Frank McCown

Frank McCown, a judge in Lawrence County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court, died Wednesday. According to the Ironton Tribune, McCown died at home after a battle with lukemia.

I covered Lawrence County for The Herald-Dispatch for nearly 10 years, and I talked with McCown many times. He was good to deal with. He had a good sense of humor. The worst part of being in one place so long is that you see people like these pass, and you are sorry that the young ones who follow in your place will not know them.