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Homer Arnett Jr

Homer Arnett Jr

Aug 25, 2008

Homer Arnett Jr. Homer Arnett Jr., 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008, at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was born April 18, 1931, a son of the late Homer Arnett, former superintendent of parks for the City of Bellefontaine from 1951 to 1971, and Jesse Arnett. He also was preceded in death...

Evelyn Martin

Evelyn Martin

Aug 25, 2008

Evelyn “Jeannie” Jean Martin, 57, of Anderson, Indiana, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at St. John’s Hospital, Anderson, Indiana. She was born in Bellefontaine on August 15, 1951, a daughter of Geraldine Foulk Cost, who survives in Bellefontaine, and the late Howard E. Cost. She also was preceded in death by a brother, James Richard Cost. Survivors include her companion...

Regina King

Regina King

Aug 25, 2008

Regina Lynn King, 52, of West Liberty, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, after a brief illness. She was born in Portsmouth on January 28, 1956, a daughter of the late John and B. Eileen Crabtree Nicely. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Nicely. On. October 1, 1994, she married Alan King...

Ada May Phelps

Ada May Phelps

Aug 5, 2003

Russells Point resident Ada May Phelps, 47, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, in Bellefontaine.

She was born April 14, 1956, in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Merlin David and Monna Zoe Moffitt Henry.

She worked for AVI; a vending machine company at Honda of America. The...

Beatrice Wirick

Beatrice Wirick

Dec 10, 2001

Beatrice M. Woodruff Wirick, 85 of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009, at the Green Hills Center in West Liberty. She was born on May 9, 1923, in Oakes, North Dakota, to the late Lawrence and Dorcas(Farrington ) Davidson. She is also preceded in death by husbands Richard H. Woodruff whom she married on July 13,...

Mary Slonecker

Mary Slonecker

Dec 5, 2001

Mary Alice Slonecker, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, graduated life Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Green Hills Retirement Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Bloom Center, Ohio, on July 11, 1934, a daughter of the late Fred J. and Lylah Rostofer Smith. On March 22, 1953, she married Max Slonecker at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, and he...

Anita Wilson

Anita Wilson

Mar 16, 1994

Anita B. Wilson Anita B. Wilson, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010, in Spring Meadows Care Center in Woodstock, Ohio. She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan December 15, 1937, a daughter of the late Floyd and Flandia Fleck Casterline. On December 30, 1955, she married Harold E. Wilson in Battle Creek and he died March...

Vernon Kauffman

Vernon Kauffman

Sep 22, 1990

Vernon L. Kauffman, 85, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010, at 8:30 A.M. at his home. He was born in West Liberty, Ohio March 11, 1924, a son of the late Ottis and Martha A. Yoder Kauffman. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathy Smith; brothers, Wayne and John Kauffman and a sister, Rosella...

Col. David Zook Jr

Col. David Zook Jr

Oct 4, 1967

Col. David H. Zook Jr. Col. David H. Zook, passed away in Vietnam on October 4, 1967, while serving in the United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Pat; and their children, David H. III; Alice Ann Garett; and Lydia. Pastor Howard Schmitt will conduct a graveside service in conjunction with full military services, in the South...

John Rutherford, Jr

John Rutherford, Jr

Dec 17, 1951

John S. “Butch” Rutherford, Jr., 59, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence. He was born December 17, 1951, to the late John S. Rutherford Sr. and Mayme Joan (Oglesbee) Neer. Surviving are two brothers, Arden (Suzie) Neer Jr. and Andy Neer, both of Bellefontaine, Ohio; Tammi Rutherford Sigman of Mason, Ohio, and Susan Melissa (Lee) Rutherford Alexander of...

John Russell

John Russell

Sep 30, 1950

John Richard “Dick” Russell 84, and Gladis Levone (McColloch) Russell, 85, of rural Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly. Dick and Gladis were married in West Mansfield, Ohio September 30, 1950, by Rev. Frank Roberts and started their life together in Logan County. Mr. Russell was born June 22, 1926, to the late Jesse & Emma Russell near Belle Center, Ohio....

Gladis Russell

Gladis Russell

Sep 30, 1950

John Richard “Dick” Russell Gladis Levone (McColloch) Russell John Richard “Dick” Russell 84, and Gladis Levone (McColloch) Russell, 85, of rural Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly. Dick and Gladis were married in West Mansfield, Ohio September 30, 1950, by Rev. Frank Roberts and started their life together in Logan County. Mr. Russell was born June 22, 1926, to the late...

Carol Shape

Carol Shape

Feb 23, 1936

Carol J. Shape, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at her residence. She was born on February 23, 1936 in West Liberty, Ohio, to the late John David and Gladys Lapp Esch. On December 13, 1959, she married John Shape in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death on April 10, 1995. She is also preceded in death by 5...

Donna Ross

Donna Ross

Jun 26, 1935

Donna Lee Ross, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, business partner and friend ... Donna Ross was an inspiration to everyone who knew her. Born to the late Richard and Roberta Cribley on June 26, 1935, in Mecca, Donna passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the age of 73. She also was...

Henrietta Kennedy

Henrietta Kennedy

Feb 20, 1918

Henrietta Ruth Kennedy, 91, passed away Sunday November 22, 2009 as the result of a stroke suffered on November 2, 2009. As she wished, and with the help of Hospice, she died in her beloved home in Bellefontaine, Ohio, where she has lived since 1953, first with her husband and family, then independently. She was born in Bellefontaine on February...

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