Obituaries

Feb 3, 2013

Shirley Ann Houston Jenkins, 79, of Pickerington, Ohio and formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Zusman Hospice, Wexner Heritage Village in Columbus, Ohio. Shirley was born November 6, 1933 in Columbus, to the late Harry and Fontell (Stempel) Houston. On September 21, 1964, she married Buddy G. Jenkins and he preceded her in...

Jan 31, 2013

Margaret S. (Naylor) Shelton, 62, of Lakeview, Ohio passed away in her home Thursday, January 31, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born July 4, 1950, to the late Dan and Sylvia (Legg) Naylor in Clay County, West Virginia. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dallas Naylor and Paul Gene Naylor and two sisters, Charlotte...

Jan 31, 2013

Margaret Louise Jones, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Otterbein North Shore Life Style Community in Lakeside, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1918, in Bellefontaine to the late Chester and Gertrude (Rotroff) Cooper. On June 23, 1940, she married Joe Edward Jones in Amherst, Ohio and he preceded her in death February...

Jan 30, 2013

Mary M. Oakley Dye, 84, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away at 12:15 P.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney. She was born in Marion County Ohio February 11, 1928, to the late Roy and Ollie Wheeler Simpkins. On October 21, 1947, she married Willard Wilson Oakley and he preceded her in death December...

Jan 29, 2013

Susan M. “Sue” Hurley, 84, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 29, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Springfield, Ohio July 21, 1928, to the late Charles F. and Florence (Cowgill) Jenkins. Sue married Raymond E. “Ray” Hurley September 8, 1946 in Springfield, and he preceded her in death February...

Jan 27, 2013

Mildred A. “Millie” Swaidner, 96, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. Millie was born December 8, 1916, in Bellevue, Pennsylvania to the late J. Clyde and Mary (Pitzer) Amon. On April 4, 1941, she married Arthur W. Swaidner in Pennsylvania and he preceded her in death May 28,...

Jan 27, 2013

Mary Margaret Mort, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born October 3, 1937 in Bellefontaine, to the late Kenneth and Alberta (Glaze) Prater. She was also preceded in death by five brothers, Thomas, Robert, Hugh, Carl “Corky” and William Prater and a sister, Dorothy Prater. Surviving...

Jan 25, 2013

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Carl Joseph Bleininger, Jr., 79, of Rushsylvania, Ohio passed away Friday evening, January 25, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Carl was born in Montgomery County Ohio, September 27, 1933, to the late Carl J. and Mary L. (Smart) Bleininger. He married the former...

Jan 23, 2013

Natalie Anne Comer, 42, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at her home. She was born July 22, 1970 in Bellefontaine, to Ron R. Comer and Kathy (Peck) Comer. Natalie is survived by her parents, Kathy Comer of Bellefontaine and Ron R. (Connie) Comer of Nashville, Tennessee; her siblings, Emily (Kraig) Hoffmann of Lyndhurst, Ohio, Stephanie Smith...

Jan 22, 2013

David Earl Doss, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 5:15 at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Dayton, Ohio April 17, 1946, a son of the late David E. and Gertrude F. (Castl) Doss. He was also preceded in death by his sister and brothers-in-law, Alvin Johnson...

Jan 20, 2013

Gregory A. Smith, 50, of DeGraff, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, January 20, 2013 at his home after passing away unexpectedly. He was born September 4, 1962 in Wilmington, Ohio, a son of the late Thomas and Sharon (Thompson) Smith. On May 12, 1990 in New Carlisle, Ohio, he married the former Ann Neigel and...

Jan 19, 2013

Sharon Rose Worsham, 71, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away at 10:45 A.M. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at the Miami Valley Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. She was born in Metamora, Illinois April 28, 1941, to the late Floyd and Ruby (Burton) Finfrock. On March 4, 1965 she married Larry Roy Worsham in Jellico, Tennessee and he preceded her in...

Jan 19, 2013

Robert E. “Bobby Gene” Hughes, 62, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 1:20 A.M. in Sidney Care Center. He was born March 12, 1950 in Sidney, Ohio, to the late Robert and Avril (Pope) Hughes. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Sharon (Roush) Hughes; an infant daughter, Judy Kay; a sister,...

Jan 19, 2013

Rick L. Moore, 57, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born March 19, 1955 in Hardin County Ohio, the son of the late James Wallace and Margaret L. (Lee) Moore. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas E. and Steven A. “Stacks” Moore. He...

Jan 19, 2013

Luella Mae Devine, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born June 15, 1934 in Bellefontaine, to the late Willis and Opal (Dixon) Devine. She is survived by her son, Donald Devine of Bellefontaine. A homemaker and a member of the Zanesfield Community Chapel, Luella enjoyed working with...

Jan 18, 2013

Sharon Yvonne St. Clair, 49, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio with her family by her side. She was born August 22, 1963 in Bellefontaine, Ohio to Rudy E. and Virginia (Robb) Dowdy, who survive in Bellefontaine. On January 9, 1999, she married Greg St. Clair in Bellefontaine and...

Jan 18, 2013

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Martha E. Leiss, 93, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born June 24, 1919 in Shelby County Ohio, to the late Wilbur and Dora (Mumaw) Magoto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl...

Jan 17, 2013

Norman E. Maddox, 76, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening, January 17, 2013 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Madeira, Ohio August 18, 1936, to the late William L. and Roberta (Combs) Maddox. He was also preceded in death by his brother, William “Lewis” Maddox and a sister, RoseMary Osterhout. Norman is survived...

Jan 14, 2013

Virginia M. Griffith, 92, formerly of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 4, 1920, to the late William and Della (Bergener) Klee. On September 17, 1941 she married Robert A. Griffith, Sr. in Wellsburg, West Virginia, and he preceded her in death December...

Jan 10, 2013

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Steve Kraus, 58, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. He was born March 2, 1954 in Delaware, Ohio, to Howard Kraus of Delaware, and the late Jennie Mae (Liggett) Kraus. He is survived by his wife, Maureen Predmore, whom he married February 25, 2000, in Las...