Elizabeth Jane Denbow

1918 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Jane Denbow
  Birth	4 May 1918
  Gender	Female
  Anecdote	Obiturary; Ashland Times-Gazette, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Jane D. Lightner died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at Kingston of Ashland. She was born May 4, 1918, in Ashland, to Clement Steven and Pauline I. (Grindle) Denbow. She loved her family, friends, music and children. She was a graduate of Ashland High School and became a secretary in the Ashland City Schools, serving at Pleasant and Lincoln Elementary schools, Ashland Junior High School (the old high school) and as secretary to the Assistant Principal at Ashland High School. She then moved on to Ashland College as a secretary in the music department. In 1970, she became Executive Secretary-Treasurer and Ticket Manager for the Ashland Symphony Orchestra for sixteen years under director Harold Weller. Jane was a longtime loyal member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and the Crusaders Sunday school class. She played organ for the church and served as an instructor for the acolytes. She was also a member ofthe Altar Guild and was a faithful servant of God. Jane is survived by two daughters, Cynthia Yeater of IN, Cathy (Richard) Henry of Mansfield; four grandchildren, Steve (Shannon) Yeater, Kellie Lawler, both of IN, Christin (Eric) Lehnhart of Galion and Robyn Henry of New York City; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph (Patricia) Denbow and Richard (Shirley) Denbow, all of Ashland; many nieces and nephews; and a host of wonderful friends whom she will be waiting to greet in Heaven. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Lightner, whom she married August 16, 1941. Friends may call Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at 12:00 noon with Rev. John Guliano and Rev. Ignatius David officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Organ Fund at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 322 Cleveland Ave., Ashland, OH 44805 or Hospice of North Central Ohio, 1050 Dauch Dr., Ashland, OH 44805. Wappner Funeral Directors is privileged to serve the family of Mrs. Lightner.
  Marriage Bride	16 Aug 1941
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F600] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Bride: [I1122] Elizabeth Jane DENBOW Witness Role: Groom: [I2846] James Blair LIGHTNER
  Name	Elizabeth Jane Lightner
  Death	30 Sep 2008	Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I1122	Hillbillies & Vikings
  Last Modified	5 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Clem Simon Denbow,   b. 15 Jan 1884, Lewisville, Monroe, Ohio, USA d. 27 Jan 1963, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Pauline Irene Grindle,   b. 4 May 1894, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA d. 13 May 1985, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1904	Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, USA
  	Witness Role: Bride: [I2086] Pauline Irene GRINDLE Witness Role: Groom: [I1072] Clem Simon DENBOW
  Family ID	F294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2025

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Elizabeth Jane Denbow". Our Family History. https://jonandjohn.org/getperson.php?personID=I1122&tree=tree1 (accessed March 14, 2025).