Obituaries
Karen Alease Lewis
Jun 4, 2025
Karen Alease Lewis, 69, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in the Central Ohio Hospice of The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
She was born in Bellefontaine on August 22, 1955, the daughter of the late Roscelle and Beverly Mae (Deslandes) Clark.
On August 24, 2000, she married Kirk Lewis, and he preceded her in death on June...
Bonnie L. Nichols
Jun 3, 2025
Bonnie L. Nichols, 74, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 1:09 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born in Yonkers, New York, on January 1, 1951, to the late Harlow A. and Edith Almeda (Dressing) Hay.
Bonnie is survived by her sons, Don Charles (Cheryl) Nichols Jr., and Christopher Allen (Jenni) Nichols; grandchildren, Tamara...
Helen Toinette "Toi" King
Jun 2, 2025
Helen Toinette King (Toi), 76, of Springfield, Ohio, walked into the arms of Jesus on June 2, 2025, after a sudden health crisis. She was born on January 10, 1949, in West Liberty, Ohio, to Ralph and Bertha King. Toi graduated from West Liberty Salem High School in 1967. She began a career at Cedarville University in 1971 and retired...
Deidre Marquette Raney
Jun 1, 2025
Deidre Marquette Raney, 84, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2025, in Brookdale Muirfield Senior Living, Dublin.
She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on August 30, 1940, the daughter of the late Donald and Sylvia (Kleyne) Mills.
On September 19, 1958, she married George Turpin Raney Sr. in Los Angeles, CA and he preceded her in death on April 14,...
Floyd Franklin Lundy
May 31, 2025
Floyd Franklin Lundy (93) passed from this life into his eternal life on the evening of May 31, 2025, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
Floyd was born to Floyd Emmett and Sylvia Gladys (Tice) Lundy on December 29, 1931, in Lima, Ohio. Floyd was the oldest of four brothers: Roger, Alva (“Rusty”), and Richard, all deceased.
Floyd is survived by...
James Edward Cline
May 31, 2025
James E. Cline, 73, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 8:00 p.m. on May 31, 2025, at his home. He was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on March 30, 1952, to the late Clarence I and Dorothy M. (Tampos) Cline.
James is survived by his daughters, Mindy (Paul) Fulmer and Krystal (Eric) May; grandchildren, Aaryonna (Dylan) Webb, Draven (Kylee) VanSchoyck, Carmen Fulmer, Jace...
Eleanor Ruth Knight
May 30, 2025
Eleanor Ruth Knight gained her angel wings on Friday, May 30, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Stanley and Esther (Towne) Thompson in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 13, 1934.
On September 27, 1998, she married Charles “Charlie” Knight, and he preceded her in death on March 31, 2009. She is also preceded in death by...
Beverle Joan Yoder
May 28, 2025
Beverle Joan Yoder was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on April 5, 1946, the eldest of four children born to Richard and Evelyn (Ike) Wilkins. As a daughter whose father was first a ministry student and then a lifetime railroad employee, Beverle knew various homes in her early life, all before settling in Van Buren, Ohio, where she graduated from Van...
Robert "Bobb" M. Swihart
May 28, 2025
Robert "Bobb" Swihart, 68, of Russells Point, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Delaware, Ohio on August 9, 1956, to the late Jerry and Shirley (Newman) Swihart.
On May 12, 2025, he married Taylor (Britenstine) Stone, and she survives.
He is also survived by his children: Natalie Spears, Nicole (Jason)...
Mary Malinda Agner
May 28, 2025
Mary Malinda Agner, 73, of Bellefontaine, passed away Wednesday morning, May 28, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loved ones.
Mary was born in Bellefontaine on February 22, 1952, to the late George L. and Alice Mae (Roberts) Adelsberger. She married Stanley Eugene “Butch” Agner on January 30, 1976, in Rushsylvania and he preceded her in death on February 16,...
Sharon Lea Arrowood
May 25, 2025
Sharon L. Arrowood, 52, of West Liberty, passed away at 2:36 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at her home. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on October 14, 1972, a daughter of Teresa Kaye (Worley) Webber and the late Michael Ernest Foshee Sr.
Sharon is survived by her mother; two sons, Jacob (Paige) Arrowood, and Nathaniel (Rita) Arrowood; five grandchildren,...
Richard Frank Mally
May 24, 2025
Richard Frank Mally, 94, of West Liberty, passed from this life on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at his home.
He was born in Longmont, Colorado, on August 22, 1930, to the late John Anthony Mally and Clara Elizabeth Mally.
In 1990, he married Janet Yoder Erickson, and she survives, along with his children, Valerie (Ed) Gossert, Richard II (Jennifer) Mally, Erin (Chris)...
Franklin Delbert "Frank" Scott, Jr.
May 19, 2025
Franklin Delbert "Frank" Scott, Jr., age 55, of Bellefontaine and formerly of Galion, OH, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025, at his residence.
Frank was born in Galion, OH on July 20, 1969, the son of the late Franklin Delbert Scott Sr. and Joyce (Jim) Scott-Isenberg, who survive in Galion.
In addition to his mother, he is also survived by two...
Fred J. "Junior" Garland
May 19, 2025
Fred J. “Junior” Garland, 82, of Westerville, and formerly of Bellefontaine, passed away at 8:19 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. He was born in Erwin, Tennessee on April 3, 1943, to the late Fred C. and Mary Lucille (Tucker) Garland.
On March 14, 1962, in Cumberland, Maryland he married Judy (Wise) Garland,...
John T. Kesecker
May 16, 2025
John T. Kesecker, 66, of Bellefontaine, passed away Friday afternoon, May 16, 2025, at his home surrounded by family.
John was born in Bellefontaine on September 13, 1958, to the late Max D. and Mina D. (Molton) Kesecker. He was also preceded in death by a brother Larry Cooper.
John married Amy Lattimer on December 23, 2007, and she survives in Bellefontaine....
Emma Elizabeth Powell
May 15, 2025
Emma Elizabeth (Bradley) Powell went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2025
Emma was born in Logan County on July 3, 1936. After graduating from Kenton High School, she would marry the love of her life, Robert D. Powell, on December 8, 1953. They would settle in Bellefontaine, where they raised two sons. Emma worked for Siemens in Bellefontaine...
Sharon Kay Stewart
May 15, 2025
Sharon Kay Stewart, age 81, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at her residence.
Sharon was born in Bellefontaine, OH on November 12, 1943, the daughter of the late Charles William and Maxine Frances (Kirkwood) Stewart.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert L. Stewart, on April 26, 2023, her uncle and aunt, Junior...
Rebecca L. Callender-Owens
May 14, 2025
Rebecca L. “Becky” Callender-Owens passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Central Ohio Hospice within The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio on June 8, 1952, to the late Keith Leslie and Marjorie Gretchen (Bosley) McNeill. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Doug McNeill and sister, Loralee McNeill.
A 1970...
Edwin Matthew "Matt" Ewing
May 13, 2025
Edwin Matthew “Matt” Ewing, 26, of Bellefontaine, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Born in Bellefontaine on November 12, 1998, he was the beloved son of the late Edwin Michael Ewing, who passed away on December 12, 2002 and Donna Traughber Ewing, who survives in Bellefontaine.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by three brothers, Jeremy...
Mark Andrew Lapp
May 13, 2025
Mark Andrew Lapp, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on May 13, 2025, surrounded by his family.
He was born on March 12, 1939, to Noah and Florence (Arnett Yoder), who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his beloved wife, Geraldine, and his siblings: David Yoder, Daniel...
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