Obituaries

Jun 22, 2013

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LaDonna Wales, 88, of Geneva, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Lakeland Living Opportunities in Madison, Ohio. She was born March 20, 1925, in Logan County Ohio to the late Joseph O. and Augusta (Stratton) Wales. She was also preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Hazel and Marvin Barren. Pastor Jonathan Bull will...

Jun 20, 2013

Hubert Owen Yoder, 97, of DeGraff, Ohio and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 10:27 A.M. Thursday, June 20, 2013 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in West Liberty September 30, 1915, to the late Elbe and Zella (Wirick) Yoder. He married...

Jun 19, 2013

Laura Agnes Marker, 88, of Ft. Jennings, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord. She was born October 20, 1924, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late Clarence and Agnes Lucile (Grant) Stevens. On September 19, 1944, she married Junior D. Marker in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death June 13, 2001. She was also preceded in death...

Jun 17, 2013

Bernadine Keller, 88, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday June 17, 2013, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born December 17, 1924, in Hardin County Ohio to the late Bernard and Mildred (Crook) Smith. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Laurea Ansley. On June 18, 1949, she married David C. Keller in...

Jun 16, 2013

Mary Lou Inskeep, 97, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013, at her residence. She was born October 26, 1915, in Bellefontaine to the late Leslie and Leona (Buchenroth) Mohr. On December 24, 1934, she married Herbert Polk Inskeep in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death November 20, 2012. She was also preceded in death...

Jun 15, 2013

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Elmer Ray Payne, 69, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, June 15, 2013 at his home. He was born in Springfield, Illinois March 8, 1944, to the late Delbert and Hazel (Miller) Payne Sr. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Delbert Payne Jr. On March...

Jun 15, 2013

Pamela Ann Moyer Simpson, 61, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 6:05 A.M. Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio August 15, 1951, to the late Edward Arthur and Bertha Mae (Spillman) Moyer. On December 28, 1985, she married Timothy Edward “Tim” Simpson and he preceded her in death March 17,...

Jun 15, 2013

Leon Jay “Pinky” Kerns, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine October 3, 1923, to the late Ray and Evalina (Beightler) Kerns. On April 7, 1946, he married the former Jean Alice Morningstar in Lima, Ohio. She survives along with their children, Linda (Jim)...

Jun 14, 2013

Audra Irene Shaw, 84, of Rushsylvania, Ohio passed away Friday evening June 14, 2013, at the Homestead at Logan Acres in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Auglaize County Ohio July 24, 1928, to the late Samuel LeRoy and Hazel Maybell (Hower) Reinhart, and was raised by her aunt and uncle Avis and Ray Hower. She married Roger A....

Jun 14, 2013

E. Jean (Hadley) Jones of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, June 14, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine to the late Donald Linton and D. Blanche (Sine) Hadley. She married William E. Jones February 2, 1952, in Richmond, Indiana and he preceded her in death March 25, 1991. Jean is survived by...

Jun 13, 2013

Edwin L. Arnett, 93, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio and currently of North Ft. Myers, Florida passed away Thursday evening, June 13, 2013 at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida. He was born in Jackson Center, Ohio December 15, 1919, to the late Logan and Sophia (Zwiebel) Arnett. On December 9, 1945, he married the former Margery June Pence...

Jun 10, 2013

N. Maxine Willoby, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013 at the Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was a Logan County Ohio native born November 24, 1917, the daughter of the late Milton and Nellie Victoria (Ammons) Jacobs. She married Robert M. Willoby in Angola, Indiana May 3, 1952, and he preceded her...

Jun 8, 2013

Carl E. Wallace, 74, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away at 4:10 A.M. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Huntsville, Ohio October 18, 1938, to the late Daniel Alvin and Martha (Herren) Wallace. On May 25, 1958, he married the former Sybil Kennedy and she survives. He is also survived by...

Jun 6, 2013

Nelson E. Breidenbach, 86, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Cherith Care Center at Willow Brook in Delaware, Ohio. He was born June 15, 1926, in Forest, Ohio to the late Walter and Gertrude (Long) Breidenbach. On April 20, 1947, he married the former Patricia Helen Wooley in Kenton, Ohio, and she preceded him...

Jun 6, 2013

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Troy E. Meyer, 42, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening June 6, 2013, at his home. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to George Herman and Rebecca “Becky” Harrison Meyer August 14, 1970. He was preceded in death by his father December 17, 2008. Troy is survived by...

Jun 4, 2013

Bryce D. Walker, 55, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013. He was born November 25, 1957, in Bellefontaine to the late Donald P. and Barbara (Grant) Walker. Surviving are two daughters, Katonya (Michael) Hill and Charlesetta (Anthony) Toliver, both of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren; sisters, Bambi (Tim) Walker-Rogan, Dawn (Marvin) Walker-Rogan, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Alicia...

May 31, 2013

Irene C. Bourgeois, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born May 16, 1930, in Joplin, Missouri to the late Orville and Merle (Trenary) Cale. On May 16, 1948, she married DeWayne Leon “Bud” Bourgeois in Grove, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death October 4, 1999....

May 31, 2013

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Edward A. Reynolds, 53, of Russells Point, Ohio, lost his battle with cancer Friday, May 31, 2013 at his home. He was born in Lima, Ohio October 20, 1959, to the late Merle E. and Betty R. (Bryan) Reynolds. He was also preceded in death by a grandson Shawn F.E. Beair. Ed is survived by his children, Jeanna...

May 26, 2013

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George C. Forsythe Sr., 75, of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born November 8, 1937, in East Liberty to the late Walter and Bertha (Peter) Forsythe. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Forsythe. On December 29,...

May 25, 2013

Rev. Richard J. Johnson, 91, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, at his daughters’ residence in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born May 13, 1922, in Alliance, Ohio to the late Willis B. and Alice (Kinsey) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Horace and Robert Johnson. On August 16, 1952, he married the...