A few notable Bexley residents…
Journalist
H.C. Dieterich – 1877-1944
Superintendent of Bexley Schools
Businessman, Civic Leader, Humanitarian
Rabbi Jerome Folkman – 1907-1993
Faith Leader
Dr. Judah Folkman – 1933-2008
Renowned Surgeon
Harold Grimm – 1901-1983
Academic, Historian and Writer
Professor, Naval Officer and Historian
Business Leader
Eileen Heckart – 1919-2001
Award Winning Actress
Robert H. Jeffrey – 1873-1961
Mayor of Columbus, Businessman, Philanthropist
Robert H. “Tad” Jeffrey, II – 1929-2016
Friend of the Bexley Historical Society
William F. Lehmann – 1820-1880
Third President of Capital University
Lois Lenski Covey – 1893-1974
Author and Illustrator
Jerrie Mock – 1925-2014
“I’m going to be a pilot and see the world.”
First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Russ Owen – 1920-2003
Bexley Teacher and Coach
Laurel Lea Schaefer – Miss America
“The community one is raised in becomes more than a memory – it becomes your legacy.”
Miss America 1972
Bexley’s Own Miss America – Press Release
Dear Bexley Friends – Letter from Miss America
Teacher, Coach, Mentor
George Spencer – 1926-2014
Major League Baseball Pitcher
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