Obituaries

Apr 11, 2015

John H. Overholt, 76, of Urbana, passed away at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, on Saturday, April 11, 2015. He was born in Champaign County on July 18, 1938 to the late Clarence D. and Mabel F. (Hostetler) Overholt. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Fred Overholt. On November 25, 1961 he married the former Jeneane Frazier...

Apr 8, 2015

Conchita M. Knight, 70, of Bellefontaine passed away at 4:06 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at her home. She was born in Connersville, Indiana on April 1, 1945. On November 26, 1963 she married David Wayne Knight and he preceded her in death on October 14, 1993. She was also preceded in death by her son Gregory Wayne Knight....

Apr 6, 2015

Biography

Gavin Michael Pilkington, 4, of Bellefontaine passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. Gavin was born in Bellefontaine on June 12, 2010 to Joseph P. and Brittany (Cummins) Pilkington and they survive in Bellefontaine. He is also survived by two brothers, Cody and Jason Pilkington of Indian Lake; three sisters, Hailey Pilkington of Bellefontaine,...

Apr 6, 2015

Fred Wesley Harris, age 63, died on April 6, 2015 at his home in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late Donald Harris and Ramona (Watkins) Harris on October 8, 1951. He was a graduate of Bellefontaine High School and earned his BA at Harvard University, where he studied English and American Literature. He completed...

Apr 5, 2015

Janet Louise Bazzle, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Logan Acres, Bellefontaine. She was born on November 24, 1935 in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Earl A. and Roberta (Parker) Berry. She was also preceded in death by a great-grandson, Isaac Kracus. On March 1, 1953 in Bellefontaine, she married Robert Max Bazzle and...

Apr 4, 2015

Dorothy Mae Gearhart, 95, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center. She was born October 31, 1919 in Berry, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Claude & Lethe (McClain) Latimer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clinton Gearhart who passed away September 8, 2001; a brother, Forrest Latimer, a sister,...

Apr 1, 2015

Doris Louise Parmer, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 12:10 pm at her home. She was born in Hardin County, Ohio on January 1, 1936 to the late Mary Ruthella Vermillion Dunlap and John Richard Shields. On December 24, 1954, she married Marion F. Parmer in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on August 7,...

Mar 30, 2015

Cynthia Sue Taylor, 59, of Jackson Center, passed away Monday evening, March 30, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born in Sidney on November 13, 1955 to the late Henry “Hank” and Alice (Rosengarten) Gies. Cynthia married Donald R. Taylor on November 11, 1977 and he survives in Jackson Center. She is also survived by a sister, Linda...

Mar 28, 2015

Rosella M. “Sally” Ware, 93, of Lakeview passed away Saturday afternoon, March 28, 2015 at her son’s home in Maplewood. She was born in Shelby County on January 10, 1922 to the late George and Bertha (Behr) Platfoot. Sally was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Barhorst on June 1, 1957 and her second husband Chet Ware on...

Mar 28, 2015

Helen Grace Keys was called Home to be with her Lord on March 28, 2015. She was born January 22, 1927. She was preceded in death by her parents, Otis and Mary (McLean) Tannehill. Her sister is Martha (Tannehill) Campbell of Erie, Pennsylvania, and she survives. Helen graduated from Cedarville College on May 26, 1948. She married Howard William Keys...

Mar 26, 2015

Mary Jane Westrick, 87, formerly of Avondale and Lakeview, passed away Thursday morning, March 26, 2015 at the Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Mary’s. She was born in Continental, Ohio on January 18, 1928 to the late Oliver and Ada (Donaldson) Burkhart. Mary Jane married Urban Westrick on August 24, 1946 in North Creek, Ohio and he preceded her in death...

Mar 25, 2015

Beatrice M. Banta, 90, of Belle Center, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 7, 1924, the daughter of the late Alfred Sr. and Gladys (Tillman) Braden. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Howard E. Banta, and her two brothers,...

Mar 25, 2015

Dr. Sherry Dee (Stienecker) Meadows, 76, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 of cancer. She was born on July 5, 1938 in Lima, Ohio the daughter of the late Roger M. and Mary E. (Winget) Stienecker. Survivors include her husband, Carroll Meadows of West Liberty; daughter, Erin Lynn Smith of Tempe, Arizona; son, Eric McDowell (Allison) Smith of Lewis...

Mar 23, 2015

Robert E. Doty, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at his home. He was born on July 17, 1928 in Cable, Ohio, a son of the late Harold and Edith (Anderson) Doty. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Doty and sisters, Margaret DeCaminada and Mary Vernon. On November 7, 1952 he married...

Mar 23, 2015

Connor Eugene Strobridge, 11, of Rushsylvania passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 as a result of an automobile accident near Bellefontaine. He was born September 5, 2003 in Bellefontaine, the son of Jacob Strobridge who survives in Bellefontaine and Ashley (Brent Williamson) Dawson who survive in Rushsylvania. He is also survived by a sister, Makayla Williamson and a brother, Tayte...

Mar 23, 2015

Gladys W. Wren, 83, of DeGraff, passed away at 1:50 p.m. on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in London, England on October 26, 1931 to the late Ken and Alice Gregory. On November 11, 1955 she married Wayne Wren and he preceded her in death on August 24, 2001. She was also preceded...

Mar 22, 2015

Norma June Bair, 77, of Belle Center, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday evening, March 22, 2015, at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Hardin County on June 21, 1937, to the late M.E. “Chick” and Margaret Josephine (Flowers) Chamberlin. She married James Jay Bair on January 14, 1956, and he preceded her in death...

Mar 20, 2015

Dr. William Robert Dodge, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Ostrander, Ohio on April 18, 1931 to the late William “Willy” and Helen (Pound) Dodge. On June 23, 1957 he married Joanna Dorff and she preceded him in death on January 24,...

Mar 19, 2015

Calvin Lee Bozman, 69 of Bellefontaine, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born on November 10, 1945 in Logan County, a son of the late Clarence and Mary Virginia (Singhaus) Bozman. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Theresa Griffin and brothers, James and Craig Bozman. In...

Mar 18, 2015

Joyce Maureen Purk, 70, of Bellefontaine passed away at 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Memorial Gables in Marysville, Ohio. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on May 27, 1944 to the late Harold and Twila (Nelson) Wise. In 1964 Joyce married her former husband, Bill Purk, and he survives in Bellefontaine. Joyce is also survived by her...