Obituaries

Sep 17, 2012

Biography

Paul L. Cox, 87, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Logan County Ohio July 31, 1925, to the late Kenneth and Emma Belle (Barr) Cox. On June 8, 1946, he married Phyllis Stokes in Belle Center, and she preceded him in death March 8, 1998. Also preceding...

Sep 15, 2012

Send Flowers Herschel Eugene Bayless December 11, 1939 - September 15, 2012

Herschel Eugene Bayless, 72, of Ridgeway, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Heartland of Bellefontaine with his family at his side. He was born December 11, 1939 in Ridgeway, the second born of the late Delbert L. Bayless and Marjorie (Howell) Bayless, who survives in...

Sep 13, 2012

Biography Martha Jean Metz, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 11:10 A.M. at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born August 5, 1931 in Monroe Township, Logan County Ohio, a daughter of the late Boyd & Louie (Chandler) Bradford. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Betty Carpenter, Helen Wilt, Mary Clark and...

Sep 13, 2012

James “Jim” Edward Herres, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee. He was born July 25, 1935 in Bellefontaine, to the late Herbert Peter and Marguerite (Miller) Herres.  Preceding him in death was a daughter, Denise; and his siblings, Herbert Herres, Mary Fitzwater, Josephine Marsh and Edith Herres. On...

Sep 12, 2012

Lawrence Oliver Olson, 78, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born August 26, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Kenneth Eugene Olson and Mildred Alice Nusbaum Olson. The family moved to the Chicago area in 1937 where Kenneth became the Dean of Journalism at Northwestern University. Larry is survived by...

Sep 12, 2012

Biography

Eleanor Reist Swartz, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 3:08 P.M. Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Green Hills Inn in West Liberty. She was born in Scottsdale, Pennsylvania June 13, 1918, to the late Henry Frank and Lulu Greenwalt Reist. On December 20, 1939, she married Samuel Coffman Swartz, and he preceded her in death October...

Sep 9, 2012

Robert H. Bayliss, 90, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born September 12, 1921 in Rushcreek Township Ohio, to the late Fred and Hazel (Jacobs) Bayliss. On October 14, 1947, he married Martha Antrim in East Liberty, Ohio, and she preceded him in death January 22,...

Sep 9, 2012

Terence Edward Burton, 71, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine November 23, 1940, to the late Lloyd “Tom” and Freda (Smith) Burton. Terence was a 1958 graduate of Bellefontaine High School and was a 1962 graduate of The Ohio State University with...

Sep 7, 2012

Mary Edgington, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with her Lord Friday morning September 7, 2012 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine surrounded by her loving family who held vigil during her last days. Mary was born near Uniopolis, Ohio in Auglaize County November 22, 1930, to the late Virgil W. and Violet V. Rinehart Rash. She married James...

Sep 5, 2012

James “Alvin” Roby, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1929 in DeGraff, Ohio, to the late Emmett R. and Edna M. (Strong) Roby. Preceding him in death was his first wife, Ruth Bush Roby, whom he married December 26, 1951 in Bellefontaine and she passed away October 17,...

Sep 3, 2012

Naomi June Birt, 86, of Rushsylvania, Ohio. went to be with her Lord Jesus Monday, September 3, 2012. One of nine children, she was born November 8, 1925, in Rushsylvania to the late Russell and Mary (Ansley) Crisler. On September 4, 1949, she married Kenneth W. Birt and he preceded her in death September 26, 1995. She was also preceded...

Aug 31, 2012

Kathleen Joy Valencia Dela Pena, 17, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 A.M. Friday, August 31, 2012, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Guam, USA December 7, 1994, a daughter of Reynaldo and Luz Dela Pena. In addition to her parents, Joy is also survived by her brother, Ralph Dela Pena; maternal grandparents,...

Aug 28, 2012

Jeannette Louise Watkins, 59, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Mt. Carmel Hospital East in Columbus, Ohio. She was born March 18, 1953 in Rushsylvania, Ohio, to the late John S. and Maxine L. (Rush) Watkins. Surviving is her significant other, Gary R. Short of Columbus, Ohio; a brother, David (Chris) Watkins of Rushsylvania, Ohio; sister,...

Aug 23, 2012

Charles Grant Rinbolt, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born March 12, 1929 in Briggsdale, Ohio, to the late Burnett and Hazel (Helenthal) Rinbolt. He was previously married to Grace Braden and she preceded him in death February 29, 1992. A granddaughter, Abbygale Elaine Marie Rinbolt, also...

Aug 22, 2012

Ruby I. Smith, 87, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, August 22, 2012 at the Green Hills Center in West Liberty. Ruby was born in Springfield, Ohio July 24, 1925, to the late Clay and Clara DeVoss Halterman. On January 20, 1951, she married Victor B. Smith and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded...

Aug 21, 2012

Deborah McClain, 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at her residence. She was born August 21, 1949 in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Chester and Deloris (Crawford) Argabright. On February 3, 1963, she married Robert A. McClain Sr. in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death February 18, 2008. Surviving are her children, William “Art” McClain...

Aug 20, 2012

Mabel Dunasky Bence, 100, of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at 9:00 P.M. Monday, August 20, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Hungary October 14, 1911, a daughter of the late John and Margit (Budovsky) Kovach. On February 10, 1934, she married Henry Dunasky and he preceded her...

Aug 20, 2012

Clifford Duane Risner, Sr., 77, of Kenton, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton. He was born February 16, 1935 in Hardin County Ohio, to the late Henry Clay and Cora Belle (Risner) Risner. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Max, Elmer, Eva and Betty. Surviving are three sons, Philip (Lisa)...

Aug 18, 2012

Howard H. Heminger, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born September 15, 1916 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio to the late Harry Benjamin and Letha M. (Shibler) Heminger. On January 30, 1937, he married Esther Mae Graham in Richmond, Indiana, and she preceded him in death March...

Aug 14, 2012

John Joseph Harshbarger, 55, of Lakeview, Ohio, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, August 14, 2012. He passed away at Memorial Hospital in Marysville, Ohio. He was born December 4, 1956, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late Lloyd Joseph and Juanita “Dolly” Mae (Daines) Harshbarger. On July 1, 2005, he married the former Sandy...