OLA “LEE” HADLEY
Ola “Lee” Hadley, age 87, of Drewersburg, passed away on October 22, 2020. Born November 12, 1932 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lily (Robison) Cleaver of Drewersburg.
Lee graduated from Whitewater High School in Cedar Grove, after which she worked for the Union Central Life Insurance Company. On September 24, 1955, she was united in marriage to Gaylard L. Hadley, and he preceded her in death on October 19, 2016.
She was a lifelong member of Macedonia Christian Church where she served as a Willing Worker. She was a former member of Drewersburg Volunteer Life Squad, Drewersburg Homemakers Association, and the Franklin County Fair Board. Lee was employed at Cartessa Corporation in Shandon, Ohio in the 1980s-1990s.
She is survived by two children, Gayle (David) Sampson of Brookville, Gregg (Shelly) Hadley of Manhattan, Kansas; son-in-law Rolla Parsons; her grandchildren, Heather Parsons, Jason (Jillian) Parsons, Holly (Andy) Lengerich, Amanda (Brian) Zehr, Joshua Sampson and Logan Spurlock; six great grandchildren, Hadley, Olivia, Finley, Ezra, Wyatt, and Henry; and other nieces, nephews, cousins, loving relatives, and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband of 60 years, Gaylard, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Karen Parsons and two siblings, Gordon “Bud” Cleaver and Ruby Ruskaup.
Family and friends visited from 5 p.m., until 8 p.m., on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Charles C. Young Funeral Home, 4032 Hamilton Cleves Rd., Ross, Ohio. Funeral services were held at Macedonia Christian Church, 2789 California Road, Okeana, OH 45053 on Tuesday morning, October 27 at 10:30 a.m., with burial following in New London Cemetery in Shandon, Ohio.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Macedonia Christian Church, the Drewersburg Volunteer Fire Department and Life Squad, or the Franklin County 4-H Foundation in Lee’s memory.