Obituaries

Carl Reames

Carl Reames

Feb 13, 2011

Carl M. Reames, 81, of Rushsylvania, Ohio, passed away at 11:50 A.M. Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio March 27, 1929, to the late Harland C. and Helen E. (Whitaker) Reames. He also was preceded in death by brothers, Harland, Spencer W., Lloyd E. and Edward L....

Tiffany Brown

Tiffany Brown

Feb 11, 2011

Tiffany LaVaughan Brown, 26, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 11, 2011. She was born April 15, 1984, the daughter of Larry (Jill) Brown of Cable, Ohio and Deborah Ashcraft Neeley of Bellefontaine. In addition to her parents, she is also survived by her two sons, Gage and Gavyn Heitman of Bellefontaine; two sisters, Heather (Matt Kemper) Engle...

Than Moffitt

Than Moffitt

Feb 7, 2011

Than W. Moffitt, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 9:42 A.M. Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Ohio. He was born in Logan County, near West Liberty January 13, 1925, to the late Harry Wilson and May Frosty Stout Moffitt. On June 8 1947, Rev. Robert Wearley married he and Barbara J....

Eugene Jackson

Eugene Jackson

Feb 5, 2011

Eugene E. “Gene” Jackson, 67, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011. He was born December 31, 1943 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to the late Fred and Ethel (Spicer) Jackson. On April 11, 1965, he married Sharyl Stayrook at the Church of the Brethren in Bellefontaine, and she survives along with two sons, Brian (Kay) Jackson and Brad...

Shirley West

Shirley West

Feb 4, 2011

Shirley Ann West, 80, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 4, 2011, at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. She was born in Springfield, Ohio December 16, 1930, to the late William L. and Revilla M. (Roush) Hostetler who were from DeGraff, Ohio. She married James Blake West September 22, 1951, in DeGraff, and he preceded her in...

Charles Cane

Charles Cane

Feb 4, 2011

Charles Albert Cane, 48, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at his residence Friday, February 4, 2011. He was born April 12, 1962 in Bellefontaine, to the late Oscar Lee and Wanda May (Harper) Cane. He is survived by his fiancé Poppy Dickinson of Bellefontaine; two sons, Charles L. Cane of Bellefontaine and Brandon Lee Cane of Pittsburg; brothers, Gil (Kathryn)...

Betty Dominguez

Betty Dominguez

Jan 30, 2011

Betty Belle Graham Dominguez, 80, went home to be with our Lord Sunday, January 30, 2011. She was born in Zanesfield, Ohio July 20, 1930, the daughter of the late Ralph Eugene and Ida Belle Comptom Graham. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Eugene Graham. On January 5, 1963, she married Thomas E. Dominguez, who survives along...

Martha Bayliss

Martha Bayliss

Jan 22, 2011

Martha M. Bayliss, 86, of Zanesfield, Ohio, passed away early Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born May 8, 1924 in Zanesfield, the daughter of the late Gerald W. and Clara Daugherty Antrim. On October 14, 1947, she married Robert H. Bayliss in East Liberty, Ohio, and he survives. Also surviving are...

Margaret Yoder

Margaret Yoder

Jan 21, 2011

Margaret Ellen “Margy” Yoder, 67, of West Liberty, Ohio, started her new life at 4:37 A.M. Friday, January 21, 2011 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio, surrounded by her family. She was born in Vandalia, Ohio December 4, 1943, to the late Paul R. and Ellen Foughty Shaffer. On February 26, 1966 she married James L. Yoder and he...

Jimmy Dysert

Jimmy Dysert

Jan 15, 2011

Jimmy J. Dysert, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 10:05 P.M. Saturday, January 15, 2011, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Belle Center, Ohio November 12, 1934, to the late Lloyd and Irma (Casey) Dysert. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Ann Dysert and two brothers, Jackie and Bobby Dysert....

Juanita Linville

Juanita Linville

Jan 14, 2011

Juanita Irene Linville, 98, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, at her residence. She was born August 7, 1912 in Bellefontaine, to the late Foreman and Grace (Hutchinson) Prater. On August 1, 1935, she married Roy H. Linville in Dayton, Ohio and he preceded her in death April 2, 2001. Also preceding her in death was a...

Bernard Alberts

Bernard Alberts

Jan 11, 2011

Bernard J. (Wojciechowski) Alberts beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 11, 2011 in his residence. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan October 3, 1927. He was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine Wojciechowski. On May 3, 1952, he married Marjorie Allison at the Ascension Catholic Church in Van Dyke, Michigan....

Steve Meadows

Steve Meadows

Jan 11, 2011

Steve Maurice Meadows, 49, of Marysville, Ohio, passed away at 5:39 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2011 at the Dayton V.A. Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was born in Detroit, Michigan August 3, 1961, to Jesse Meadows of Marysville, Washington, and Desiree (step-father, Curtis) McGhee of Talladega, Alabama. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline (Waters) Meadows; a son, Brett Meadows of...

Lawrence Mech

Lawrence Mech

Jan 6, 2011

Lawrence L. Mech, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born November 15, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Charles L. and Mildred L. (Mathias) Mech. He was married to Mildred E. McClain and later married Phyllis Kay Stinson October 10, 1969 in Reno, Nevada. She preceded...

Annajane Austin

Annajane Austin

Jan 6, 2011

Annajane Austin, 91, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and formerly of Sun City, Florida, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born May 14, 1919 in Murphysboro, Illinois to the late Walter and Mariam (Howell) Holloway. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Austin in February 1991. She was also preceded in...

Courtney Schienda

Courtney Schienda

Jan 3, 2011

Courtney, 15, one of our precious miracle girls, was taken home by our dear Lord, Monday, January 3, 2011. She began her walk on the streets of gold with Jesus and those family members that have went before her. Courtney and her twin sister, Kiersten, who survives, our precious gifts from God, were born in Columbus, Ohio October 25, 1995...

Alfred Burns, Jr

Alfred Burns, Jr

Dec 28, 2010

Alfred Richard Burns, Jr., 59, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at the VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was born April 18, 1951, in Urbana, Ohio, to the late Alfred Richard and Edith Mae (West) Burns. He is survived by a sister, Sondra Kobylack, of Bellefontaine. A United States Air Force veteran, he worked for...

Shirley Watkins

Shirley Watkins

Dec 27, 2010

Shirley Ann Watkins, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born January 22, 1931 in Bellefontaine, to the late Roy W. and Hattie (Miller) Shawver. She married Leslie Dale Watkins February 5, 1949 in Bellefontaine, and he preceded her in death March 25, 1979. Surviving are her sons, Robert...

Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey Brown

Dec 27, 2010

Jeffrey J. Brown, 57 of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at 3:50 A.M. Monday, December 27, 2010 at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born in Bellefontaine November 7, 1953, to Maurice and the late Johanne Wilson Brown. On August 12, 1995, he married the former Gladys M. Yoder, and she survives. He is also survived by...

Nila Green

Nila Green

Dec 26, 2010

Nila J. “Jean” Green, 68 of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at 1:25 P.M. at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born October 28, 1942 in Urbana, Ohio, a daughter of the late Walter E. Hone and Nila “Juanita” (Hereford) Hone who survives in West Liberty, Ohio. She was preceded in death by a son,...