Ann Landrum, age 82, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Friday April 20, 2012 at her home in Sidney, Ohio with her family by her side. She was born August 11, 1929, in the heart of the Red Brush Country in Jackson County Ohio, the daughter of the late Kermit and Helen (Collard) Daugherty. She graduated from Jackson High School in 1947. She obtained her registered nursing degree from the Holzer Hospital School of Nursing in 1950. On January 5, 1951, she married Evan Dwight “Ike” Landrum. They spent the majority of their lives together in Hillsboro. Ann worked at Highland District Hospital for many years where she fulfilled multiple nursing roles. She provided direct care to patients in various units of the hospital. She also held many nursing leadership positions including charge nurse, assistant director of nursing and director of nursing. Her entire career was spent at Highland District Hospital.
She is survived by three grandchildren, Brian Thomas “BT” Landrum and wife Amy (Redding) of Piqua, Ohio, Tammy JoAnne “TJ” Landrum-Bales and husband Mark (Bales) of Sidney, Ohio, and Tracey Amanda Landrum of Sidney, Ohio; three great-grandchildren, Adyson and Max Landrum-Bales and Brice Landrum, former daughter-in-law Tammy Anne (Fulton-Landrum) Heitmeyer of Sidney, Ohio, three nephews and four nieces, including a special niece, Mary Ellen Mathias of London, Ohio and many friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Evan “Ike” Landrum on August 17, 2004, her son, Brian Dwight Landrum, a brother, Dean Daugherty, and a sister Betty Whaley.
Friends and family are invited to a graveside service on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Hillsboro Cemetery. Reverend Phil Fulton will officiate. There will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Senior Independence, 6520 Poe Ave, Suite 100, Dayton, Ohio 45414. The Turner & Son Funeral Home in Hillsboro is serving the family. For more information or to send condolences to the family please visit www.turnerfuneralhomes.com