Dorner E. Ashworth
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Dorner E. Ashworth

  • November 16, 2011
  • Simpsonville, South Carolina
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“Received information from the Ohio State University Alumni newsletter that Dorner Ashworth passed away on April 10, 2012. I'm still struggling with...Read More » ”
1 of 12 | Posted by: Nathan Bare - Lake Lure, NC

“thinking of you today! wishing you were here for kenny, the girls and me. we miss you everyday! ”
2 of 12 | Posted by: sarah - greenville, SC

“Dear Ashworth family, I was saddened to learn just today of Dorner's passing. Please accept my condolences for your loss. Dorner and i worked...Read More » ”
3 of 12 | Posted by: Tom Hilty - Powell, , OH

“Our condolences go out to you, Dona and your family. We shared some good times together and a lot of coffee while we lived in Concord. We still...Read More » ”
4 of 12 | Posted by: Tom and Penny Peters - TN

“Our family will never forget the many memories shared together all those years ago in Concord. From regattas on the lake to the first days of school...Read More » ”
5 of 12 | Posted by: Tommy Peters - Blountville, TN

“Dear Ken: My heart goes out to you and your family for the loss of your day. I can sympathize with you because I have lost my father. Keep...Read More » ”
6 of 12 | Posted by: Angela Cox - Simpsonville, SC

“dona and family we are very sorry to hear about your loss. we are thinking of you at this time of loss and wish you peace an love through this...Read More » ”
7 of 12 | Posted by: toni harvey an family - willowick, OH

“Mr.Ashworth & family we are deeply sorry for your loss and pray that God will keep his arms around your family in this time of sorrow. Sincerely...Read More » ”
8 of 12 | Posted by: Nikki & Qua Oliver - Simpsonville, SC

“So very sorry to hear of you lost. Sorry that we lost touch with you. We think of your family often and talk about the cross county meets and...Read More » ”
9 of 12 | Posted by: Beth and Dave Youmans - OH

“Our sympathies go to Dorner's family. We enjoyed our times together with the CLP League and Board. Under Dorner's leadership the league propsered...Read More » ”
10 of 12 | Posted by: Ron and Barbara Leskovec - OH

“Marvin And I were so sorry to hear of Dorner's passing.We will always remember our walks up Southmeadow while the homes were being constructed and...Read More » ”
11 of 12 | Posted by: Wendy Maynard - Painesville, OH

“The Staff of The Mackey Mortuary wish to express our deepest sympathy to you at this difficult time. ”
12 of 12 | Posted by: The Mackey Mortuary


Dorner E. Ashworth
Simpsonville, SC

Dorner Evans Ashworth, 69, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 16, 2011 with his family by his side.

Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he was a son of the late Dorner Everett and Ruth Evans Ashworth.

He was a 1959 graduate of Portsmouth High School and received his BS in 1964 from Ohio University. Following his graduation, Dorner joined the USAF and was commissioned 2nd Lt. on February 9, 1965. He trained for Minute Man Missle Deputy Launch Officer USAF in Illinois and California, was assigned and served at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota from 1964 to 1969 and returned to Cleveland, Ohio upon discharge in 1969 with the attained rank of Captain as Launch Control Commander.

He joined Reliance Electric Company in 1969 and retired from Reliance Electric, then a division of Rockwell Automation, in 2006.

Dorner served as president of CLP sports league and was a coach to many of his children's sports teams. He enjoyed taking the family on weekend hikes to The Holden Arboretum and canoeing on Brightwood Lake, visiting the shores of Lake Erie and watching his Ohio sports teams on TV.

He is survived by his loving family, his wife of 46 years, and mother of his five children, Dona McLeod Ashworth, of the home; his daughters and sons-in-law, Laurel Ashworth-Fulmer and her husband, Karl Fulmer of Concord, Ohio, and Kristine Rettberg and her husband, Mitchell, of Simpsonville; his sons and daughters-in-law, William Ashworth and his wife, Diana Trebets Ashworth of Delaware, Ohio, Brian Ashworth and his wife, Kim Lubsen Ashworth, of Simpsonville, and Kenneth Ashworth and his wife, Sarah McComb Ashworth of Simpsonville; his brother and sister-in-law, James and June Booth Ashworth of Huntington, WV; and his beloved grandchildren, Karleigh and Evan Fulmer, Colin, Dylan and Braden Ashworth, Kalie, Maarijka and Derek Ashworth, Mary Catherine and Caroline Ashworth, and Alexandra Rettberg.

Funeral services will be 12pm, Monday, November 21st at The Mackey Mortuary.

The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5pm at the mortuary.

Interment will be private.

Memorials may be made to the Ohio University Foundation, please indicate "Chemistry Department" on the memo line, HDL Center 164, Athens, OH 45701, or to the Cancer Society of Greenville County, 113 Mills Avenue, Greenville, SC 29605.

The obituary and online guest register is at www.mackeymortuary.com

The Mackey Mortuary.