Obituaries

Sep 30, 2012

Kay Abraham, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:26 A.M. Sunday, September 30, 2012 in her home. She was born in Bellefontaine March 11, 1939, to the late Virgil and Alice (Newforth) Knowlton. On May 8, 1960, she married Richard Abraham in Bellefontaine, and he survives, along with their two sons; Scott (Julie) Abraham and Daryl (fiance’ April...

Sep 29, 2012

Adam Johnson, 29, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 A.M. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Beach Cove Resort in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Adam was born in Bellefontaine June 21, 1983, to Dennis and Betsy Jackson Johnson whom both survive. Also surviving are his sisters, Kelley (Steve) Fulmer and Amber Haynes, all of Bellefontaine; brothers, Devon Johnson...

Sep 29, 2012

Meryl “Jeanette” Ferguson Mentzer, 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 9:10 P.M. Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Green Hills Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Hardin County Ohio November 26, 1922, to the late Carl and Leotta (Bland) Struble. On April 14, 1940, Jeanette married Harry Ferguson and he preceded her...

Sep 28, 2012

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Billie L. Patterson, 69, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 23, 1943 in Kenton, Ohio, to the late William Charles and Cynthia “Cy” Lucille (Beatty) Fulton. On November 2, 1963, she married Edwin “Ed” Patterson in Belle Center and he survives....

Sep 26, 2012

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Harley Allen Swaney, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, formerly of Tulare, South Dakota, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Harley was born March 1, 1932, to Lloyd and Lulu (Brummett) Swaney in South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents, his oldest brother while an infant, and a sister-in-law. Harley married Shirley Ost...

Sep 24, 2012

Kenneth J. Wagle, Sr., 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born April 1, 1935 in Logan County Ohio, to the late Ross Wagle and Elizabeth (Buck) Adams. Surviving is a daughter, Dianna (Bobby) Reisinger; two sons, Bryon Wagle and Kenneth J. Wagle, Jr., all of Sidney, Ohio;...

Sep 24, 2012

Norma J. Bray, 81, of West Liberty, Ohio passed away Monday, September 24, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Dayton, Ohio to the late Lawrence and Frances Weaver Gressner. Norma was also preceded in death by a sister Dorothy Walker, three brothers Ellsworth, William and Roy Gressner, and a great-grandson Drew Collins. Norma is...

Sep 22, 2012

Brian Allen Prall, 62, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday morning, September 22, 2012 at his home. Brian was born in Bellefontaine February 4, 1950, to Charles A. Prall and Phyllis A. Wallace. He was preceded in death by his father Charles A. Prall and his step-father, Albert Wallace. He was a veteran of...

Sep 20, 2012

Charlotte W. Liston, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born December 25, 1917 in Bellefontaine, to the late William H. and Nora E. (Kipker) Pash. On February 17, 1940, she married Clarence “Vernon” C. Liston in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death November 22,...

Sep 18, 2012

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Deloris Joan Houser, 87 of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 18, 2012. She was born May 31, 1925 in Quincy, Ohio, a daughter of the late Rev. Clarence A. and Norma L. (Rose) Hubbell. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger E. Hubbell. On...

Sep 18, 2012

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Vance H. Bickham, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:30 A.M. Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home. He was born in Logan County, Ohio January 18, 1934, to the late Raymond L. and Senora (Smith) Bickham. On July 16, 1966, he married the former Elizabeth Bullock in...

Sep 17, 2012

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Paul L. Cox, 87, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 17, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Logan County Ohio July 31, 1925, to the late Kenneth and Emma Belle (Barr) Cox. On June 8, 1946, he married Phyllis Stokes in Belle Center, and she preceded him in death March 8, 1998. Also preceding...

Sep 15, 2012

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Herschel Eugene Bayless, 72, of Ridgeway, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Heartland of Bellefontaine with his family at his side. He was born December 11, 1939 in Ridgeway, the second born of the late Delbert L. Bayless and Marjorie (Howell) Bayless, who survives in...

Sep 13, 2012

Biography Martha Jean Metz, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 11:10 A.M. at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born August 5, 1931 in Monroe Township, Logan County Ohio, a daughter of the late Boyd & Louie (Chandler) Bradford. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Betty Carpenter, Helen Wilt, Mary Clark and...

Sep 13, 2012

James “Jim” Edward Herres, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2012 at the Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville, Tennessee. He was born July 25, 1935 in Bellefontaine, to the late Herbert Peter and Marguerite (Miller) Herres.  Preceding him in death was a daughter, Denise; and his siblings, Herbert Herres, Mary Fitzwater, Josephine Marsh and Edith Herres. On...

Sep 12, 2012

Lawrence Oliver Olson, 78, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born August 26, 1934 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Kenneth Eugene Olson and Mildred Alice Nusbaum Olson. The family moved to the Chicago area in 1937 where Kenneth became the Dean of Journalism at Northwestern University. Larry is survived by...

Sep 12, 2012

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Eleanor Reist Swartz, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 3:08 P.M. Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Green Hills Inn in West Liberty. She was born in Scottsdale, Pennsylvania June 13, 1918, to the late Henry Frank and Lulu Greenwalt Reist. On December 20, 1939, she married Samuel Coffman Swartz, and he preceded her in death October...

Sep 9, 2012

Robert H. Bayliss, 90, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born September 12, 1921 in Rushcreek Township Ohio, to the late Fred and Hazel (Jacobs) Bayliss. On October 14, 1947, he married Martha Antrim in East Liberty, Ohio, and she preceded him in death January 22,...

Sep 9, 2012

Terence Edward Burton, 71, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine November 23, 1940, to the late Lloyd “Tom” and Freda (Smith) Burton. Terence was a 1958 graduate of Bellefontaine High School and was a 1962 graduate of The Ohio State University with...

Sep 7, 2012

Mary Edgington, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with her Lord Friday morning September 7, 2012 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine surrounded by her loving family who held vigil during her last days. Mary was born near Uniopolis, Ohio in Auglaize County November 22, 1930, to the late Virgil W. and Violet V. Rinehart Rash. She married James...