Gerald “Jerry” Becker passed away June 7, 2024, while at home, surrounded by loved ones.

John L. "Larry" Hedges, a devoted Air Force veteran born on April 1, 1936, in Hillsboro, peacefully passed away on June 7, 2024.

Deborah Jo Smart, 72, of Chillicothe, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2024 at Southern Ohio Medical Center Hospice, Portsmouth.

James W. Ferrell, 83, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

Ellie Weems Simmons, 87, of Chattanooga, Tenn., passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2024 in a local healthcare facility.

Bertha L. Brooks, 94, of Greenfield, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Greenfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Charles R. Bingaman, 84, of the Arnheim community, passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at his home.

Linda Kay (Knisley) Hertenstein, 60, of Lynchburg, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 2, 2024 at her home with her family by her side. 

Dennis W. Orner, 81, of Greenfield, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024. He was born in Greenfield on Tuesday, October 27, 1942, a son of the late the Rev. Raymond G. and Geneva C. Griffith Orner.  

Emmanuel Rinckhoff, 84, of the Mowrystown community, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024 at the Villa Georgetown.

Sandra Jane Lowe, 57, of Hillsboro, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2024 at The Laurels of Hillsboro.

Donald E. “Don” Campton, 85, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 26, 2024 at Westmoreland Place Nursing Home in Chillicothe.

Thomas D. Kern, 80, of Clarksburg, passed away at the Legacy Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family.

Esther Lunsford, 73, of Fort McCoy, Fla., formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ocala, Fla.

Sheryl Dennis, 65, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 26, 2024 at her home.