Judy Jo Mason, 73, of Leesburg, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 in Cincinnati following a brief illness.

Charles William Michael, 77, of New Vienna, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro.

Christina L. Burton, 65, of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati.

Edward Ludvic ‘Ted’ Blackwood, 91, a former resident of Hillsboro, and Cocoa Beach, Fla., passed away of natural causes at his recent home in Foster City, Calif. on Oct. 19, 2021.

Timothy “Tim” Curtis Thompson, 42, of Lynchburg, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at his home.

Angela Ruble, 42, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at Highland District Hospital.

Carl Lee Payne, 68, of Peebles, passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at his home after battling cancer.

Harold Maynard Walker, 93, of Hillsboro, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 at the Bell Gardens Place in Hillsboro.

Steve A. Estle, 63, of Cynthiana, passed away Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021 at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering.

David R. “Ronald” Helterbrand, 80, of Leesburg, passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021 at Adams County Regional Medical Center.

Bonnie Ann Overstake Crago, 79, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 at the Salyer Home in Hillsboro.

James Kenneth Banks, 83, of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at home with his loving wife, Della, at his side.

Custer C. Renchen, 92, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati.

Joan Ringer, 75, of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at her home.

John N. Wagoner, 65, of Greenfield, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe.