Obituaries

Feb 8, 2013

Roger S. Horsley, 66, of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with the Lord and his beloved dog Samantha at 2:34 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Jackson County Ohio March 8, 1946, to the late Shirley and Ruth Salyers Horsley. Two brothers, Kenneth and Roland Horsley also preceded him in death. On...

Feb 7, 2013

Lova Ella Leiss, 87, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Shelby County Ohio March 23, 1925, to the late Clyde Coleman and Nellie Golda (Shoffner) Watkins. On November 5, 1942, she married Clarence E. Leiss in Port Jefferson, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 7, 2013

M. Gladys Van Ness, 100, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born June 8, 1912 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Guy Park and Anna (Schwartz) Skinner. On November 1, 1934 she married Charles “Fred” Van Ness in Sharonville, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 6, 2013

Vickie E. Creviston, 65, of West Mansfield, Ohio, passed away at 12:12 A.M. Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in Logan County Ohio August 16, 1947. On July 9, 1986, she married Roger Creviston and he survives in West Mansfield. She is also survived two daughters, Kimberly Creviston and Heather (John) Leseganich, both of Marysville,...

Feb 4, 2013

Edward Paul McGhee Jr., 44, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born October 25, 1968, in Elkton, Maryland to Bertha “Bert” (Rudolph) Schwaderer of Bellefontaine and Edward (Marilyn) McGhee, Sr. of Lima, Ohio who both survive. Also surviving is a sister, Sharon (Cleve) Walden Jr. of Bellefontaine; a...

Feb 4, 2013

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Vera Arretta Thomas, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio February 4, 2013. She was born to Charles Adam and Fredah Irene (Jacobs) Thomas May 21, 1925 near Cheshire, Ohio at the home of her grandparents,...

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...