Obituaries

Oct 24, 2015

Paul Gustav Thurman, 83, of West Liberty, passed away at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family singing hymns. He was born in Willoughby, Ohio on August 11, 1932 to the late George Ferdinand and Bertha (Fey) Thurman. On September 10, 1955, in Willoughby, Ohio, he married the former Carol Ann Arner and...

Oct 24, 2015

Goldie L. Watkins, 88, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday evening, October 24, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on December 6, 1926 to the late Ray and Evalena (Beightler) Kerns. Goldie married Carroll D. Watkins on March 6, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on January 8, 1977. She was...

Oct 24, 2015

Send Flowers Joe Arthur Fisher December 1, 1922 - October 24, 2015

Joe Arthur Fisher, 92, of West Liberty, passed away Saturday morning, October 24, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center, West Liberty. Joe was born in Logan County on December 1, 1922 to the late Freeman and Nellie (Detweiler) Fisher. He married the former M. Faye Fisher on...

Oct 22, 2015

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Mabel E. Elliott, 95, of rural Bellefontaine passed away Thursday morning, October 22, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Logan County on June 1, 1920 to the late Floyd and Eva (Wilgus) LeVan. Mabel married Stephen A. Elliott on October 4, 1937 in Newport, Kentucky...

Oct 19, 2015

Barbara Lee Smith, 77, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 3:58 a.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015 surrounded by her family at Zusman Hospice House in Columbus, Ohio. She was born on May 14, 1938, in Anna, Ohio to the late Robert F. and Isabelle (Deer) Cotterman. She was also preceded in death by her brother Richard Cotterman and a nephew...

Oct 18, 2015

David E. Wagner, 75, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 in Green Hills Care Center following a short illness. David was born April 10, 1940 in Bellefontaine and he died in Bellefontaine, seeing the world in between. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Viola (Lord) Wagner. He is survived by his wife, Carole (Jackson)...

Oct 18, 2015

James Russell “Jim” Sine, 87, of Zanesfield, passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on May 23, 1928 to the late Marion Clay and Mabel Leah (Sutherland) Sine. On March 16, 1956 Jim married the former Marilyn Joan “Pip” Hostetler in West Liberty, and she preceded him...

Oct 14, 2015

Florence E. Strickland, 91, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Vancrest of Urbana. She was born on July 26, 1924 in Logan County to the late Charles Jr. and Mabel (Easton) Allison. On November 28, 1946 she married Woodrow A. Strickland and he preceded her in death on August 5, 1998. She is also preceded...

Oct 13, 2015

Jane Yelton, 52, of Bellefontaine passed away Tuesday morning, October 13, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on November 24, 1962 to the late Cecil and Opal (Hammond) Horne. The youngest of twelve siblings, Jane enjoyed crocheting, sitting on her front porch, drinking frozen Cokes and getting loving hugs from her grandchildren....

Oct 12, 2015

Patricia Eileen Roby, 65, of Bellefontaine passed away Monday afternoon, October 12, 2015 at her home. She was born in Sidney on December 30, 1949 to the late James Milton and Marcella (Robinson) Miller. Patricia was also preceded in death by a sister Shirley Ann Morris, a brother Norman D. Miller and a granddaughter Paige Horn. Patricia was a...

Oct 10, 2015

Virginia Lee Miller, 79, of Zanesfield passed away Saturday afternoon, October 10, 2015 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She was born in Bellefontaine on August 7, 1936 to the late Foster A. and Edith (Hammack) Cole. On September 22, 1957, Virginia married Don K. Miller in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on June 18, 2015....

Oct 9, 2015

Rochella ‘Roxy’ Darlene Spencer, 75, of Rushsylvania passed away Friday, October 9, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Lima, Ohio on November 21, 1939 the daughter of the late Hubert ‘Jim’ and Grace Arlene (Craig) Williams. On June 29, 1957 in Allen County, Ohio, she married Dwight Spencer and he preceded her in death on June 28, 2015....

Oct 7, 2015

Deborah Jane “Deb” Cooper, 54, of Sidney passed away Wednesday morning, October 7, 2015 at her home. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 21, 1961 to the late Robert M. and Jane E. (Staas) Cooper. Deb is survived by her brother Jeff Cooper of Columbus; sisters Kathleen Odegaard of Conover and Karen Fleck of Uniopolis ; an aunt...

Oct 5, 2015

Sarah E. Forsyth, 101, of Jackson Center ended her life journey at Fair Haven Home with her family surrounding her on October 5, 2015 at 11:24 p.m. Sarah entered this world on May 4, 1914 a tiny two pound baby girl born to the late F.A. and Lulu Anna Smith McKercher. A shoe box with warming irons became her...

Oct 4, 2015

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Sherry Lee Maxwell, 84, of Russells Point passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home with this family around him. He was born in Russells Point on August 22, 1931, the son of the late George and Violet (Taylor) Maxwell. He graduated from Washington Local, Lewistown in the...

Sep 30, 2015

Doris Ann Byrd, 88, of Jackson Center, passed away at 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. She was born in Shelby County on August 30, 1927 to the late Lauren and G. Avanelle (Ambos) Lenhart. On December 22, 1945 she married Emory L. Byrd and he preceded her in death May 14, 2013. She...

Sep 30, 2015

Ramona Maxine Harris, 87, of Bellefontaine died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta, where she had resided since July of 2014. She was born September 19, 1928 in Bellefontaine the daughter of the late Marion Francis and Eva Gladys (Groves) Watkins. On February 27, 1949 in Rushsylvania, she married Donald Trevor Harris and he preceded her death...

Sep 24, 2015

Cheryl Ann Walker, 67, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday morning, September 24, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital Emergency Department. She was born in Lima on December 30, 1947 to the late Darrell and Margery (Sidener) Lehman. Cheryl was also preceded in death by a brother, Brent Lehman. Cheryl married Larry R. Walker on August 8, 1970 in Lima and he...

Sep 24, 2015

Orville Kenneth “Red” Rogers, 94, of Bellefontaine passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center. He was born May 17, 1921 in McGuffey, OH, the son of the late Logan and Pearl (Blankenship) Rogers. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. On August 29, 1951 in Richmond, IN he married the former...

Sep 22, 2015

Charles E. Dunaway, 100, of East Liberty passed away at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at his home. He was born in Kenton, Ohio on June 8, 1915 to the late George Edward and Anna (Van Hyning) Dunaway. On June 21, 1941 Charles married Martha Lou Busic and she preceded him in death in February 2003. He was...