ARCANUM, OHIO – Regina Lynn Protzman, age 58, of Arcanum, succumbed to her battle with cancer on July 19, 2023. She was born on March 14, 1965, to the late Jack and Betty McMillan (Webb) in Dayton, OH. Regina grew up in Verona, OH and graduated from Twin Valley North High School in 1983. She later married Chet Protzman in Lewisburg, OH on April 27, 1984. Regina and Chet owned a pressure washing business for 35 years called Hydraclean. When she managed to get away from the business, she enjoyed fishing at Lake Cumberland. Friends and family will remember her most for her devotion to her daughters and grandchildren.

Regina is survived by her husband of 39 years, Chet Protzman; daughters, Nikki (Josh) Eshelman and Ashley (Joshua) Melling; grandchildren, Spencer Eshelman and Donte and Alexis Melling; siblings, Michelle Chaney and Terry McMillan, and mother-in-law, Patty Protzman, as well as numerous extended family and friends.

Visitation will be 12:00 p.m. on July 25, 2023, at Crosstown Community Church, 3878 U.S. 40, Lewisburg, OH 45338. A service will follow at 2:00 p.m., also at the church, with Pastor Lawrence Moore officiating. Burial will take place at Roselawn Cemetery, Lewisburg, OH. Instead of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society or to the church, in honor of Regina. For additional information and to view Regina’s online obituary, please visit www.churchfuneralsdirect.com.

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