Jones, Charles (Amanda) Jones, Jimmy (Debbie) Jones, and Jon (Kelley) Jones;...

Apr 5, 2022

FYFFE JR.

John Calvin Fyffe, Jr., 77, of London, died April 5, 2022, in Madison Health.

Born May 13, 1944, in Lake Underhill, Florida, he was a son of Wilma Imogene (Burke) and John Calvin Fyffe, Sr.

He is survived by fiancée Wendy S. McHenry; five children Andrea Sue Cain Lenox, Robert Porter,...

Apr 4, 2022

ANDRIX

Mary Evelyn Andrix, 99, of London, died Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Madison Senior Living Community, London.

Born December 23, 1922, in Lilly Chapel, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Lydia (Bennett) Forrest.

A US Navy Veteran of World War II, Mary had also worked at Lazarus, selling...

Mar 31, 2022

CALA

Michael William Cala, 42, originally from Chicago, IL, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in London, OH.

Michael was born December 13, 1979; the youngest of 3 children born to Walter R. and Linda L. (Golembiewski) Cala.  Michael was preceded in death by his father and his older sister, Michelle Cala.

Mar 24, 2022

CLIGROW

Barbara A. Cligrow passed away peacefully on March 24, 2022, following an extended illness.

She was born in Springfield, OH, on February 19, 1935, a daughter of William B. Bierbaugh and Thelma (Jones) Bierbaugh.

The family moved to London in 1937, where she resided the rest of her life. Barbara was a...

Mar 23, 2022

COX

Thomas Leroy Cox, 74, of London, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in his residence.

Born June 7, 1947, he was a son of Austin William and Mary Irene (Burns) Cox.

A US Marine Corps veteran, Tom had worked for Westinghouse.  Later he worked as a truck driver, sign installer, private investigator and...

Mar 17, 2022

LEMASTER

Lonnie Kenneth LeMaster, 75, of West Jefferson, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Memorial Hospital of Union County.

Born April 5, 1946, in Ashville, Ohio, he was a son of Lonnie Martin and Hazel (Downing) LeMaster.

Lonnie was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked more than 40 years...

Mar 16, 2022

LONGNECKER

Gertrud Longnecker, "Trude," 94, of London and formerly of Loudonville and Marietta/Newport, Ohio, left our world Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at London Health and Rehab. "Mom" to her children and many of their friends, "Oma" to her grandchildren and many of their friends.

An avid gardener, she could grow anything from a seed or...

Mar 16, 2022

BRASKETT

Kyle Allan Braskett, 28, of London, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

He was born July 8, 1993, in London.

Kyle is survived by his mother Cathy (Kelley) Fetter and stepfather Matthew Fetter of Maynardville, Tennessee; father Timothy Braskett of Summerford, Ohio; children Milo and Mavis Braskett; mother of his children Chelsey ...

Mar 13, 2022

RUNKLE

Roberta Katherine Runkle, 79, of London, formerly of Allen County, died Sunday, March 13, 2022, in London Health and Rehab Center.

Born February 23, 1943, she was a daughter of Leon and Clara (McGee) Kennaw.

Roberta is survived by many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in...

Mar 13, 2022

HARRINGTON

Donald L. Harrington, 81, of London, died Sunday, March 13, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.

Born February 3, 1941, in London, he was a son of Ernest and Martha (Bunner) Harrington.

He is survived by children Pam Harrington, Mary Jane (Dwayne) Corson, Andy Harrington, Brian (Regina) Harrington, and Jacob Harrington;...

Mar 12, 2022

WILSON

Clarabelle Wilson, 90, of London, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Sisters on Elm in London.

Born September 2, 1931, in Madison County, she was a daughter of Milton and Elizabeth (Boysel) Cook.

She retired from the former G.C. Murphy in London after 31 years and later had worked at the Arbors...

Mar 6, 2022

BROWN

Debra Ann Brown, 69, of South Charleston, died Sunday, March 6, 2022, in her residence.

Born March 5, 1953, in Mineral Wells, Texas, she was a daughter of Harold H. "Bud" Jr. and Joy J. (Carriker) Horn.

Debra was a loving wife, a compassionate mother, an awesome grandmother, devoted daughter and  a ...

Mar 5, 2022

SKEELES

Frederick "Fred" Isaac Skeeles, 79, of London, died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at his farm.

Born April 23, 1942, in Toronto, Ohio, he was the son of Joseph "Ernie" and Jean Elizabeth (Armstrong) Skeeles.

Fred founded Skeeles Manufacturing Inc. in Columbus in 1991 and ran it until selling the company in 2020....

Mar 2, 2022

LONG

Larry L. Long, 73, formerly of London, died Tuesday, March 2, 2022, in the Ohio Veterans Home, Georgetown, Ohio.

Born March 15, 1948, in London, he was a son of Newt and Hazel (Boysel) Long.

A US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Larry had worked at Fisher Cast Steel in West...

Feb 27, 2022

ARTIS

Josephine "Sis" Artis, 87, of London died Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Born September 5, 1934, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Arzella (Wilson) and Clarence Cooper, Sr.

A member and Spiritual Mother of the Bethesda Apostolic Church of Urbana; she was an avid bowler, loved softball and dancing and was active...