Obituaries

Nov 13, 2016

Betty Jean Wilt, 86, of Rushsylvania passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Franklin County, Ohio October 3, 1930 to the late Howard and Bertha (Wilson) Spillman. On September 25, 1946, she married Willard “Gene” Wilt and he preceded her in death on April 26, 2016. She was also preceded in death by...

Nov 13, 2016

Robert Charles “Bob” Ritter Jr. 82, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Middletown, passed away at 1:55 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on June 21, 1934 to the late Robert Charles Sr. and Evelyn Irene (Shape) Ritter. Bob graduated from Lemon-Monroe High School where he played basketball...

Nov 13, 2016

M. Juanita Lattimer, 83, of Urbana, passed away at 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 16, 1933 in Sweet Springs, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Byron and Leafy “May” (Walker) Carman. On October 14, 1950 Juanita married Don Douglas Lattimer, Sr. in Richmond, Indiana and...

Nov 13, 2016

Jane Elizabeth Cotterman, 66 of Bellefontaine, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Logan Acres. She was born on December 27, 1949 in LaFollette, TN to the late Harley and Marge (Price) Cotterman. Jane is survived by her brother, David (Jean) Cotterman of Huntsville; nieces, Denise (Tom) Hurley of Huntsville, Darla Chismar...

Nov 13, 2016

Carl Piatt Gray passed peacefully on Sunday evening, November 13th, in the arms of his loving niece Jenny Proctor. He resided at Green Hills Care Center. Carl was born on April 16, 1928 on the family farm settled by his great great grandfather Benjamin Piatt along the banks of the Macochee Stream east of West Liberty. Carl remained on this...

Nov 11, 2016

Delores Josephine “Dee” Shepherd, 86, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:54 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2016 at her home with family at her side. Dee was born in Lima, Ohio on August 12, 1930 to the late William and Rosetta (Sellers) Mawhorr. On December 11, 1947, Dee married Melvin Eugene “Bus” Shepherd in Covington, Kentucky, and he preceded...

Nov 9, 2016

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Gene “Chuck” Bayhan, 69, of Bellefontaine passed away Wednesday morning, November 9, 2016 at his home. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 13, 1947 to the late Dennis J. and Pauline E. (Cyr) Bayhan. Chuck married the former Marylou Williams on July 22, 1972 in Russells Point...

Nov 8, 2016

Steven L. Rhoads, 64, of DeGraff, passed away at 11:34 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on June 10, 1952 to the late Frank Curlis and Donelda Christine (Smith) Rhoads. He was also preceded in death by his son, Christopher Lee Rhoads and a brother, Terry Van...

Nov 7, 2016

Jack Lee Conway, 61, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, November 7, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 6, 1955 to the late Everett and Pearl Ilene (Tolle) Conway. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Misty Conway Schindler, and a brother, Ronald Conway. He is survived by...

Nov 7, 2016

Eugene McKinley Palmer, 83, of West Liberty, passed away on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at Green Hills Care Center, West Liberty. He was born on March 7, 1933 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, a son of the late Elsworth and Edna (Smith) Palmer. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Joan (Blackburn) Palmer. On March 31, 2012, in West...

Nov 6, 2016

Bowen E. Gillespie, 70, of Bellefontaine and North Palm Beach passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016. He was born on April 16, 1946, the son of the late W. Edward and Evelyn (Bersinger) Gillespie. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Christine Bullock and friends he considered brothers, Greg and Steve Kerns. He is survived by his wife,...

Nov 5, 2016

Myrna Anne Stanley, 97, of West Liberty, passed away on Saturday November 5, 2016 at Lifecare Hospice in Wooster, Ohio. She was born in Champaign County, Ohio on January 19, 1919 to the late Marshall L. and Frieda (Kauffman) Miller. On July 20, 1941 she married H. Marvin Stanley and he preceded her in death on February 24, 2009 ,...

Nov 4, 2016

Grace Caroline Steenrod, age 91, of Jackson Center, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on November 4, 2016. She peacefully departed this world at her home outside Jackson Center. Grace was born January 31, 1925 at her parents’ farm home outside Jackson Center. She was the only child of Fred Metz and Alma (Prieser) Metz. She was raised on...

Nov 3, 2016

Patsy A. Ball, 82, of Bellefontaine passed away Thursday morning, November 3, 2016 at Mt. Carmel Hospital – East, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine on March 4, 1934 to the late Clarence F. and Iscah Marie (Hamden) Davis. Patsy married Joseph Paul “Jody” Ament on June 6, 1952 in Fairbanks, Alaska, they later divorced and she married Fred...

Nov 2, 2016

Spencer Lee Cox, 31, of Quincy, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at his home. He was born in Sidney, Ohio on September 12, 1985 to Steven C. Cox and the late Toni Jo (Stahler) Cox. A 2004 Riverside High School graduate, Spencer is survived by his father; two children, Leigha & Ian Cox; a sister, Trina (Brian) Ehlschlager;...

Nov 2, 2016

Keith C. Wall, 64, of Bellefontaine passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at his residence. He was born December 13, 1951 in Champaign County, OH, the son of the late Clifford Carter and Doris Jean (West) Wall. He is survived by his wife, Teresa (Crego) Wall, whom he married on July 29, 1972 in Sidney, OH, their three sons; Brian...

Oct 30, 2016

Linda S. Foster, 60, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Urbana passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on January 9, 1956, the daughter of James Edward Foster, who survives in Lancaster and the late Pauline Louise (Swisher) Foster. She is survived by her daughter, Amber (Jason)...

Oct 29, 2016

John C. Buckenroth Sr. 62, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine on February 5, 1954 to the late Jack and Mary (Beer) Buckenroth. On August 14, 1976, he married the former, Georgia Ament and she survives. He is also survived by his sons, John (Tammy)...

Oct 29, 2016

Robert E. “Bob” Ferguson, 88, of Huntsville, went to be the Lord on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at his home. He was born in Belle Center, OH on January 14, 1928, the son of the late C. Crew and Ethel (Longshore) Ferguson. In June of 1958, he married Judy (Hites) Ferguson, who survives in Huntsville. He is also survived by...

Oct 28, 2016

Paulette Hawkins, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 in St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. She was born in Monroe, Louisiana on June 29, 1938, the daughter of the late Euphrazine (Allen) Coleman. She is survived by her seven children; Valencia Hawkins of Milwaukee, Bridget Hawkins of Bellefontaine, Pamela Robinson of Snellville,...