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Judith Ann (Hornor) Savage

Judith Ann Savage, 84, died peacefully at home in Wyoming, Ohio, April 28, 2021, from complications of Parkinson’s disease.

She lived a full, meaningful and joyous life dedicated to the service and care of others, including her husband of more than six decades, her three children, five grandchildren, and hundreds of patients through her career as a hospice nurse and EMT/Paramedic.

Judy was born on March 4, 1937, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Eleanor (Keim) Hornor and Thomas Roland Hornor, the youngest of three girls. She was predeceased by her parents and sisters Martha (Hornor) Hickman and Elizabeth “Libby” (Hornor) Clark.

Judy was the granddaughter of William Hay Keim, a founder of the Citizens National Bank of Elkins, West Virginia, and a sheriff of Randolph County.

For years, Judy and David spent summers in Elkins attending programs offered by the Augusta Heritage Program. There they developed friendships as they explored musical offerings such as shape note singing, bluegrass fiddle music, zydeco music and cajun cooking.

Following up on an interest sparked by her father, Judy was a dogged researcher of her family’s genealogy. She was a member of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century.

As a volunteer on the Wyoming Life Squad, Judy was one of the first qualified Paramedics in her adopted community. As a home care nurse at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, she joined with other nurses to create the hospital’s first pediatric hospice program, known as Starshine.

Judy and David had three children, David J. “Jack” Savage III of Middleton, New Hampshire, Thomas Jonathan Savage of Sacramento, California, and Susan Elizabeth (Savage) Kline of Rochester, New York. Grandchildren include Claire and Abbie Savage of Sacramento, California, Devon Kline of Saranac Lake, New York, Bridget Kline and Brian Kline of Rochester, New York, all of whom brought her great joy.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Friendship United Methodist Church in Wyoming, Ohio.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in Judith Hornor Savage’s memory to Starshine Hospice Program, which can be made online at www.cincinnatichildrens.org/donate or by mail to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, PO Box 5202, Cincinnati, OH 45201-5202.