Beloved wife, mother and friend, Sandy Shanks, 79, passed away March 6, 2026 in Leesburg, Fla. after a short illness.

Ronald Allen Knisley, 72, of Greenfield, passed away Monday, March 9, 2026 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.

Patricia Jean “Trit” Free, 76, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Sunday March 8, 2026. 

James L. "Jim" Williams, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and esteemed member of the Hillsboro community, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25, 2026 at the age of 79. 

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Allen Isaac Gibson, who left this world on March 2, 2026, at the tender age of 16. 

Anthony "Tony" R. Ramsden, of Leesburg, passed away Feb. 27, 2026 at the age of 64. 

Eugene H. “Gene” Ludwick Sr., 88 of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026 at Adena Regional Medical Center in Chillicothe.  

Carol Ann Yates, 73, of Greenfield, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 at home.

Robert Clay “Bob” Bain, 87, of Lynchburg, passed away Feb. 24, 2026 at his home. 

Mildred Jean (Barnhart) Snider, lovingly known as “Granny” to those close to her, age 91, of Rainsboro, Ohio passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 at home.

Dwight Creek, 87, of Sugartree Ridge, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 at his home.  

Gilbert Wayne “Pete” Murphy, 82, passed away on Feb. 18, 2026 in Weirsdale, Florida. 

Kent L. Daughtrey, 77, of Hillsboro, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 12, 2026 at his home. 

Cathy Lynn Setty, 70, of Oakland, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 at Orlando Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla.

Janet Jeannine Smith, 77, of South Salem, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 at Greenfield Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.