Obituaries

Sep 4, 2011

L. Diane Watkins, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 at 2:17 P.M. at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio following a brief battle with cancer. She was born April 22, 1934, the daughter of the late Elmer Leroy and Donna Katherine (Insley) McBride Young. On October 21, 1956, she married John C. Watkins in...

Aug 30, 2011

Gladys D. Shanks, 90, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Kenton, Ohio February 12, 1921, a daughter of the late Howard and Serdula (Oates) Bowman. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Verna Kay Hanley, 3 sisters and 1 brother. On May 31,...

Aug 29, 2011

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Bill Yelton, 52, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 29, 2011, at 1:33 P.M. at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born in Bellefontaine June 22, 1959, a son of the late Robert Lewis Yelton and Donna Jean (Bishop) Yelton who survives in...

Aug 29, 2011

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Max N. Evans, 72, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at his residence Monday, August 29, 2011. He was born August 1, 1939 in Champaign County, Ohio, to Marshall G. and Dorothy (Connolly) Evans. On June 22, 1963, he married the former Vivian Ann Smith in West Liberty. She...

Aug 28, 2011

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LaVerne Buroker, age 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her grandson’s home Sunday, August 28, 2011. She was born to Johnnie and Dora Shepard Patrick May 9, 1934 in Magoffin County, Kentucky. Survivors include a daughter, Rita Blair of Apache Junction, Arizona; two brothers, Robert (Norma) Blair of...

Aug 27, 2011

Biography Carol Kidwell, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to walk with the Lord Saturday, August 27, 2011. She was born August 24, 1943, to the late Valmore and Bernice (Davis) Jeannotte in Nashua, New Hampshire. She was preceded in death by sons, Darren R. and Dustin J. Kidwell and a grandson, Trent Dean Southard. She is survived by daughters, Alison...

Aug 25, 2011

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Betty Kathleen Plank Lehman, 90, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 4:30 P.M. Thursday August 25, 2011 at Green Hills Center in West Liberty. She was born in West Liberty December 23, 1920, a daughter of the late Joe and Gertrude Yoder Plank. On October 28, 1944, she married Kenneth Lehman, and he preceded her in death....

Aug 24, 2011

Esther “Dickie” Pauline Stevens, 83, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed from this life Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at her residence. She was born April 8, 1928, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late Jessie W. Hill and Mildred I. (Scott) Hill Hines. She married Howard Ray Stevens in Bellefontaine August 12, 1947, and was married 59 years. He preceded her in...

Aug 21, 2011

Dorothy M. Angle, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born May 25, 1919, to the late Carl and Mary Elizabeth (Dunson) Flanagan. On December 16, 1939, she married Vinson W. Angle in Covington, Kentucky, and he passed away in 1996. She was also preceded in death by a son,...

Aug 20, 2011

Kenneth Nichols, Jr., 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed from this life Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Heartland Care Center in Bellefontaine at 3:45 P.M. He was born June 18, 1929, the son of the late Kenneth J. and Edna Marie (Ellis) Nichols. He was the oldest of four children and graduated from Huntsville High School in 1947. He worked for...

Aug 19, 2011

Laurie A. Clark, 49, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away, after a courageous fight with complications associated with diabetes, at 12:40 A.M. Friday, August 19, 2011 at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born June 18, 1962 in Bellefontaine, she was the daughter of Lester Duane and Ruth (Holycross) Wooddell. Her father preceded her in death December 12, 1985....

Aug 19, 2011

Hans Adolf Schmitt, 79 of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday evening August 19, 2011 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born April 21, 1932, the son of the late Adolf and Elise (Beckman) Schmitt in Mutterstadt, West Germany. On November 16, 1974 he married Janet Masson in Las Vegas, Nevada, and she survives, along with...

Aug 19, 2011

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August 19, 2011 - August 19, 2011

Our precious daughter, Olivia Lou Ann Christine Buroker, entered into the arms of her parents, Eric and Polly Buroker, at 9:46 P.M. Friday, August 19, 2011, and is now resting in the arms of Jesus. In addition to her parents and brother, Austin Buroker...

Aug 19, 2011

Kathleen “Kay” Zell, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 19, 2011. She was born in Lewistown, Ohio to the late Louie and Pearl (Johnson) McDonal August 4, 1917. She was also preceded in death by step-sons, Glendall, Elden, Lynn, Gordon and Kerryn Zell; brothers, James, Lee and Elvin McDonal; a sister, Ruth Lawson...

Aug 19, 2011

James Edwin Small, 81, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away at Mary Rutan Hospital Friday, August 19, 2011. He was born October 9, 1929 in Zanesfield, to the late Willard R. and Helen (Hewlings) Small. On September 11, 1954 he married Betty L. Pash in Bellefontaine, and she survives along with their children, Judith C. (Ed) Zell of Logan, Ohio,...

Aug 16, 2011

Paul Fitzpatrick, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 8:20 A.M. at Green Hills Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Logan County, Ohio April 3, 1925, a son of the late Patrick and Lucia (Parks) Fitzpatrick. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Lawrence. On May 28, 1960 in...

Aug 15, 2011

Nancy Jo Lantz, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born February 23, 1936 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late Harold Lewis and Esther Mae (Farrison) Jolliff. On July 21, 1956, she married Gene Paul Lantz in Richmond, Indiana, and he preceded her in death October 22,...

Aug 12, 2011

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Lester R. Born, Jr., 88, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Friday August 12, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He married Mary E. Bush in Springfield, Ohio, and she survives. Also surviving are two sons; Lee (Joannie) Born of Mt. Dora, Florida and Bruce (Rosemary) Born of Springfield; two daughters, Linda (Gene) Gooding of Vermillion,...

Aug 11, 2011

Robert T. Vernon Sr., 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born July 15, 1948 in Bellefontaine, to the late Howard L. and Geraldine (Muth) Vernon. On August 28, 1970, he married Sandra L. LeVan in Bellefontaine, and she survives along with a son, Robert T. (Amy) Vernon Jr. of Sidney, Ohio;...

Aug 10, 2011

Virginia E. Millice, 91, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Vinton County, Ohio July 25, 1920, a daughter of the late Virgil and Cora L. (Russell) Thaxton. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Julie Ervin, a son, Ronald Miller, two...