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DESSIE ELSTON Obituary

DESSIE ELSTON Dessie (Adkins) Yoh Elston, 84, of Grover Hill, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend, left this earth to join her Lord and Savior at 12:40 PM on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Vancrest of Delphos, with family by her side. She was born on December 17, 1940, at home in Jackson County, Ohio. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Published by Paulding Progress from Nov. 11 to Nov. 19, 2025.

Memorial Events
for DESSIE ELSTON

Nov

15

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Grover Hill Zion Community Church

OH

Nov

15

Celebration of Life

1:00 p.m.

Grover Hill Zion Community Church

OH

Funeral services provided by:

Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory - Van Wert

722 S Washington St, Van Wert, OH 45891

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