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OBITUARIES
Mia Alberts
Mia Dawn Alberts, age 26 of Danville, passed away unexpectedly on December 30, 2025 Mia laughed joyfully, cried easily, loved hard, forgave quickly, and hid her pain behind a beautiful smile. She was the one to call if you were in trouble. The one that checked in on everyone else. She told jokes, loved a…
Mary Lou Sapp
Mary Lou Sapp, 84, of Mount Vernon passed away on December 29, 2025 at Mount Vernon Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on October 10, 1941 to Clarence E. and Hildagarde A. (Haas) Peters in Malita, OH. Mary Lou was a member of the Trinity Worship Center in Mount Vernon, OH. She was also the…
Joyce Meyers
Joyce Ann Meyers, 86, of Sunbury, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2025, at Country View of Sunbury. Born in Shelby, Ohio, on November 24, 1939, to Earl C. and Catherine E. (Dunlap) Baker, Joyce’s life was marked by compassion, dedication, and love for family and community. A proud graduate of Shelby High School’s class…
Dorotha Small
Dorotha Small, born on October 26,1941, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away December 24, 2025 surrounded by the love of her family. Dorotha was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose life was centered around caring for others. “Momma Small’s” found her greatest joy in her family and had a special love for babysitting children,…
Danny Lyons
Danny Lyons, 64, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Danny was born on September 18, 1961, to William Lyons and Cathey Bartrug. From a very young age, he showed an extraordinary artistic ability that would remain a defining part of his life. Danny…
Louise M. Johnson
Louise Marie (Cline) Johnson of Mount Vernon, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday December 27th, 2025, at Knox Community Hospital at age 95. Louise grew up in Brinkhaven where she met her lifelong friend Iris. She loved the small town and being outdoors. After moving from Brinkhaven to Mount Vernon as a young adult she…
Patricia S. Brenneman
Patricia S. “Patsy” Brenneman, age 81, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Patsy was born on December 28, 1943, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of Ray and Esther (Sowry) Toppin. She was a 1961 graduate of Jefferson High School in Jefferson,…
Barbara J. Coe
Barbara J. Coe, age 79, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at Country Court Nursing Home in Mount Vernon. She was born on July 17, 1946, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, the daughter of John and Margaret (Blanchard) Kerin. Barb was a 1964 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and retired…
Thomas Grubb Jr
Thomas C. Grubb Jr., age 81, passed away on December 17, 2025. Thomas (Tom) was born on October 14, 1944, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Thomas and Louise Grubb. He was a devoted husband to Jill Grubb of Gambier for 57 years. An avid outdoorsman, Tom found great joy in fly fishing, wood-carving, and being alone…
Lawrence “Larry” James Talbott
Lawrence “Larry” James Talbott, 80, of Mount Vernon, OH, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Country Club Rehabilitation Center, in Mount Vernon. Larry was born May 4, 1945, in Mount Vernon, OH to Glendon and Treva {Heffelfinger} Talbott. Larry graduated from St Vincent’s High School in Mount Vernon in 1958. He went to work…
Donald S. Barber
Donald S. Barber, 67, of Centerburg, passed away on Friday afternoon, December 19, 2025 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on December 1, 1958 in Mount Vernon to the late Reno and Eleanor (Neighbarger) Barber. Donald is survived by his siblings, Lynn Barber of Centerburg, Reno “Jeff” Barber…
John P. Hollingsworth
John P. Hollingsworth, 85, of Howard, Ohio passed away on December 18, 2025, at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on October 5, 1940, to Robert M. and Thelma E. (Sharp) Hollingsworth in Kokomo, Indiana. John was a lifelong educator whose career touched countless lives. He served as Principal and…
Dennis J. Lotz
Dennis J. Lotz, age 72, of Fredericktown passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. He was born on October 2, 1953, in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Charles and Dortha (Hamilton) Lotz Sr. He married his childhood sweetheart, Susan E. Randall on December 31, 1970, beginning…
Charles W. Link
Charles W. Link, 95, of Mount Vernon passed away on Saturday morning, December 20, 2025 at the Country Club Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon. He was born on a farm on May 17, 1930 in Franklin County to the late Curtis and Vera (Horger) Link. Charles graduated from Hilliard High School and honorably served his…
Thomas Edward Harris
Thomas Edward Harris, 81 of Johnstown, Ohio passed away peacefully December 19th, surrounded by his family. Tom was born in Galion, Ohio November 11th, 1944 to Thomas and Genevieve Harris. He is preceded in death by his parents, five siblings, and son, Matthew Scott Harris. He is survived by his wife, Betty Burkholder Harris, brother…
Ellen Ann McComb
Ellen Ann McComb, age 83, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2025. Born on March 20, 1942, in Odell, Nebraska, Ellen was the daughter of Theodore and Mildred Kruger. A graduate of Ohio State University, Ellen began her career as a junior high math teacher, worked several years at Ohio State,…
Robert Scott Blaisdell
Robert Scott Blaisdell, age 59, of Fredericktown, Ohio, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Ohio Health Hospital in Mansfield, Ohio. He was born on November 12, 1966, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to Robert and Barbara (George) Blaisdell. Scott graduated from Fredericktown High School and worked construction and made he way up to a…
Roger A. Barnes
Roger A. Barnes, 72, of Worthington, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at the Cotter House in Worthington. He was born on August 3, 1953 in Columbus to the late John M. and Janice M. (Taylor) Barnes. Roger worked for the State of Ohio in the Commerce Department as a Boiler Inspector for 43…
Betty A. Anderson
Betty A. Anderson, age 64, of Fredericktown, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 20, 1961, in Galion, Ohio, the daughter of Frederick Thompson and Violet Joyce (Long) Baldwin, Sr. Betty attended Galion High School and later retired after more…
Mildred Lepley
Mildred “Millie” Evelyn Lepley (Taylor) passed away peacefully at 96 years old with family by her side on December 6, 2025. “Millie” was born on August 10, 1929, to Sidney and Elinor Taylor in Cleveland, OH. She grew up in S. Euclid, OH where she attended and graduated from Brush High School. During her high…
Milton McQuigg
In loving memory of Milton E. McQuigg, age 94, who passed away on December 7, 2025 at his home in Hamilton, Montana. Milton was born in Zanesville Ohio on February 18, 1931 to Arthur and Burdell McQuigg. He lived and worked much of his life in the Mt. Vernon area, Knox County, Ohio. Milton was…
Barry Sutherland
BRINKHAVEN – Barry Lee Sutherland, 77, died at his residence in Brinkhaven, Ohio on Thursday, December 11, 2025 after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease with his family and friends at his side. He was born June 17, 1948 in Akron, Ohio to the late Spencer Ray and Marie T. (Thrasher) Sutherland. He was a…
Catherine Chris Well
Catherine Chris Well, age 76, of Fredericktown, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. She was born on February 2, 1949, in Mount Vernon to the late Jack and Beverly (Biefnes) Fearn. Chris spent most of her life in the Fredericktown area, graduating in 1967 from Fredericktown High School. Some of her best memories were…
Earl Franklin Rudder Jr.
Earl Franklin “Buddy” Rudder, Jr., age 48, of Newark, Ohio, originally from Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Newark Rehabilitation in Newark, Ohio. He was born on February 11, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio, to Earl and Shirley (Short) Rudder, Sr. He grew up with a very large,…
John Stilley Ewalt Jr.
John Stilley Ewalt Jr, age 71, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center in Baltic, Ohio. He was born on August 19, 1954, in Crestline, Ohio, to the late John and Barbara (Pryor) Ewalt Sr. John was an avid golfer and made many friends…
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