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Brownlee “Clair” Borradaile

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Brownlee “Clair” Borradaile

Birth
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death
12 Mar 2019 (aged 77)
Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Camden, Preble County, Ohio, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.6392888, Longitude: -84.6430375
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Brownlee "Clair" Borradaile passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville after a lengthy illness.

Clair was born on October 11, 1941, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Brownlee and Charlotte (Cline) Borradaile. He graduated from Dixon High School class of 1959 and retired from DANA Corporation, Richmond, Indiana, in 2006.

In addition, he worked as a maintenance supervisor at Ansonia First Church of God for many years, security guard at Eldora Speedway for over 20 years, put countless grain bins around Ohio and Indiana and was a former auxiliary police officer for the City of Greenville. Clair served as the New Madison Police Chief and a paramedic for Greenville and Tri-Village Rescue Squads.

He was truly a jack of all trades who lived life to the fullest. He also served tirelessly on mission trips around the world. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time.

Clair was a faithful member of Ansonia First Church of God and a member of the Gideons.

Preceding Clair in death were both of his parents; his sister, Janet Borradaile; brother, Clayton Borradaile; and two great-grandsons.

He is survived by his wife, Angela, whom he married January 29, 1994; daughters, Tonja (William) Weatherspoon of Greenville and Sonja (Kenny) Elliott of Liberty, Indiana; son, Darlton (Michelle) Borradaile of Beavercreek, Ohio; two step-children, Nancy (Chris) Abrams of Heath, Ohio and David Mook of Greenville; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Ansonia First Church of God, 750 South Main Street, with Pastor Derek Specht officiating.

Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Camden. The family will receive friends on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville and Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

Darke County Humane Society
7053 State Route 49 North
Greenville, OH 45331

or

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611Brownlee "Clair" Borradaile, departed this life on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, at the State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville, Ohio following a lengthy illness.

Clair was born on October 11th, 1941, in Hamilton, Ohio, son of Brownlee and Charlotte Cline Borradaile. He graduated from Dixon High School class of 1959 and retired from DANA Corporation in Richmond, Indiana, in 2006. In addition, he worked as a maintenance supervisor at Ansonia First Church of God for many years, security guard at Eldora Speedway for over 20 years, put countless grain bins around Ohio and Indiana and was a former auxiliary police officer for the City of Greenville. Clair served as the New Madison Police Chief and a paramedic for Greenville and Tri-Village Rescue Squads. He was truly a jack of all trades who lived life to the fullest. He also served tirelessly on mission trips around the world. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. Clair was a faithful member of Ansonia First Church of God and a member of the Gideons.

Clair was survived by his loving wife, Angela, whom he married on January 29th, 1994; two daughters, Tonja (and William) Weatherspoon of Greenville, Ohio and Sonja (and Kenny) Elliott of Liberty, Indiana; one son, Darlton (and Michelle) Borradaile of Beavercreek, Ohio; two step-children, Nancy (and Chris) Abrams of Heath, Ohio and David Mook of Greenville, Ohio; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends who mourn his passing.

Clair was preceded in death by his parents, Brownlee Borradaile, who departed this life on September 23rd, 1969 and Charlotte Borradaile, who departed this life on October 25th, 2004; one sister, Janet Elaine Borradaile, who departed this life on August 1st, 1994; one brother, Clayton Borradaile, who departed this life on March 14th, 1988; and two great-grandsons.

Visitations were held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15th, 2016 at the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio and again Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m until 10:30 a.m. at the Ansonia First Church of God.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th, 2019, at the Ansonia First Church of God with Pastor Derek Specht officiating.

Burial followed in the Fairmount Cemetery in Camden, Ohio.

THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF CLAIR,

1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)

16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Brownlee "Clair" Borradaile passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville after a lengthy illness.

Clair was born on October 11, 1941, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Brownlee and Charlotte (Cline) Borradaile. He graduated from Dixon High School class of 1959 and retired from DANA Corporation, Richmond, Indiana, in 2006.

In addition, he worked as a maintenance supervisor at Ansonia First Church of God for many years, security guard at Eldora Speedway for over 20 years, put countless grain bins around Ohio and Indiana and was a former auxiliary police officer for the City of Greenville. Clair served as the New Madison Police Chief and a paramedic for Greenville and Tri-Village Rescue Squads.

He was truly a jack of all trades who lived life to the fullest. He also served tirelessly on mission trips around the world. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time.

Clair was a faithful member of Ansonia First Church of God and a member of the Gideons.

Preceding Clair in death were both of his parents; his sister, Janet Borradaile; brother, Clayton Borradaile; and two great-grandsons.

He is survived by his wife, Angela, whom he married January 29, 1994; daughters, Tonja (William) Weatherspoon of Greenville and Sonja (Kenny) Elliott of Liberty, Indiana; son, Darlton (Michelle) Borradaile of Beavercreek, Ohio; two step-children, Nancy (Chris) Abrams of Heath, Ohio and David Mook of Greenville; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Ansonia First Church of God, 750 South Main Street, with Pastor Derek Specht officiating.

Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Camden. The family will receive friends on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville and Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:

Darke County Humane Society
7053 State Route 49 North
Greenville, OH 45331

or

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611Brownlee "Clair" Borradaile, departed this life on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, at the State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville, Ohio following a lengthy illness.

Clair was born on October 11th, 1941, in Hamilton, Ohio, son of Brownlee and Charlotte Cline Borradaile. He graduated from Dixon High School class of 1959 and retired from DANA Corporation in Richmond, Indiana, in 2006. In addition, he worked as a maintenance supervisor at Ansonia First Church of God for many years, security guard at Eldora Speedway for over 20 years, put countless grain bins around Ohio and Indiana and was a former auxiliary police officer for the City of Greenville. Clair served as the New Madison Police Chief and a paramedic for Greenville and Tri-Village Rescue Squads. He was truly a jack of all trades who lived life to the fullest. He also served tirelessly on mission trips around the world. He enjoyed woodworking in his spare time. Clair was a faithful member of Ansonia First Church of God and a member of the Gideons.

Clair was survived by his loving wife, Angela, whom he married on January 29th, 1994; two daughters, Tonja (and William) Weatherspoon of Greenville, Ohio and Sonja (and Kenny) Elliott of Liberty, Indiana; one son, Darlton (and Michelle) Borradaile of Beavercreek, Ohio; two step-children, Nancy (and Chris) Abrams of Heath, Ohio and David Mook of Greenville, Ohio; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends who mourn his passing.

Clair was preceded in death by his parents, Brownlee Borradaile, who departed this life on September 23rd, 1969 and Charlotte Borradaile, who departed this life on October 25th, 2004; one sister, Janet Elaine Borradaile, who departed this life on August 1st, 1994; one brother, Clayton Borradaile, who departed this life on March 14th, 1988; and two great-grandsons.

Visitations were held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15th, 2016 at the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio and again Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m until 10:30 a.m. at the Ansonia First Church of God.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th, 2019, at the Ansonia First Church of God with Pastor Derek Specht officiating.

Burial followed in the Fairmount Cemetery in Camden, Ohio.

THIS IS A TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF CLAIR,

1 Thessalonians 4. 16-18
(King James Version)

16. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.


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