Exhibit 32.a

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Farmers National Banc Corp. (the
"Corporation") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2004 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I
Frank L. Paden, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

/s/ Frank L. Paden

Frank L. Paden
Chief Executive Officer
August 9, 2004

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