Hope Ilese (Worthington) Bone, age 72, passed away on December 21, 2024, from complications arising from her battle with cancer.  She is survived by her son Rollin Bone, her sister Kathleen Rayer (husband Richard), sister-in-law Diana Wilson, one niece, three nephews, and numerous great-nieces and nephews.

Hope was preceded in death by her husband Larry Bone, father Robert Worthington, and mother Wanda (Lewis) Worthington.

Hope graduated from Miami University, working as an accountant in Cincinnati and Chicago after college. Hope and Larry moved to Lebanon, Ohio where they opened Bone & Bone CPAs, serving as tax professionals for over 45 years.

She was actively committed to the Methodist Church, loved dogs, and scrapbooking. Hope was a lifetime volunteer for various local and international organizations, serving people in need through generosity and kindness.