Obituaries
Rick James
Oct 28, 2022
Rick James, 58, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2022, at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 23, 1964, a son of the late Michael Gene James and Donna Marie (Armentrout) Adkins.
Rick is survived by his seven children, Brandon (Doyoung) James, Kyle (Brook) James, Adrianne (Justin Roebuck) Jones, Brittany James, Erika (Travis) Rhoads,...
Kerry "Bud" Lee Douglas II
Oct 27, 2022
Kerry L. “Bud” Douglas, 26, of Bellefontaine, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022, at his home. He was born on November 3, 1995, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a son of Kerry Lee Douglas and the late Sherry Lynn (Harshfield) Douglas.
Bud is survived by his father; stepmother, Chasity Scott; five siblings, Jessica Douglas, Amie Hoffer, Colten Douglas, Jacob Willis, and...
Paul Franklin Hemphill
Oct 25, 2022
Paul Franklin Hemphill joined his Heavenly Father on Monday, October 25, 2022, while a resident at Logan Acres Senior Community.
Paul was born the second of three sons to Frank and Helen (Johnston) Hemphill on January 24, 1928. He was born in the third house (built by his grandfather Cyrus Johnston in 1898) on the 1832 Johnston Homestead, 7570 County...
Larry E. Royer
Oct 20, 2022
Larry E. Royer, 63, of rural Belle Center, passed away at 3:05 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2022, in Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Kenton, Ohio on December 18, 1958, the son of Eugene and Mariann (Wienken) Royer, who survive in Belle Center.
On July 6, 2011, he married Kristie (Shafer) Royer, and she survives.
He is also...
Ronald Mack Oaks
Oct 16, 2022
Ronald Mack Oaks, 79, of Bellefontaine, died peacefully at 6:58pm on Sunday evening, October 16, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.
Ron was born on June 10, 1943, in Huntsville, Texas, son of the late Paul Morris and Rachel Ann (Hovis) Oaks. He married the love of his life, Yvonne Marie Fuller on June 26, 1966, in Grand Rapids,...
Charles Raymond Baker
Oct 14, 2022
Charles Raymond Baker of Bellefontaine, Ohio, shucked his mortal coil in the early morning hours of October 14, 2022.
He was born December 27, 1926, in Plain City, Ohio to John W. and Addie Baker, the 2nd oldest of 12 children having 7 brothers and 4 sisters. Known to his family and friends as “Ray” or “Chuck.”
An ordinary man...
Margery Sue Wiles
Oct 14, 2022
Margery S. Wiles, 91, of DeGraff, passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Ohio Living Dorothy Love, in Sidney, Ohio. She was born on December 15, 1930, in Champaign County, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry Ellsworth and Elizabeth Euphemia (Barger) Sidders. In addition to her parents, Margery was preceded in death by her son,...
R. William "Bill" Melhorn
Oct 13, 2022
R. William ‘Bill’ Melhorn, age 94, having lived an extraordinary and full life, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022, under the compassionate care of The Sheridan at Green Oaks Memory Care in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
Bill was born in Tampa, Florida, to Roy and Mabel (Wilson) Melhorn. The family then settled in Dayton, Ohio, where Bill spent his...
Paul M. Thomas
Oct 13, 2022
Paul Matthew Thomas, 51, of Bellefontaine, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 13, 2022, in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
He was born in Bellefontaine on May 13, 1971, the son of Robert Easter and Nadine Marie (Conner) Thomas, who both survive.
On December 23, 2016, he married Nicole “Niki” Sorreles, and she survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Megan Thomas,...
Sheryl Morris
Oct 12, 2022
Sheryl Morris, 91, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 8:28 p.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born on February 21, 1931, at 119 S. Madriver Street in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a daughter of the late Hamer Brunner and Grace Irene (Teets) Fuson.
On December 27, 1951, Sheryl married Karl Ellis Morris in Marysville,...
Betty LaVerne (Purk) Reames
Oct 12, 2022
Betty L. (Purk) Reames, 77, of East Liberty and formerly of DeGraff, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on August 23, 1945, a daughter of the late Wilbur Ray and Pauline LaVerne (Thomas) Purk. In addition to her parents, Betty was...
William "Joe" Herring
Oct 10, 2022
William “Joe” Herring, 85, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 5:59 p.m. on Monday, October 10, 2022, at his residence.
He was born in Logan County, Ohio on June 27, 1937, the son of the late William George and Mary Lu (Ricks) Herring Meyer, along with his late stepfather, Lawrence Meyer. He was also preceded in death by a son, Rodney...
Patricia Ann Rickert
Oct 10, 2022
Patricia Ann Rickert, 85, of Jackson Center, passed away Monday evening, October 10, 2022, at Fair Haven Shelby County Home.
Patricia was born in Sidney, Ohio, on April 14, 1937, to John and Freda (Allenbaugh) Ambos. She married Lowell John Rickert on June 25, 1955, and he preceded her in death on November 27, 2013. Patricia was also preceded in...
George R. Pool
Oct 4, 2022
George R. Pool, 84, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, in Ayden Health Care of Belle Springs, Bellefontaine.
He was born in Clarksburg, Ohio on November 16, 1937, the son of the late Faye M. and Lucille (Lash) Pool. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.
Survivors include two brothers, Robert “Bob”...
Phyllis E. Piatt Young
Oct 3, 2022
Phyllis E. Piatt Young, 96, of West Liberty, passed away Monday morning, October 3, 2022, at Green Hills Care Center.
Phyllis was born in West Liberty, on February 11, 1926, to the late Earnest and Helen Marie (Harner) Hines. She married John E. Piatt in 1946, and he preceded her in death in 1983. She later married Roland “Red” Young...
Duane Dennis "Denny" Brown
Oct 1, 2022
Duane “Denny” Dennis Brown, 75, of DeGraff, passed away at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Dayton VA Hospice in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on April 7, 1947, in Sidney, Ohio, a son of the late Duane Delbert and Lola Mae (Ammon) Brown.
On January 13, 1995, Denny married Madeline Joyce (Allen) Brown in Bellefontaine, Ohio...
Byron Kermit "Scottie" Scott
Oct 1, 2022
Byron Kermit, “Scottie”, Scott, 87, passed away on October 1, 2022, following a full life which included two stents in the military, cartooning, varied and lengthy career in newspaper work that included writing and photography, truck driving, flower delivering and as a Lake Township trustee, just to name a few. Scottie liked to keep busy.
Born in Monroe...
Marilyn Kay Williams
Sep 29, 2022
Marilyn Kay Williams, 76, of Belle Center, passed away Thursday evening, September 29, 2022, at her home.
Marilyn was born in Lima, Ohio, on February 5, 1946, to the late Howard L. Klingler and Ethel Crider Klingler. She was also preceded in death by a brother Dave Klingler.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Harvey “Gene” Williams whom she married...
Twylah Mae Argabright
Sep 28, 2022
Twylah Argabright, 90, of Jackson Center, passed away at 7:38 a.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at her home. She was born in Shelby County, Ohio on March 1, 1932, a daughter of the late Lewis and Julia (Wilt) Wiessinger.
Twylah married Paul Kenneth Argabright, and he preceded her in death on March 29, 1994. She was also...
Margie Anita Albert
Sep 27, 2022
Anita Albert, 76, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Campbell Place in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born on June 8, 1946, in West Liberty, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harold Henry and Margery (Everhart) Albert.
Anita is survived by two sisters-in-law, Martha Albert of West Liberty and Connie Albert of Clarksville,...
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