Obituaries

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...

Sep 21, 2015

Barbara Kathryn Schoepfle, 81, of Bellefontaine went to be with the Lord Monday, September 21, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Dunkirk, OH on April 25, 1934, the daughter of the late William David and Lela Gladys (Burris) Parks. She is also preceded in death by her first husband, Marion Daniel Kindle...

Sep 18, 2015

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Gertrude Rene Frazier, 63, of Belle Center, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 in Emergency Room at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. She was born on June 18, 1952 in Gallipolis, Ohio, a daughter of the late John H. and Christine (Johnson) Queen. She was also preceded in death...

Sep 16, 2015

Eileen C. Faler, 97, of Botkins, passed away at 5:42 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Green Hills Center in West Liberty. She was born in Shelby County, Ohio on October 18, 1917 to the late Christian and Caroline (Kaehler) Klopfenstein. She married Harold K. Faler on Febuary 18, 1940, and he preceded her in death on May...

Sep 13, 2015

Doit Edwin “Pete” Miller, 74, of West Mansfield, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 in the Emergency Room at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. He was born on December 15, 1940 in Union County, Ohio, a son of the late Doit Edward and Bertha (Predmore) Miller. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Seth Miller On September 26,...

Sep 11, 2015

Edna A. Wright, 95, of Lewistown passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at The Gardens at Wapakoneta. She was born in Shelby County, Ohio on November 30, 1919, to the late Albert and Martha B. (Gross) Leininger. On December 18, 1938, she married Harold E. Wright; her husband of 70 years preceded her in death on December 21, 2008. Edna...

Sep 9, 2015

William Nathaniel “Bill” Price, 60, of Belle Center passed away at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on November 12, 1954 to the late Calvin Clifford and Blanche Susan (McGee) Price. Bill was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jason and Hannah Barth. On August 29, 1975 Bill married...

Sep 8, 2015

Chad L. Bayless, 43, of Bellefontaine passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital. Chad was born in Bellefontaine on May 23, 1972 to Kenneth L. and Nazola (Eddins) Bayless. He was preceded in death by his father Kenneth in 2005. Chad enjoyed spending time with his family and hanging with his buddies on the square. He...

Sep 6, 2015

Patricia Lou Halter, 74, of Oxford, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in Bellefontaine. She was born in Perry, Kentucky on November 18, 1940 to the late Troy and Roxie (Noble) Stacy. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Debra Lynn Roby in 2004, and siblings Polly Perry, Mavis Carol Stacy, Morris Stacy, Ronnie Stacy, Donnie...

Sep 6, 2015

James H. Wallace, Jr., 60, of Russells Point, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in the Mary Rutan Hospital ER, Bellefontaine. He was born on January 15, 1955 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of James H. and Frances Elizabeth (Bradley) Wallace, Sr., who both survive in Russells Point. He is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Wanetha and...

Sep 4, 2015

Warren Harding Clark, 95, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. He was born on August 2, 1920, a son of the late Benjamin Clifford and Clara (Lynch) Clark. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Meadows; sisters. Vyrtle Boyd, Barbara Ann George and Mary Cane; brothers, Lewis and Richard...

Sep 4, 2015

M. Faye Fisher, 91, of West Liberty passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 in the Green Hills Care Center, West Liberty. She was born on March 15, 1924 in Champaign County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold and Blanche (Bennet) Newton but was raised by her foster parents, the late Alfred & Elizabeth Yoder. In addition to her...

Sep 2, 2015

Betty D. Stiver, 67, of Sidney, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at The Pavilion in Sidney. She was born in Sidney, Ohio on April 7, 1948 to the late Edward and Ellen Arabelle (Grube) Stiver. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2015 in Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff, Ohio. The Daring...

Sep 1, 2015

Donna Mae Bickham, 89, of Huntsville passed away at 3:20 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Logan County, Ohio on February 17, 1926 to the late Lester C. and Myrtle (Davis) Parker. On February 15, 1943 she married Vernon A. Bickham, and he preceded her in death on June 25, 1998....