Raymond D. Paxson, 70, a lifelong resident of rural Pennville, (Penn Township, Jay County) passed away at 9:52 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland. He was born on Friday, Jan. 8, 1954, in Bluffton. He married Sue Ellen (Rippy) Paxson on Friday, June 8, 1973, at the Pennville U.M.C. Ray…