Obituaries

Feb 23, 2013

Donna Belle Wilkins, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, February 23, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Marysville, Ohio February 25, 1925, to the late William and Catheryn (Dunham) Lucas. She married George W. Wilkins July 1, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, and he preceded her in death June 6, 1994. Donna...

Feb 22, 2013

Michael A. Dotto, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio passed away Thursday evening, February 22, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. He was born in Springfield, Ohio August 29, 1931, to the late Louis and Rosa (Parma) Dotto. Michael is survived by nieces and nephews, Rose (Erik) Johnson of Wooster, Ohio, Joyce (Tony) Smith, Bonnie (Larry) Longo, Larry (Sue) Dotto and Randy (Jane)...

Feb 21, 2013

Rita J. Scurlock, 52, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her home. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio January 3, 1961, to the late Fred and Mary Jane (Harper) Hughes. She is survived by two daughters, Mary (Shawn Martin) Scurlock of Lima, Ohio and Patricia (Marcus) St. Clair of Bellefontaine; seven grandchildren, Keyara, Robert, Roderick,...

Feb 15, 2013

Florence Catherena Copeland, 94, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 from Auglaize Acres in Wapakoneta, Ohio. She was born April 23, 1918 in Clay Township Ohio, the daughter of the late William S. and Malinda (Kanrr) Helmlinger. On June 29, 1940, she married Clifford Emerson Copeland at the St. Marks Church in Clay Township and he...

Feb 15, 2013

Carl Henry, Jr., 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born in Bellefontaine February 18, 1930, a son of the late Tony and Mary Margaret (Cordrey) Henry. On December 1, 1951, he married Gerry Keagy in Bellefontaine and she survives along with their children, Deborah (Sam) Shoe of DeGraff, David (Barbara) Henry of Cincinnati, Barbara...

Feb 13, 2013

Ernest Perle Woodard, 87, of Ft. Myers, Florida, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Hope Hospice House in Cape Coral, Florida. He was born December 28, 1925 in Hancock County Ohio, to the late Clarence and Carrie (Druechel) Woodard. He was also preceded in death by three brothers Cyril, Donald and Eugene Woodard and a sister, Sara Kearfoot. He...

Feb 13, 2013

Donald Eugene Ruble, 71, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 P.M. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Belle Center January 27, 1942, to the late Alpha and Geraldine (Royer) Ruble. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Cindy Bair and a brother, Ed Ruble. On December 31,...

Feb 12, 2013

Mary Lou Frost, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born April 28, 1935, in Troy, Ohio to the late Cecil Leroy and Lillian (Graham) Moist. On June 23, 1990, she married Floyd Lelan “Lee” Frost Jr. in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death July 9, 2007. She was also...

Feb 10, 2013

Christopher David Vance, 43, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2013 as the result of an traffic accident in Columbus, Ohio. He was born October 19, 1969, in Bellefontaine to David L. and Diane “Crickett” (Colyer) Vance who survive in Bellefontaine. On August 19, 2000, he married Melissa Marshall in West Milton, Ohio and she survives along with...

Feb 9, 2013

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James Hay Hiett, 68, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 2:32 A.M. Saturday, February 9, 2013, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Hiett was born in Lima, Ohio May 14, 1944, to the late Don E. and Martha (Hay) Hiett. He married the former Jane E. Ewing August 11, 1968 in Lima,...

Feb 8, 2013

Roger S. Horsley, 66, of West Liberty, Ohio, went to be with the Lord and his beloved dog Samantha at 2:34 A.M. Friday, February 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Jackson County Ohio March 8, 1946, to the late Shirley and Ruth Salyers Horsley. Two brothers, Kenneth and Roland Horsley also preceded him in death. On...

Feb 7, 2013

Lova Ella Leiss, 87, of Jackson Center, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in Shelby County Ohio March 23, 1925, to the late Clyde Coleman and Nellie Golda (Shoffner) Watkins. On November 5, 1942, she married Clarence E. Leiss in Port Jefferson, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 7, 2013

M. Gladys Van Ness, 100, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born June 8, 1912 in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Guy Park and Anna (Schwartz) Skinner. On November 1, 1934 she married Charles “Fred” Van Ness in Sharonville, Ohio, and he preceded her in death...

Feb 6, 2013

Vickie E. Creviston, 65, of West Mansfield, Ohio, passed away at 12:12 A.M. Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in Logan County Ohio August 16, 1947. On July 9, 1986, she married Roger Creviston and he survives in West Mansfield. She is also survived two daughters, Kimberly Creviston and Heather (John) Leseganich, both of Marysville,...

Feb 4, 2013

Edward Paul McGhee Jr., 44, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, February 4, 2013 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born October 25, 1968, in Elkton, Maryland to Bertha “Bert” (Rudolph) Schwaderer of Bellefontaine and Edward (Marilyn) McGhee, Sr. of Lima, Ohio who both survive. Also surviving is a sister, Sharon (Cleve) Walden Jr. of Bellefontaine; a...

Feb 4, 2013

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Vera Arretta Thomas, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima, Ohio February 4, 2013. She was born to Charles Adam and Fredah Irene (Jacobs) Thomas May 21, 1925 near Cheshire, Ohio at the home of her grandparents,...

Feb 3, 2013

Shirley Ann Houston Jenkins, 79, of Pickerington, Ohio and formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Zusman Hospice, Wexner Heritage Village in Columbus, Ohio. Shirley was born November 6, 1933 in Columbus, to the late Harry and Fontell (Stempel) Houston. On September 21, 1964, she married Buddy G. Jenkins and he preceded her in...

Jan 31, 2013

Margaret S. (Naylor) Shelton, 62, of Lakeview, Ohio passed away in her home Thursday, January 31, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born July 4, 1950, to the late Dan and Sylvia (Legg) Naylor in Clay County, West Virginia. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Dallas Naylor and Paul Gene Naylor and two sisters, Charlotte...

Jan 31, 2013

Margaret Louise Jones, 94, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Otterbein North Shore Life Style Community in Lakeside, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1918, in Bellefontaine to the late Chester and Gertrude (Rotroff) Cooper. On June 23, 1940, she married Joe Edward Jones in Amherst, Ohio and he preceded her in death February...

Jan 30, 2013

Mary M. Oakley Dye, 84, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away at 12:15 P.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Fair Haven Shelby County Home in Sidney. She was born in Marion County Ohio February 11, 1928, to the late Roy and Ollie Wheeler Simpkins. On October 21, 1947, she married Willard Wilson Oakley and he preceded her in death December...