Obituaries

Oct 31, 2020

BAIRD

Larry R. Baird, Jr., 56, of London died Saturday, October 31, 2020 in Riverside Methodist Hospital.

Born May 13, 1964 in Providence, Rhode Island; he was the son of Larry R. (Sr.) and Leah (Gillenwaters) Baird.

A 1982 graduate of Madison Plains High school; Larry had worked in heating and cooling as...

Oct 29, 2020

THACKER

Arthur Allen Thacker, Jr., 97, of London, formerly of Florida, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Madison Health.

Born September 24, 1923 in Fairfield, IL; he was a son of Arthur Allen, Sr. and Bernice Ethyl (Cross0 Thacker.

Arthur retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the US Air Force, having served...

Oct 29, 2020

ELLIOTT, Bruce E. 70 of London, Ohio died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Mount Carmel Hospital in Grove City.

Bruce was born October 4, 1950 in Washington Court House, Ohio, a son of Edwin L. and Virginia (Schiller) Elliott.

He retired from Kroger, Inc. with more than 35 years...

Oct 24, 2020

Grace (Miller) Yerian died peacefully in her sleep Saturday October 24, 2020 at the home of her daughter. Grace was born November 17, 1927 in Zanesville, Ohio to Roy E. and Nancy (Wedge) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband Edgar A. Yerian whom she married March 24, 1945 in Anniston, Alabama; all her siblings Herbert Miller,...

Oct 20, 2020

RICHARD J. HANNA II

Longtime resident of Bryan, Ohio, and current resident of Choctaw Lake, London, Ohio, Richard "Dick" J. Hanna II passed on Tuesday October 20, 2020 at Mount Carmel Hospital, Grove City, Ohio at the age of 76.

Dick was born February 28, 1944 at Adrian Michigan, the son of Richard J. Hanna...

Oct 19, 2020

VENRICK

Henry Venrick, Jr. "Junior", 80, of London, died Monday, October 19, 2020 in Madison Health.

Born September 6, 1940 in Clark County; he was a son of Lillian (Minthdrop) and Henry Venrick, Sr.

Junior had worked for Coca Cola in Columbus for 35 years, before retiring in 1998. A member of the...

Oct 9, 2020

Brenda Groves

Brenda Joyce Groves, aged 79, passed on 9 Oct 2020, while in her sleep, at home near Mechanicsburg Ohio.

She was born on 12 Feb 1941, on Elmendorf Horse Farm, near Lexington KY, and the oldest child of Ollie Stanley Waters and Alice Floreen (Florence) Hardin.

Married the second time, on...

Oct 6, 2020

WEBB

Garnet L. Webb, 78, of London died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in London Health and Rehabilitation.

Born September 29, 1942 in Vinton County; he was a son of Orville and Bernice (Zinn) Webb.

Garnet had been a diesel mechanic and was also a farmer in the Madison County area.

Survivors...

Oct 6, 2020

MAYBERRY

Todd R. Mayberry, 58, of London, formerly of Plain City, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in The Ohio State University Hospital.

Born May 4, 1962 in Plain City; he was a son of Richard and Kay (Weekly) Mayberry.

Todd has worked for Sutphen Corporation as a painter and assembler. He was a...

Oct 2, 2020

RAY (FLEMING)

Mary Ellen Ray (Fleming), 83, of West Jefferson, died Friday, October 2, 2020 in her residence.

Born August 8, 1937 in Franklin County; she was a daughter of Andrew and Mary (Schaff) Fleming.

An avid bingo player, Mary had worked as a telephone operator for Ohio Bell before she worked for...

Sep 25, 2020

JOHNSTON

Robert Eugene Johnston, 72, of Charlotte, TN, died Friday, September 25, 2020 in Tennessee.

Born February 27, 1948 in Columbus; he was a son of Eugene and Harriet Sue (Carpenter) Johnston.

A US Army veteran of Vietnam; Robert had been a truck driver and also a utilities locater. He had a strong...

Sep 25, 2020

SWANEY

David O. Swaney, Capt., USMC (Ret.), took his last flight on September 25, 2020 at the age of 82.

Born December 22, 1937 in London, he was a son to Samuel Bertram and Annabelle Lois (Ohlen) Swaney.

David served a career in the Marine Corps where he retired as a marine naval...

Sep 25, 2020

PAYTON

Leroy Payton, 68, of Peebles died Friday, September 25, 2020 at home surrounded by his family in Hillsboro, Ohio.

Born May 31, 1952 in West Liberty, Kentucky; he was a son of Elmo and Minnie L. (Mayabb) Peyton.

Leroy was a US Air Force veteran. He served 36 years for the Ohio...

Sep 24, 2020

BOYCE

Gary Boyce, 57, died Thursday September 24, 2020 in Columbus, Ohio.

Born on November 2, 1962 in Columbus; he was a son of Franklin D. and Donna L. (Woodard) Boyce.

Gary was a US Air Force veteran. He enjoyed spending his free time fishing, watching movies, and being outdoors.

He...

Sep 23, 2020

CRAWFORD

Randy Lee Crawford, 44, formerly of London, Ohio, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ after a long battle with cancer and he also had been dealing with Covid-19.

Born February 27, 1976 in London; he was a son of Peggy Ann (Mason) and Robert L. Crawford.

Randy had been a...

Sep 22, 2020

GLASS

John Millard Glass, Sr., 85, of Plumwood, died Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in Greenfield, Ohio.

Born October 23, 1934 in Madison County; he was a son of Albert and Gladys M. (Justus) Glass.

John was a US Air Force veteran of the Cold War and an electrician with the IBEW, Local #683....

Sep 18, 2020

BALZESKI

Steven Joseph Balzeski, 25 of Lewis Center, died Friday, September 18, 2020 in his residence.

Born September 20, 1994 in Ludington, MI; he was the son of Pamela (Morgan) and Steven Balzeski.

Steven was employed with ADS in London and attended the Champion Church in Hilliard. Steven enjoyed fishing, playing video games...

Sep 17, 2020

THOMPSON

Donna J. Thompson, 79, of London died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Doctors West Hospital, Columbus.

Born August 20, 1941 in London; she was a daughter of Branson and Amy Belle (Huff) Penwell.

Survivors include her children Medina Conley of West Jefferson, Richard Thompson of West Jefferson and Katrina (Martin) Perry of...

Sep 16, 2020

WHEELER

Bobby Neil Wheeler, 83, of West Jefferson died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in Bluebird Retirement Community, London.

Born November 3, 1936 in Elgood, WV; the son of Dewey and Polly (White) Wheeler.

Bobby retired as a construction supervisor from Ferguson Trenching in 2004.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years...

Sep 8, 2020

SMOOT

Wilma J. Smoot, 70, of Springfield, died Tuesday, September 8, 2020 in her residence. Born September 7, 1950 in London, Ohio; she was a daughter of George T. and Avanelle R. (Harris) Herman.

Wilma had retired as a supervisor for the former Purex/Dial Corporation in London and had worked for The Arbors at London...