Arthur F. Ackley, 87, of Chillicothe, died 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, in Naples Community Hospital following an extended illness. He was born May 7, 1921, in Chillicothe, to the late Carey and Elsie Deeter Ackley. On May 23, 1964, he married the former Kaye Brand, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, David Michael (Phyllis) Ackley; a daughter, Sue (Darrell) Lechner, both of Chillicothe; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a daughter-in-law, Janet Ackley; sister-in-law, Carolyn Ackley, both of Chillicothe; many friends including special friends, Tom and Jane Garrett, Robert and Shelby Ball, Dwayne Kistler, all of Chillicothe, and Ron and Jan Holsinger, of Waverly; nieces, Mary Ellen (Tony) Hughes, of Circleville, and Betty (Phil) Putnam, of Frankfort; and a nephew, Billy Neal, of Stoutsville, Ohio. He was predeceased by a son, Larry F. Ackley; sisters, Marie Neal and Daisy Gillfillan; and a brother, James Ackley.
Arthur retired from Mead Research, where he had worked for 34 years, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ross County Senior Citizens, the Mead Foreman's Club, AARP, a lifetime member of AMVETS Post #4 and had served as President for many years of Ross County REACT. He was an avid bowler.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Also surviving are a son, David Michael (Phyllis) Ackley; a daughter, Sue (Darrell) Lechner, both of Chillicothe; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a daughter-in-law, Janet Ackley; sister-in-law, Carolyn Ackley, both of Chillicothe; many friends including special friends, Tom and Jane Garrett, Robert and Shelby Ball, Dwayne Kistler, all of Chillicothe, and Ron and Jan Holsinger, of Waverly; nieces, Mary Ellen (Tony) Hughes, of Circleville, and Betty (Phil) Putnam, of Frankfort; and a nephew, Billy Neal, of Stoutsville, Ohio. He was predeceased by a son, Larry F. Ackley; sisters, Marie Neal and Daisy Gillfillan; and a brother, James Ackley.
Arthur retired from Mead Research, where he had worked for 34 years, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ross County Senior Citizens, the Mead Foreman's Club, AARP, a lifetime member of AMVETS Post #4 and had served as President for many years of Ross County REACT. He was an avid bowler.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Arthur F. Ackley, 87, of Chillicothe, died 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2008, in Naples Community Hospital following an extended illness. He was born May 7, 1921, in Chillicothe, to the late Carey and Elsie Deeter Ackley. On May 23, 1964, he married the former Kaye Brand, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, David Michael (Phyllis) Ackley; a daughter, Sue (Darrell) Lechner, both of Chillicothe; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a daughter-in-law, Janet Ackley; sister-in-law, Carolyn Ackley, both of Chillicothe; many friends including special friends, Tom and Jane Garrett, Robert and Shelby Ball, Dwayne Kistler, all of Chillicothe, and Ron and Jan Holsinger, of Waverly; nieces, Mary Ellen (Tony) Hughes, of Circleville, and Betty (Phil) Putnam, of Frankfort; and a nephew, Billy Neal, of Stoutsville, Ohio. He was predeceased by a son, Larry F. Ackley; sisters, Marie Neal and Daisy Gillfillan; and a brother, James Ackley.
Arthur retired from Mead Research, where he had worked for 34 years, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ross County Senior Citizens, the Mead Foreman's Club, AARP, a lifetime member of AMVETS Post #4 and had served as President for many years of Ross County REACT. He was an avid bowler.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Also surviving are a son, David Michael (Phyllis) Ackley; a daughter, Sue (Darrell) Lechner, both of Chillicothe; 9 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; a daughter-in-law, Janet Ackley; sister-in-law, Carolyn Ackley, both of Chillicothe; many friends including special friends, Tom and Jane Garrett, Robert and Shelby Ball, Dwayne Kistler, all of Chillicothe, and Ron and Jan Holsinger, of Waverly; nieces, Mary Ellen (Tony) Hughes, of Circleville, and Betty (Phil) Putnam, of Frankfort; and a nephew, Billy Neal, of Stoutsville, Ohio. He was predeceased by a son, Larry F. Ackley; sisters, Marie Neal and Daisy Gillfillan; and a brother, James Ackley.
Arthur retired from Mead Research, where he had worked for 34 years, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ross County Senior Citizens, the Mead Foreman's Club, AARP, a lifetime member of AMVETS Post #4 and had served as President for many years of Ross County REACT. He was an avid bowler.
Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
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