Obituaries

David Buchanan

David Buchanan

Feb 2, 2013

David Scott Buchanan, 71 of Lima died at 7:50 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2013 at his residence He was born June 6, 1941 in Spruce Pine, NC, the son of the late Carl C. Buchanan and Nettie (Biddix) Buchanan. He married Patricia Mummey on June 10, 2006 in Moorehead City, NC and she survives in Lima. He retired from The...

Richard "Dick" Allen,

Richard "Dick" Allen,

Feb 1, 2013

Richard C. "Dick" Allen I, 77 of Lima, died at 4:45 PM Friday, February 1, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born on Friday, July 19, 1935 in Stockbridge, Michigan, he was the son of the late Cliff Allen and the late Freda Mae Dorman Allen. He married Nancy Watkins on December 24, 1966 in Lima and...

William R. "Bill" Nichols

William R. "Bill" Nichols

Jan 30, 2013

Eustis, Florida William R. "Bill" Nichols, 85 , Peacefully slipped from the arms of his family to his family's arms in heaven, and into the hands of God at 8:37 PM. January 30, 2013 at Florida South Hospital in Orlando, Florida. Bill was born September 8, 1927 in Seneca, Kansas to Lawrence and Dorothy (Oatman) Nichols who preceded him in...

Alson "Coach" Scrivner

Alson "Coach" Scrivner

Jan 30, 2013

Alson T. "Coach" Scrivner, 88 of Lima died at 8:40 P.M. Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the Lima Convalescent Home. He was born Thursday, January 8, 1925 in Richmond Kentucky. He was the son of the late Grover and Emma Scrivner. On December 22, 1951, Al married Avice Roderick, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Also surviving is son, Stuart (Laura)...

James "Hag" Horton

James "Hag" Horton

Jan 29, 2013

James B. "Hag" Horton, 48, died on Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at his residence in Lafayette, Ohio. James was born on Friday, September 18, 1964, in Lima, Ohio. Survivors include; his father, Clayton Wimer, Sr. ; three brothers, Clayton Wimer, Jr., Maurice Wimer and Keith (Mary) Horton; six sisters, Renelda (Terry) Holloway, Teresa (Jim) Bryan, Nelva (Mike) Sites, Darlene Ray,...

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...