Obituaries

Jan 21, 2014

Wayne E. Akers, 93, formerly of Jackson Center, passed from this earthly life at Fair Haven, 2901 Fair Road, Sidney, Ohio on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 6:15 p.m. surrounded by his family. He was born in Jackson Township, Shelby County on October 1, 1920 to the late John and Flossie (Hughes) Akers. He was also preceded in death by...

Jan 20, 2014

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Timothy R. Kuhn, 38, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine February 5, 1975, to Ronald M. Kuhn and Debbie (Clifton) Wagy, both of Bellefontaine. He is also survived by two brothers, Doug (Amy) Kuhn and Brent Blosser, both of Bellefontaine; a step-sister,...

Jan 18, 2014

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Jerome Craig Hicks, 34, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio April 16, 1979, to Clarke W. and Deborah S. (Klopfenstein) Hicks who both survive in Bellefontaine. Jerome is also survived by his daughter, Teia Hicks of Bellefontaine; a son, Jerome Smith of Bellefontaine; sisters, Kerri (Alex)...

Jan 17, 2014

Bettie N. Jenkins, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, January 17, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine February 5, 1924, to the late Frank and Doris (Orr) Rockwell. She was also preceded in death by her former husband, Donald Leslie Jenkins in 1991. Bettie is survived by her daughter and...

Jan 17, 2014

Curtis E. “Gene” Compton 60, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born January 27, 1953, in Charleston, West Virginia to the late Arlie and Louise (Holstein) Compton. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Rosemary Keck; his second wife, Ruth Smith; and sisters, Mamie “Jewell”...

Jan 16, 2014

Emmett “Steve” Stephen Zell, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, January 16, 2014 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine January 1, 1942, to the late Emmett Edward and Lilly Marie (Tevis) Zell. Steve was also preceded in death by a brother, David Zell; a daughter, Sharon Ann Zell; and a step-daughter, Betty Jo (Predmore) Zirkle....

Jan 16, 2014

James Richard Lile, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio passed away Thursday evening, January 16, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine June 27, 1930, to the late Frank V. and Abbie R. (Hayes) Lile. Jim was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Lile; a sister, Phyllis Guthrie;...

Jan 15, 2014

Rita Charlene Klinger, 73, of Greensboro, North Carolina, formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at the Whitestone Masonic & Eastern Star Home in Greensboro. She was born February 17, 1940, in Belle Center to Virginia Belle (Keller) Royer, who survives in Belle Center, and the late Paul Woodrow Royer, who preceded her in death June...

Jan 13, 2014

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Marion Earl Deardurff, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 A.M. Monday, January 13, 2014 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in East Liberty, Ohio May 20, 1933, to the late Marion William and Alice Anna (Hurley) Deardurff. He was also preceded in death by an infant...

Jan 10, 2014

Phyllis Eileen Baker, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, January 10, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Phyllis was born in Huntsville, Ohio December 27, 1927, to the late John Arthur and Mildred Cleo (Torrence) Jenkins. She married Donald Eugene Baker September 14, 1947, in Huntsville and he preceded her in death June 22, 2004....

Jan 9, 2014

Michael Eugene Bishop, 66, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening, January 9, 2014 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio due to pneumonia. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 24, 1947, to the late George and Ella May (Smith) Bishop. Mike was raised by Hamer and Gladys Dipple as his mother passed away when he was...

Jan 9, 2014

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Virginia Ann Andrews, 69 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born June 11, 1944 in Woodstock, Ohio, a daughter of the late Carl Edward and Mildred (Martin) Andrews. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her...

Jan 9, 2014

Victoria L. “Vickie” Smith, 61, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born August 19, 1952, in Urbana, Ohio to Dow Thomas, who survives in Rushsylvania, Ohio and the late Norma Jeannine (Wingfield) Thomas-Smith, who passed away December 24, 2013. On April 10, 1969, she married Steve...

Jan 8, 2014

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Burneta G. (Arbogast) Foulk, 93, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine May 16, 1920, to the late Guy and May Lucille (Wagner) Arbogast. Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Harrison, Herb...

Jan 7, 2014

W. Russell Peterson, 85, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2014 in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Ross County Ohio August 15, 1928, the son of the late Willard R. and Elizabeth (Briggs) Peterson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Jane Hamman and two...

Jan 3, 2014

Betty Ann Snell, 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 10:08 A.M. Friday, January 3, 2013 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in DeGraff, Ohio March 24, 1923, to the late William Sherman and Hazel Irene (Condiff) Watson. On June 6, 1942, she married Donald Edward Snell and he preceded her in death October...

Jan 2, 2014

Dinah Lynne Blair, 57, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at the Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania. She was born March 31, 1956, in Bellefontaine to the late James Smith and Minnie Belle (Orahood) Smith Jones. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Gary Lee Jenkins and a sister, Terri Jo...

Jan 2, 2014

Lucille M. Hathcock Losey, 93, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. There will be no services at this time. Interment will be at a later date in North Carolina. The staff of the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine assisted the family with the arrangements.

Jan 1, 2014

Geraldine “Jerri” Mae McDonald, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, January 1, 2014 at her home. She was born in Logan County Ohio June 27, 1926, to the late Philander and Edith (Lambert) Nickell. On May 16, 1946, she married Robert S. McDonald in Rushsylvania, Ohio and he preceded her in death January 12, 1999. Jerri was also...

Dec 26, 2013

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James T. Cochran, 71, of Zanesfield, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday morning, December 26, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Hicksville, Ohio August 15, 1942, to the late Thomas A. and Georgianna (Rhoades) Cochran. Jim married the former Connie Winters August 14, 1965, in Van Wert,...