Obituaries

Mary Agnes Emrich
Jun 3, 2013
EMRICH Mary Agnes Emrich, 89, formerly of London died Monday, June 3, 2013 in the Georgetown Ohio Veteran's Home. Born August 23, 1923 in Midway, Ohio; she was a daughter of Cary and Stacy (Tinney) Tope. Mary proudly served her country as a US Army veteran of World War II and Korea, finally resigning her Captain's commission after Korea. Mary...
Charles Medors
May 30, 2013
MEDORS Charles Bernard Medors, 89, of London, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 in the Crown Point Care Center, Columbus. Born November 19, 1923 in West Virginia; he was a son of Benton and Ester (Sayer) Medors. Charles retired from Setterlin Construction in Columbus and was a US Marine Staff Sergeant in World War II, earning two purple hearts. Survivors include...
Nanette Dillion
May 13, 2013
DILLION Nanette Dillion, 59 of London died Monday, May 13, 2013 in her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 8, 1953 in Springfield, Ohio, she was a daughter of Robert and Margaret M. (Rice) Lawrence. Nanette had been employed for 17 years as an aide for both Orient and CDC institutions. She retired in 1994. She was...
Robin Jones
May 8, 2013
JONES Robin Sue Jones, 48, of London died unexpectedly Wednesday morning May 8, 2013. Born April 20, 1965 in Washington Court House, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ted and Sharon (Thomas) Knudson. For the past four years, Robin owned and operated Robin's Nest Salon in London. She was a board member of A Friend's House; a member of the...
Ethel Pruitt
May 6, 2013
PRUITT Ethel Pruitt, 72, of London died Monday, May 6, 2013 in Mount Carmel Medical Center. Born September 11, 1940 in Newport; she was a daughter of Harry and Mary (Earles) Johnson. Ethel worked for Madison Plains Schools for approximately 30 years and loved playing euchre with her friends Sandy Darlington, Molly Wilson and Beulah Swyers. She had attended the...
Charles Caplinger
Apr 25, 2013
CAPLINGER Charles David Caplinger, 72, of South Solon, died April 25, 2013 in Eaglewood Care Center, Springfield. Born February 26, 1941 in Springfield, he was a son of Lawrence and Martha (Palmer) Caplinger. Charles had been employed as a truck driver with Kenosha Transport, Kenosha, Wisconsin. Survivors include his wife Janice (Aylward) Caplinger; son David (Susana) Caplinger of Mason, daughter...
Melanie Oiler
Apr 23, 2013
OILER Melanie Olive (Miller) Oiler, 71, of London went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born July 5, 1941 in London; she was the daughter of Harry Jackson and Betty Ann (Baker) Miller. Mrs. Oiler had been a teacher's assistant for the Special Education Department of London City Schools from 1971-1994. She was also a member...
Wilgus Rafferty
Apr 21, 2013
RAFFERTY Wilgus N. "Tony" Rafferty, 68, of London, died at 3:33AM Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Madison County Hospital. Born December 28, 1944, he was a son of James and Eva (Harrington) Rafferty. Tony was employed for 28 years by Fisher Cast Steel in West Jefferson and for 5 years by Liberty Castings in Delaware. He is survived by his...
Paul Porter
Apr 20, 2013
PORTER Paul E. "Bud" Porter, 68, of London, died at 6:29AM Saturday, April 20, 2013 in his residence. He was born June 2, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, a son of Eugene and Mildred (Kight) Porter. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a former employee of the Roundy's Food Co. in Columbus for 10 years before retiring...
Jack Dixon
Apr 15, 2013
DIXON Jack L. Dixon, 79, of London, died Monday, April 15, 2013 in Doctors Hospital, Columbus. Born May 19, 2013 in Columbus; he was a son of Dean and Helen (Moore) Dixon. Jack retired as a supervisor from the City of London Water Department in 1995 and was a member of the former HV Christopher Post #1176, VFW and FOE...
Eunice Johnson
Apr 13, 2013
JOHNSON (HANNAH) Eunice Faye (Reed) Hannah Johnson, 65, of London died on her birthday, Saturday, April 13, 2013 in Springfield, Ohio. Born April 13, 1948 in Jamestown, Ohio, she was a daughter of Jay and Luna (Fox) Reed. Eunice had worked as a cook for the Dutch Kitchen as well as the Proctor Farm in London and had attended the...
Ronnie Meadows
Apr 7, 2013
MEADOWS Ronnie Danielle Meadows, 34, formerly of Marysville and Springfield, died unexpectedly Sunday, April 7, 2013 in Mechanicsburg. Born December 10, 1978 in Las Vegas, NV; she was a daughter of Ronald Meadows and Sharon (Ferrell). Survivors include her children Gabriel and Isabella Stutler; mother Sharon (Charles) Bennett; sister Amie (Ed) Stevenson and her children Gage and McKenna Stevenson all...
Mabel Halley
Apr 6, 2013
HALLEY Mabel Louise Halley, 80, of London, died at 7:39AM Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Doctor's Hospital West in Columbus. Born July 11, 1932 in Fayette County, Ohio, she was a daughter of Ernest and Minnie (Williams) Johnson. She was employed for 20 years by RANCO in Plain City, and later had served as a cook at Madison Lanes bowling...
Roger Bean
Apr 4, 2013
BEAN Roger L. Bean, 69 passed away peacefully on April 3, 2013 at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. Roger was born March 10, 1944. He was the son of Albert and Helen (Gray) Bean. Roger served in the National Guards. He was an active member of the FOE Post 950, American Legion Post 105 and VFW Post 3660....
Carolyn Schweinsberg
Apr 2, 2013
SCHWEINSBERG Carolyn Elaine Schweinsberg, 72, previously of 1816 Ransberg Ave., Columbus, died Tuesday, April 2, 2013 in Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus. Born March 2, 1941 in Portsmouth, OH, she was a daughter of William R. and Mary L. (Floyd) Schweinsberg. She was a member of the 3rd Avenue United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, OH. Survivors are her brothers and...
Doris Baker
Mar 29, 2013
BAKER Doris Jean (Fraley) Baker, 85, of London died Friday, March 29, 2013 in Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus. Born August 10, 1927 in Wevaco, WV; she was a daughter of Dennis and Louella (Cain) Fraley. A member of the Faith Assembly Worship Center in London; Doris had worked as a chef at the Red Brick Tavern for 30 years...
Mildred "Midge" Morgan
Mar 22, 2013
MORGAN Mildred I. "Midge" Morgan, 87, of Grove City, OH, died Friday, March 22, 2013 in the Legacy House in Ocala, FL. Born June 25, 1925 in Fayette County, OH, she was a daughter of Arthur and Alta (Bennett) Exline. She was a member of the Newport United Methodist Church. Survivors are her loving children, Karen (Don) Dyer of Calloway,...
Cathy Mullins
Mar 21, 2013
MULLINS Cathy E. (Calendine) Mullins, 54, of London died Thursday in the Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. Born April 2, 1958; a daughter of William and Margaret (Turner) Calendine. Cathy is survived by her husband of 39 years Ron Mullins; children Margaret "Maggie" (Charlie Sargent) Mullins of Columbus, Ronald Gene (Susan) Mullins II of London, Catherine Christina Mariah Mullins of...
John Devilbliss
Mar 20, 2013
DEVILBLISS John Richard Devilbliss, born April 8, 1969 in Greenfield, went home on March 20, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife Natalie Helena Devilbliss and his baby boy Johnny Devilbliss. He is survived by his daughter Destiny Dawn Devilbliss of Athens; parents Jane and Dennis Rusk of London; Brother and sister in law Ronald and Missy Howard...
Henry "Lafe" Thompson
Mar 16, 2013
THOMPSON Henry L. "Lafe" Thompson, 77, of West Jefferson, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Doctors Hospital, Columbus. Born February 17, 1936 in Webbville, Kentucky; he was a son of Henderson and Blanche (Knisley) Thompson. Lafe had worked as a truck driver with ODOT before retiring in 1998 and had been in the US Air Force during the Korean War....

