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            <text>Carole Ann Fitch, 69, of Cheshire, Ohio, passed away, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at her residence. Born December 23, 1951 in Pomeroy, Ohio she was the daughter of the late William and Lilly Mae Wheaton Oxyer. She was a retired Assistant Manager for Family Dollar. She loved to square dance and loved being around her family, especially her children and grandchildren and attending their sporting events. She was loved by all and will be missed dearly.&#13;
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She is survived by her husband, Clyde Fitch whom she married on March 3, 1968, in Cheshire, children, Carole Lee (John) Smith, Cheryl (Levi DuPerow) Johnson, Candace (Andrew) Morrison, all of Cheshire, grandchildren, Jonathan (Hailey) Gaus, Brittany (Chris) Burd, Tyler (Chelsey) Gaus, Michael Johnson, Brooklyn Sizemore, Braxton Morrison. Great-grandchildren, Kailyn Rife, Chayton Burd, and Scarlett Gaus. A brother, Kenny Wheaton, of Cheshire, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive.&#13;
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In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a grandson, Derek Johnson, and half-brothers, Willard, Curtis, and Dennis Oxyer.&#13;
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Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Pomeroy with Bob Price officiating. Interment will follow in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Those in attendance are asked to follow the Ohio mandate of wearing face masks.</text>
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