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Mom, a very simple little word. Just three letters, but when examined over the course of one’s life there are simply no words, big or little, that can fairly or fully define the meaning of those three letters to those she loved and that loved her.

“Mom” is defined in the dictionary as “a female parent.”  In the business world it is an acronym for one in charge of “Management, Operations and Maintenance.”  Patricia Ann (“Patty”) Cox (October 3, 1937-June 6, 2022) was both and so much more.  Patty was 84 years of age when she passed on June 6, 2022, after a brief hospitalization.

Patty was born in Washington Court House, Ohio to Henry and Lucille (Patterson) Litz.  She had one brother, Charles (Sally) Litz of Topeka, Kansas, who predeceased her.  Patty attended Washington High School where she met and then married Charles G. (“Charlie”) Cox (deceased May 9, 2021).  Patty and Charlie were married on February 15, 1953, and remained lifelong friends even after their divorce later in their lives. They had four children, Dawne Arlene (Randy) Angel, Deborah Lynn Cox (Greg) Roush, Garth Glenn (Cindy) Cox and Teresa Marie Cox (Jeffrey) Hickey.

Patty was the true definition of a “mom.”  She was loving, caring, strict at times when needed, and truly the one in charge of the management, operations and maintenance of the Cox household and family. Patty was also the “neighborhood mom” to so many of her children’s friends.  She was active in the lives of her family and friends as well as her church, the South Side Church of Christ in Washington Court House and later Bay Life Church in Tampa. Florida.

Together Patty and Charlie, with the help of the family and many others, built one of the nation’s largest food and beverage special events companies, Concessions by Cox, Inc. Patty became “mom” to hundreds of employees that became part of the “Cox team” and worked for the company over the many years during which she was actively involved. It is this work that brought Patty to Florida in 1990.  Patty resided in Tampa and later Riverview, where she and her fifth “child” and constant companion, Henry, a Yorkshire Terrier, resided at the time of her passing.

Patty loved her family and was deeply loved by each of them.  She is survived by her children, sons-in-law and daughter-in-law.  Additional family members include 9 grandchildren, Travis (Brandi) Warner, Sonia (Dennis) Haithcock, Katelyn (Christian) Roush-Cooper, Brian (Amanda) Roush, Jason (Julie) Cox, Amanda Shaw, Townsend Cox, Morgan Scott, Jessie Hickey; 18 great-grandchildren, Abby, Jake and  Charli Warner, Audrey and Jack Charpentier, Raven and Raleigh Haithcock, Sophia, MacKenzie, Zack, Harper, Gracie and Aubrey Roush, Landon and Baylee Snyder, Mackenzie and Charlotte “Charli” Cox, and  Zoey Scott;  and numerous nieces and nephews. Patty is also survived by her dear friend and neighbor, Judy Harmyk.

A memorial service for Patricia Cox will be held on June 28, 2022, at the Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, 2323 West Brandon Blvd., Brandon, Florida, beginning with visitation at 5:00 pm and a service at 6:00 p.m.  There will be additional service and calling hours on July 2, 2022, beginning at 11:00 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 12:00 p.m., at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home, 554 Washington Ave., Washington Court House, Ohio. An inurnment will follow at the Washington Memorial Cemetery, 1741 Washington Ave., Washington Court House, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Bay Life Church/Missions, 1017 Kingsway Rd., Brandon, Florida 33510 or by accessing the church’s web site at baylife.org/give.  Please access “global giving.”

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Franklin Hugh Lentz, 83, of Las Vegas, NV died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at his home.

Mr. Lentz was born December 10, 1938, in Charleston WV to Franklin Rinehart and Helen Louise Tomlinson Lentz.  He had lived in Las Vegas since 1997.

He was a 1956 graduate of Washington High School; graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1961, and received a Masters of Business Administration from Murray State University in 1963.

Before his retirement in 2001, he was an engineer contracted to the Department of Energy.

He was a member of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Las Vegas and formerly was a member of the St. Colman of Cloyne Catholic Church in Washington Court House.  He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and served as a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn (Kay) Minshall Lentz in 2004.  He was also preceded by his parents; two brothers, Donald and Robert Lentz and a son-in-law, James Robert Burton.

Mr. Lentz is survived by his wife, Jean Marie Scott Kochevar-Lentz whom he married November 23, 2007; a daughter, Julie Kay Lentz Burton of Fairfax, VA; six step children; 12 step grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ann Marie (Cookie) and Wayne Coakley of Grove City, OH and Marjorie and Bill Hoffman of  Cincinnati and a sister-in-law, Nancy Lentz of Mauldin, SC.

The funeral mass will be celebrated Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Colman of Cloyne Catholic Church, by the Rev. Father Cyrus Haddad, pastor at the church. Burial will follow in the Washington Cemetery.

A private visitation will be observed by the family.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House

Edward Estle Seay, 58, of Chillicothe, Ohio died Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 3:15 a.m. at his home.  He had been ill two years.

Ed was born February 28, 1964, in Greenfield, Ohio to (Clifford) Edward and (Wanda) Ann Martindale Seay. He was a 1982 graduate of Washington High School and lived most of his life in Chillicothe.

He formerly was a construction supervisor.

Ed was preceded in death by his father on August 14, 1980; by two sisters, Patty Ann Seay on January 11, 2017, and Barbara Larson on January 24, 2021; his grandparents, Clyde and Ottie Martindale and a nephew, Christopher Wysong and a great nephew, Skylor Burgos.

He is survived by his wife, the former Teresa Ann Bond whom he married March 15, 1991; a son, Aron Seay and his wife, Dawn, of Jeffersonville; a daughter, Amanda Seay of Chillicothe, two step daughters, Michelle Cook and Shawna Fyffe and her husband, Sam, all of Chillicothe; four grandchildren; his mother, Ann Seay of Washington Court House; two sisters, Kathy Hampton of Concord, NC and Ethel Wood of Washington Court House and several nieces and nephews.

In keeping with his wishes, cremation will take place and there will be no visitation or service.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House.

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Kimberly Ann Seitz, 53, of Floral City, Florida, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at 10:11 a.m. at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Johnnie and Aaron Eddlemon, of Washington Court House.

Kim was born April 17, 1969, in Circleville, Ohio.  She was a graduate of Westfall High School and lived most of her life in Pickaway and Fayette Counties before moving to Florida five years ago.

She was a provider of home health care and cleaning services.

Kim enjoyed fishing, painting, gardening and being with her family.

She is survived by four children, Jeremy Blair of Floral City, FL; Jonie Lochbaum and her husband, Michael, of Chillicothe, Jackwalyn Henry and Johnnie Eddlemon and her husband, Aaron, all of Washington Court House; nine grandchildren, Braxton, Alexander, Aaryn and Houston Eddlemon, Natalie and Aleena Lochbuam, Kaylee Mossbarger, Isaac and Zayne Schafer; her mother, Betty Young (Gene) Blankenship of Columbus; her fiancée, Christopher Beeman of Floral City, FL and his children, Christian and Christopher Beeman, Jr.; three brothers, Jimmy Lowry and Larry Lowry, both of Columbus and Rick Lowry of Washington Court House and a sister, Linda Shisler and her husband, Paul, of Bad Axe, MI.

The funeral will be Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House with Pastor Mike Wolfe, minister at the Life Connect Church, officiating.  Cremation will follow the service.

Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of the service.

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A celebration of the life of Melany Stinson Newby, 73, of Columbus, Ohio will be held Sunday, May 22, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the lodge at Deer Creek State Park.

Melany, a retired attorney, died March 12, 2022 in Columbus.

Carroll Eugene Whitten, 84, of Frankfort, Ohio died Sunday, May 8, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at the Vineyards at Concord in Frankfort where he had been a patient since Friday.

Mr. Whitten was born April 14, 1938, in Pickaway County, Ohio to Arthur “Bus” and Helen Louise Shaeffer Whitten.  He was a 1956 graduate of Williamsport High School and had lived most of his life in Ross County.

He worked in the maintenance department at DuPont in Circleville for over 31 years before his retirement in 1996.

Mr. Whitten was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James Whitten and a son-in-law, Ora Scott.

He is survived by his wife, the former Sandra Louise Hardy whom he married December 30, 1960; two children, Sheri Scott of Deputy, IN and Brad Whitten of Columbus; three grandchildren, Sean Bird, Deron Hammond and Audrey Hammond, all of Madison, IN and two great grandchildren, Maddie and Sophie Bird.

In keeping with his wishes, cremation will take place.  There will be no visitation or funeral.

A private graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home.

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Donald Alan Duncan, 66, of Washington Court House, Ohio died Friday, May 6, 2022, at his home.  His death was sudden and unexpected.

Donald was born May 28,1955, in Washington Court House, Ohio to Kenneth Willard and Esther Louise Rinehart Duncan.  He was a 1973 graduate of Washington High School and was a lifelong resident of this community.

He was a forklift operator at General Motors/Delphi in Columbus for 30 years before his retirement in 2006.

Donald was a member of Bloomingburg Lodge F. & A.M. #449.  He enjoyed bowling, fishing, woodworking, golf, and motorcycles but especially spending time with his family.

On June 29, 1973, he married the former Iris Mae Bradshaw.  She preceded him in death on May 1, 2022.  He was also preceded by his parents.

He  is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Brittanie Duncan of Westerville; four sisters, Kathy Massie and her husband, Jim, of Largo, FL, Nancy Mustard, Penny Henize and her husband, Tom, and Mary Elkins, all of Washington Court House; his dog, Toby and grand dog, Marshmallow, and several nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.

A Masonic service  will be held Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House.  The funeral will immediately follow, with Todd Maurer, connections minister at the South Side Church of Christ, officiating.   Burial will be in the Highlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 12 Noon Wednesday until time of the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Capital City Hospice, 2800 Corporate Drive, Suite 170, Columbus, Ohio 43231.

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Carol Ann Witherspoon Carey, 75, of Washington Court House, Ohio died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 12:38 a.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus where she had been a patient since April 14.

Carol was born March 10, 1947, in Columbus, Ohio to Richard Ruley and Ruth C. Malone Witherspoon.  She was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School and a 1969 graduate of Miami University with a B.A. in speech and communications.

She worked for nearly ten years at TV-4 in Columbus in various production capacities.  While there, she was awarded a listing in Outstanding Young Business Women in America.  In 1972, she became writer/producer/director of the live entertainment drama titled “I’ll See You In Court.” for which she won a local Emmy from the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences.

Returning to Fayette County in 1979, she worked as director of advertising for Pennington Bread and in 1982 became curator of the Fayette County Museum.  She wrote numerous newspaper articles and presented different slide and movie presentations throughout the community for which she received an award from the Ohio Association of Historical Societies and Museums for “Outstanding Contributions to Local History.”  In 1993, she authored the book, Fayette County Ohio: A Pictorial History, on behalf of the Fayette County Historical Society.  She also authored True Blue: A History of the Washington City School District.

She served two years as executive director of the Chamber of Commerce and owned and operated P R Plus, in which she represented various local businesses and agencies.  She had served as a trustee for Southern State Community College and, for 12 years, was on the board of directors of Fayette County Memorial Hospital.  For many years, she served as a poll worker and judge with the Fayette County Board of Elections.  She was a volunteer with the Fayette County Food Pantry at the First Presbyterian Church and a supporter of pet networking.  She assisted her husband in training sessions and computer interacting with the Lions Club and had attended two international conventions of Lions International.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Carol is survived by her husband, James N. (Jay) Carey whom she married on March 15, 1991; two step children, Tami Paquette and her husband, David, of Gahanna and Bradley Carey and his wife, Marcy, of Marengo; a brother, Richard J. Witherspoon of Washington Court House, several cousins, including the Rev. Jack B. Witherspoon and her beloved dog, Tipper.

The funeral will be Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church in Washington Court House with Mell Wickensimer, director of visitation at the church, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Washington Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House on Monday from 4-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Fayette County Museum, 517 Columbus Avenue, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160 or the Adena Fayette Medical Center Foundation, 9 South Paint Street, Chillicothe, Ohio 45601.

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A celebration of life service, with complete firefighter honors, for Clyde Hockenbery, 91, of Washington Court House, Ohio will be held Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Judy Chapel in the Washington Cemetery with Larry Baker, retired chaplain from the Upper Arlington Fire Department, officiating.

Friends may call at the Judy Chapel Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Firefighters Charitable Foundation at ffch.org.

Clyde was born November 29, 1930, at West Jefferson in Madison County, Ohio to James Spencer and Nettie Marie Braithwaite Hockenbery.  He was a 1948 graduate of West Jefferson High School and moved to Washington Court House in 1977, from West Jefferson.

He retired as a lieutenant in 1984, from the Upper Arlington Fire Department after 25 years of service.  He was a member of Firefighters International #1521 and the Retired Firefighters Association.

On February 17, 1977, he married the former Vera Jane Lamb.  She preceded him in death on December 28, 2018.  He was the last of eight siblings.

Clyde is survived by children, Denise Butkus and her husband, Al, of Sebastian, FL, Nancy Humphrey, Annette Beam and her husband, Thomas, Robin Jones and her husband, Al, and Linda Roy, all of West Jefferson, Keith Hockenbery and his wife, Kim, of Sebastian, FL, Donald Palmer, Jr., of Washington Court House, Pamela Stapleton and her husband, Jim, of Staunton, and Teresa Streitenberger and her husband, David, of Washington Court House and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Clyde died December 12, 2021, at his home.  In keeping with his wishes, cremation was observed.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House.

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Wilma Jean Bailey, 91, of Amanda, Ohio, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at 8:20 a.m. at the Brown Memorial Home in Circleville where she had been residing the past month.

Wilma was born March 11, 1931, at Higginsport in Brown Co., Ohio to Adam John and Maddie Bernice Haughboo Schadle. She had lived many years in Clairmont County before moving to New Holland.  She lived 37 years in New Holland before moving to Amanda in 2013.

She formerly was a home health aide and had also worked for 3 Moms Catering.

Wilma was a member of the New Holland Church of Christ.

On February 14, 1948, she married Elmer Roy Bailey.  He preceded her in death on November 21, 2019.  She was also preceded in by a son, Roy Dale Bailey; a brother, Charles Kenneth Schadle and two sisters, Elizabeth Marguerite Hamilton and Mary Lee Pingle.

Wilma is survived by three children and their spouses, Eddie Ray and Cheryl Bailey of Georgetown, Ohio, Gene Alan and Jacqueline Bailey of Amanda and Mary Elizabeth and Eric Wuichner of Orient, Ohio; a daughter-in-law, Sharon Bailey of Grove City; seven grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the New Holland Cemetery with the Rev. Richard A. Matthews, former pastor at the New Holland Church of Christ, officiating.  Burial will be under the direction of the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in New Holland.

The Bailey family gives a special thank you to the Brown Memorial Home for the excellent care they provided Wilma.

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