Obituaries

Payton and Ashley Gayman

Payton and Ashley Gayman

Feb 1, 2009

Payton Montgomery Renee Gayman and Ashley Rose May Gayman were stillborn on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Surviving are their parents, Jacob Gayman and Amber Corey, both of Bellefontaine. Surviving is a brother, Jacob Gayman Jr.; sisters, Haley and Nevaeh Gayman; grandparents, John & Peggy Corey of Bellefontaine, Ohio, James Gayman of Kenton, Ohio,...

James Cordrey

James Cordrey

Jan 31, 2009

James Benner Cordrey, 87, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Logan County September 23, 1921, to the late Loren Benner & Nellie Long Cordrey. He is also preceded in death by a sister. Loved by all, he attended the Belle Center Church of Christ...

Martin Joyce, Jr

Martin Joyce, Jr

Jan 27, 2009

Martin A. Joyce, Jr., 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio May 1, 1933, to the late Martin A. and Emma V. (Edmonson) Joyce. He is survived by his companion, Harriette Edwards of Bellefontaine; a son, Martin (Dana) Joyce of Sheffield Village, Ohio; 4...

Deborah Skaggs

Deborah Skaggs

Jan 27, 2009

Deborah A. “Debbie” Skaggs, 53, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Springfield, Ohio, on April 14, 1955, to Charles “Charlie” and Ruby H. Lawson Johns. She was preceded in death by her mother and a sister, Sandra “Sandy” Johns. She is survived by her husband, Jeff W. Skaggs, whom...

William Chambers

William Chambers

Jan 24, 2009

William Darrell Chambers, 71, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2009, at his residence. He was born December 4, 1937 in Macfarlan, West Virginia. He was adopted and raised by the late Eulah Chambers Miller. One brother preceded him in death. Surviving are 2 daughters, Lori Ann (Guy R.) Blauser of Powell, Ohio, and Mary Beth (Greg)...

Robert Hamilton

Robert Hamilton

Jan 23, 2009

Robert Thomas Hamilton, 58, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, September 7, 1950, to the late Beverly Mae Deslandes Hamilton and Roscelle Clark, who survives in Bellefontaine. Also surviving are his 2 sons, Robert Hamilton II of Columbus and Koree Thompson...

Cheryl Bensman

Cheryl Bensman

Jan 23, 2009

Cheryl Jane Bensman, 57, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009 in her residence. She was born in Kenton, Ohio, on April 6, 1951, the daughter of Vernal Lee Willeke, who preceded her in death and Marilyn Joan (Wilkerson) Willeke, who survives in Belle Center, Ohio. Also preceding her in death is her son, Jonathan Adam Bensman, who...

Barbara Allmon

Barbara Allmon

Jan 20, 2009

Barbara Ann Allmon, 69, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born on May 20, 1939, to the late Paul E. & Ruth V. Young Thornton. She is survived by her husband, Thurman A. Allmon, whom she married in Logan County on April 13, 1992. Also surviving is a son, Mike...

Braylyn Warren

Braylyn Warren

Jan 16, 2009

Braylyn Matthew Warren, a son of Sandy Nicole Skeens and Joshua Dale Warren of Huntsville, Ohio, was stillborn Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Other survivors include two brothers, Landon Jimmy Krouse and Isaiah Michael Krouse; maternal grandmother Samantha Skeens of Fairborn, Ohio; paternal grandparents Don and Camille Burton of Huntsville; maternal great-grandparents Clyde...

Russell Jenkins

Russell Jenkins

Jan 16, 2009

Russell H. “Rusty” Jenkins, 55, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in San Diego October 2, 1953, a son of the late George Thomas and Rose Lellet Jenkins. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Annette Jenkins. On May 24, 2001, he married the former Deb Yelton in...

Douglas Herring

Douglas Herring

Jan 16, 2009

Douglas A. Herring, 60, of Hilliard, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, January 30, 1948, a son of Alberta Vance Herring, who survives in Bellefontaine, and the late Simon E. Herring. Also surviving are his wife, the former Lorrie Olson, whom he married February 15,...

J. Plank

J. Plank

Jan 15, 2009

J. Darrell Plank, 85, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009, in Green Hills Center. He was born in Logan County on September 14, 1923. Darrell was the son of the late Joe S. and Gertrude Yoder Plank. On February 4, 1945, he married Mary Kathryn (Kate) Grimes and she survives in West Liberty. They were married...

Helen McGinnis

Helen McGinnis

Jan 12, 2009

Helen F. “Judy” McGinnis, 85, of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 12, 2009, at her daughter’s residence in Lima, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 23, 1923, in Newark, Ohio, to the late George M. and Mary (Oakleaf) Ditter. On January 9, 1944, she married Robert L. McGinnis in Norfolk, Virginia, and...

Robert Marmon Sr

Robert Marmon Sr

Jan 11, 2009

Robert C. Marmon Sr., 62, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009, at The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on January 17, 1946, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to Dolores I. Reams Marmon, who survives in West Liberty, Ohio, and the late Byron C. Marmon. On June 14, 1966, he married Janet Mae...

Shirley Pruett-Hilliard

Shirley Pruett-Hilliard

Jan 10, 2009

Shirley A. Pruett-Hilliard, 54, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 10, 2009, in her residence. She was born in Bellefontaine on February 20, 1954, to Carl Lyon of Bellefontaine and the late Glenna Hower Lyon. On October 6, 2001, she married Jerry W. Hilliard in Bellefontaine, and he survives. She is survived by...

Arnold Hunt

Arnold Hunt

Jan 5, 2009

Arnold Eugene “Gene” Hunt, 80, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and friends Monday evening, January 5, 2009. He was born December 18, 1928 in Mingo, Ohio, the son of the late Roy and Marie (Thompson) Hunt. Gene was a devoted Christian and was employed as a toolmaker at Grimes Manufacturing where he...

Donna Parker

Donna Parker

Jan 2, 2009

Donna L. Parker Donna L. Parker, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born July 24, 1922, in Lewistown, Ohio, to the late Guy & Alma Wagner Neal. She is survived by her husband, Albert F. Parker and son, Jack E. Parker, both of Bellefontaine; brothers, Harry Neal of Zanesfield,...

Doris Thompson

Doris Thompson

Dec 31, 2008

Doris Jean Thompson, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine on September 1, 1934, the daughter of the late Pete and Florence (Snapp) Kotsaris. Also preceding her in death are her brothers, Lester, Bill and Gus Kotsaris. She is survived by her...

Gary Vermillion

Gary Vermillion

Dec 31, 2008

Gary Wayne Vermillion, 47, of New Richland, Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Bellefontaine on June 7, 1961, a son of the late Paul D. and Betty J. Yelton Vermillion. Survivors include four brothers, Paul D. (Donna) Vermillion of Norman, Oklahoma, Steve (Debra) Vermillion of Bellefontaine, and Tim (Louella) Vermillion and Richard (Jill)...

James Eidenour

James Eidenour

Dec 26, 2008

James R. Eidenour passed away at his home the 26th of December, 2008, at the age of 85. He was the son of William and Wyoma Bennett Eidenour of Chillicothe, born 12 April 1923. He married Anna Mae Grable in 1942 and she died in 1973. He then married Jeanette Wright in 1980 and gained a family. Jeanette passed away...