Obituaries

Bobby Slone

Bobby Slone

Jan 27, 2013

Bobby J. Slone, 72 of Elida, Ohio died on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at home of natural causes.. Born December 25, 1940 in Knox County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Andrew Slone and the late Suzanne (Jacobs) Slone. His wife of 54 years, Dorlis (Lafferty) Slone, survives. She loved him so very much. He was a long...

John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw

Jan 27, 2013

John M. Bradshaw, 82, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 1:20 A.M. at the Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Born October 11, 1930 in Huntington, Indiana, he was the son of the late Raymond Bradshaw and the late Mary (Freed) Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw retired from Lima Electric Motors and then worked for Lima Armature Works....

Ernest Willard Davis

Ernest Willard Davis

Jan 27, 2013

Willard Davis, 88, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 2:30 P.M. at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Born August 11, 1924 in Chandlersville, Kentucky, he was the son of William Davis and Gracie (Moore) Davis. On March 12, 1943, in Paintsville, KY., he married Carrie M. Ross, who preceded him in death in 2009....

Richard Walleen

Richard Walleen

Jan 27, 2013

Richard Lewis Walleen, 3 hours old, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 3:50 A.M. at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Born January 27, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Erik C Walleen and Lacey J.G. Houston. Surviving is: a maternal grandmother, LeAnn Kinnaird of Lima, OH; a paternal grandmother,...

Edward States

Edward States

Jan 27, 2013

Edward V. States, 86, of Chillicothe, Ohio died on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 5:20 P.M. at Westmoreland Place in Chillicothe, Ohio. Born October 17, 1926 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Isaac States and the late Edith (Williams) States. Mr. States married V. Ruth Beeler on June 9, 1979. She preceded him in death. He...

Mary "Marge" Barton Feison

Mary "Marge" Barton Feison

Jan 26, 2013

Mary Margaret "Marge" Barton Feison, 92, of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at 4:26 A.M. at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Born December 31, 1920 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frank Barton and the late Cecelia (Fisher) Barton. Marge married Charles "Chuck" Feison on June 28, 1941. He preceded her in death...

Louise Klopfenstein

Louise Klopfenstein

Jan 22, 2013

Louise Montgomery Klopfenstein, 89, of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 2:23 A.M. at Wyngate Senior Living Center in Lima, Ohio. Born April 7, 1923 in Allen County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henry Miller and the late Mary (Hess) Miller. Louise married Clyde F. Montgomery, who preceded her in death. Louise married Harold...

Iola Rose Walters

Iola Rose Walters

Jan 20, 2013

Iola "Pat" Rose Walters, 89, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 20, 2013, at 2:20 P.M. at Sylvania Care & Rehab Center in Sylvania, Ohio. Born September 12, 1923 in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Lee Smith and the late Hazel (Daughtee) Smith. Iola "Pat" Rose married Charles Bishop Walters, Jr. on December 1, 1945....

Danny Johnson,

Danny Johnson,

Jan 19, 2013

Danny Johnson, Sr., 67 of Lima, Ohio died at 12:32 A.M. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born on Thursday, November 29, 1945 in Lima, Ohio, to Carl John Johnson and Audrey Carolyn ( Albert) Johnson, who both preceded him in death. He first married Dorothy Ayers who survives in Lima . On September 14,...

Donald Boyd

Donald Boyd

Jan 19, 2013

Donald Russell Boyd, 79 of Lima,died at 12:49 A.M. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System. Born Friday, January 19, 1934, in Lima, he was the son of the late Russell Garner Boyd and the late Mary Donna (Arnold) Boyd. He married Ruth Jean Graham-Hines on April 30,1966, she died June 26, 1998. He then married Beverly Ann...

Joyce Williams

Joyce Williams

Jan 15, 2013

Joyce A. Williams, 70, of Elida, Ohio, formerly of Columbus Grove, Ohio. died on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 10:45 P.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born March 29, 1942 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walter Earl Martin, M.D. and the late Martha (Fields) Martin. Joyce married James H. Williams on November 12,...

Arthur Orchard,,

Arthur Orchard,,

Jan 13, 2013

ARTHUR LEE ORCHARD, JR., 85 of Lima Ohio died on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 9:55 p.m. at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima. Born March 13, 1927, in Allen County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Arthur Orchard, Sr. and the late Emma Belle (Shaner) Orchard. He was a descendent of one of the First Families of...

Joel Stumpp

Joel Stumpp

Jan 13, 2013

Joel H. Stumpp, 79, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 13, 2013, at 2:29 A.M. at his daughter's residence in Lima, Ohio. Born April 7, 1933 in Fostoria, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold Stumpp and the late Ethel (DeShetler) Stumpp. Joel married Kathleen Marie Lyons on October 13, 1951. She survives in Lima. He retired...

Robert "Bob" Snider

Robert "Bob" Snider

Jan 10, 2013

Robert W. "Bob" Snider, 87, of Lima, Ohio died on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 2:36 P.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born October 1, 1925 in Allen County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ralph Snider and the late Breata (Laman) Snider. Robert married June Hart on July 5, 1975 and they were married...

Jane "Fran" (O'Boyle) Gelo

Jane "Fran" (O'Boyle) Gelo

Jan 6, 2013

Jane Frances "Fran" (O'Boyle) Gelo, 87, of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at 1:50 P.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born April 14, 1925 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James & Augusta O'Connor. On May 9, 1946 she married James H. Gelo. He preceded her in death on April...

Louise Ruth

Louise Ruth

Jan 4, 2013

Louise M. Ruth, 93 of Lima, Ohio died 6:30 P.M. Friday, January 4, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Saturday, January 11, 1919 in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late William Steele and Alta (Stalter ) Steele. She was the married to Aaron L. "Bud" Ruth who died July 31, 1983. She had served in the Navy during...

Penny L. (Poynter) Joseph

Penny L. (Poynter) Joseph

Jan 2, 2013

Penny L.(Poynter) Joseph, 50, of Dayton, Virginia died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 5:15 a.m. in Dayton, Virginia . Born July 27, 1962, she was the daughter of the late William Poynter, Sr. and the late Alpha Jean (Goldon) Poynter. Penny had worked in the Cable Industry. She was a very spiritual person who never met a stranger. She...

Robert E. Davis

Robert E. Davis

Dec 31, 2012

Robert E. Davis, 84, of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, December 31, 2012, at 12:37 p.m. at Richland Manor in Bluffton, Ohio. Born October 23, 1928 in Paulding County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Dale W. Davis and the late Ruby D. (Ritchie) Davis. Mr. Davis married Ethel Amspaugh on June 25, 1950, in Payne, Ohio. They...

Ardelle E. Yinger

Ardelle E. Yinger

Dec 30, 2012

Ardelle "Delle" E. Yinger, 87, of Elida, Ohio and formerly of Sidney, Ohio for nearly fifty years died on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 1:50 p.m. at the Sarah Jane Senior Living Center, Delphos, Ohio surrounded by her family. Born February 6, 1925 in Old Town, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Everett Ashe and the late Sadie...

Joyce Ann Adkins

Joyce Ann Adkins

Dec 29, 2012

Joyce Ann Adkins, 75, of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at 6:10 P.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima. Born December 20, 1937 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Marion Elmer Sterling and the late Ella Mae (Booher) Sterling. Joyce had worked at the Lima Telephone Company as a telephone operator and...