D. Ashcraft

D. William “Bill” Ashcraft, 64, of Columbus and formerly of Bellefontaine, passed away at 2:53 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 1, 1952 to Daniel W. Ashcraft and the late Nancy D. (Sparks) Ashcraft. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey R. Ashcraft and a nephew, Jackson Ashcraft.

On March 30, 1991, Bill married the former Melissa Neill in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and she survives, along with four children, Nancy “Joni” (Brad) Orders, Jennifer “Jenny” (Josh) Wilcoxon, Daniel (Meghan) Ashcraft, and Amanda (Ryan) Montgomery; eight grandchildren, Declan, Brenneke, Braelyn, Sullivan, Ava, Alek, Alina, and Micah; a sister, Laurie Ashcraft-Bowling; a niece, Heidi; and aunts and uncles, Fred Sparks and Sharon (Roy) Weimert.

A grocery retail technologist, Bill had been a member of the Ohio Grocers Association. He was also a member of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Bellefontaine Elks Lodge #132, and the Lincoln Village Residents Association. Bill was a passionate advocate for animals.

Pastor Bryan Meadows will officiate a funeral service at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 321 N. Main Street, Bellefontaine, where the family will receive friends from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine.

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