Dennis Lee Stump, age 90 of Pittsfield, passed away March 19, 2022 at New Life Hospice in Lorain, Ohio, following a brief illness.

He was born February 29, 1932 in Gassaway, West Virginia. He came to Ohio in 1940 with his dad, his three brothers and a sister. He lived, grew up and married in the Oberlin/Wellington area.

Dennis owned and operated several gas/service stations in the Lorain County area from 1957 to 1971 before taking a job at Ridge Tool Company as an automatic screw machine operator. He retired from Ridge Tool as a security guard in 1989. Retiring early, he couldn't just sit at home and he and his wife Jane became vendors at Jamies Flea Market. He worked at Farm and Home in Wellington, was in charge of maintenance for Pittsfield Community Church for 11 years and served as Deacon for 3 years.

Because he always knew what was happening in the community and where to get things done, he held the unofficial title of "Mayor of Pittsfield", where he and Jane lived for 40 years. He enjoyed his friends and being "a wealth of information."

Dennis is survived by daughters, Denise (Roger) Johnson of Elyria and Maria (Bill) Fox of Baltimore Ohio, sister, Clara Mae Welch of Newark, Ohio, brothers, Frank Moss, Darrell Moss, Dale Moss of Elyria and Jerry Moss of Arizona, 6 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Jane Golden (Welch); sons, Jeffery Lynn and John Ira Stump; daughter, Julia Ann; father, Shirley Lewis Stump; mother, Mabel Moss; sister, Jean James; brothers, Johnny Moss, James Glenn, and Bernard Stump.

Friends and family will be received on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Pittsfield Community Church, 17026 State Route 58, Wellington, from 11 a.m. until the time of services beginning at 1 p.m. Rev. Dr. Jonathan Cheatham will officiate and burial will follow at Camden Township Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www.eastmanfuneralhome.com.