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Jean MESSMORE Obituary

MESSMORE (Shotwell), Jean Anne Age 83, of Franklin, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020, at her residence with her sons and sister-in-law, Rhonda Perry, by her side. Jean was born on November 26, 1936, the daughter of Robert and Helen Shotwell in Franklin, Ohio. Jean retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 2003 after almost 37 years of service working at NASIC. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; brother David and her husband James Raymond. She is survived by her sons, James Brian (Susan Hendricks) Messmore of Cincinnati, OH; Michael (Ann) Messmore of Toledo, WA. 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Daughter Lesa (David) Alsobrook of Middletown. Jean is also survived by a sister-in-law Joy Shotwell of Middletown. Special brother and sister-in-law Perry (Rhonda) Gray of Lebanon, OH. Memorial contributions may be made to Warren County Humane Association, 230 Cook Rd., Lebanon, OH. At the request of Jean there will be no services. However there will be a celebration of life at the University of Cincinnati Medical Science in 2021 with date TBA.

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Published by Dayton Daily News on Oct. 7, 2020.

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Brian

October 7, 2020

I’m sure those that knew Mom she was well known for her cooking and baking. Her Texas sheet cakes were to die for. Two of my favorites on the foods was her chicken bow tie pasta salad and ham and red eye gravy. Nobody has ever duplicated her gravy....and in her final days here on earth she said “I won’t get no rest as soon as I arrive in Heaven. Jesus will welcome me at His gates then turn me around and point to the kitchen and tell me to get busy (as she laughed).”

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