Washington High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

Jeffrey Paul Adkins, age 69, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13th, 2026 at his childhood home in New Bloomington.On October 18th, 1956 Jeffrey Paul was born to Otis Adkins and Ida Pearl (Buskirk-Adkins) Jenkins in Washington Courthouse, Ohio. He graduated from Elgin High School in 1976 ...

Jacqueline Jackie Jeffries Kpeglo was born on October 31 1946 in Greensboro North Carolina to Rev. Vernon F. Jeffries and Ruby Jeffries. During her youth she was active in the Girl Scouts and later chose to help integrate Walter Hines Page Senior High School when the school system requested voluntee...

James Joseph Stacklin 89 of Attica passed away on Friday January 9 2026 surrounded by his family at the Stein Hospice Care Center in Sandusky Ohio. He was born on December 31 1936 to the late Gilbert and Catherine Bechtel Stacklin in North Auburn Ohio. Jim was a 1954 graduate of New Washington High ...

Dennis H. Ford 77 of Massillon passed away peacefully at Aultman Hospital February 16 2026. Born in Massillon on February 28 1948 to the late Paul and Betty Romick Ford Dennis graduated from Washington High School in 1966. He served honorably as a corpsman in the United States Navy in Vietnam. Follo...

Loretta A. Trucks age 85 resident of Tiro Ohio passed away on Friday February 13 2026 at her home. She was born on July 26 1940 in Tiro to the late Ambrose and Mary Eberl Trucks. A graduate of New Washington High School Loretta went on to work for AMF in Shelby for 29 years. She also worked for She...

Hannah Lee Johnson was born on November 25, 1945, in Pensacola, Florida, to Leslie Johnson and Ola Mae Johnson. She attended Booker T. Washington High School and later earned her GED. In 1963, Hannah married the late Calvin E. Patterson, and their union was blessed with two children: a son, David, a...

BRUCE WAYNE "BUBBUBBA" REAM age 79 of Washington CH took his final drive on Tuesday January 27 2026. Bruce was born on January 25 1947 in Springfield Ohio to the late Paul and Irene Mortensen Ream. He attended Clark Junior High School until the family moved to Washington CH his freshman year. He gra...

SYLBIA JEAN BUTCHER age 85 of Washington CH passed away on Friday February 6 2026 at Court House Manor. She was born on May 11 1940 in Columbus Ohio to the late Lawrence and Thelma Alice Long Robinett. Sylbia graduated from Washington High School and Springfield Community Hospital School of Nursing....

Wayne E. Lawson 91 of Massillon passed away Saturday December 13 2025. Born in Dalton Ohio to the late Eugene and Barbara Lawson Wayne graduated from Washington High School in 1952. He served 8 years in the Naval Reserve and retired from the Ohio Bell Telephone Company after 34 years as a line forem...

Betsy V. Atkinson 75 of Massillon passed away peacefully while holding her fathers hand early Monday morning October 20 2025. Born on March 15 1950 in Barnesville Ohio Betsy was the beloved daughter of Guy J. Atkinson and the late Margaret M. Morris Atkinson. A proud graduate of Massillon Washington...

Linda K. Garringer age 81 of Jamestown passed away Sunday February 1 2026 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton Ohio. She was born January 8 1945 in Washington Court House Ohio to the daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby Brown Leeth. Linda was a 1963 Graduate of Washington High School and had worke...

Harry William Jones 80 of Washington Court House Ohio passed away Friday January 16 2026 at 502 a.m. at his home. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wife the former Frances Elizabeth Entsmiger on September 12 2024 a son Bill Jones and a granddaughter Amanda Jones. He is survived ...

Susan Kay Padgett Jeffrey age 77 passed away peacefully on the morning of January 26th 2026 at her home in Lincoln Nebraska after a short but courageous battle with an aggressive brain cancer. She was surrounded by her family in her final moments. A funeral and Celebration of Life will be held on Sa...

The Reverend C. Clifton Garris a native of Washington NC went home to be with the Lord on December 29 2025. After graduation from Washington High School Cliff enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and honorably served with the Flying Tigers as a Radar Technician from 1956 1962. Cliff attended Rollins Coll...

Gene Geno VanOrsdall age 87 of Bellevue died Wednesday October 15 2025 in Stein Hospice Care Center following a brief illness. Gene was born on October 16 1937 in New Washington Ohio to parents George and Ruth High VanOrsdall. Gene graduated in 1955 from New Washington High School where he was Presi...

Robert Lee Graves age 87 of Greenfield Ohio passed away Monday December 22 2025 at Edgewood Manor of Greenfield. Robert was born on February 3 1938 in Greenfield Ohio the son of Leonard and Iva Hafer Graves. Robert was a 1955 graduate of Washington High School. He was an avid golfer winning the Cham...

George Louis Demis of Massillon Ohio passed away on Thursday January 15th at age 82 in Cincinnati Ohio. For 55 years George was a devoted and caring husband to Patricia nee Spilios Demis. Preceded in death by his parents Louis and Chrysanthe Demis his inlaws Anthony and Carolyn Spilios and his siste...

ROBERT LEE BOB DILLEY JR. age 50 of Washington CH passed away on Sunday January 4 2026 at his home. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on June 10 1975 in Columbus Ohio to the late Robert Lee Sr. and Joyce LaVera Pendergraft Dilley. He attended Washington High School. Bob worked at Cent...

ROBERT FULTON BOB YEAZEL JR. age 76 of Xenia formerly of Washington CH passed away peacefully on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born on May 24 1949 in Cincinnati Ohio to the late Robert Fulton Sr. and Hilda Mae Glackin Yeazel. He was a 1968 graduate of Washington Hi...

Inez Mary Gray age 94 resident of New Washington Ohio passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Willows at Willard. She was born on November 24 1931 in Cranberry Township Crawford County Ohio to the late Otto and Josephine Durnwald Heydinger. Inez is a 1949 New Washington High School graduate a...

Edward H. Stevens Jr. 90 of Altoona passed away Wednesday at GraystoneGrand Palazzo. He was born in Miami Florida the son of the late Edward H. Sr. and Eunice L. Daily Stevens. He is survived by his son Edward H. Stevens III Debbie of California and his daughter Ruth A. Sell Tim of Texas also four s...

Judith A. Judy Wilhelm 82 of Marysville passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning February 4 2026 at home following a recent battle with cancer. One of three children Judy was born January 27 1944 in Erie Pennsylvania to the late Edwin M. and Hazel A. Montgomery Rice. A military family they mov...

Jeffrey Anastassy Conley 70 of Ashland passed away on January 8th 2026. Born in Cincinnati OH to Roger Conley and Claudette Runyan Conley. Graduated from Amelia High School in Ohio in 1973 and studied AV tech and history later in life. He retired from RandolphMacon College holding various positions ...

TIM RUSSELL BRITTON age 67 of Washington CH went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday January 31 2026 in the comfort of his home with his loving wife Gloria whom he married on February 11 1989 by his side. Tim was born on March 4 1958 in Chillicothe Ohio to the late Earnest Eugene...

RANDY RAY BOYER age 63 of Greenfield passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at his home. His death was sudden and unexpected. He was born on September 8 1962 in Washington CH to the late Gordon Willis and Judith Edna Hafer Boyer. Randy was a 1981 graduate of Miami Trace High School and attended Ohio ...

Beverly Edna Montgomery. age 84 of MentoronLake Ohio passed away on January 29th 2026 after a long illness with COPD. Beverly was born in Cleveland Ohio to Denver and Edna Cross Pahner of Cleveland Ohio. Beverly Attended Collinwood High School in Cleveland Ohio. She married Sterling Herbert Montgome...