Mount Vernon High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Joyce Ann Cowan age 84 from Crawfordsville Indiana passed away at 1030 am on Saturday May 14th at the home of her daughter in Crawfordsville with her family at her side. She was born on October 13 1937 in Peoria Illinois the daughter of Rudolph and Edna Harmon Smith. She is survived by Vernon Bobb...

Linda Marie Rummel, age 82, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Country Court Nursing Home, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She was born on September 11, 1943, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to the late Dale and Anna (Rine) Kinnard.Linda graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1961. She met her husb...

LAURA ROSE DENNISON (née Koskela) age 76 was born on May 5, 1949 and passed away on January 24, 2026.With a heart as warm as she had, it’s rather surprising that Laura Dennison was always chilly. We might blame her blankets and bathrobes on her birthplace: Deer River, Minnesota (current population 9...

Mrs. Cindy Ann Yost age 72 passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 19 2026 at The James Wexner Medical Center in Columbus Ohio.Cindy was Born on November 5 1953 in Camp Carson Colorado. She married her best friend Robert Yost on October 10th 1986. She lived a life rooted in faith serv...

Raymond Allen Sharpes, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed to his eternal home in heaven on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. He was born on August 21, 1938, in New Bern, North Carolina, to the late Lowell Sr. and Lucile Sharpes.Raymond was the youngest of six children. He attended Pleasant Hill Elementary Sch...

Mary Kathryn Ervin, age 84, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026 in her Lexington home. She was born on August 3, 1941 in Mount Vernon to the late Richard Phillips & Frances Sharp Phillips.She grew up in Knox County and faithfully attended Green Valley Methodist Church with her family. Mary wa...

James "Jim Jimmy" Gifford Fowler III age 76 of Mount Vernon passed away Friday September 19 2025 at Country Court Nursing Home. He was born on April 26 1949 in Ashland to the late James G. and Charlotte Yaeger Fowler Jr. Jim in his younger years attended Amity United Methodist Church and youth grou...

William Leo Nixon Jr. known as Bill went home to be with the Lord on Thursday January 15 2026 at the Ohio State Medical Center. He was born on January 23 1948 at the Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus Ohio to William and Mildred Porter Nixon. Bill attended the Columbus Public School system. ...

Joyce M. Hardin age 92 of Marysville and formerly of Powell Ohio passed away Monday December 29 2025 at Walnut Crossing in Marysville. On December 12 1933 Joyce was born in Mount Liberty Ohio the proud middle child of the late Rex McKay and Methel Thatcher McKay. She graduated from Amity High School...

John “Randy” Randal Thompson, age 67, of Centerburg, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026.  He was born on September 15, 1958, in Mount Vernon, Ohio to the late Cecil John Thompson and Grace (Conkel) Thompson.Randy graduated from Highland High School, Class of 1976.  He married the l...

Doralee Freseman, age 103, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2026. She was born on February 28, 1922, to Otto Hoffman and Freada Seebach in Akron, Ohio.In her early years, Doralee worked alongside her father, mother, and brother on the family farm. She graduated with honors from Coventry High Sc...

Edward James Roskowski, age 97, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at his residence in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He was born on August 25, 1928, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Alexander and Mary (Zima) Roskowski.After graduating high school, Eddie joined the United ...

Shirley Berline Smith, 88 of Mount Vernon Ohio passed away on January 10, 2026 of a massive stroke at Country Court Skilled Nursing in Mount Vernon, Ohio. She was born on April 29,1937 by her proud parents Georgia and Robert Stiltner in Grundy Virginia. Shirley graduated from high school when she wa...

Carlton Grant Norris 84 of New Martinsville WV died Thursday December 11 2025 at home with family. Carlton was born April 251941 in Mount Vernon Ohio the son of the late Raymond and Edna Hiles Norris. He was a faithful member and elder of the Steelton church of Christ and was previously an elder at ...

Bernard C. “Butch” Williams never met a stranger—only friends he hadn’t talked to yet. Whether it was over a deck of cards, a cup of coffee, or a campfire by the water, Butch was always ready with a story, a good-natured argument, or a bit of teasing just to see you smile.Butch was born January 29, ...

Cathleen Pamela Crone of Mar Vista California and Richmond Virginia was called to her Eternal home by her Lord and Savior on September 19 2025 at the age of 69. Cathleen was born and raised in Richmond Virginia. After graduating from John Marshall High School in June 1974 she attended Virginia Commo...