Joseph Alan Mahan
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Joseph Alan Mahan, 50, of Hillsboro, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020 at the Miami Valley Hospital.
Joe was born in Fairfax, Va. on Dec. 6, 1969, the son of the late Samuel Mahan and Helen Walton of Hillsboro.
Joe was a graduate from Hillsboro High School and received a degree in business from the Southern State Community College. He sold real estate for several years, then opened Bon Appetit Gourmet Shoppe in 2012. He was the president of the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association (HUBA) for many years and organized the annual Christmas Parade during those years. He was on the board of The Visitor??s Bureau and City Planning Commission, was secretary of the Liberty Lions Club and was involved in a lot of other community activities. He was a member of The Masonic Lodge #38, Liberty Lions Club, Eagles Club #1161 and Hillsboro Eastern Star #441.
Besides his mother, Joe is survived by his two sons, Johnathan (Emily) Mahan and William Mahan; daughter, Elizabeth Mahan; grandson, Braxton Alan (to be born in May); brother, Chris (Lisa) Mahan; sister, Alicia (Brandon) Miller; and the mother of his children, Melissa Mahan. He also leaves behind five stepdaughters from a previous marriage, Faith N. Pullin, Samantha Morganson, Tori Lamke, Cheyanne (Billy) Gray and Kaytlynn Miller; four step-granddaughters, Paiton, Alexis and Natalee Pullin and Braelynn Hopper; several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins; and a host of friends.
In addition to his father, Joe was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Carl S. Walton; and both sets of grandparents.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, at the convenience of the family, at the Thompson Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Following services, a funeral parade will be held at 3 p.m., from the funeral home to Hillsboro Cemetery. Anyone who would like to participate, we are asking that you gather at the Thompson Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. For those who can’t participate in the parade, please stand outside your business to show your support, and we will also be sharing the parade via Facebook Live on the Thompson Funeral Home Facebook page.
The route will be East Main Street, South High Street, West Walnut, East North, West Main then to North High Street to the Hillsboro Cemetery.
Donations in Joe’s memory can be made to the Liberty Lions Club, HUBA or to the Eagles #1161.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.
Joe was born in Fairfax, Va. on Dec. 6, 1969, the son of the late Samuel Mahan and Helen Walton of Hillsboro.
Joe was a graduate from Hillsboro High School and received a degree in business from the Southern State Community College. He sold real estate for several years, then opened Bon Appetit Gourmet Shoppe in 2012. He was the president of the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association (HUBA) for many years and organized the annual Christmas Parade during those years. He was on the board of The Visitor??s Bureau and City Planning Commission, was secretary of the Liberty Lions Club and was involved in a lot of other community activities. He was a member of The Masonic Lodge #38, Liberty Lions Club, Eagles Club #1161 and Hillsboro Eastern Star #441.
Besides his mother, Joe is survived by his two sons, Johnathan (Emily) Mahan and William Mahan; daughter, Elizabeth Mahan; grandson, Braxton Alan (to be born in May); brother, Chris (Lisa) Mahan; sister, Alicia (Brandon) Miller; and the mother of his children, Melissa Mahan. He also leaves behind five stepdaughters from a previous marriage, Faith N. Pullin, Samantha Morganson, Tori Lamke, Cheyanne (Billy) Gray and Kaytlynn Miller; four step-granddaughters, Paiton, Alexis and Natalee Pullin and Braelynn Hopper; several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins; and a host of friends.
In addition to his father, Joe was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Carl S. Walton; and both sets of grandparents.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020, at the convenience of the family, at the Thompson Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Following services, a funeral parade will be held at 3 p.m., from the funeral home to Hillsboro Cemetery. Anyone who would like to participate, we are asking that you gather at the Thompson Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. For those who can’t participate in the parade, please stand outside your business to show your support, and we will also be sharing the parade via Facebook Live on the Thompson Funeral Home Facebook page.
The route will be East Main Street, South High Street, West Walnut, East North, West Main then to North High Street to the Hillsboro Cemetery.
Donations in Joe’s memory can be made to the Liberty Lions Club, HUBA or to the Eagles #1161.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.