Obituaries

Jun 18, 2016

Inez Mae Robinson, 61, of rural Logan County, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus with her children and grandchildren by her side. She was born July 3, 1954 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Ernest Monroe and Lena Essie (Parrett) Grimes. Also preceding her in death was her son, David Miihlbach; a sister Shirley;...

Jun 18, 2016

Carol Joann Lindley 82, of East Liberty passed away Saturday June 18, 2016 at Bryden Place in Columbus, Ohio. She was born March 24, 1934 in Summersville, Ohio to the late Clarence and Opal (Wood) Haines. She was also preceded in death by her husband Alvin Lindley, and siblings Mildred Kerns, Dorothy Patterson, Helen Horney Ballinger and Ted Haines; nephews...

Jun 16, 2016

Elizabeth Jane Ammons, 94, of West Liberty passed away Thursday evening, June 16, 2016 at Green Hills Care Center. She was born in Lakeview on July 23, 1921 to the late Frank G. and Mary Elizabeth Wooley Kennedy. Jane married Robert C. Ammons on August 17, 1937 in Lakeview and he preceded her in death on June 6, 2011....

Jun 16, 2016

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Wallace K. Byler, 96 of Belle Center passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2016 at his home. He was born in Hartville, Ohio on January 6, 1920 to the late Seth and Sadie (King) Byler. Wallace was ordained a minister in 1946 and Bishop in 1952. He was a faithful member of the Belle Center Amish Church. Wallace...

Jun 15, 2016

Amy Daneen (Hurley) Trapp, 45, of Bellefontaine passed away, unexpectedly, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on October 25, 1970 to the late William Douglas Hurley and Susan Doreen (Brown) Hurley who survives in Bellefontaine. On January 23, 2004 she married Eric Marshall Trapp of Bellefontaine and he survives. She is also...

Jun 14, 2016

Donald R. Taylor, 64, of Jackson Center, passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born in Shelby County, Ohio on August 8, 1951 to the late Willie J. and Hannah L. (Swiger) Taylor. On November 11, 1977, Donald married the former Cynthia Gies and she preceded him in...

Jun 14, 2016

Ralph O. Hall, 85, of Belle Center passed away Tuesday evening, June 14, 2016 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Ralph was born in Columbia, South Carolina on May 21, 1931 to the late Leon and Mattie (Bundrick) Hall. He was also preceded in death by a brother Sonny Hall, two nephews and a niece. Ralph married the...

Jun 14, 2016

Alice Berry, 97, of Bellefontaine, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born on March 31, 1919 in Logan County to the late Paul W. and Ruby (Antrim) Thompson. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Melvin Berry, whom she married in Bellefontaine on June 28, 1941, and siblings, Max Thompson,...

Jun 13, 2016

Donald D. Powell, 91, of West Liberty, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born in Urbana, Ohio on March 2, 1925 to the late Russell and Ruth (Kemp) Powell. On May 3, 1947 he married the former Mary Lou Doty and she survives. He is also survived by a sister, Shirley Walters...

Jun 12, 2016

Jackie Lynn Boysel, 60, of Bellefontaine went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 12, 2016. She was born June 29, 1955 to the late Gene Frazier and Dixie (Art) Boysel. She was also preceded in death by her brother James Frazier. Jackie leaves behind her husband, James Boysel of Bellefontaine, along with stepson, James...

Jun 11, 2016

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Jackson Ashcraft, 40, of Bellefontaine, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his home. He was born in Roseburg, Oregon on February 4, 1976 to the late Jeffrey R. and Patricia (Hinks) Ashcraft.  He was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Nancy D. (Sparks) Ashcraft. He...

Jun 10, 2016

Joyce Eileen Moore, 74, of Lakeview passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Heartland of Indian Lake. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on November 6, 1941 to the late George H. and Vertie F. (Taylor) Harford. On November 14, 1965 Joyce married her husband of 45 years, James M. Moore a.k.a. “The Bible School Hot...

Jun 8, 2016

Barbara “Jene” Kress, 83, of Bellefontaine, passed peacefully with her two children at her side at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on January 30, 1933 to the late Robert H. and Martha M. (Thompson) Miller. On June 1, 1952, Jene married Harley E. “Gene” Kress and he survives,...

Jun 8, 2016

Jodi L. Gerritsen, 42, of Belle Center, journeyed from this life to the next at 7:13 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at The Ohio State University James Cancer Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Findlay, Ohio on July 5, 1973 to Dennis and Linda (Beck) Burden. On April 11, 1997 Jodi married Brad Gerritsen in Findlay,...

Jun 4, 2016

Mary E. “Lib” Roberts, 91, of Rushsylvania passed away Saturday morning, June 4, 2016 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Zanesfied on June 30, 1924 to the late Charles C. and Louvene (Rudisill) Tallman. Lib married Paul O. “Bud” Roberts on January 15, 1947 in East Liberty and he preceded her in death on April 8, 1999....

Jun 2, 2016

Roy Edgar Leasure Jr., 74, of Huntsville, passed away at 10:47 AM on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 1, 1942 in Quincy, Ohio the son of the late Roy and Mildred (Burton) Leasure. On July 17, 1965 he married Brenda K. Fansler and they were married for 50 years. Roy is survived by...

Jun 1, 2016

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Tamara K. Tillman-Carey-McGrew, 76, of Bellefontaine, went Home to be with the Lord at 10:13 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Bellefontaine Ohio on May 15, 1940 to the late David Caldwell and Dorothy (Hickman) Tillman. She...

May 28, 2016

Richard D. Downing, 77, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born in Bellefontaine on January 7, 1939 to the late John and Wilma (Weatherby) Downing. In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by a son, K.C. Downing, in 2012; and siblings, Eugene Downing, Joan...

May 26, 2016

Winifred M. “Winnie” Patterson, 92, of Bellefontaine passed away Thursday, May 26, 2016 in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine. She was born in Logan County on March 16, 1924, the daughter of the late Frank and Jennie (Geising) Vellenga. On September 21, 1946 in Bellefontaine she married Ralph Edward Patterson and he preceded her in death on November 21,...

May 26, 2016

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Kathleen A. Wilcoxon, 66, of West Liberty, passed away at 7:42 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on May 30, 1949 to the late James and Mary Louise (Diehr) Harshfield. On February 6, 1971 Kathleen...