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Obituaries
Elden I. Burnside
Dec 28, 2022
Elden I. Burnside, 89, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at the Green Hills Community Center in West Liberty. He was born in Logan County, Ohio, on December 28, 1933, to the late Henry E. and Helen L. (Newland) Burnside. He is also preceded in death by a son, John E. Burnside; sisters: Joyce Fischer Williams, Connie Hemphill, Kay...
Barbara J. Lee
Dec 27, 2022
Barbara J. Lee, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 27, 2022, at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center, Columbus.
Barbara was born in Marietta, Ohio, on February 27, 1936, to the late Edwin and Freida (Young) Duty. She married Donald Nelson Lee on April 13, 1954, and he preceded her in death on February 12, 2004. Barbara was also...
Evelyn M. Rex
Dec 26, 2022
Evelyn M. Rex, 91, of West Liberty, passed away Monday morning, December 26, 2022, at her home.
Evelyn was born in Zanesfield on July 26, 1931, to the late Ralph and Mabel (Clingerman) Williams. She married Norman Eugene Rex on October 10, 1953, in Zanesfield, and he preceded her in death on March 18, 2006. Evelyn was also preceded in...
Bobby Joe Cole
Dec 22, 2022
Bobby Joe Cole, 47, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 12:19 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022, in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on August 19, 1975, the son of Randy (Alberta English) Cole, Sr. of Rushsylvania and Kathy Chamberlain (Doug) Clark of Bellefontaine.
He is also survived by his son, Jonathan...
Betty Eileen (Cox) Bell
Dec 22, 2022
Betty Eileen (Cox) Bell, age 100, of Quincy, Ohio, went safely home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 22, 2022. She was born November 17, 1922, in Shelby County, Ohio to the late Floyd and Leah (Mason) Cox. She married Junior L. Bell on Valentine's Day in 1943. They shared 56 years of marriage before Junior passed...
Sharon K. (Berry) Greer
Dec 22, 2022
Sharon K. (Berry) Greer, 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on February 20, 1943, the only child of Clarence Melvin and Alice Mary (Thompson) Berry. On February 14, 1965, she married James M. Greer, and he preceded her in death on September 13,...
Linda Prater-Cianfrano
Dec 20, 2022
Linda Prater-Cianfrano was taken from us unexpectedly as a result of domestic violence on December 20, 2022, at her home in Orlando, Florida. She was born on April 11, 1951, to the late William and Ruth Curtin at Kenton Memorial Hospital in Kenton, Ohio.
On September 9, 1972, Linda married Robert D. Prater and he preceded her in death...
Carol Ann Fry
Dec 20, 2022
Carol Ann Fry, 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in her home.
She was born in Kenton, Ohio on January 10, 1943, the daughter of the late Neil Simpson and Gladys Dorothy (Bowman) Shanks. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Thomas Pearl Shanks, and a sister, Kay Hanley.
On June 19, 1965,...
Leslie R. Krabill
Dec 20, 2022
Leslie R. Krabill, 64, of Bellefontaine, passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 2022, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
Leslie was born in San Angelo, Texas, on October 11, 1958, to the late Edward Calvin McIntire, Jr. and Sandra Jean Banks. She was also preceded in death by a sister Angie Davis, and loving companion dog Zeus.
Leslie is survived by...
J. Lee Plank
Dec 18, 2022
J. Lee Plank, 90, of rural West Liberty, passed away Sunday afternoon, December 18, 2022, at his home with his family around him.
Lee was born on November 12, 1932, the son the late Joe L. and Addie (Yoder) Plank. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Lehman, and two brothers, J. Harley Plank and John C....
Pamela Sue Griffin
Dec 16, 2022
Pamela Sue Griffin, 67, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away at 6:05 a.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022, in St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on December 12, 1955. She is preceded in death by her mother, Patricia (Sharp) Baugh.
On January 22, 1972, she married Ray A. Griffin in Urbana, Ohio and he survives along...
Karen Lee Jacobs
Dec 15, 2022
Karen Lee Jacobs, 80, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 1:25 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on September 22, 1942, to the late Robert and Rosalene Andrews. Karen was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Jacobs and a son, Richard Brown.
Karen is survived by children: Joseph (Bobbie) Brown...
Bonnie Draper
Dec 15, 2022
Bonnie Draper, 63, of Russells Point, passed away at 10:35 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 26, 1959, in Fort Benning, Georgia, a daughter of the late Louis Grant "Jeff" and Waneta Joy (Neal) McKinnon.
Bonnie is survived by three children, Melissa (Jacob) Jacobs, Brenda Draper, and Kalaeb (Mariah) Draper;...
James A. Bailey
Dec 13, 2022
James Arnold Bailey, 61, of Lakeview, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at his home.
Jim was born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, on August 15, 1961, to James Edgar and Janet (Prater) Bailey. He was preceded in death by his father, and a brother-in-law Charles Wilson. Jim is survived by his wife Susan (Pritchard) Bailey, whom he married on August...
Rick Robison
Dec 12, 2022
Rick Robison, 69, passed away peacefully at 7:51 a.m. on December 12, 2022, at his Bellefontaine home. He was born on February 23, 1953, to Carl and Martha Robison in Bellefontaine, OH. Rick graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1971.
Rick is survived by his wife of 41 years, Becky Robison and four children, Parker (Lindsey) Robison, Colin...
Bradley K. Jones
Dec 12, 2022
Bradley Kent Jones, 55, of Bellefontaine, passed away Monday evening, December 12, 2022, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Brad was born on October 14, 1967, in Paulding, Ohio, to the late William Kent and Mildred Marie (Perry) Jones. Brad is survived by his wife, Stacie (Arn) Jones, whom he married on December 10, 1994, at St. Mark’s Lutheran...
Robert Wesley Newkirk
Dec 12, 2022
Robert Wesley Newkirk, 70, Bellefontaine, passed away at 4:31 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2022, in Hospice of Central Ohio in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born in Bellefontaine on November 1, 1952, the son of the late Charles O. and Alberta May (Cavinder) Newkirk. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas...
Stan K. Wright
Dec 11, 2022
Stan K. Wright, 73, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2022, in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky on July 2, 1949.
He is survived by his wife, Clara, and their daughter, Angelina “Angie” K. Wright, both of Bellefontaine, and a sister, Vivian DeFrees of Indianapolis, IN.
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Russell L. "Russ" Hamilton
Dec 9, 2022
Our beloved Russell Lee Hamilton went home to be with Jesus on Friday, December 9, 2022, after a year’s battle with a blood disease.
Russ was born to Harley S. and Edna R. Hamilton on March 6, 1936, in Cincinnati, Ohio. When Russ was younger, he enjoyed running with the cross-country team, working on the farm, and participating in Youth...
Norma Rose (Howell) Kritzer
Dec 9, 2022
Norma Rose (Howell) Kritzer, 95, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Dorothy Love Nursing Home on December 9, 2022.
Norma was born May 27, 1927, in Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Sim Howell and Inez Edgecomb. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Estelle Fishbaugh and Cleo Reynolds, as well as a brother,...
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