Mary Marguerite Mills (known as Marguerite to those who knew her best), loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many, died April 28, 2021, with her family by her side. Marguerite was born June 27, 1933, to Mary Frances Lahmon Frye and Edgar Miles Frye. She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 69 years, Leland Bruce Mills; parents; and two sisters, Evelyn Taylor and Betty Mills. Life’s simplest pleasures brought Marguerite the greatest joy. Family...

Linda Ann Walters, 80 of Mount Vernon passed away on April 26, 2021in Danville surrounded by her family. She was born on April 26, 1941 to Ralph and June (Kulman) Bateman of Vincent, IN.  Linda retired from the Mount Vernon Developmental Center after working there as a Nurses Aid. She liked riding motorcycles, quilting and sewing. Linda was a sassy person who always spoke her mind. She loved her family very much which included her favorite cat Sunshine. She was a member of quilting...

Joseph L. “Joe” Atkinson, age 84 of Bladensburg, passed away on April 22, 2021 at Country Club Retirement Campus after a short illness. He was born on July 16, 1936 in Majorsville, West Virginia to Alta Atkinson-Finch. He started out working in the Ohio oil fields for Shuff and Busey. Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Berlin Wall crisis. After that he was hired to work for one week for Continental Can Corporation in Mt. Vernon, OH, which turned into a career of 34...

Buddy E. Epling, 85 of Mount Vernon passed away on April 20, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born on September 19, 1935 to Rosco and Iva (Howard) Epling of Logan, WV. In his spare time Buddy enjoyed fishing, watching basketball and cheering on his Cleveland Browns. He is survived by his children Donald E. Epling of Mount Vernon, Kimberly E. Epling of Columbus, Douglas E. (Lori) Epling of Reynoldsburg; 10 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; brothers Danny (Madeline)...

Charles Raymond Taylor, age 90, of Mount Vernon, passed away April 17, 2021 at the Knox Community Hospital.  He was born November 23, 1930 in Wurtland, Kentucky to Clellie Dell and Arlie Bell (Pendleton) Taylor. He was born into a loving family, 1 of 7 siblings. His childhood was filled with much mischief and joy. His father was a Pastor and he had many stories to tell of their adventures in ministry. After high school, Charles felt the call to ministry and attended Eastern Nazarene...

Barbara M. Dougherty, 84 of Mount Vernon, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Barb was born March 22, 1937 in Danville, OH to Roland and Frances (Condon) Sapp. She grew up on her family farm in Danville where she learned how to live off the land and develop many life skills that helped her family sustain their loving but modest lifestyle. These experiences contributed to her strong work ethic and led to her appreciation of the simple things in life. Barb was a...

Mary Ellen Trowbridge, age 83, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at Knox Community Hospital. She was born on October 21, 1937 at home in Logan, Ohio and was the daughter to the late James Franklin and Jennie Irene (Hartman) Fox. Mary was a member of the Gay Street United Methodist Church.  She worked for over 20 years for Coopers/Rolls Royce in Mount Vernon. She is survived by her loving husband of 64 ½ years, James “Jim” Trowbridge;...

Laura K. Wheeler, 64 of Mount Vernon passed away on April 6, 2021 at Knox Community Hospital. She was born on October 16, 1956 to George Reid and Edith (Skelley) Wheeler in Bedford, OH. Laura graduated from Danville High School and the Career Center, Class of 1974. She had worked 42 years at various jobs. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters and loved working in her flower garden. She is survived by many nephews, nieces, cousins; her special long time friends and loving cat...

Paul R. Riley, age 85, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born on February 28, 1936 in Dresden, Ohio to the late Bern and Juanita (King) Riley. Paul was a faithful member of First Baptist Church having served as a Sunday school teacher and superintendent for many years. He was also a faithful husband to his wife Sue for over 61 years. He served in the Army in Germany in the early 1960's where his first son Drew was born. Paul then came home...

Valerie (Butler) Johnson, born November 30, 1956 went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Thursday, April 1st, 2021 with her loving and devoted husband by her side after a very brief battle with cancer. Survived by her parents, Walter and Vera Butler; her loving husband of 43 years, Charles; her two children, Joe (Valerie) Johnson, Rachael (Heath) Fesler; grandchildren, Dominick, Colten, Caleb, Weston, Alivia, and Jack. By her sister, Victoria (Dan) Crowthers, brother, Bruce...