Jim and Phyllis McClure were born and raised in the Loudonville area.

Jim was a Ford-Mercury dealer for 36 years, and was active in National Dealer affairs. He was a member of the Ford National Dealer Council, Chairman of the Cleveland District Advertising Committee, and a member of the National Dealer Franchising Committee, where the Ford franchise was re-written with dealer input. He also served on the National Marketing Committee. He was a trustee for the Ohio Auto Dealers Assn., representing the 32^nd Ohio Senatorial District.

Jim served for 31 years on the Farmers Bank Board, being Chairman for 11 years. McClure also served on the First Knox National Bank Board and the First Knox Corp. Board.

McClure was active in local affairs, receiving the Loudonville-Mohican Area Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Achievement Award for 2000. He also found the prospect and made initial contacts, resulting in “Step II” coming to this area.

Phyllis taught High School Vocational Home Economics in the L-PSchool system for 20 years. She was Chairman of the committee that established “Helping Hands” a service that provides help for those in need living in the L-P school district.

She served on the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, at that time responsible for the Ohio State Fair. Being the only woman on the board, she was responsible for the Women’s activities at the fair.

The McClure’s have two children, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jim and Phyllis feel the Ashland County Community Foundation adds to the quality of life in Ashland County. Having been involved with the Foundation since its inception, the McClure’s desire to facilitate this “good” long into the future with their legacy gift.

Barbara (Bobbi) Brandt McCammon was born and raised in Ashland. In high school, she belonged to several clubs and played flute and piccolo in band and orchestra. During World War II, she was a “Minute Maid” and helped her country by selling war bonds and stamps at various events.

She attended Wooster College and was vice president of her sophomore class. She had to quit college when her father became ill, at which time she started working at the Ashland Bank & Savings, which later became Bank One. Bobbie worked there for 40 years and retired in 1987 as an administrative officer and executive secretary.

On February 12, 1949 Bobbi married Wallace McCammon who died in 1987, after which she moved to Brethren CareVillage. She is a member of the First UnitedMethodist Church and the Eastern Star.

As Bobbi has no family near her, she wished to make a charitable gift annuity to an organization which would provide her with adequate income as well as benefit the Ashland community. She found the ACCF to be an excellent source for these desires. She has named several charities to benefit from her gift at the termination of her annuity payments.

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Dan and Mary Ellen were married on February 2, 1963 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. They have two children and five grandchildren. Dan spent 10 years with General Tire and Rubber in Akron and came to Ashland in 1969. He has been in the real estate sales and investment field in the Ashland area for the last 30 years.

“We chose to distribute funds back to the community through the Ashland County Community Foundation by way of a donor advised fund, whereby our children would participate annually to advise where the funds would be distributed. The community has been wonderful to us and this is a way for us to say ‘Thank you.’”

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Fred graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Journalism. It was there that he met his wife Margaret (Bobbie) on a blind date. They married after graduation and returned to Ashland where Fred pursued his chosen vocation and resumed working for the Ashland Times-Gazette. Fred’s first newspaper venture was at nine years of age when he sold newspapers for the Ashland Times-Gazette for 3 cents each.

Fred served on the destroyer, Aaron Ward, as a Fighter Director. The ship was attacked and approximately half the crew was injured or killed.

Fred and Bobbie returned to Ashland to his parent’s home on Center Street where Fred resumed the duties as publisher of the Times-Gazette until his retirement in 1980. Fred continues to hold the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Retired Reserve of the U.S. Navy. A video tape is available of Fred’s war experience from the Veterans History Committee of the Ashland County Historical Society.

The Koehls established a charitable gift annuity with the Foundation. This gift provides the Koehls with income during their lifetimes and support to their favorite charities for perpetuity. We deeply appreciate their service and contributions to the Ashland community.

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Marlowe and Bess Kiplinger have lived in Ashland County all their lives. Marlowe was born in Sullivan Township in 1915 and Bess was born in Mansfield in 1919. For his fourth year of high school, Marlowe rode the “kid wagon” drawn by a team of horses to Homerville, and he noticed and admired a beautiful 8^th grader named Bess on that same wagon. They later courted and married after Marlowe served four years in WWII. Marlowe has written a book about his personal experiences during the war.

Mr. Kiplinger’s life was spent in education. He received his Bachelor’s from Ashland College and his Master’s from The Ohio State University. Marlowe’s teaching career began in 1937 at the ThomasSchool and later at Montgomery School. When he returned from the war, he taught and served as principal at Nankin and PleasantStreet Schools. Later, he became the Elementary Supervisor and finally the Curriculum Director of the Ashland City Schools. He retired from education in 1975. Bess enjoyed volunteering at the Ashland County Historical Society and gardening for many years. Mrs. Kiplinger passed away in April 2005.

Because Marlowe and Bess had no children of their own, they wanted their assets divided in several different ways. They wanted to support potential leaders, the college that helped Marlowe receive his own education, and they wanted to provide for the less fortunate in Ashland County.

Marlowe noticed that the ACCF Board was made of qualified leaders and he felt that the management of the organization was on solid ground. He had heard about the Foundation and read about it in the newspaper and it seemed like the perfect answer to his dilemma of what to do with his estate. Dr. Ford worked with his attorney to take care of all the legal details so that the money he and Bess had worked for and saved would go on helping people in AshlandCounty in perpetuity.

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Robert (Bud) and Sharlene (Cuda) Ingmand both graduated from Ashland High School in 1956. Mr. Ingmand graduated from Princeton University in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He joined his father in the insurance agency and also joined the Air National Guard in 1961. He was stationed in Etain, France in 1962. Mrs. Ingmand graduated as a registered nurse from Jewish Hospital and Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1959. She worked in Veterans’ Hospital in Cincinnati and Brecksville, Ohio. The Ingmands have two daughters, Karen and Ellen, and four grandchildren.

The Ingmands are life-long members of Trinity Lutheran Church. Bud has served on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees, being its Chairman from 1996-1998. Also, Bud has served on the Board of Trustees of Ashland University, United Way, Good Shepherd Home, and Huntington Bank-Ashland. Mr. Ingmand co-founded the Ashland City-County Council and the Leo and Laura Thomas Numismatic Center at the University. Mrs. Ingmand has served on the University Nursing School Advisory Committee, the YMCA Board and Ashland Historical Endowment Committee. She also served as a volunteer for the Red Cross and Hospice. She enjoys playing in a women’s tennis league and studying genealogy.

Bud has always believed that a foundation gift creates winners for everyone: The Foundation, the charity, and the donor. The only loser is the IRS! “Through our Charitable Gift Annuity, the Foundation will be able to use our dollars after we no longer need them. In the meantime, we have greatly increased our cash flow. The Foundation is special.”

Mrs. Ingmand stated, “The Foundation was a perfect way for me to honor my mother by endowing a fund for the youth program at Trinity. It is rewarding for me to know that my fund will be giving forever. I am confident that my wishes will always be honored.”

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Bob and Marge were married June 22, 1947, the year of Bob’s graduation from the University of Pittsburgh Dental School. After serving as a dentist in the U.S. Navy, they returned to Ashland where Bob served his patients for 45 years above the Huntington Bank, retiring in 1994. The Howell family consists of three sons, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

In 1997, Bob and Marge wanted to giveback to the community, granting aid to those who needed a helping hand, decided to grant this supervised gift as a legacy in the form of a Charitable Remainder Trust in the capable hands of the Ashland County Community Foundation. Those chosen agencies who they felt needed aid, derive income from this gift and also benefit from their investment.

Mrs. Howell stated, “Our pilgrimage on God’s beautiful earth is a brief one and aid given for each other is a special gift. John Wesley so eloquently wrote: ‘Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.’ This is a wonderful opportunity, showing people that you really care!”

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Hank and Betty Lou Hiner grew up in Ashland and began dating before WWII. After the war and Hank’s POW experience (and the exchange of many love letters) they were married July 1945. Both the Wells and Hiner families were members of Trinity Lutheran Church.

They returned to Ohio State University and Hank graduated from Ag college. Hank built a modern feed company in Hayesville and after a successful twenty years he attended the New York Institute of Finance and became a stock broker and retired in 1986. During this time they purchased the Ferguson Farm of 183 acres and reared three daughters.

The Hiners believe it is time to do some financial planning and give back to their community via the Ashland County Community Foundation. Hank and Betty Lou said “This is the ideal organization to distribute our financial help to others for years to come.” Dr. Lucille Ford and Hank were classmates at Ashland High School in 1940. They admire the work she and the Board of Trustees have done to create ACCF.

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Jim and Margaret Ann (McBurney) Hess were both born and raised in Ashland and returned to the community in 1982 to raise their family. As children, they observed their respective parents’ commitment to community service. “My parents were always helping others—either practically through our family farm or financially through our church,” Jim says. Margaret Ann’s parents served as volunteers at her schools, church, and through Kiwanis and 4-H. These family values led Jim and Margaret Ann to become involved with the Ashland County Community Foundation as Charter Founding Members.

Jim served on the original ACCF Board of Trustees, including several years as Treasurer, and as Chairman in 2004-2006. His background as a CPA allows him to share his knowledge in tax and estate planning with other board members and ACCF donors. He has chaired several other boards in the community, including Park Street Brethren Church, the Ashland Family YMCA, and the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce. Margaret Ann is a Gem donor and Founding Steering Committee member of ACCF’s Women’s Fund.

The Hesses’ commitment to ACCF is long-term. “Our deferred gift is designated for ACCF General Endowment which will forever support ACCF and the Ashland County community,” Jim says. “With the solid structure that ACCF has in place today, we can be assured that future generations will benefit. We hope others will consider ACCF as a way to help their favorite charities, their church, and their community.”

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Bill and Mary Catherine (Cay) Harris have supported the Ashland County community in various leadership positions throughout their lives. After a 23-year decorated career in the United States Marine Corps, Major Bill Harris completed his BA in Secondary Education at the University of Arizona. Shortly afterwards, Bill, and his wife, Louise, moved their family to Ashland and established the Bill Harris Dealerships – a successful family business. After Louise’s death, Bill continued to operate the dealerships with his adult children. Bill also worked as a volunteer in the business community, serving on the Chamber of Commerce Board, as a member of the Huntington Bank and Grace Brethren Church Boards, and encouraging business owners to become involved in public service.

Bill met Cay, a widow with adult children, and a Social Worker in Ashland County Children’s Services. Cay’s community service includes the Ashland County Chapter of the American Red Cross (15 years as a volunteer including four years as a Board Member), nine years with the Ashland Symphony Board and a supporter of Choice Place Home for Boys. In addition, Cay has been a leader for the past 15 years in Kay Arthur’s Precepts Ministries. Cay also has interests in the Ashland Garden Club.

In 1994, Bill decided he should do what he had asked others to consider; he was elected to the Ohio General Assembly as a State Representative for Ashland County and surrounding counties. During his term of service, Bill held several leadership positions in Columbus, including House Majority Whip. In 2000, he was appointed to the Ohio Senate. Bill’s colleagues unanimously elected him President of the Senate in 2005, an office he held until his tenure in the Ohio Senate was term-limited in 2010.

Bill and Cay have always supported the efforts of young people in Ashland County–whether it be by purchasing their animals at Junior Fair livestock auctions, employing graduates of the Career Center at the dealership, or directing the United Way of Ashland County campaign. They are serious about providing scholarships for young people that want to obtain a college education for the purpose of making our country a better place to live, the freedom to serve Jesus Christ, and the opportunity to live the American Dream. The Bill and Cay Harris Scholarship, established in 2010 by friends of Bill and Cay, is awarded to high school graduates that possess qualities of Christian service and leadership.

Bill and Cay see their involvement with the Ashland County Community Foundation as a way to continue to support the community – and people of all ages – now and for generations to come.

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