Dannie Franklin Hess

Dannie Franklin Hess 

Dannie Franklin Hess, 81 years old of Buford, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Clermont Mercy Hospital.

He was born Saturday, May 5, 1928 in Highland County, near Buford, Son of the late John Hess and the late Bessie Vance Hess. 

Dannie lived in Buford all his life. He was the youngest of four children.

He graduated from Buford High School in 1946 and married Lela Mae Louderback on December 18, 1946. They had just celebrated 63 years together on December 18, 2009. They have one son, Glenn Hess, of Buford.

Dannie accepted Christ as his savior and was baptized at a young age at the Buford Church of Christ. Later, he became a member of the Union Church of Christ, where he was faithful to the end of his life. He loved to sing and did so for more than 15 years with the "Calvary Four Quartet."

Dannie was inducted into the "Highland County Fair Hall of Fame" in 2006 and in the "Ohio Auctioneers Hall of Fame" in 2008. He gave of his time to do fair auctions and benefits for years and was willing to lend a hand to help anyone at any time. He always tried to be fair and honest with people treating them as he would want to be treated.

Dannie had farmed all of his life with his dad and decided he wanted to become an auctioneer.In the summer of 1954, Dannie left for Decatur, Indiana so Dannie could attend the Reppert School of Auctioneering. He was a shy person (back then) and his dad and mom and many others were very skeptical of this on taking. Well, Dannie proved them wrong and the business has been going strong for over 56 years now. He came home and started the business from their home as Dannie Hess and Associates Auctioneers, which later became Hess Auction Company. Dannie sold real estate for years with Bates & Liming Realtors and in 1983 transferred to Donald E. Fender Inc. Realtors. His auctions were mostly in Southern Ohio, but occasionally in Kentucky and other areas. Dannie was an auctioneer for Producers Livestock Yards in Hillsboro for 20 years and also for the livestock yards in Olive Hill and Maysville, Ky., for several years. He was pleased to have three generations of the Hess family in the business.

Surviving are his faithful and loving wife, Lela Mae Hess, one son, Glenn (Joyce) Hess; grandson, Brad (Kim) Hess; granddaughter, Janna (Jon) Holbrook; and two great-grandchildren, Bricen & Caden Hess. He is also survived by a brother-in-law, Kenneth (Ruth) Louderback; nieces, Carol (Phil) Roberts, and Rosemary Ludwick Shaffer; nephews, Danny (Wanda) Ludwick, and Dennis (Sandy) Sonner; two special nieces, Darla and Sherry Louderback; and many relatives, friends, and neighbors who were special to him.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Floyd and Della Louderback; three sisters, Margene List Ledford, Kathryn Sonner, and Beatrice Ludwick, and their husbands; niece Jeanie List and nephew John List.

Friends will be received 2-4 and 5-8, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Union Church of Christ near Taylorsville, 3021 North Taylorsville Road, Hillsboro.

Services will be held at Union Church of Christ, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2 p.m., with Pastors Andrew Johnson and Hugh Hurley officiating.

Interment will follow in the Buford Cemetery, in Buford.

Contributions may be made to the Union Church of Christ Missions Fund or the Union Church of Christ Memorial Fund, 3021 N. Taylorsville Road, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.

Dannie Franklin Hess, 81 years old of Buford, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Clermont Mercy Hospital.

He was born Saturday, May 5, 1928 in Highland County, near Buford, Son of the late John Hess and the late Bessie Vance Hess. 

Dannie lived in Buford all his life. He was the youngest of four children.

He graduated from Buford High School in 1946 and married Lela Mae Louderback on December 18, 1946. They had just celebrated 63 years together on December 18, 2009. They have one son, Glenn Hess, of Buford.

Dannie accepted Christ as his savior and was baptized at a young age at the Buford Church of Christ. Later, he became a member of the Union Church of Christ, where he was faithful to the end of his life. He loved to sing and did so for more than 15 years with the "Calvary Four Quartet."

Dannie was inducted into the "Highland County Fair Hall of Fame" in 2006 and in the "Ohio Auctioneers Hall of Fame" in 2008. He gave of his time to do fair auctions and benefits for years and was willing to lend a hand to help anyone at any time. He always tried to be fair and honest with people treating them as he would want to be treated.

Dannie had farmed all of his life with his dad and decided he wanted to become an auctioneer.In the summer of 1954, Dannie left for Decatur, Indiana so Dannie could attend the Reppert School of Auctioneering. He was a shy person (back then) and his dad and mom and many others were very skeptical of this on taking. Well, Dannie proved them wrong and the business has been going strong for over 56 years now. He came home and started the business from their home as Dannie Hess and Associates Auctioneers, which later became Hess Auction Company. Dannie sold real estate for years with Bates & Liming Realtors and in 1983 transferred to Donald E. Fender Inc. Realtors. His auctions were mostly in Southern Ohio, but occasionally in Kentucky and other areas. Dannie was an auctioneer for Producers Livestock Yards in Hillsboro for 20 years and also for the livestock yards in Olive Hill and Maysville, Ky., for several years. He was pleased to have three generations of the Hess family in the business.

Surviving are his faithful and loving wife, Lela Mae Hess, one son, Glenn (Joyce) Hess; grandson, Brad (Kim) Hess; granddaughter, Janna (Jon) Holbrook; and two great-grandchildren, Bricen & Caden Hess. He is also survived by a brother-in-law, Kenneth (Ruth) Louderback; nieces, Carol (Phil) Roberts, and Rosemary Ludwick Shaffer; nephews, Danny (Wanda) Ludwick, and Dennis (Sandy) Sonner; two special nieces, Darla and Sherry Louderback; and many relatives, friends, and neighbors who were special to him.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Floyd and Della Louderback; three sisters, Margene List Ledford, Kathryn Sonner, and Beatrice Ludwick, and their husbands; niece Jeanie List and nephew John List.

Friends will be received 2-4 and 5-8, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Union Church of Christ near Taylorsville, 3021 North Taylorsville Road, Hillsboro.

Services will be held at Union Church of Christ, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2 p.m., with Pastors Andrew Johnson and Hugh Hurley officiating.

Interment will follow in the Buford Cemetery, in Buford.

Contributions may be made to the Union Church of Christ Missions Fund or the Union Church of Christ Memorial Fund, 3021 N. Taylorsville Road, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133.
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