Marilyn Carnes

Marilyn Ann Carnes, 57, of Bellefontaine, went home to be with the Lord at 1:05 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Kenton, Ohio on December 16, 1959 to Audry Louise (Baughman) Overly and the late Carl Eugene Overly. She was preceded in death by a sister, Rev. Janet L. (Overly) Lewis.

On March 17, 1979, Marilyn married Gary Carnes in Bellefontaine, Ohio; and he survives along with three children, Bradley (Jen Newton) Carnes of Ridgeway, Courtney (T.J.) Yoder of DeGraff and Kelley Lewis of Bellefontaine; four grandchildren, Joshua Carnes, Preston Carnes, Hayden Yoder and Savannah Yoder; two brothers, Mark (Linda) Overly and Charles (Linda) Overly and a sister Suzann Ross, all of Bellefontaine, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Marilyn worked as a Registered Nurse at the Mary Rutan Hospital Family Birth Center for 38 years where she touched the lives of many and brought countless babies into the world. She volunteered as an advisor for the Young Riders 4-H Club for 18 years and enjoyed teaching kids about horses. Her hobbies included riding, cooking and spending endless hours with her grandkids. She particular loved being on her horse and seeing God’s beauty on the many trails she rode on. Marilyn was also a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church of Bellefontaine.

The family will receive friends on Monday, February 6, 2017 from  4 to 8 PM at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 321 N. Main Street, Bellefontaine. Pastor Ed Beale will officiate a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church, 201 N Main Street, Bellefontaine, where visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Burial will follow in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

In Lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made, in Marilyn’s memory, to the Marilyn A. Carnes Nursing Scholarship Fund c/o Mary Rutan Foundations, 205 Palmer Avenue, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311 or to the Marilyn A. Carnes 4-H Horse Education Fund & Scholarship, c/o Logan County 4-H Horse Committee, 1100 S Detroit Street, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311.

Funeral arrangements are in care of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine.

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