Obituaries

Dec 8, 2012

Ralph E. Hughes, 83, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 19, 1929 in McArthur Township, Ohio, the son of the late Lloyd P. and Vera Ruth (Franks) Hughes. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Richard C. and Rodney H. Hughes. He is survived by his wife, the former...

Dec 3, 2012

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Jeffrey L. Dill, 48, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away as the result of a traffic accident Monday, December 3, 2012, northwest of Urbana, Ohio. He was born March 18, 1964 in Urbana, a son of Joe and Barbara (Long) Dill of Urbana. On January 10, 1990 in West Liberty, he married the former Debbie L. Spencer and...

Dec 2, 2012

Glenn L. Strawser, 68, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio November 30, 1944, to the late Truman Aubrey and Dorothy May (Miller) Strawser . On September 7, 1968, he married Shirley Heminger in Rushsylvania and she survives along with two daughters, Christina Forsythe of...

Nov 30, 2012

Norma Jean Painter, 77, formerly of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday afternoon, November 30, 2012 at Kindred Transitional Care in Pickerington, Ohio. She was born in Richwood, Ohio April 16, 1935, to the late Curtis and Irene Columber Gibson. Norma Jean married Eugene “Buster” Daum October 25, 1955, and he preceded her in death in 1975. On May 16,...

Nov 28, 2012

Pauline Moffitt, 89 of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 5:40 A.M. at Heartland of Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born July 31, 1923 in Monroe Township, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leo and Margaret (King) Grimes. She married Kaylor Moffitt and he preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was a sister,...

Nov 28, 2012

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Jack O. Bishop, 81, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Wednesday afternoon November 28, 2012 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Middleburg, Ohio April 22, 1931, to the late Glenn and Carrie Mae Grant Bishop. He married the former Glenna Jean Moore June 4, 1952 in Urbana, Ohio, and she preceded him in...

Nov 27, 2012

Paul L. Williams, 68, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at his residence Tuesday, November 27, 2012. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio March 8, 1944, to the late Thomas L. and Oma E. (Fender) Williams. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Samantha A. Williams; sisters, Doris Ann Schultz and Phyllis Irene Yoder, and a brother-in-law,...

Nov 27, 2012

Michael Allen Petty, 55 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 P.M. at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio Tuesday, November 27, 2012. He was born August 30, 1957, a son of the late Harold M. Petty who preceded him in death in 1975, and his mother, the former Shirley M. (Linet) Short, who survives in...

Nov 27, 2012

James E. Clark, 61, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Tuesday, November 27, 2012. He was born November 17, 1951 in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Helen (Vaughn) Stine and Glen Clark. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, Ralph F. Stine; his step-mother, Elizabeth Irene Clark, and a sister, Bonnie Vernon. Surviving are...

Nov 26, 2012

Kathryn B. Horn, 96, of Maplewood, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 P.M. Monday, November 26, 2012 at The Pavilion in Sidney, Ohio. She was born in New Hampshire, Ohio April 15, 1916, to the late Ray Everett and A. Cleo (Brunson) Smith. On January 27, 1934, she married Joseph M. Horn and he preceded her in death August 31, 1982....

Nov 25, 2012

Franklin A. “Andy” Hites, 71, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Allen County, Ohio January 19, 1941, a son of the late Harley Edwin and Clara Ellen (Hatcher) Hites. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Elsie Taylor, Calista Hamilton, Martha Offenbacher, Freda Bayer, Phyllis Allen, Susan Krouskop and...

Nov 23, 2012

Agnes H. Fisher, 97, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 in her home. She was born in Hardin County, Ohio October 28, 1915, to the late Scott and Mary Hoon of Chipmonk Corner, Huntsville. She was preceded in death by her first husband, D.E. Hill as well as her second husband, Carl W. Fisher, her...

Nov 21, 2012

Paul Joseph “Joe” Liles, 72, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at Van Crest Health Care Center in Urbana, Ohio. He was born March 24, 1940, in LaPorte, Indiana to the late Paul Justin Liles and Ruth Eleanor (Barker) Donigan. He was also preceded in death by a son, Scott Liles and a sister, Sondra Myers. On...

Nov 20, 2012

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Harry L. “Jack” Harman, 81, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away while surrounded by his loving family at 9:40 P.M. Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born in North Lewisburg, Ohio May 12, 1931, to the late Herbert R. and Margaret Sibley...

Nov 18, 2012

Mary Ellen Burrey, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 2:15 P.M. Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her home. She was born in Logan County, Ohio January 20, 1934, to the late Cecil and Florence Dear Stevens. On May 29, 1954, she married James Richard Burrey in Angola, Indiana, and he preceded her in death September 9, 1979. She is...

Nov 18, 2012

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Charles Fredrick Krouskop, 88, of Russells Point, Ohio passed away Sunday morning, November 18, 2012 of a tired heart. He was born in Russells Point August 6, 1924, to the late Herman Robert and Nellie Mildred Wolfe Krouskop. In his younger days, Charles played the accordion, tap danced and...

Nov 17, 2012

Lowell Eugene “Gene-o” Line, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, November 17, 2012. He was born in Logan County, Ohio February 22, 1934, to the late Lowell Jesse and Mildred Almeda Staley Line. He is survived by his former wife, Roxie Line and their children; Gina (Rob) Fill of Hilliard, Ohio, Marcy (Brad) Ward of...

Nov 16, 2012

Marilyn June Smith, 80, of Urbana, Ohio, passed away Friday evening, November 16, 2012 at Sterling House in Urbana. She was born in DeGraff, Ohio January 10, 1932, to the late Lloyd and Iris Huffman Russell. She was also preceded in death by brothers-in-law Gene Smith, Larry Smith, and John T. Rogers; a sister-in-law, Leona Rogers and her mother-in-law and...

Nov 10, 2012

Betty B. Johnson, 98, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Green Hills Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born February 21, 1914 in Logan County Ohio, to the late Arthur L. and Tess (Short) Willits. On August 5, 1933 she married Samuel “Sewell” Johnson, and he preceded...

Nov 9, 2012

D. Ruth Hesser, 93, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. Friday, November 9, 2012 at Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Clyde, Ohio October 7, 1919, to the late John and Lillian (Strohl) Beatty. On June 24, 1939, she married Charles E. Hesser in Belle Center, and he preceded her...