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Spurlin obituaries: Ohio

An index of 14 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Ohio, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

Sourcing: mixed 8 news · 20 genealogy

This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Garnett Spurlin9 June 189911 July 1959AkronThe Grayson Star (Independence, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia[1]; Find a Grave[2]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
William Richard Spurlin20 May 194611 July 2007FairfieldMarine Corps veteran (Vietnam era); Indiana Bell Telephone employee 25 yearsTribute Archive (Ogle & Paul R. Young Funeral Home)[3]; Find a Grave[4]; Paul R. Young Funeral Home[5]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Charles L. Spurlin20 Oct 194127 Oct 2012Springfieldplastics manufacturing plant manager; Fraternal Order of Eagles trusteeLittleton & Rue Funeral Home and Crematory[6]
Ann (Elliott) Spurlin26 Nov 193714 June 2013Gallipolisretired from First Texas Bank of LampasasWillis Funeral Home[7]; The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV)[8]; Find a Grave[9]
Elizabeth L. "Betty" (Worley) Spurlin6 July 19369 Sept 2013Middletownsecretary, First Presbyterian Church (1979-2002)Anderson Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[10]; Tribute Archive (Wilson Funeral Homes)[11]
Cathy (Hickok) Spurlin11 Sept 194813 June 2015Conneautworked for the ASHA AIDS-awareness nonprofit; retired 2007Raisian Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services[12]; Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH)[13]
John A. Spurlin26 Dec 193520 Feb 2016Bryanowned an office-equipment repair business in Sandusky; Marine Corps ReservesKrill Funeral Service (Bryan, OH)[14]; The Bryan Times[15]
Shawn Thomas Spurlin17 Sept 19724 Nov 2017Findlayworked as a television extra while living in CaliforniaColdren-Crates Funeral Homes & Cremation Services[16]; Find a Grave[17]
Ethel Ellen (Spurlin) Groff Johnson15 June 193810 Mar 2019AkronSTNA at Echoing Ridge for 15 yearsSwigart-Easterling Funeral Home[18]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Marjorie Jean (Thomas) Spurlin16 July 193017 July 2020Springfieldretired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base after 35 years; Master GardenerDayton Daily News[19]; Dayton Daily News[20]; Tribute Archive (Kemp Funeral Home and Arrangement Center)[21]
Roy J. Spurlin29 May 192830 July 2022GallipolisArmy Civil Service supply clerk at Fort Hood; church elderWillis Funeral Home[22]; WV News (Gallipolis obituaries)[23]; Lampasas Dispatch Record[24]; Find a Grave[25]
Sheryle Ann (Dunn) Spurlin17 July 195914 July 2023homemaker; home health care worker and tax preparerAlspach-Gearhart Funeral Home[26]
Charles Robert "Chuck" Spurlin15 Dec 19637 Oct 2024Springfieldretired U.S. Air Force master sergeant (23 years); Defense Department employeeJackson Lytle & Lewis Life Celebration Center[27]
Teddy Carl "Ted" Spurlin9 June 19456 Apr 2026Conneautwelder and mechanic; raced at Raceway 7Raisian Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services[28]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 793 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ The Grayson Star, 16 July 1959, page 1 (news report) — The Grayson Star (Independence, Va.), via Virginia Chronicle, Library of Virginia; front-page news report of his death near Galax, Va., on Saturday, July 11, 1959 News
  2. ↑ Garnett Everett Spurlin (1899-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 9 Jun 1899, Grayson County, Va.; died 11 Jul 1959, Galax, Va. (aged 60); burial Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Genealogy
  3. ↑ William Spurlin Obituary / 1946 - 2007 / Cincinnati, OH — Tribute Archive (Ogle & Paul R. Young Funeral Home); listing location Cincinnati; text gives residence as Fairfield; born in Indianapolis, IN Genealogy
  4. ↑ William Richard "Bill" Spurlin II (1946-2007) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 20 May 1946, Indianapolis; died 11 Jul 2007, Fairfield, Ohio (aged 61); burial Saint Mary Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio Genealogy
  5. ↑ William Spurlin Obituary July 11, 2007 - Paul R. Young Funeral Home — Paul R. Young Funeral Home Genealogy
  6. ↑ Obituary information for Charles L. Spurlin — Littleton & Rue Funeral Home and Crematory; formerly of Albertville, Alabama Genealogy
  7. ↑ Ann Spurlin Obituary Jun 14, 2013 - Willis Funeral Home — Willis Funeral Home; born in Lampasas, TX; page header birth date is a placeholder, text gives Nov. 26, 1937 Genealogy
  8. ↑ Friday night obituary update — The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, WV); brief notice in a round-up published June 14, 2013; also indexed in tx-1.json News
  9. ↑ Margaret Ann Elliott Spurlin (1937-2013) — Find a Grave; full name Margaret Ann Elliott Spurlin; born 26 Nov 1937 at Lampasas; died 14 Jun 2013 at Gallipolis, Ohio (aged 75); buried Flag Springs Cemetery, Walnut Township, beside Roy J. Spurlin; memorial carries an obituary transcription Genealogy
  10. ↑ Elizabeth Spurlin Obituary - Franklin, OH — Anderson Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); visitation listed at Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home, Middletown Genealogy
  11. ↑ Betty Lee Spurlin Obituary / 1936 - 2013 / Martins Ferry, OH — Tribute Archive (Wilson Funeral Homes); born in Martins Ferry, OH; burial there Genealogy
  12. ↑ Obituary for Cathy (Hickok) Spurlin — Raisian Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services; born in Geneva, OH; page header misprints the birth year as 2015 Genealogy
  13. ↑ n CATHY SPURLIN — Star Beacon (Ashtabula, OH); brief services-pending notice News
  14. ↑ John A. Spurlin Obituary Feb 20, 2016 - Krill Funeral Service — Krill Funeral Service (Bryan, OH) Genealogy
  15. ↑ John A. Spurlin (1935 — 2016) — The Bryan Times; formerly of Vermilion, OH; born in Benton Ridge, OH News
  16. ↑ Obituary information for Shawn Thomas Spurlin — Coldren-Crates Funeral Homes & Cremation Services; born in Orlando, FL Genealogy
  17. ↑ Shawn Thomas Spurlin (1972-2017) - Find a Grave Memorial — Find a Grave; memorial: born 17 Sep 1972, Orlando, Fla.; died 4 Nov 2017, Findlay, Ohio (aged 45); burial details unknown Genealogy
  18. ↑ Ethel Ellen (Spurlin) (Groff) Johnson Obituary — Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home; obituary says nee Spurlin, born in Akron to Robert and Annabelle (Fast) Spurlin; lifelong area resident; memorial service in Canal Fulton, Ohio Genealogy
  19. ↑ SPURLIN, Marjorie — Dayton Daily News News
  20. ↑ SPURLIN, Margorie — Dayton Daily News; earlier printing of the same notice, headline spelled Margorie News
  21. ↑ Marjorie Jean Spurlin Obituary / 1930 - 2020 / Springfield, OH — Tribute Archive (Kemp Funeral Home and Arrangement Center); listing attributed to Kemp Funeral Home; obituary text names Kinley Funeral Home for arrangements Genealogy
  22. ↑ Roy J. Spurlin Obituary Jul 30, 2022 - Willis Funeral Home — Willis Funeral Home; formerly of Lampasas, TX; born in Post, TX; also indexed in va-wv-md.json Genealogy
  23. ↑ Roy J. Spurlin — WV News (Gallipolis obituaries); published Aug 1, 2022 News
  24. ↑ Mr. Spurlin — Lampasas Dispatch Record; published Aug. 4, 2022; formerly of Lampasas News
  25. ↑ Roy Jurden Spurlin (1928-2022) — Find a Grave; born 29 May 1928 at Post, Tex.; died 30 Jul 2022 in Gallia County, Ohio (aged 94); buried Flag Springs Cemetery, Walnut Township; memorial carries the Willis Funeral Home obituary text (of Gallipolis, formerly of Lampasas) Genealogy
  26. ↑ Sheryle Ann Spurlin Obituary — Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home; born at the Navy hospital in Portsmouth, Va.; residence not stated; Ohio funeral home, memorial service in Van Wert, Ohio Genealogy
  27. ↑ Charles Robert Spurlin Obituary Oct 7, 2024 - Jackson Lytle & Lewis Life Celebration Center — Jackson Lytle & Lewis Life Celebration Center; born in Birmingham, AL Genealogy
  28. ↑ Obituary for Teddy Carl Spurlin — Raisian Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services; born in Anderson, Tennessee; moved to Ohio in the 1970s Genealogy

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