OFDA received the following information this morning, Donald E. Edgington, 74 years old of Hillsboro, OH, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born Sunday, September 8, 1935 in Highland County, Ohio, Son of the late Vernon Edgington and the late Jessie Young Edgington.
Don was a long-time funeral director in the area and had served as a member and president on the Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors of Ohio. He was a member of the Mowrystown United Methodist Church, the Sardinia Masonic Lodge #254 F. & A.M.; the Valley of Cincinnati Scottish Rite; the Hillsboro Chapter O.E.S. #44, the Highland County Senior Citizens and the Hillsboro Elks Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Doris J. Edgington whom he married March 10, 1956, and Daughter, Gina (Rick) Earley of Hillsboro, OH, Son, Craig (Sonya) Edgington of Wilmington, OH, 4 Grandchildren Paige Earley, Ryne Early, Whitney Earley, and Jonathan Edgington. Also surviving are two Brothers, Kenneth (Helen) Edgington of Milford, OH, Larry (Chris) Edgington of Orange Park, FL, one Sister, Barbara (Richard) Cochran of Loveland, OH and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Thursday, October 15, 2009; 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Rhoads-Edgington Funeral Home, Hillsboro, Ohio.
Funeral Service: Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.
Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown
Memorials: Contributions may be made to the Highland District Hospital Foundation or the Highland County Society for Children and Adults in his memory.
Interment: Interment will follow in the Mowrystown Cemetery, Mowrystown, Ohio.
Online condolences: For more information and to access the online register book, visit www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com