Obituaries

Dec 29, 2014

John W. Ward, 95, of Lakeview passed away at 4:15 a.m. on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital. He was born in Lakeview, Ohio on September 10, 1919 to the late John and Henrietta (Bogart) Ward. On July 20, 1947 he married Ruth Wuenschel, and she preceded him in death on July 19, 1996. John is survived by...

Dec 28, 2014

Elsie M. Powers, 87, of Huntsville passed away at 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center. She was born in West Mansfield, Ohio on November 11, 1927 to the late Russell Samuel and Goldie Mae (Meddles) O’Neil. Elsie is survived by five children; Connie (Gene) Plank of Bellefontaine, John (Jaynie) Powers of Urbana, Donna...

Dec 28, 2014

Peggy Ann Gay, 57, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Grace Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine on July 24, 1957 to the late Lowell Emerson and Mary Edna (Clinehens) Overly. On June 27, 1992 she married Bill Gay and he survives in Bellefontaine. Peggy is also survived by her father-in-law Eugene Gay of Prospect,...

Dec 28, 2014

Francis H. Bell, 96, of Kenton passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center. He was born in Belle Center, Ohio on September 16, 1918 to the late Marion and Aretha (Schrader) Bell. On January 30, 1943 he married Mary Louise Gardner and she survives. He is also survived by his four children;...

Dec 27, 2014

Jerry D. Marker, 75, of Bellefontaine and formerly of West Liberty passed away Saturday evening, December 27, 2014 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. Jerry was born in Logan County on June 2, 1939 to James L. and Alice M. (LeValley) Marker. He married the former Bille Sue Hampton on October 19, 1973 in Bellefontaine and she survives. He is also survived...

Dec 27, 2014

Annabelle Hostetler, 88, of West Liberty, was taken home to Heaven at 5:15 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Champaign County, Ohio on November 3, 1926 to the late W. Howard and Anna S. (King) Shumaker. On February 27, 1947 she married Donald F. Hostetler, and he...

Dec 25, 2014

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Vivian Mary Maude Schrader Hertenstein, Bellefontaine, died the evening of December 25th, 2014. She was 92 years young. Mary was the widow of the late C.H. Hertenstein, who was postmaster in Bellefontaine from August of 1964 until his retirement in December of 1975. Born May 18th, 1922 in Bellefontaine,...

Dec 25, 2014

Clarke W. Hicks, 70, of Bellefontaine passed away at 5:40 a.m. on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at The Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Logan County, Ohio on July 3, 1944 to the late Rev. Earl and Clarabelle (Hill) Hicks. He was also preceded in death by his son Jerome C. Hicks and a...

Dec 24, 2014

On Christmas Eve December 24, 2014 Mary K. Misplon passed on to the next world. She was 89 years old. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Mary was born to Gail Hamilton Wollam and Harry Wollam in Hood River, Oregon on November 11, 1925. After Harry passed away in 1930, Gail and her daughters returned...

Dec 24, 2014

Charlie McClain, 93, of West Liberty passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center surrounded by his family. He was born in West Liberty, Ohio on August 9, 1921 to the late Herbert and Zellah (Bailey) McClain. On December 23, 1948, he married the former Janet Smith in West Liberty and she preceded him in death...

Dec 24, 2014

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George W. Davidson formerly of Bellefontaine died December 24, 2014 at the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield. He was born on North Main Street in Bellefontaine on January 13, 1923 the son of Florenz N. and Daisy (Moore) Davidson. He was predeceased by his parents, a sister Marjorie who...

Dec 24, 2014

Joyce Ann Iman, 73, of West Liberty passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 24, 2014 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on April 21, 1941 to the late George and Rovella Fenton. Joyce married Claude Herbert “Sonny” Iman on April 24, 1959 in Springhills and he preceded her in death on February 28, 2006. Joyce...

Dec 23, 2014

Shirley Smith Ringler Blazer, 88, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Leesburg, Florida passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Friendship Village in Columbus, OH. She was born October 15, 1926, the daughter of the late Warren and Tabitha (Jones) Smith. She married Willis ‘Babe’ Ringler and he preceded her in death on December 28, 1981 and she later married...

Dec 23, 2014

Martha E. Heizer, 83, of Reynoldsburg and formerly of Bellefontaine, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, OH. She was born on September 23, 1931 in Union County, Ohio the daughter of the late Clyde and Lena (Hines) Fields. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Manly Heizer who died...

Dec 22, 2014

Ralph Rea Williams, Jr. 60, of Bellefontaine passed away Monday evening, December 22, 2014 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born in Bellefontaine on August 12, 1954 to the late Ralph R. and Mildred V. (Gildow) Williams, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his sister Virginia Lee Elliott, and a wife Sharon (Kensler)...

Dec 22, 2014

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Harold A. Longbrake, 71, of Marysville and formerly of Rushsylvania passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of Union County, Marysville. He was born near Raymond on April 24, 1943 to the late Harold E. and Laura L. (Askins) Longbrake. Harold was a lifelong proud...

Dec 21, 2014

Denver Alan Ross Dixon, 36, of Zanesfield, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Zion, Illinois. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on Sept. 8, 1978, a son of the late Ross Dixon and Alice (Tapp) (Tony Inskeep) Dixon whom survives in Belle Center. He was preceded in death by twin brothers, Douglas and...

Dec 21, 2014

Judith C. Craig, 78, of West Liberty, passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Green Hills Center, West Liberty. She was born in Hardin County, McDonald Township on February 13, 1936, a daughter of the late Roy and Clarabel (Jones) Byrd. On June 20, 1954 in Belle Center she married Paul R. Craig and he...

Dec 20, 2014

David Allen Heath, 76, of Quincy passed away early Saturday morning, December 20, 2014 at his home following a battle with lung cancer. He was born in Quincy on February 5, 1938 to the late Oliver David and Lena Olive (Yoder) Heath. On July 9, 1961, he married LaDonna Ruth Fry in the Quincy United Methodist Church, and she...

Dec 11, 2014

Margaret Jean “GaGa” Akey, 92, of Zanesfield, passed away at her residence on Thursday, December 11, 2014. She was born in West Mansfield on December 2, 1922 to the late Grover and Dale (McCauley) Hufford. She is also preceded in death by a grandchild, Fred Steinhelfer. Surviving is a son, John Timothy Steinhelfer of Zanesfield; grandchildren, Tim (Kelly) Steinhelfer...