Obituaries

Aug 31, 2014

Joshua Glenn Keith, age 22, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday morning, August 31, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine after a boating accident on Indian Lake. Joshua was born in Bellefontaine April 7, 1992 and was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Henry Gunckel and his paternal grandfathers, Paris Keith and David Klopfenstein. Joshua is survived by...

Aug 28, 2014

Ruth Marie King, age 79, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away August 28, 2014, at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. She was born in Logan County Ohio September 16, 1934, to the late Mike and Mary (Tilton) Melah. After graduating from West Liberty High School in 1952, on February 1, 1953, she married her middle school/high school sweetheart, George...

Aug 27, 2014

Margaret L. Atkinson, age 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born May 16, 1928, in Raleigh, North Carolina to the late Walter E. and Daisy V. (Autrey) Crowe. She was married to William R. Atkinson and he preceded her in death June 17, 1999. She was also preceded in...

Aug 25, 2014

Ruth Ann Beech, age 76, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at The Gables at Green Pastures in Marysville, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio May 26, 1938, a daughter of the late Gail and Freda (Stahler) Alloway. She married Roger Beech August 31, 1956 in the Huntsville United Methodist Church, and he preceded her in...

Aug 25, 2014

Paul E. Myers, age 82, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, August 25, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Union County Ohio April 11, 1932, to the late Asa and Myrtle (Orr) Myers. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Paul married the former Norma R....

Aug 24, 2014

Linda J. Clark, age 71, of West Liberty, Ohio passed away at 4:01 A.M. Sunday, August 24, 2014, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine February 18, 1943, to the late Charles Oliver and Mary H. (Gaver) Fairchild. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Long and a brother, David Fairchild. On...

Aug 21, 2014

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Amanda J. Peters, age 35, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America, Midwestern Region Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She was born in Bellefontaine June 20, 1979, a daughter of the late Dana Preston Cooper and Leona May (Kirkpatrick) Cooper...

Aug 19, 2014

John F. Capen, Jr., age 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born January 22, 1934 in Springfield, Ohio, to the late John F. and Susan (Shaw) Capen. Surviving is his wife, Carolyn (Tester) Capen; a son, Jerry (Kelly) Capen of Doylestown, Ohio; a grandson, Cody Capen of...

Aug 16, 2014

Dorothy Wallace, age 89, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, August 16, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Bellefontaine November 11, 1924, to the late George and Opal (Marquis) Harrington. She married Harold O. Wallace July 30, 1971 in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death February 10, 1999. She was also...

Aug 15, 2014

Betty Jean Riley, age 86, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, August 15, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty. She was born in West Liberty April 29, 1928, to the late Lloyd Schneider and Mildred (Ricketts) Tracy. Betty married Joseph Scott Riley October 6, 1945 in Urbana, Ohio, and he preceded her in death March 11,...

Aug 9, 2014

Gregory Emil Renner, age 51, of St. Paris, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 2:55 A.M. Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born February 5, 1963, in Pleasant Hill, Miami County, Ohio. He spent his growing up years in Pleasant Hill, graduating from Newton High School in 1981. On August 29, 1987,...

Aug 9, 2014

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Lois F. Crawford, age 97, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Fairhaven Nursing Home in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. She was born June 27, 1917 in Wood County Ohio, to the late Samuel and Minnie (Keller) Hunsicker. On November 25, 1942, she married John...

Aug 9, 2014

Ruth Ann Gerber, age 83, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 9:29 P.M. Saturday, August 9, 2014 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born in Shelby County Ohio January 8, 1931, to the late Paul and Marjorie (Johnston) Kerns. She was also preceded in death by her brother Richard Kerns. On November 14, 1953, she...

Aug 4, 2014

Joan Jacqueline Turner, age 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, completed her life’s journey Monday, August 4, 2014. She was born November 2, 1925, in Canton, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her best friend and mother, Laura “Babo” (Brown) Simpson, and her beloved husband William C. "Bill" Turner. Surviving are her children, Richard T. (Debra) Turner of Woodstock, Georgia and...

Aug 2, 2014

Eric Christopher James Giles, age 31, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014 as the result of an ultralight plane accident near Quincy, Ohio. Eric was born April 7, 1983 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the son of the late Donald R. Giles, who passed away September 27, 2013, and Audrey (Cook) Giles who survives of Quincy. In addition...

Aug 2, 2014

Thomas P. Whitaker Jr., age 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 2, 2014 at The Ohio State University Hospital-East in Columbus, Ohio following a courageous battle against pulmonary fibrosis. He was born in Bardstown, Kentucky August 24, 1942, to the late Thomas P. and Mary Ellen (Smith) Whitaker Sr. He was also preceded in death by a...

Aug 1, 2014

Barb Aultman, age 56, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 1, 2014 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio with her husband at her side. She was born in Seattle, Washington September 5, 1957, and was preceded in death by her father Gary Frye Sr. and her brother, Gary Frye Jr. Barb is survived by her husband Frank...

Jul 30, 2014

Helen Elizabeth Parker, age 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, July30, 2014 at Green Hills Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Russells Point, Ohio November 13, 1923, to the late William H. and Edna C. (Collins) Funk. On October 23, 1949, she married Lester C. Parker Jr. in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in...

Jul 29, 2014

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Baird A. Wilson, age 99.93, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born August 22, 1914, in Hardin County Ohio to the late Willis H. and Hallie M. (Baird) Wilson. On February 10, 1935, he married...

Jul 29, 2014

Robert E. Ellison Sr., age 80, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away at 8:01 P.M. Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born in Middleburg, Kentucky April 5, 1934, to the late John and Louise (Bolton) Ellison. He was also preceded in death by two sons Jerald and Robert Ellison; a sister, Betty Moore;...