Obituaries

Shirley Stafford

Shirley Stafford

Sep 25, 2013

Shirley J. Stafford, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was born April 18, 1938 in Bellefontaine, to the late Cletus and Thelma (Apple) Smith. On November 22, 1957, she married Billy E. Stafford in Indiana and he survives along with their sons, William...

William Givens

William Givens

Sep 24, 2013

William P. Givens, 80, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at his residence. He was born November 1, 1932, in Big Springs, Ohio to the late Carrold W. Givens and Opal (Predmore) Givens Royer. He was also preceded in death by his step-father Pearl Royer and his siblings, Geraldine Snyder and Lewis Givens. On August 18, 1952,...

Dale McClure

Dale McClure

Sep 18, 2013

Send Flowers Dale M. McClure September 19, 1923 - September 18, 2013

Dale M. McClure, 89, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. He was born September 19, 1923, in Alcony, Ohio to the late Carl and Ethel (Hess) McClure. On April 8, 1949, he married the former Patricia...

Mary Hill

Mary Hill

Sep 17, 2013

Mary B. Hill, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 P.M. Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine September 22, 2013, to the late Alfred Earl and Golda Mae (Loman) Abel. She was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Alan Hill. On March 12, 1954, she married Clayton W....

Sarah Rollins Phillips

Sarah Rollins Phillips

Sep 16, 2013

Sarah Ansley Rollins Phillips, age 89, died in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on September 16, 2013, at the home of her daughter. She was born in Logan County on January 1, 1924 to Grover and Minnie Ansley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Willard I. Rollins and daughter, Marcia A. Lane. Sarah (fondly known...

Mary Gooding Lambert

Mary Gooding Lambert

Sep 14, 2013

Mary Elizabeth Gooding Lambert, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, September 14, 2013, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island April 12, 1928, to the late John F. and Mary B. (Bramah) Quinn. Mary married her first husband K.E. “Gene” Gooding September 1, 1945, in Providence, Rhode...

Kathryn LeVan

Kathryn LeVan

Sep 13, 2013

Kathryn Bannon LeVan, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born April 25, 1921, in Bellefontaine to the late Carter Bannon and Elizabeth (Aikin) Bannon Henke. On April 1, 1944, she married Lowell Edward LeVan in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death October 23, 1994. She was also preceded in...

Kristen Vennekotter

Kristen Vennekotter

Sep 11, 2013

Kristen Michelle (Siler) Vennekotter, 33, of Sugar Land, Texas and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 at the Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in Texas. Hearts broke all over the world. She is survived by her husband Mark Daniel Vennekotter, formerly of Kalida, Ohio and their children Ella Marie and Jackson Mark Vennekotter. She was born May...

Lawrence Thobe

Lawrence Thobe

Sep 10, 2013

Lawrence J. Thobe, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine April 27, 1926, to the late Edward N. and Odilla F. (Dapore) Thobe. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Mary T. Stevens, William “Bill” and Frank Thobe. 67 years ago, on July 22, 1945, he...

Martha Justice

Martha Justice

Sep 9, 2013

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Martha C. Justice, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, September 9, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine June 10, 1925, to the late George W. and Blanche E. (Spivey) Colvin. She married Charles E. Justice June 10, 1946 in Bellefontaine,...

Edward Shoffner

Edward Shoffner

Sep 5, 2013

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Edward Lee Shoffner, 77, of Lewistown, Ohio, passed away at 7:10 A.M. Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Lima Memorial Health System. in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 19, 1936, to the late Harley and Opal Reed Shoffner. He married the former Mary Elizabeth Purtee...

Don Adams

Don Adams

Sep 3, 2013

Don M. Adams, 90, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, September 3, 2013 at his home. He was born in Pemberton, Ohio November 10, 1922, to the late Clyde W. and Ada B. (Johnston) Adams. He was also preceded in death by a son, Randy Adams in 1977; an infant son, Keith Adams; and a sister, Mary...

William Godwin

William Godwin

Sep 3, 2013

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William “Bill” Lee Godwin, 55, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Ohio. He was born February 13, 1958 in Bellefontaine, to Mary Lou (Rumer) Godwin of Bellefontaine and the late William E. Godwin, who passed away September 19, 2005. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Debra...

Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith

Sep 2, 2013

Wayne L. Smith, 61, originally of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away after an extended illness September 2, 2013, at the Gainesville Health Care Center in Florida with family members by his side. He was born in Kenton, Ohio September 12, 1951, a son of Carroll V. Budd Smith, who survives with his stepmother Darlene in Palm Bay, Florida, and his...

Rickey Newland

Rickey Newland

Aug 31, 2013

Rickey “Rick” Dean Newland, 60, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2013 in the emergency room at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born December 29, 1952 in Bellefontaine, a son of the late Richard T. Newland who passed away on August 21, 2009, and Catherine Maxine (Morgan) Newland, who survives in Bellefontaine. He was also preceded...

Russel Millisor

Russel Millisor

Aug 31, 2013

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Russel D. Millisor, 80, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, August 31, 2013, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in LaRue, Ohio November 8, 1932, to the late Willis and Willa (Fields) Millisor. He was also preceded in death by a son Daniel Millisor in 1987; brothers Robert, Darrel, John, Junior,...

Serenity Treen

Serenity Treen

Aug 31, 2013

Send Flowers Serenity Yvonne Ann Treen

March 8, 2013 - August 31, 2013

Serenity Yvonne Ann Treen, 5 months old, passed away Saturday evening, August 31, 2013 at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine March 8, 2013, to Sumer Miranda and Travis Treen II, both of Urbana. She is also survived by...

Mary Stevens

Mary Stevens

Aug 29, 2013

Mary Teresa Stevens, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 29, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine November 5, 1934, to the late Edward M. and Odilla F. (Dapore) Thobe. She was also preceded by a son, William E. Stevens; brothers William and Frank Thobe, and a great-granddaughter, Hatie Stevens in...

Linda Peters

Linda Peters

Aug 26, 2013

Linda Ann Peters, 74, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, August 26, 2013 at her home. She was born in Columbus, Ohio June 7, 1939, to the late James H. and Mary (Penrod) Warner. She was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Ersula Warner; a sister, Barbara Jane Sylvester and a brother, James Penrod Warner. Linda married Gerald...