Obituaries

Mar 27, 2017

Erma B. Shultz, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born September 5, 1921, in Monroe Township to the late Samuel K. and Lillie Belle (Stallsmith) Lovett.

She was the youngest of ten children. She married Farrell M. Shultz November 10, 1945, and he preceded...

Mar 27, 2017

Harold E. Smart, Jr. 65, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born February 6, 1952 in Xenia, Ohio, the son of the late Harold Sr. & Katherine (Cline) Smart.  He was also preceded in death by his brother, Michael Smart.

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Mar 25, 2017

Betty Parker, 81, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday morning, March 25, 2017 at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center. Betty was born in Crockett, Kentucky on June 2, 1935 to the late Albert and Sarah Adkins. She married William E. Parker on December 25, 1957 in Urbana and he preceded her in death on February 25, 2016. Betty...

Mar 25, 2017

Charles Kerns, 98, of Belle Center, passed away Saturday morning, March 25, 2017, at his home. He was born in 1919 to the late Donald and Alcie (Allen) Kerns. Chuck married the former Maxine Pickering on August 18, 1940; she preceded him in death in February of 2004. He was also preceded in death by a son Jeffery Kerns,...

Mar 24, 2017

Ralph Richard “Dutch” Regula, 86, of Jackson Center, passed away at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney. He was born in Jackson Center, Ohio on October 23, 1930 to the late Harry A. and Gladys M. (Oakley) Regula. On March 21, 1953 Ralph married the former Janice L. Lunz, and she preceded...

Mar 23, 2017

Patricia A. “Puddy” Thompson, 73, of Belle Center, passed away at 12:25 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Green Hills Care Center. She was born in Urbana, Ohio on September 14, 1943 to the late Leslie Raymond and Thelma (Johnson) McKee. On August 11, 1962, she married Carl E. Thompson Sr. and he preceded her in death, February...

Mar 22, 2017

Carolyn JoAnn Whitaker, 77, of Bellefontaine and formerly of DeGraff, passed away at 8:02 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born in Hazard, Kentucky on November 22, 1939, a daughter of the late Audrey Williams and the late Reese & Bert Rutledge. She was also preceded in death by a brother....

Mar 22, 2017

Michael C. Harrod, 68, of Quincy, passed away at 5:39 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Lima, Ohio on February 11, 1949 to the late Donald Raymond and Imogene (Rupert) Harrod. On November 21, 1992 Michael married the former Gloria Setters, and she survives, along with their three children,...

Mar 22, 2017

Thomas O. Easterly, 73, of Rushsylvania, Ohio passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2017 at Mary Rutan Hospital Emergency Department, Bellefontaine, Ohio. Tom was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on June 20, 1943 to the late Oszy and Margaret (Fall) Easterly. He was also preceded in death by a sister Kay Brewster. Tom was a member of the US...

Mar 21, 2017

Biography

Sylvia Lee (Stafford) Butler, 72, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. She was born in Clearfield, Kentucky on August 11, 1944 to the late Zora and Ina (Howard) Stafford. On May 20, 1961 Sylvia married Curtis Butler in Morehead, Kentucky, and he...

Mar 20, 2017

Brad Alan Pulfer, 42, of Belle Center passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 in Mary Rutan Hospital ER. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on January 26, 1975, the son of Ed and Deb (Stemble) Pulfer, who survive in Belle Center. He is also survived by his two daughters, Rylee (16) and Reagan (12) Pulfer, both of Alger, his twin...

Mar 18, 2017

Lee Anne Olson, 81, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Campbell Place in Bellefontaine. She was born in Logan County on February 26, 1936 to the late William L. and Irene (Fulton) Wickline. On July 11, 1986, she married Lawrence “Larry” Olson and he preceded her in death September 12, 2012....

Mar 18, 2017

Phyllip Jay Newman, 85, of Bellefontaine passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 in Green Hills Care Center. He was born in Bellefontaine on April 15, 1931, the son of the late Harry A. and Helen (Schrader) Newman. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Bernice Jennings and his twin brothers, Gene and Dean Newman. On November 24, 1954,...

Mar 17, 2017

Richard “Dick” William Knowlton, 87, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. He was born in Berea, Ohio, on February 6, 1930, the son of the late C.E. and Caroline Brown Knowlton. Dick grew up in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and graduated...

Mar 16, 2017

Mary Louise Baker, 88, of West Liberty, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Mercy McAuley Center in Urbana. She was born in Urbana, Ohio on February 4, 1929 to the late Howard D. Koch and Avanelle (LeFever) Buck. On December 29, 1956, she married Harold Lee Baker and he preceded her in death on September...

Mar 16, 2017

Thomas L. Shannon, 66, of Dublin, Ohio, a devoted husband, father and brother, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Kobacker House Hospice Care Center after his battle with melanoma. Thom is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary (Childress) Shannon and brother Frank E. Shannon, Jr. all of Delaware, Ohio. He is survived by his wife,...

Mar 14, 2017

Roger L. Pope, 86, of Springhills passed away Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Roger was born in DeGraff, Ohio on July 21, 1930 to the late Harrison L. and Myrtle (Gates) Pope. He married Joan Pope on October 29, 1949 in Greenup County, Kentucky and she preceded him in death on March 22, 1996. Roger...

Mar 13, 2017

Mary Jean Inskeep Williams passed away March 13, 2017, at her Marysville home with her husband of forty eight years by her side.

Mary Jean ("Mijji" to her family) was born June 25, 1949, to John R. and Eileen V. Inskeep in East Liberty, Ohio. After graduating from Logan Hills High School in Zanefield, Ohio, she moved to Washington, D.C. where...

Mar 13, 2017

On March 13, 2017, James W. Brackney took his last breath of life with his daughter Linda (Ron) Leininger by his side. They all said their earthly goodbyes and Jim joined his heavenly father. He was born April 19, 1925 in Waynesfield, Ohio to Clement Brackney and Mary Jane Pepple Brackney. He was a 1943 graduate from Jackson Center....

Mar 12, 2017

William E. “Bill” Finfrock, 72, of DeGraff, passed away at 3:34 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at Bluffton Hospital in Bluffton, Ohio. He was born in Quincy, Ohio on May 31, 1944 to the late Floyd and Ruby (Burton) Finfrock. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sharon Worsham and an infant sister Georgia. On February 21,...