Obituaries

Jun 2, 2015

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Lee A. Spriggs, 48, of Quincy, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at his residence. Lee is a graduate of Riverside High School. He enjoyed working as a mechanic with his good friend Charles Morrison. Lee is survived by his parents, Robert (Sandra) Spriggs and Donna Spriggs; sisters Lisa Spriggs and Lora (Michael) Haines; daughters Tammy Wolaver and...

Jun 1, 2015

Mildred Janet Birt, 96, of West Liberty, went to her eternal home on Monday, June 1, 2015. She was born September 21, 1918 to the late Frank and Verna (Story) Perry. On April 10, 1938 she married Arthur Birt in Newport, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on September 24, 1996. She is also preceded in death by...

May 31, 2015

Gladys V. Deardurff, 77, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday evening, May 31, 2015 at Ohio State Hospitals-East, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Shelby County on December 16, 1937 to the late Virgil and Phebe (Ralston) Shroyer. Gladys married Marion “Earl” Deardurff on July 1, 1956 in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on January 13, 2014. She...

May 31, 2015

Jesse James Savage, 53, of Bellefontaine, Ohio left us Sunday evening, May 31, 2015 at the Zusman Hospice at Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He was born in Bellefontaine on January 30, 1962 to the late Thomas Edward and Betty (Kreglow) Savage. Jesse was a small business owner and was a charter...

May 31, 2015

Max D. Harr, 82, of West Liberty, passed away at 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Green Hills Care Center. He was born in Zanesfield, Ohio on February 9, 1933 to the late Max Carlisle and Edna Oakey (Van Voorhis) Harr. On March 3, 1957 he married the former Kuma Kathleen McDonald and she preceded him in death...

May 28, 2015

Linda L. Peters, 75, of West Liberty, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. She was born on March 2, 1940 in Urbana to the late Harry and Irene (Kelly) Prater. On April 15, 1967 she married Merlyn E. ‘Earl’ Peters and he survives. Also surviving is a daughter, Darla Summerlin of Tennessee; three sons,...

May 25, 2015

Marjorie Kay Lotz, 76, of Jackson Center passed away Monday afternoon, May 25, 2015 at her home. She was born in Lima on April 6, 1939 to the late Fred H. and Maxine E. (Harris) Bunke. She was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law Diane Lotz. A 1957 graduate of Jackson Center High School, Marjorie worked for 27 years...

May 25, 2015

Naomi Eileen Gildow, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 in Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in York Center, Ohio on July 2, 1931, the daughter of the late Adam and Thelma (Sherman) Price. On May 25, 1949 she married Garld “Gail” Richard Gildow in Union County and he preceded her in death on March 24,...

May 24, 2015

Dolores V. “Lolly” Helmlinger, 76, of Lakeview, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 24, 2015 at her home. She was born in Goshen, Indiana on August 1, 1938 to the late Edward and Mary (Tharp) Maurer. Lolly was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Judy Pickering and Pat Spees; and 2 brothers, Phil Maurer and Greg Maurer. Lolly worked...

May 23, 2015

Beatrice (Bea) Chambers, 98, of West Liberty passed away Saturday morning, May 23, 2015 at her Green Hills assisted living apartment with her family at her side. She was born in West Mansfield on August 22, 1916 to the late R. Burl and Goldie Mae (Ansley) Harvey. Beatrice married Richard G. Chambers on October 1, 1938 in Rushsylvania and...

May 18, 2015

William L. Smith, 67, of Bellefontaine, passed away Monday afternoon, May 18, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Piqua on November 12, 1947 to the late Gary M. and Dorothy P. (Poland) Smith. Bill worked many years at RTC. He was a big Elvis Presley fan and loved everything Ohio State. In his spare time, Bill...

May 17, 2015

Arthur Leroy Dearwester, Jr., 70, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine on April 8, 1945 to the late Arthur Leroy and Alice K. (Mortell) Dearwester, Sr. A veteran of the US Army, Art served during the Viet Nam Conflict. Upon returning to Bellefontaine, Art went to work and later retired...

May 15, 2015

Margaret Ruth Huston Laporte, 90, of Bellefontaine passed away at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Campbell Place in Bellefontaine. She was born in Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio on October 16, 1924 to the late Orla D. and Mae L. (Thrush) Huston. On May 8, 1946 she married Kenneth Laporte in Bellefontaine, Ohio and he preceded...

May 15, 2015

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Clayton C. Hursh, Jr. passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Logan Acres Care Center. He was born on November 13, 1934, in Middletown, Ohio, the son of the late Clayton C. Hursh, Sr. and Catherine (Weber) Hursh. He was also preceded in death by his sister Caroline...

May 14, 2015

Ann Bishop Kennedy, 97, of Ellijay, Georgia and formerly of Bellefontaine passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the North Georgia Medical Center in Ellijay, Georgia. She was born June 16, 1917 to her late parents Charles and Louise Bishop in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Mrs. Kennedy was a 1935 graduate of Bellefontaine High School. She worked as a telephone...

May 13, 2015

Hawk (Jerry L.) Pope, 74, of rural Bellefontaine, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. Hawk was born on April 26, 1941 in Greenfield, IN, the son of the late Harry K. Pope and Mildred Louise (Bell) Pope who survives in Middletown, Ohio. He is also survived by his wife, Gayle Melassa (Everhart) Pope, six sons; Sohn...

May 13, 2015

Donna R. Spencer, 95 of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. She was born on March 31, 1920 in Huntsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank and Maude (Burnside-Woodruff) Underwood. On June 12, 1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana she married John R. Spencer II and he preceded her in death on...

May 11, 2015

Buddy G. F. Presson, 72, of Belle Center passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine. He was born March 23, 1943 in Bellefontaine, the son of the late Herbert A. Presson and Beatrice (Braden) Banta. He is survived by two sisters; Martina Sue (Donald) Ritchie of Colorado Springs, CO and Lorette K. (Edward) Tevis of...

May 10, 2015

Wanda R. “Pat” Einert, 83, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born in Pataskala, Ohio on March 3, 1932 to the late Earnest P. and Ruth C. (Tucker) Rader. Pat was raised by foster parents, Pearl and Carrie Hill, and they preceded her in death along with three sisters, one brother and...

May 10, 2015

Cevera Elbridge “Junior” McLaughlin, 78, of Bellefontaine passed away Sunday morning, May 10, 2015, at his home. He was born in Lewistown, Ohio, on April 4, 1937, to the late Cevera E. and Sarah (Lykins) McLaughlin, Sr. Junior married the former Patricia Howard on February 5, 1955, in Liberty, Indiana, and she survives in Bellefontaine. He is also survived...