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Edward Carson

Edward Carson

Mar 4, 2009

Edward Carson, 70, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 4, 2009, at The Flower Hospital with his loving family at his side. He was born January 29, 1939 in Hardin County, Ohio, to Carl and Eva (Dughman) who preceded him in death. Ed is survived by his loving wife Anita (Ammons) of 47 years, whom he married on...

Shirley Dipple

Shirley Dipple

Mar 2, 2009

Shirley Kay Dipple, 67, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 2, 2009, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 19, 1941, in Bellefontaine, to the late John J. and Wilma V. (Weatherby) Downing. On June 11, 1960, she married Harold Dipple Jr. in Bellefontaine and he survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters, Julie...

Mary Berry

Mary Berry

Mar 1, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Berry, 86, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2009 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born to the late John & Golda (Patterson) Rutherford on January 6, 1923 in McArthur Twp. Logan County, Ohio. On March 26, 1955, she married Russell E. “Gene” Berry in Huntsville, Ohio, and he preceded her...

Vern Hoffman

Vern Hoffman

Feb 26, 2009

Vern C. Hoffman, 57, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born May 13, 1951, in Union County, Ohio, to the late Robert F. & Clarabelle Piper Hoffman. Surviving are brothers, Dan Hoffman of Peoria, Ohio, Dennis Hoffman of Plain City, Ohio and John Hoffman of Mechanicsburg,...

T.H. Goodwin

T.H. Goodwin

Feb 25, 2009

T.H. “Jim” Goodwin, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and formerly of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born January 20, 1921, in West Burro, Ohio, to the late Vernie & Olive (Jones) Goodwin. 60 years ago, he married Mary E. Barney July 17, 1942 in Montgomery County and she survives....

James Pope

James Pope

Feb 25, 2009

James K. Pope, 53, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at his residence. He was born on December 1, 1955, to Paul L. and Leatrice J. (Burroughs) Pope. He is survived by his mother, Leatrice of Bellefontaine, Ohio; a son, Shawn Pope of Belle Center; 3 brothers, Michael (Kathy) Pope of Rushsylvania, Ohio, David (Jean)...

H. Stanley

H. Stanley

Feb 24, 2009

H. Marvin Stanley, 95, of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Marvin was born on May 8, 1913, son the late Walter and Elta Coover Stanley near West Liberty, Ohio. He was married on July 20, 1941, to Myrna Anne Miller for 67 years and she survives. They are the...

Saundra Myers

Saundra Myers

Feb 23, 2009

Saundra M. Myers, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 5, 1940 to the late Donald W. & Donna Mae (Norris) Wilgus. On February 24, 1984, she married Jesse C. Myers in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on November 17, 2005. She is also...

Carl Cantrell

Carl Cantrell

Feb 21, 2009

Carl Marvin Cantrell, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, formerly of Santa Clarita, California, went home to be with Jesus, Saturday, February 21, 2009, due to natural causes after a lengthy illness. He was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, January 4, 1936. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nora Lynch and Arthur Cantrell, his sisters, Blanche, Dorothy, Margie and Bonnie and...

Joel Straker

Joel Straker

Feb 21, 2009

Joel Craig Straker, 50, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1958 in Lima, Ohio to Robert Jay & Beverly K. Williams Straker. He was preceded in death by his father on July 23, 2004. Surviving is his mother, Beverly, of Rushsylvania; a daughter, Marice Clark of Bellefontaine,...

Charles Newman Jr

Charles Newman Jr

Feb 19, 2009

Charles “Charlie” E. Newman Jr., 81, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born May 23, 1927, in Bellefontaine, a son of the late Charles E. and Eva Lou Engle Newman. He was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas Newman. On December 31, 1947, he married the...

Betty Metz

Betty Metz

Feb 17, 2009

Betty L. Metz, 82, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at the McAuley Center in Urbana. She was born on September 29, 1926 in Champaign County to the late Walter & Mary K. (Jenkins) Neer. She married Samuel W. Metz on April 23, 1949 in Urbana and he preceded her in death in 1998. Also preceding...

Dr. William Bruce II

Dr. William Bruce II

Feb 16, 2009

Dr. William K. Bruce II, 69, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born April 17, 1939, in Marion, Ohio, to the late William K. and Ruth N. Leonard Bruce. On March 22, 1980, he married Robin Stecschulte in DeGraff, Ohio, and she survives along with 3...

Thomas Messner

Thomas Messner

Feb 15, 2009

Thomas I. Messner, 66, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Logan Acres after a long courageous battle with ALS. He was born on September 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late William H. and Blanche Bayne Messner. On October 7, 1975, 33 years ago, he married Patricia A. Severs in Zanesfield, Ohio, and she...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Feb 15, 2009

Richard H. Smith, 80, of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away at his home on Sunday morning February 15, 2009. He was born March 31, 1928, in Logan County Ohio, the son of the late Clifford J. and Dorothy K. Downing Smith. On May 26, 1948, 58 years ago, he married Lois J. Sampson Smith and she preceded him in death...

Rachel Branan

Rachel Branan

Feb 11, 2009

Rachel A. Branan, 83, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born October 3, 1925, in Kenton, Ohio, to the late W. Dow and Mary Jane Swanigan Wagner. On June 27, 1941, she married Paul Branan in Kentucky and he preceded her in death September 28,...

Paul Watkins

Paul Watkins

Feb 10, 2009

Paul D. Watkins, 76, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Gene Marine will conduct the graveside service at 10:00 am on Friday, February 13, 2009, at the Zanesfield, Ohio Cemetery. The Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine handled the arrangements. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.eichholtzfuneralhome.com

Mabel Wayman

Mabel Wayman

Feb 10, 2009

Mabel A. Wayman, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born on May 13, 1927, in Champaign County, Ohio, to the late Alfred and Mildred Vaughn Johnson Larry. She married George Wayman Jr. in Champaign Co. and he preceded her in death on January 15, 1969. She is also preceded...

DeVelva Graves

DeVelva Graves

Feb 10, 2009

DeVelva A. Graves, 86, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Logan Acres. She was born October 25, 1922, in Logan County to the late Ora & Mabel Wilgus Garman. On August 30, 1943, she married Fred “Bus” Graves Jr. in Covington, Kentucky, and he preceded her in death June 20, 1998. She is also preceded in...

Ruth Fulkerson

Ruth Fulkerson

Feb 10, 2009

Ruth E. Fulkerson, 86, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 12:13 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Logan County February 17, 1922, a daughter of the late Robert J. and Anna Jane Patterson Aiken. On February 14, 1944, she married Andrew F. Fulkerson in Belle Center, and he survives,...

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