Obituaries

May 22, 2011

Jack W. Ackerman, 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, as the result of a traffic accident near Belle Center, Ohio. He was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania June 24, 1928, a son of the late Harold and Lillian (Houston) Ackerman. On August 24, 1928 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, he married his wife...

May 20, 2011

June M. Griffith, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, May 20, 2011 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. June was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan June 14, 1925, to the late Hugo J. and Edna E. Gulf LaVerne. She married Charles V. Griffith in Springfield September 10, 1960, and he preceded her in death May 27, 1995. June was also...

May 19, 2011

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and dedicated teacher, Marjorie “Kathy” Barnwell, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born July 31, 1934 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Robert N. and Marjorie (Sain) Metz. On August 27, 1955, she married Robert J. Barnwell in Dayton, and he survives along with...

May 19, 2011

Gary Lynn Davis, Sr., 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and his faithful companion Diego, passed away as the result of a traffic accident in Allen County Ohio, Thursday, May 19, 2011. Gary was born in Bellefontaine October 19, 1947, to the the late Frank Baldwin and Harriet Louise Price Davis, Sr. He married Darlene Auske May 31, 1969 in Russells Point,...

May 16, 2011

Paul E. Moore, 70, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 16, 2011, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio surrounded by his family. He was born July 11, 1940 in East Liberty, Ohio, a son of the late Delmer W. and Florence M. (Hildreth) Moore. He was also preceded in death by a brother, LeRoy Moore. He retired...

May 12, 2011

Ralph E. Jenkins, 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 2:00 A.M. at the Triumph Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Huntsville, Ohio December 24, 1928, a son of the late Lewis P. and Doris (Ritchey) Jenkins. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley (Jamison) Jenkins whom he married in...

May 11, 2011

Helen R. Kelley, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 8:19 P.M. at Green Hills Center in West Liberty. She was born in Marion County, Ohio April 6, 1917, a daughter of the late Clyde Hedge and Faye (Corwin) Mercer, and was a 1935 graduate of Marion Harding High School. On August 23, 1940, she...

May 8, 2011

Arnell “Buzz” Canaday, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 7:30 A.M. Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville, Ohio. He was born in St. George, Georgia July 20, 1936, a son of the late William Monroe & Nellie Stokes Canaday. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Guy Edwin, Franklin and Joseph Canaday and...

May 8, 2011

Michael Robert Houchin, 54, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011 near Indian Lake, Ohio as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio September 18, 1956, a son of the late Robert Frances Houchin who preceded him in death in 2008 and Alice V. (Turner) Houchin in 2001. He worked for the Bellefontaine...

May 7, 2011

Dorothy Anne McCormick, 71, of Belle Center, Ohio, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday morning, May 7, 2011. She was born in Bellaire, Ohio to the late Emily E. Bond and William H. Smith December 19, 1939. She married William B. McCormick on May 26, 1959. Dorothy is survived by her husband William and three children: Beth...

May 6, 2011

Carl Jay “Pappy” Godwin passed away Friday evening, May 6, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born December 27, 1930, in Roundhead, Ohio to the late Jacob Lester and Erma Ann (Neal) Godwin. On December 27, 1951, he married Norma Palmer in Bellefontaine and she survives. Also surviving is a son Steven (Robin) Godwin, and a...

May 3, 2011

Anna Mae Reed, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born July 20, 1933 in Bellefontaine to the late Charles F. and Della (Ball) Wickersham. She married Glenn W. Reed April 27, 1965 in Zanesfield, Ohio, and he preceded her in death December 9, 1991. Also preceding her death were her...

May 2, 2011

Pauline L. Tudor, 81, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born January 21, 1930, in Logan County Ohio, to the late Paul and Lucile (Johnson) Wren. On April 24, 1948 she married Charles Tudor in Logan County and he preceded her in death November 13, 1983. Also...

May 2, 2011

Dwight M. Rogers, 83, of Milford Center, Ohio and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at The Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville, Ohio. He was born September 15, 1927 in Bellefontaine, to the late Kenneth M. and Mary O. (Dytom) Rogers. On June 30, 1948, he married Leota Marie Rogers in DeGraff, Ohio and she...

May 2, 2011

James D. “Frog” Wilson, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 8, 1944 in Monterey, Tennessee to the late B.J. Wilson and Lillie May (Lambert) Murphy who survives in Tennessee. Also surviving are two sons, James “Tony” A. Wilson and Timothy Paul (Sara) Wilson, both of Bellefontaine; his siblings, Harold...

May 2, 2011

Blaine Ellwood Lamb Blaine Ellwood Lamb, 94, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born September 4, 1916 in Wood County Ohio to the late Lester and Edna (Calvert) Lamb. On September 17, 1939, he married Mabel Louise Spencer in Belle Center, Ohio and they were married...

Apr 27, 2011

Ralph Allen Dickinson, 80, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 P.M. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Logan County, Ohio October 2, 1930, a son of the late Thomas Nelson and Ada (Brannon) Dickinson. He was also preceded in death by brothers, George and Kenneth Dickinson and a sister, Grace Wagner. He married the...

Apr 27, 2011

Gertrude “Gertie” Marie Johns, 87, of Kenton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at her residence. She was born November 28, 1923, in Cherokee, Ohio, to the late Guy and Alma (Wagner) Neal. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Irene Beamont. Gertie is survived by her husband, Lester Johns, whom she married in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 3,...

Apr 26, 2011

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April 20, 2011 - April 26, 2011

Coltin Alan Jones, 6 days old, mommy and daddy’s “Tiger” and Grandpa’s “Button”, passed away at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born at 5:39 P.M. April 20, 2011, at The Ohio State Medical Center in...

Apr 25, 2011

Donald M. “Max” Stewart, 75, of West Liberty, Ohio passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Union County in Marysville, Ohio. He was born July 14, 1935 in Champaign County, OH to the late Harry and Doris (Ward) Stewart. On April 7,1953, he married Jane VanVoorhis in Liberty, Indiana, and she survives along with sons, Robert Alan...