Obituaries

May 16, 2013

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Anthony Michael Ball, 25, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born July 16, 1987, in Springfield, Ohio to Sally (Baugh) Ball of Bellefontaine and the late Byron J. Ball Jr., who preceded him in death October 26, 2005. Also surviving is Nicky (Francis) Ball, the mother...

May 14, 2013

Emory L. Byrd, 87, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away at 1:50 P.M. Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio. He was born in Shelby County Ohio June 8, 1925, to the late Roy Andrew and Mary Amanda (Buirley) Byrd. On December 22, 1945, he married his wife of sixty seven years, Doris Ann Lenhart...

May 11, 2013

Michael C. “Mike” Van Buskirk, 60, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine December 9, 1952, the son of the late Ronald N. Van Buskirk and Dorothy M. (Roach) Van Buskirk, who survives in Bellefontaine. He is also survived by his son, Justin (Melissa) Van Buskirk of Bellefontaine; a sister,...

May 10, 2013

Jerry Lee Roweton, 81, of Lakeview, Ohio, passed away at his residence. He was born March 20, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Adam and Nellie (Whiteman) Roweton. On May 29, 1953, he married Bonnie Spencer in Dayton, Ohio and she preceded him in death May 13, 2005. Also preceding him in death were three sons, Jerry, James...

May 10, 2013

Dorothy Mae “Dottie” Godwin Cunningham, 88, of Sidney, Ohio and formerly of Belle Center, Ohio and Bradenton, Florida, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Fairhaven Shelby County Home in Sidney. She was born February 15, 1925, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to the late Raymond and Betty (Adams) Godwin. On February 10, 1941, she married Francis E. Cunningham in...

May 10, 2013

Mark T. Peck, 63, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Friday, May 10, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine January 4, 1950, the son of Tom Peck, who survives of Bellefontaine and the late Ruth A. (Kinnard) Peck. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a niece, Natalie Comer of...

May 6, 2013

Send Flowers William Ernest Leib November 14, 1917 - May 6, 2013

William “Ernie” Ernest Leib, 95, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Bellefontaine November 14, 1917, to the late William Daniel and Edna Mae (Garber) Leib. He was also preceded in death by his...

May 1, 2013

E. Eileen Botkin, 89, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at her home. She was born October 17, 1923, in Salem Township in Champaign County Ohio, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mamie (Byler) Hostetler. She was also preceded her in death by her husband, two sisters, Norma Hostetler and Pauline Towles; and two...

Apr 30, 2013

Ruth Marian Banta, 94, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away in her sleep Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013. She was born in Freeport, Ohio March 16, 1919, to the late Seth L. and Lena Belle (Cummins) Snyder. She moved to the Belle Center area as a young child and later married Omer W. Banta July 14, 1940 in Belle Center...

Apr 28, 2013

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Mildred L. “Millie” Kegg, 88, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born May 24, 1924, in Bellefontaine to the late Lionel Wayne and Mildred (Mitchell) Robson. On February 1, 1943, she married Everett Allen “Bud” Kegg and he...

Apr 28, 2013

William Brennan Smith Jr., 58, of rural West Liberty, Ohio and formerly of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at his residence Sunday, April 28, 2013. He was born April 21, 1955 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania to the late William Brennan Smith and Betty (Drake) Smith-Perry, whom survives in Lena, Ohio along with his step-father Dean Perry. On November 24, 1989,...

Apr 26, 2013

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Billie Ray King, 62, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at the Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio Friday, April 26, 2013. He was born May 6, 1950, in Powderly, Kentucky to the late James T. and Inez C. (Mitchell) King. He was also preceded in death by his sisters,...

Apr 26, 2013

Lois A. Mann, 82, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born November 2, 1930, the daughter of the late Clarence E. and Katherine (Ludwig) Gerber. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Donald Gerber and a grandchild, Bailey Mann. She is survived by her husband...

Apr 26, 2013

Marjorie V. Wish, 90, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 25, 1923, in Logan County Ohio to the late Roy and Fern (Frantz) Keesecker. On November 29, 1942, she married Paul F. Wish at the Calvary Baptist Church in Bellefontaine and he preceded her...

Apr 26, 2013

Send Flowers Vernon L.W. Wildermuth September 19, 1923 - April 26, 2013

Vernon L.W. “Vernie” Wildermuth, 89, of Botkins, Ohio, passed away at 2:55 A.M. Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Heritage Manor Nursing & Rehab Center in Minster, Ohio. He was born in Shelby County Ohio September 19, 1923, to the late George and Matilda (Kempfer) Wildermuth. He...

Apr 26, 2013

Cleo L. Becker, 93, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Wilmington, Ohio July 17, 1919, to the late Wylie and Mattie (McCoy) Nixon. Cleo married Robert A. Becker and he preceded her in death July 9, 2011. She worked as a bookkeeper for more than...

Apr 23, 2013

David L. Lapp, 73, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his residence due to complications of cancer and multiple sclerosis. He was born February 17, 1940 in Champaign County Ohio, to the late Boyd A. and Ruth E. (Hartzler) Lapp. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Esther Kirkendall. He is survived by...

Apr 22, 2013

Phyllis N. King, 79, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at her son's residence in Lewistown, Ohio. She was born December 26, 1933, in Huntsville to the late Nathan J. and Vera F. (Wiser) Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. King whom she married in Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1983. She was also...

Apr 22, 2013

James Richard Gobin, 83, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home after a long battle with heart disease. He was born October 23, 1929 in North Bergen Township in Hudson County New Jersey, a son of the late John Benjamin “Pat” Gobin and Pauline Elizabeth (Main) Gobin. On December 30, 1950 in Ada, Ohio, he...

Apr 19, 2013

Gilmore “Gil” Hannah, 88, of Piqua, Ohio and formerly of Lakeview, Ohio passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio. He was born July 17, 1924 in Knox County, Indiana to the late Joel and Wilma (Gilmore) Hannah. He married the former Betty M. Barcus February 7, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio, and she preceded...