Obituary Joy Colleen (Brown) Shoemaker 83 of Chillicothe passed peacefully from this life New Year’s Eve December 31, 2020. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Chillicothe and a person of strong faith. Joy was born March 29, 1937 in Ross County to Emerson and Ruth (McCalla) Brown. […]
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Patricia K. “Trish” Zapata
Obituary Patricia K. “Trish” Zapata, 63, of Chillicothe, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 1:00 a.m. Friday, January 1, 2021 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born December 10, 1957, in Ross County, to the late Joe and Mary Staffan Hardesty. On May 9, 1987, she married Joe […]
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Ross County welcomes first baby of 2021
The birth of a baby has always been a symbol of new beginnings and fresh hope – and following what has been an unprecedented 2020, no year has probably been more in need of a positive start than 2021. So when Cassandra and Charlie Dalton, Pike County natives who now live in Chillicothe, welcomed their […]
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Lois J. Dean
Lois J. Dean, 97 of Chillicothe, formerly of Columbus went home to be with the Lord, along with a number of family members and friends, Thursday, December 31, 2020. She was born August 13, 1923 in McArthur, OH to the late Rev. G. C. and Zelma (Seitz) Johnson. On December 24, 1945 she married […]
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Jennifer L. Everhart
Obituary Jennifer L. Everhart, 61, of Greenfield, passed away 12:46 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2021 in the Adena Regional Medical Center unexpectedly. She was born December 19, 1959, in Ross County, to the late Paul and Tomacia Royster Wallingford. On December 19, 2004, she married John E. Everhart who survives. Also surviving […]
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LISTEN: Chaos erupts on Greyhound bus in Ross County with reports of hostages
A man called 9-1-1 and said that he was on a Greyhound bus and that someone had taken the bus passengers hostage. It happened New Years Day morning just after 2 a.m. along the county line on route 23 in Ross County. Deputies with Ross and Pickaway counties, the Highway Patrol, and Chillicothe Police responded […]
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Donald W. Jones
Obituary Donald W. Jones Donald W. Jones, 86, of Hallsville, entered into Heaven on December 30, 2020 at Adena Medical Center just hours after his son’s passing. He was born on April 19, 1934, in Kingston, the son of the late Drexel and Alice “Allie” (Thompson) Jones. On August 31, 1952, he was […]
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James Drexel Jones
Obituary James “Jamie” Drexel Jones James “Jamie” Drexel Jones, 64, of Hallsville, entered into Heaven on December 30, 2020 at the Ohio State Medical Center just hours prior to his father. He was born on June 24, 1956, in Chillicothe, the son of the late Donald William Jones and Loretta (Scott) Jones, who […]
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Brooks E. McCoy
Obituary Brooks E. McCoy, 76, of Williamsport, Ohio, passed away at 3:32 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 due to complications with COVID with his daughter and good friend by his side. He was born July 2, 1944, in Pickaway County, Ohio, to Fred and Ruth Brown McCoy. On August 2, 1975, he […]
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Look back: top stories of 2020
As we exit year 2020 at midnight — a year many would like to forget — the Guardian is taking a look back at the top ten stories of the year that our readers viewed the most: #10 – Escaped inmate from Jackson County captured by federal agents Britney D. Thompson, 33, escaped from the […]