Obituaries

Sep 9, 2008

Jean. H. Shafer, 84, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008, in Mary Rutan Hospital. Born on October 2, 1923, in Sandusky, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Helen Oswald Guckert. She managed the snack bar at the former G.C. Murphy’s store in Bellefontaine for 20 years, loved to sew, crochet and work on crossword puzzles....

Sep 4, 2008

Anna Mae McDonald, 87, of West Liberty, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at the Green Hills Retirement Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Maplewood on January 3, 1921, a daughter of the late Omer W. and Loretta E. Enoch Clinehens. On February 28, 1947, she married Eugene McDonald in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and he died May 2, 1997....

Sep 3, 2008

Roy L. Angle, 92, of Bellefontaine, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine. He was born in Putnam County, West Virginia, June 2, 1916, a son of the late John and Laura Erwin Angle. On June 10, 1941, he married the former Iris Everly Mouser in Springfield, and she survives, along with two sons, David...

Sep 2, 2008

Jimmy Vernon Wagoner Jimmy Vernon Wagoner, 66, of Huntsville, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, in his home. He was born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, on October 19, 1941, a son of the late Willie Edgar and Mollie Belle Winkleman Wagoner. He also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. On November 18, 1963, he married the...

Sep 2, 2008

Mary Lou Ricketts Mary Lou Ricketts, 78, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, lost her courageous battle with cancer September 2, 2008. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, on July 18, 1930, a daughter of the late Claude and Leone Lyman Mann. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Genevra Mann. On April 19, 1949,...

Sep 2, 2008

Eldon K. Zimmerman, 81, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Tuesday, September 2, 2008, in Belle Center, Ohio. He was born in Auglaize County on December 13, 1926, a son of the late Otto and Bertha W. Rogers Zimmerman. On March 19, 1950, he married the former Janet A. Reames and she died December 9, 2007. He also was preceded in death...

Sep 1, 2008

Jaimi Linn Smith, 31, of West Mansfield, Ohio, died Monday, September 1, 2008, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born in Marion on March 19, 1977, a daughter of Daniel and Jacalyn Gardner Smith, who survive in West Liberty, Ohio. Survivors include a brother, Jeremy (Amber) Smith of Xenia, Ohio; paternal grandmother, Eileen Smith...

Aug 31, 2008

Alice A. Conklin, 88, formerly of Belle Center, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008, at the Green Hills Retirement Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Covington on September 18, 1919, a daughter of the late Richard F. and Margaret L. Crook Albery. On March 26, 1949, she married James William Conklin in Miami County and he...

Aug 31, 2008

Patricia Ann Barber, 60, formerly of Bellefontaine, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008, at her residence in Bluefield, West Virginia, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Jenkins, Kentucky, on November 8, 1947, a daughter of the late Hubert Edward and Dorothy Lee LeMaster Ferry. Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Bobby B. Barber; sons,...

Aug 30, 2008

Russell E. “Gene” Berry, 89, of West Liberty, Ohio, and formerly of the Bell Addition in Huntsville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, in the emergency room at Mary Rutan Hospital. He was born in Madison County on January 6, 1919, a son of the late Sam and Ola Emrich Berry. He also was preceded in death by brothers, Joe...

Aug 30, 2008

Anita J. “Butchie” Hooper, 66, of East Liberty, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2008, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio September 16, 1941, a daughter of the late James E. and Ruth Irene Herford Houchin. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Fredrick P. Houchin and James L. Houchin....

Aug 28, 2008

Evelyn M. Altick, 86, of Russells Point, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2008, at the Green Hills Retirement Community in West Liberty, Ohio. She was born in Marion on August 26, 1922, a daughter of the late Cloyd and Ola Miller Byrd. On December 18, 1944, she married Richard D. Altick in Quincy and he died February 17, 1978....

Aug 27, 2008

Emma W. Greenwood of Lakeview, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Heartland of Indian Lake. She was born in Brasher Falls, New York September 2, 1915, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Mary A. LaShomb Wolcott. She was married to Clarence A. Greenwood, who preceded her in death in 1975. A son, Bruce A. Greenwood; two...

Aug 27, 2008

Dorothy E. Phillips, 83, of Kenton, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Kenton Nursing & Rehab in Kenton, Ohio . She was born in Kenton on June 18, 1925, a daughter of the late Willis and Anna Hayes Klingler. On October 22, 1944, she married Richard Phillips in Belle Center and he died April 12, 1990. She also was preceded...

Aug 27, 2008

Patricia Ann Tevis Patricia Ann Tevis, 49, of Pickrelltown, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. She was born December 12, 1958, the loving daughter of Edward David and Anna Gertrude Wilds Gompf of Marion. Survivors include her devoted husband of 25 years, Daniel Harold Tevis, whom she married on June 27, 1983; one hardworking...

Aug 25, 2008

Homer Arnett Jr. Homer Arnett Jr., 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008, at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. He was born April 18, 1931, a son of the late Homer Arnett, former superintendent of parks for the City of Bellefontaine from 1951 to 1971, and Jesse Arnett. He also was preceded in death...

Aug 25, 2008

Evelyn “Jeannie” Jean Martin, 57, of Anderson, Indiana, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at St. John’s Hospital, Anderson, Indiana. She was born in Bellefontaine on August 15, 1951, a daughter of Geraldine Foulk Cost, who survives in Bellefontaine, and the late Howard E. Cost. She also was preceded in death by a brother, James Richard Cost. Survivors include her companion...

Aug 25, 2008

Regina Lynn King, 52, of West Liberty, died Monday, August 25, 2008, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, after a brief illness. She was born in Portsmouth on January 28, 1956, a daughter of the late John and B. Eileen Crabtree Nicely. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa Nicely. On. October 1, 1994, she married Alan King...

Aug 5, 2003

Russells Point resident Ada May Phelps, 47, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, in Bellefontaine.

She was born April 14, 1956, in Bellefontaine, a daughter of the late Merlin David and Monna Zoe Moffitt Henry.

She worked for AVI; a vending machine company at Honda of America. The...