Obituaries 1 January 2013

Jacob Denson (Jake) Ladd, Jr.

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Jacob Denson (Jake) Ladd, Jr., 65, of Washington Court House, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at his home following a seven-month battle with a brain tumor.

He was born Feb. 9, 1947 in Rainsboro, to Jacob Denson and Florence Lucille Collins Ladd.

He was a 1965 graduate of Edward Lee McClain High School in Greenfield and lived most of his adult life in the Washington Court House community.

Before his retirement, he was in car restoration. He was a car enthusiast and belonged to several car clubs.

He was a member of the Grace Community Church and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Gamma Lee Ladd whom he married Dec. 12, 2007; a sister and brother-in-law, Betty and John Dodds of Hillsboro; three nephews, (John) Mark Dodds and his wife, Lisa, of Amelia, Tim Dodds and his wife, Sharon, of Loveland and Chris Dodds and his wife, Michele, of Washington Court House; several grand nieces and nephews and two sisters-in-law, Gil Stoer and her husband, Bill, of Hilliard and Carlene Lazenby of Buford, SC.

The funeral will be Friday, Jan. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Grace Community Church with pastors Jay Lucas and Sean Fox officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Grace Community Church from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Fayette County, Inc., P.O. Box 849 or the American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 Bryn Maur, Suite 550, Chicago, Illinois, 60631.

To sign the online guest book, go to http://kirkpatrickfuneralhome.com.

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