Roger E. Gossett
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Roger Earl Gossett, 84, of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 at The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati.
Roger was born in Pricetown on Sept. 28, 1932, the son of the late Halder Hoyt & Ethel Pearl (Prine) Gossett.
He graduated from Lynchburg High School in 1950 and was a member of the Union Church of Christ. Roger proudly served our country in the US Army from 1952 through 1954 during the Korean War as a corporal in the military police. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #694 in Mowystown for 34 years, where he served as Commander for several years.
Roger is survived by his wife Freda (Jeannette) McLaughlin, whom he married on Jan. 28, 1956, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 28, 2016.
He is also survived by four children, Dana (Elise) Gossett, Gary (Jennifer) Gossett, Tim Gossett and Pamela (Rob) Jackson; two grandsons, Michael (Janey) Gossett and David Gossett; two step-granddaughters Sara (Clinton) Throckmorton and Rachel (Patrick) Cuddihee; seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Velma Layman of Ocala, Fla. and Vila Leininger of Danville; and three brothers-in-law, Robert McLaughlin, John (Lois) McLaughlin and Gene (Kay) McLaughlin and one sister-in-law, Lou Jean Dixon, all of Hillsboro.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Margaret Duke; two brothers, Hugh M. Gossett and Paul Edward Gossett; sisters-in-laws, Dolores McLaughlin, Wilma Gossett and Phyllis Gossett; one niece, Teresa Gossett Houdeshell; and one nephew, Ralph Gossett; and brothers-in-law, Carl Leininger and William “Jake” Duke.
A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at the Union Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held the following day Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the church with a military graveside service to follow at the Rubel Cemetery in Pricetown.
The family asks that you make donations to a charity of the donor’s choice in Roger’s name.
Thompson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.
Roger was born in Pricetown on Sept. 28, 1932, the son of the late Halder Hoyt & Ethel Pearl (Prine) Gossett.
He graduated from Lynchburg High School in 1950 and was a member of the Union Church of Christ. Roger proudly served our country in the US Army from 1952 through 1954 during the Korean War as a corporal in the military police. He was also a member of the American Legion Post #694 in Mowystown for 34 years, where he served as Commander for several years.
Roger is survived by his wife Freda (Jeannette) McLaughlin, whom he married on Jan. 28, 1956, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 28, 2016.
He is also survived by four children, Dana (Elise) Gossett, Gary (Jennifer) Gossett, Tim Gossett and Pamela (Rob) Jackson; two grandsons, Michael (Janey) Gossett and David Gossett; two step-granddaughters Sara (Clinton) Throckmorton and Rachel (Patrick) Cuddihee; seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Velma Layman of Ocala, Fla. and Vila Leininger of Danville; and three brothers-in-law, Robert McLaughlin, John (Lois) McLaughlin and Gene (Kay) McLaughlin and one sister-in-law, Lou Jean Dixon, all of Hillsboro.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Margaret Duke; two brothers, Hugh M. Gossett and Paul Edward Gossett; sisters-in-laws, Dolores McLaughlin, Wilma Gossett and Phyllis Gossett; one niece, Teresa Gossett Houdeshell; and one nephew, Ralph Gossett; and brothers-in-law, Carl Leininger and William “Jake” Duke.
A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at the Union Church of Christ. Funeral services will be held the following day Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the church with a military graveside service to follow at the Rubel Cemetery in Pricetown.
The family asks that you make donations to a charity of the donor’s choice in Roger’s name.
Thompson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
To sign the online guestbook, visit www.thompsonfuneralhomes.com.