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Olen Jay “Smooth Touch” Osborne

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Olen Jay “Smooth Touch” Osborne

Birth
McDowell, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death
4 Jan 2009 (aged 81)
Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 12
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Olen J. Osborne, 81, of Londonderry, died 2:08 p.m. Sunday, January 4, 2009, at his residence, while surrounded by his family on his Londonderry farm. He was born March 12, 1927, in McDowell, Kentucky to the late John B. and Darkie Alley Osborne. On June 1, 1946, he married the former Katherine Horsley who survives.

Also surviving are children, Garry R. (Patsy) Osborne, of Londonderry, John G. (Barbara) Osborne, of Galloway, Clara Meade, of Dublin, Karen (Clayton) Arnold, of Chillicothe, Avery (Diana) Osborne, of Dayton, Gail (Russ) Neff, of Chillicothe, Sherman J. (Tamara) Osborne, of Piketon and Marshel Osborne, of Chillicothe; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; brothers, Owen (Violet) Osborne, of Givens, Ohio, George Osborne, of Broken Bow, OK, Eulis Osborne, of Jackson and Jeff (Jeannie) Osborne, of Londonderry; a sister, Tamara DeBord, of Wellston; sister-in-law, Judy Osborne; brother-in-law, Cecil Mullens; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, Mount "Daddy O" Osborne, Junior Osborne and Revis Osborne; sisters, Gilva Blevins, Grace Lambert, Vela Alley, Mazel Newsome and Pairsie Mullens; and by son-in-law, Johnny Meade.

Olen attended Richmond Dale Church of God and worked as an Operating Engineer. He was a member of the International Union of Operation Engineers from 1964 to 1982. Olen was known to many as "Smooth Touch" for his many equipment operating skills. He enjoyed his blue grass music and his farm where he lived for 50 years. He was a strong and loving man who helped many.

Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.
Olen J. Osborne, 81, of Londonderry, died 2:08 p.m. Sunday, January 4, 2009, at his residence, while surrounded by his family on his Londonderry farm. He was born March 12, 1927, in McDowell, Kentucky to the late John B. and Darkie Alley Osborne. On June 1, 1946, he married the former Katherine Horsley who survives.

Also surviving are children, Garry R. (Patsy) Osborne, of Londonderry, John G. (Barbara) Osborne, of Galloway, Clara Meade, of Dublin, Karen (Clayton) Arnold, of Chillicothe, Avery (Diana) Osborne, of Dayton, Gail (Russ) Neff, of Chillicothe, Sherman J. (Tamara) Osborne, of Piketon and Marshel Osborne, of Chillicothe; 14 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; brothers, Owen (Violet) Osborne, of Givens, Ohio, George Osborne, of Broken Bow, OK, Eulis Osborne, of Jackson and Jeff (Jeannie) Osborne, of Londonderry; a sister, Tamara DeBord, of Wellston; sister-in-law, Judy Osborne; brother-in-law, Cecil Mullens; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, Mount "Daddy O" Osborne, Junior Osborne and Revis Osborne; sisters, Gilva Blevins, Grace Lambert, Vela Alley, Mazel Newsome and Pairsie Mullens; and by son-in-law, Johnny Meade.

Olen attended Richmond Dale Church of God and worked as an Operating Engineer. He was a member of the International Union of Operation Engineers from 1964 to 1982. Olen was known to many as "Smooth Touch" for his many equipment operating skills. He enjoyed his blue grass music and his farm where he lived for 50 years. He was a strong and loving man who helped many.

Services were entrusted to Ware Funeral Home of Chillicothe, Ohio.


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  • Maintained by: TomSam
  • Originally Created by: JLM
  • Added: Jan 6, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32698402/olen_jay-osborne: accessed ), memorial page for Olen Jay “Smooth Touch” Osborne (12 Mar 1927–4 Jan 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32698402, citing Londonderry Cemetery, Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by TomSam (contributor 46774273).