Obituaries

Mar 14, 2012

James Richard “Rich” Goldsmith, Jr., 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012, surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana May 26, 1950, the son of the late James R. “Jim” and Mary Laurene (Wingfield) Goldsmith. The family would later move to Ohio where Rich graduated from Ashland High...

Mar 13, 2012

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Wilbur S. Sloan, 91, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio. He was born October 22, 1920 in Belle Center, to the late Oscar H. and Ethel (Dunson) Sloan. On December 24, 1946 he married Doris A. Hoon in Huntsville, Ohio, and she preceded him in death December...

Mar 12, 2012

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Gregory A. Yoder, 60, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born June 21, 1951 in Jackson County, Ohio, a son of Mary Jeanette and the late Daniel J. Yoder. He is survived by his mother, Mary Jeanette Yoder of Worthington, Ohio; a sister, Joan (Peter) Macrae...

Mar 8, 2012

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Clarabelle Farrand Lovett, 92, formerly of Bellefontaine and Urbana, Ohio and more recently Crestview Hills, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 9:40 P.M. at St. Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood, Kentucky. She was born June 14, 1919 in Middleburg, Ohio, to the late Ross and Mary (Crowder) Griffin....

Mar 6, 2012

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Robert Eugene “Gene” Kerns, 82, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 2, 1929 in Belle Center, to the late Don O. and Alcie M. (Allen) Kerns. On July 20, 1963, he married Clara Louise Buchanan in Deshler, Ohio...

Mar 5, 2012

Rebecca Jane Scott Brannan Broaddus went to be with the Lord Monday, March 5, 2012 at Vancrest of Urbana in Urbana, Ohio. She was born July 4, 1921, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late Ernest and Sarah (Blane) Cheeseman. She was also preceded in death by a son, Victor Scott; brothers David Cheeseman and Luther Cheeseman; a sister, Martha Lacey;...

Mar 5, 2012

Betty J. Alloway, 83, of Waynesfield, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at Physician’s Choice Hospital in Fremont, Ohio. She was born September 10, 1928 in Zanesfield, Ohio, to the late Orville and Helen L. (Bozman) Oliver. On October 11, 1947 she married Gail Alloway Jr. in Kentucky, and he preceded her in death July 4, 2002. Also preceding...

Feb 27, 2012

Glenna E. Ward, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with the Lord Monday, February 27, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born October 30, 1938 in Lakeview, Ohio, a daughter of the late Virgil and Lola (Markley) Campbell. On August 6, 1956 in Lakeview, she married Stanley Ward and he preceded her in death May...

Feb 27, 2012

Janet Carolyn Fullerton, 73, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 27, 2012 at her residence. The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to: Logan County Cancer Society, Universal Home Health & Hospice or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Feb 26, 2012

Doris J. Thaxton, 85, of Logan County Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, February 26, 2012, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. Doris was born in Huntsville, Ohio July 2, 1926, to the late Mont and Bessie McMillen Cook. She married William S. Skidmore, and he preceded her in death February 7, 1956. She later married Wendell Thaxton February...

Feb 24, 2012

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Dorothy L. Peters, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 24, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 19, 1922 in DeGraff, Ohio, to the late Joshua Lewis and Ida May (Campbell) Nevers. Preceding her in death was her first husband, Charles Gunn;...

Feb 24, 2012

Mary E. Linebaugh, 77, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, went to be with Jesus Friday evening, February 24, 2012 at her daughter’s home. She was born in Alexandria County Illinois January 11, 1935, to the late Franklin and Velma Oldham Danner. On August 26, 1955, she married William L. “Bill” Linebaugh in Harper, Ohio and he preceded her in death July...

Feb 23, 2012

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Gilbert “Bud” Adams Kinney, 89, of Rushsylvania, went to be with the LORD on Thursday, February 23, 2012. He was born on August 3, 1922 near Circleville, Ohio to the late Gilbert W. and Leah Kinney. On September 1, 1942 he married the former Marilyn E. Johnson...

Feb 23, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Robert H. Secrist, 85, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born September 2, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late The Rev. Dr. Frank and Carolyn Barbara (Shafer) Secrist. In October 1950, he married Martha Joan Laughner in Leetonia, Ohio, and...

Feb 20, 2012

Douglas L. Thompson, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012, at his residence. He was born December 8, 1925 in Mt. Victory, Ohio, to the late Stanley and Myrtle (Creamer) Thompson. On December 18, 1948, he married Helen James in Covington, Kentucky who survives along with their children, Cheri (Don) Osteen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Phil (Cindy)...

Feb 19, 2012

Charles A. Himes, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away early Sunday, February 19, 2012, at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born November 30, 1926 in Bellefontaine, the son of the late, George A. Himes and Irene (Richardson) Himes Hare. His loving wife, Janet Ruth Himes, whom he married in February of 1947 in Covington, Kentucky,...

Feb 18, 2012

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Dorothea Grace Headings, 82, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 10:25 A.M. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Logan County Ohio December 4, 1929, to the late Harry and Linnie (Smucker) Kauffman. Two sisters, Elva Yoder and Ruby Dear, and a brother Delphos Kauffman preceded her in death. She is survived...

Feb 16, 2012

Dr. William W. Doup II, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born July 18, 1938 in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to the late Owen and Norma (Long) Doup. His former wife Jean Elizabeth Doup, preceded him in death December 7, 2002. Surviving is a son, William (Julie) W. Doup...

Feb 15, 2012

Josephine V. Taylor, 97, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at her home. She was born in Marysville, Ohio January 20, 1915, to the late Jesse and Eva (Lyman) Turner. Preceding her in death was her first husband, Lynn Warwick. In 1959 she married Clarence Taylor in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death April 17, 1990....

Feb 13, 2012

James Emerson Green, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 at the Wapakoneta Manor in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was born March 31, 1930 in Union County Ohio, to the late Norman and Anna (Armentrout) Green. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Green. Surviving are his siblings, Martha (Everett) James of Wapakoneta and Max...