Harriet Amelia (Hack) Fenner
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Harriet Amelia (Hack) Fenner, 83, of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2019.
She was born Feb. 27, 1936 in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Harry Garry Denman Hack and Amelia Richards Hack.
Harriet was a Hillsboro High School class of 1954 graduate and a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church.
On April 22, 1953, she married Wayne W. Fenner, who passed away on Aug. 10, 1971. They had two sons, Benjamin and Scott.
Harriet had worked for Ohio Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator and at AT&T until her retirement. She had been a Highland County commissioner, being appointed after the death of her husband, Wayne.
Harriet ran for election in 1972 and became the first elected woman county commissioner in the state of Ohio at that time. She was re-elected in 1976 and 1980, and had served for 14 years as a commissioner.
Harriet was also elected as the first woman president of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio. In 1981, she was chosen to represent Ohio in a meeting with President Ronald Reagan. Some of her and the other commissioners’ accomplishments included: purchasing the former Kroger building for the Highland County Senior Citizens Center; implementing a countywide house numbering system; life squads; construction of the County Administration Building; and renovation of the Highland County Courthouse.
Surviving are her sons, Benjamin and Scott; granddaughter, Sarah (Josh) Pascal of Wheelersburg; great-granddaughters, Aubry and Avery Pascal; and her beloved dog, Charlie.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, Hillsboro is serving the family. Go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes to sign the online registry.
Memorial contributions in Harriet's name may be made to the Highland County Humane Society Animal Shelter, 9931 S.R. 124, Hillsboro 45133 or to the Highland County Historical Society, 151 E. Main St., Hillsboro 45133.
She was born Feb. 27, 1936 in Hillsboro, the daughter of the late Harry Garry Denman Hack and Amelia Richards Hack.
Harriet was a Hillsboro High School class of 1954 graduate and a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church.
On April 22, 1953, she married Wayne W. Fenner, who passed away on Aug. 10, 1971. They had two sons, Benjamin and Scott.
Harriet had worked for Ohio Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator and at AT&T until her retirement. She had been a Highland County commissioner, being appointed after the death of her husband, Wayne.
Harriet ran for election in 1972 and became the first elected woman county commissioner in the state of Ohio at that time. She was re-elected in 1976 and 1980, and had served for 14 years as a commissioner.
Harriet was also elected as the first woman president of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio. In 1981, she was chosen to represent Ohio in a meeting with President Ronald Reagan. Some of her and the other commissioners’ accomplishments included: purchasing the former Kroger building for the Highland County Senior Citizens Center; implementing a countywide house numbering system; life squads; construction of the County Administration Building; and renovation of the Highland County Courthouse.
Surviving are her sons, Benjamin and Scott; granddaughter, Sarah (Josh) Pascal of Wheelersburg; great-granddaughters, Aubry and Avery Pascal; and her beloved dog, Charlie.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, Hillsboro is serving the family. Go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes to sign the online registry.
Memorial contributions in Harriet's name may be made to the Highland County Humane Society Animal Shelter, 9931 S.R. 124, Hillsboro 45133 or to the Highland County Historical Society, 151 E. Main St., Hillsboro 45133.