Lynne E. Vermillion

Lynne was born in Newport, RI on Sept.30, 1952 to Daniel and Mary Beatrice Vermillion.

She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Ray and Mary King, her nieces and nephews, Jennie King and John Schurman, Justin and Paula King, great niece and nephews, Ruby, Miles and Wyatt, and the Pyles family cousins.

She is a graduate of Springfield North High School and The Ohio State University. She was a career officer in the United States Air Force starting in 1974. She served proudly in many locations including Okinawa Japan, Canada, Germany, Greece, Mississippi, Colorado, the Pentagon, Hawaii and the Pacific. She retired in 2001 and settled in Gahanna.

Lynne loved her dogs Lily and Demi, and was the driving force behind the creation of Gahanna Dog Park. She loved her family, traveling, reading, music, visiting with friends and neighbors, and all things electronics.

As a Colonel in the USAF, she was a true pioneer and ground breaker for women in the military. She was known by her family and friends for her fierce intelligence, dogged determination, commanding height and oversized heart. She will be greatly missed.

Celebration of Life service will begin at 11:30am (gathering from 11-11:30am) on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Stonybrook United Methodist Church, 485 Cherry Bottom Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230 with a reception to follow. Graveside service with military honors will take place at 11:30am on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Cedarville North Cemetery, 599 N. Main, Cedarville, OH 45314.

Gifts in Memory of Lynne Vermillion May Be Made to:

Paws for Purple Hearts, 10201 Old Redwood Hwy, Penngrove, CA 94951. (pawsforpurplehearts.org has information on the memorial gift)

Memorial park bench fund for Gahanna's Dog Park at Pizzurro in Lynne's name. (Lynne was the driving force behind getting the dog park built.) Checks made out to the City of Gahanna. and mailed to City of Gahanna, Parks and Recreation department, 200 S. Hamilton Rd., Gahanna, OH 43230 in memory of Lynne

Stonybrook Church memorial fund in Lynne Vermillion's name. Checks made out to Stonybrook Church, 485 Cherry Bottom Rd., Gahanna, Ohio 43230 in memory of Lynne.