Raymond Earl Bashore, Jr. of Loda, Illinois, passed away suddenly on May 24, 2018. He was born August 13, 1937, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and was a graduate of Paulding High School in Paulding, Ohio. He went on to proudly serve in the US Air Force. Raymond was an avid fisherman and enjoyed his home on Iroquois Lake, Illinois. He was the long-time owner of ZZ Hardware in Champaign, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife, Olga Lavrynenko, and children, Steven Ray Bashore of Orlando, Florida, Dennis Mitchell Bashore of Altamonte Springs, Florida, Pamela Lynne Dawson of Nashville, Tennessee, and Kimberly Ann Bashore-Montalto of Apopka, Florida. He is also survived by five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, as well as by two brothers, Thomas Bashore of Durham, North Carolina, and Stanley Bashore of Dayton, Ohio, along with many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Earl and Bertha Gladys Smith Bashore of Paulding, Ohio, two brothers, Frederick Bashore and James Bashore, and two sisters, Donna Rae Brown and Mary Carr.
A military graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 22, at St. Paul's Cemetery on Township Road 114 in Paulding, Ohio. A reception will follow at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 9907 US Route 127, Paulding, Ohio
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