Obituaries

Jan 2, 2017

Mary Lou Thomas, 91, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Belle Center passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Belle Center on November 20, 1925, the daughter of the late Raymond and Reba Mae (Ewing) Henry. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Earl Thomas in 1977, a granddaughter,...

Jan 1, 2017

Ethel Margaret Shinkle, 93, of Bellefontaine moved into her Heavenly mansion on Sunday, January 1, 2017 from Green Hills Care Center. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on September 11, 1923 to the late Clarence and Inez V. (Chaney) Shinkle. Ethel was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Ethel worked as a nurses aid at Mary...

Jan 1, 2017

N. Douglas “Doug” Brunner, 66, of DeGraff, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at his home. He was born in Sidney, Ohio on May 31, 1950 to the late Neil and Velma Ruth (Brown) Brunner. Doug is survived by his sister, Deborah (Chuck) Wood of Quincy; and his extended family Alma, Mark and Scott Sandner of Bonney Lake, Washington. A...

Dec 31, 2016

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Herbert M. Johnson Sr., 72, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio at 6:34 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2016. He was born in Powell Station, TN on May 12, 1944 to the late Levette and Martha Johnson. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Connie Johnson; four brothers; and one...

Dec 31, 2016

Send Flowers Charles David Kotterman November 7, 1937 - December 31, 2016

Charles David Kotterman, 79, of Belle Center passed away Saturday evening, December 31, 2016 unexpectedly at his home. Charlie was born in Bellefontaine on November 7, 1937 to the late David S. and Mildred (Smith) Kotterman. A veteran of the US Army, Charlie served six months of...

Dec 30, 2016

Gail Ellington Hamilton, 90, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center. He was born April 18, 1926 to Dorothea (Mills) Hamilton and William “Bill” Hamilton in Yellow Springs, Ohio . He was preceded in death by two brothers, Don and Herb Hamilton. Gail attended school in Bellefontaine, having graduated with the High School...

Dec 29, 2016

F. Louise Beatty, 96, of DeGraff, passed away at 7:05 a.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Bloomfield Township, Ohio on October 9, 1920 to the late Ray Sherman and Tena Anna (Sidle) Strayer. On January 21, 1945 Louise married Joseph Walter Beatty, and he preceded her in death on August...

Dec 28, 2016

Cheryl L. Snyder, 66, of Bellefontaine, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Bellefontaine on July 20, 1950 to the late John P. Carr and Mary Lou (Magness) Carr who survives in Bellefontaine. She is also survived by her sons, Tim Bates of Oregon, Matthew Bates of Colorado, and Nick (Sarah) Snyder...

Dec 28, 2016

Joyce E. McCafferty, 80, of Bellefontaine passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 28, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Joyce was born in Bellefontaine on December 7, 1936 to the late John Henry and Margaret (Varner) Henry McFadden. She was also preceded in death by a brother William Henry. Joyce was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her great faith in...

Dec 26, 2016

James Richard Grandstaff, 95, of DeGraff, passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Woodstock, Ohio on October 2, 1921 to the late Roy L. and Ollie Marie (McGuire) Grandstaff. On June 29, 1941, Jim married his wife of 75 years, Lura Mae Miller, and she...

Dec 25, 2016

John J. Morgan, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Zanesfield, OH on July 8, 1933, the son of the late John Henry and Neoma (Grimes) Morgan. On October 1, 1955 in West Liberty, OH, he married Marilyn L. (Miller) Morgan and she preceded him in death on May 3,...

Dec 25, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Shawver Foulk, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at the Thomas P. Perciak Family Residential Hospice of Southwest General, Strongsville, Ohio. Mary was born in Bellefontaine on February 17, 1933 to the late Theodore and Ethlyn (Rowe) Spurlock. She was also preceded in death by her step-father Joseph Donahue, her first husband Robert Shawver...

Dec 23, 2016

Dallas Prater, 65, of Bellefontaine passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at his home. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 21, 1951, the son of the late Oral and Ruby (Brewer) Prater. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a brother, Don Prater and infant daughter Stacie Sue Prater. On May 12, 1975, he...

Dec 21, 2016

Alberta Velda Herring, 92, of Douglasville, GA and formerly of Bellefontaine passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in the Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Austell, Georgia. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 27, 1924, the daughter of the late Lee Pearl and Marie Grace (Kelly) Vance. On May 20, 1944, in Bellefontaine, she married Simon Edward Herring and he preceded her...

Dec 20, 2016

Emery E. Ross, 92, of Kenton, passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Hardin Hills Nursing Home in Kenton. He was born in Flat Gap, Kentucky on August 5, 1924 to the late Con Joseph and Erie (Salyer) Ross. On May 2, 1963, he married the former Grace Patrick and she survives. He is also...

Dec 20, 2016

Geraldine “Gerri” Piatt, 88, of Mason, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Georgia. She was born in West Liberty, Ohio, on October 21, 1928, to the late M.G. and Edna (Lovett) Willits. Gerri married Ben S. Piatt on January 26, 1947, in West Liberty. He preceded her in death on October...

Dec 19, 2016

Nancy L. Parmer, 70, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 19, 2016 at her home. She was born in Kenton, Ohio on July 4, 1946 to the late Donald and Betty (Conover) Kissling. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Melissa Parmer; a granddaughter, Britoni Curtis; a grandson, Daniel Dearwester; and two brothers,...

Dec 17, 2016

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Donna M. Highman 67, of Russells Point passed away Saturday December 17, 2016 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Kenton, Ohio on May 25, 1949 to the late Robert and Julia (Kerns) Little, also preceded by her first husband Harold Gammell, step son Thomas Gammell and three half-sisters. Donna is survived by her second husband Doug...

Dec 17, 2016

Tommy J. (Tom) Shaner, 62, of Jackson Center passed away Saturday evening, December 17, 2016 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Tom was born in Lima on October 9, 1954 to the late Roy A. and Martha L. (Metz) Shaner. He was also preceded in death by a sister Rita Maddy and his mother-in-law Doris Snider. A 1972 graduate of...

Dec 17, 2016

Evelyn Joan Settlage, 85, of West Mansfield, and formerly of Virginia, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Rosewood, Ohio on September 18, 1931 to the late Harold Stokes and Mildred (Jewell) Stokes Petty. Evelyn was also preceded in death by her first husband, George Nelson Lee; her second husband, Andrew Settlage; a...