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Carolyn Paxton

1940 - 2025

Carolyn Paxton obituary, 1940-2025

BORN

1940

DIED

2025

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Engle-Shook Funeral Home - Tiffin

135 North Washington Street

Tiffin, Ohio

Carolyn Paxton Obituary

Carolyn S. Paxton

Carolyn S. "Sue" Paxton, 84, of Tiffin, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Elmwood at The Shawhan in Tiffin.

Carolyn was born February 19, 1940, in Tiffin to the late Richard Herman and Pauline Herma (Kipps) Weber. She first married Benjamin F. Pratt Jr., but they later divorced. She then married Francis Paxton, who preceded her in death.

Survivors include her children, Lori Ann Cole of New Riegel and Benjamin F. Pratt III of Findlay; four grandchildren, Danielle Lunn of Fostoria, Lucas Cooper of New Riegel, Tiffany (Hugo Dejesus) Pratt of Fostoria, and Jeremy (Jessica) Pratt of Bluffton; seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson; a brother, Steve (Debbie) Weber of Tiffin; a sister, Sharon Leifheit of Tiffin; and her longtime partner, Denny Chaney of Tiffin.

Carolyn was a homemaker and a 1958 graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Lisa M. Pratt; husband, Francis Paxton; and a brother, Richard Weber.

There will be a graveside service for Carolyn at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 23, 2025, at Arcadia Memory Gardens. Engle-Shook Funeral Home & Crematory in Tiffin is assisting the family with their arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Seneca Co. School of Opportunity.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.shookfamilyfh.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Courier on Jan. 17, 2025.

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