Obituaries

Rosella Fahle

Rosella Fahle

Sep 24, 2010

Rosella L. Fahle, 79, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born September 14, 1931 in Bellefontaine, the daughter of the late Ottis and Myrtle (Lyons) Zachariah. On October 22, 1949 she married Russel E. Fahle in Kentucky, and he preceded her in death December 30, 2000. She was also preceded in...

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith

Sep 22, 2010

Stanley L. Smith, 73, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born August 10, 1937 in Bellefontaine to the late Lester Pearl Smith and Palmarie Rose (Parmer) Smith who survives in Bellefontaine. Two sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by sons, Johnie (Sherri) Smith of Parrotsville,...

Dona Walls

Dona Walls

Sep 21, 2010

Dona Nell McAdams Walls, 92, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went home to the Lord and her beloved husband Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine following an extended illness. She was born in Huntsville, Ohio June 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Harold and Laura Herren McAdams. On February 2, 1942 she married Dwight “Sam”...

Jerome Krabill

Jerome Krabill

Sep 21, 2010

Jerome “Jerry” Krabill, Jr., 82, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Napoleon, Ohio September 26, 1927, a son of the late Jerome and Dorothy (Jacobs) Krabill. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Krabill and a brother, Kenneth McCloskey. He married Floella “Toad” Coyer...

James Collins

James Collins

Sep 20, 2010

James Leonard Collins, 71, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 at his residence. He was born September 27, 1938 in Logan County, to the late James Liggitt and Della Pearl (Sine) Collins. He is survived by a son, Larry Gene Collins of Tallapoosa, Georgia; daughters, Beverly Ann (Lance) Houchin of Belle Center, Ohio, and Jo Ann Collins...

Florence Boyd

Florence Boyd

Sep 20, 2010

Florence E. Boyd, 86, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty, Monday, September 20, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was born June 21, 1924 in Albany, New York to the late Gerald and Ethel (Hughes) Thatcher. She was raised by her late grandparents, Carl and Estelle...

Eunice Hone

Eunice Hone

Sep 18, 2010

Eunice F. Hone, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 in Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born November 24, 1922, the daughter of the late Marion Earl and Stella Ethel (Barnes) Fout. She married William O. Hone June 21, 1946 at her parents’ home in West Mansfield, Ohio, with the late Rev. Lloyd Harris officiating. Her husband...

Albert Wallace

Albert Wallace

Sep 18, 2010

Albert G. Wallace, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 at his daughter’s residence. He was born November 3, 1928, the son of the late Wardner LeRoy and Mary Ruth (Weiser) Wallace. On September 4, 1949, he married his first wife Betty Joan (Robinson), and she passed away July 31, 1989. Also preceding him in death were...

William Dixon

William Dixon

Sep 17, 2010

William C. “Bill” Dixon, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at 6:27 P.M. Friday, September 17, 2010 at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Rushsylvania, Ohio December 15, 1928, to the late Dale and Mary (Titus) Dixon. On May 3, 1953, he married the former Corinne M. Jacobs and she preceded him in death July 22, 1998....

Richard Baier

Richard Baier

Sep 14, 2010

Richard Baier, 75, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010, in his residence. Born December 28, 1934, in Belle Center, Ohio, he was a son of the late Errett and Helen Torrence Baier. He married Rose Leigh Mayberry on August 4, 1956, in Rockport, and she survives, along with a son, James R. (Miriam) Baier of Huntsville, Ohio; three...

Darwin Crofut

Darwin Crofut

Sep 13, 2010

Darwin H. Crofut, 94, of Huntsville, Ohio, passed away at his residence Monday, September 13, 2010. He was born May 4, 1916 in Massillon, Ohio, to the late Harry and Emma (Fischer) Crofut. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Ruffner. On October 23, 1940 he married O. Pearl Inglish in Antrim, Ohio, and she survives along...

Lauren Willoby

Lauren Willoby

Sep 11, 2010

Lauren D. “Bud” Willoby, 74, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2010 at the Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born June 27, 1936 in Lynn Township in Hardin County Ohio, to the late Arthur M. and Edna (Shepard) Willoby. He is survived by a son, Terry (Linda) Willoby of New Carlisle, Ohio; a brother, John...

Margaret Howell

Margaret Howell

Sep 9, 2010

Margaret C. Howell, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 9, 2010 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1926, the daughter of the late James D. and Isabella W. (Pollock) Brown. On June 1, 1949, she married Rev. Jesse Howell, and he preceded her in death July 14, 2001. Margaret was a 1948...

Barbara Jakeway

Barbara Jakeway

Sep 7, 2010

Barbara B. Jakeway, 88, of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at Heartland of Bellefontaine in Bellefontaine, Ohio. She was born in Bellefontaine January 6, 1922, a daughter of the late Floyd and Anna Smith. On August 21, 1949, she married Hersel E. Jakeway, and he preceded her in death August 6, 1986. Also preceding her in...

Sylvia Bailey

Sylvia Bailey

Sep 7, 2010

Sylvia M. Bailey, 71, of West Liberty, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, September 7, 2010, the result of an automobile accident on US Rt. 68 in Logan County. She was born January 23, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late George J. and Emma McGuire Jones. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Luther...

Charles Shank

Charles Shank

Sep 1, 2010

Charles R. Shank, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at his residence. He was born February 17, 1933 in Ashton, West Virgina to the late Walter and Nancy (Bateman) Shank. He is survived by his wife, Faith (Hurlburt) Shank, whom he married October 24, 1963. Also surviving is a son, Charles R. (Vicky) Shank II of...

Dean Ballard

Dean Ballard

Aug 31, 2010

Dean Martin Ballard, 41, of Marysville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born May 2, 1969 in Piqua, Ohio to Donald E. Ballard Sr. of Greenville, Ohio, and Bonnie J. (Floss) Ball of Marysville. Also surviving is his step-father, Frank Ball of Marysville; his wife, Gretchen (Bristol) Ballard and...

USAF Ret. Maj. Richard Munz

USAF Ret. Maj. Richard Munz

Aug 29, 2010

Richard E. “Dick” Munz, 59, of Russells Point, Ohio, went Home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, August 29, 2010 in Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio. He was born September 4, 1950 in Urbana, Ohio, the son of the late Robert W. and Hazel (Burns) Munz, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Carola (Liggett) Munz, whom...

Vivian LeVan

Vivian LeVan

Aug 28, 2010

Vivian Elizabeth LeVan 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Friday August 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born March 17, 1923 in Logan County Ohio to the late David Leroy and Anna Mary Johnson Allen. She married Elmer LeVan June 14, 1942 in Logan County, and he preceded her in death February 2, 1980. She is survived by one...

Kim Rogers

Kim Rogers

Aug 24, 2010

Kim Rogers, 53, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine Tuesday, August 24, 2010. She was born April 13, 1957 in Bellefontaine, to the late Ivan Q. and Frances (Kinney) Daniels. She is survived by her husband, David M. Rogers Sr., whom she married December 20, 1975 in Bellefontaine. Also surviving are their children, David...