Obituaries
Hazel THOMAS
Dec 2, 2006
HAZEL A. THOMAS, 99, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Lima, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 2, 2006, at Brookdale Cypress Village, Jacksonville, Fla. She was born April 22, 1907, near Belleville, Wood County, W.Va., to Arthur and Myrtle White Sams, who preceded her in death. In 1922, she married Robert D. Thomas, who died in February 1969. On...
Donald Mason
Nov 30, 2006
DONALD E. "DON" MASON, 84, died at 10:20 p.m. Nov. 30, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Middlesboro, Ky., to William J. and Sarah M. Patterson Mason. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. On Nov. 24, 1940, in Middlesboro, Ky., he married Dora Jones, who survives in Lima....
Ameilianah Marie Williams
Nov 25, 2006
AMEILIANAH N?VAYAH MARIE WILLIAMS, 1 month, died at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 25, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Oct. 9, 2006, in Lima to Jeremy Calhoun and Brandy Ball, both of Lima. Survivors also include her maternal grandmother, Rosie Williams, of Lima; and several aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Linvelle...
Mary Stonehill
Nov 24, 2006
MARY JOAN (STOUT) STONEHILL, 82, died at 2:12 a.m. November 24, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 3, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to William L. and Reginna Stout, who preceded her in death. She married Lewis "Jack" Stonehill September 23, 1944. He died February 28, 1995. Mrs. Stonehill was a member of the Southside Christian Church,...
V. Weick Cook
Nov 24, 2006
V.MAXINE WEICK-COOK, 85, died at 6 p.m. November 24, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1921, to Edward and Carrie Cook in Beaverdam. Both preceded her in death. She married William Weick in 1944, who died in 1985. She then married Carl Cook in 1990 and he died in 1994. She worked for the U.S....
William Smith
Nov 19, 2006
WILLIAM H. "BILL" SMITH, 79, died at 3:45 a.m. November 19, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Carl O. and Rowena A. Myers Smith, who preceded him in death. On July 13, 1963, he married Betty Lee Burgoon, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Smith worked at the L &...
Beda SHAFER
Nov 16, 2006
BEDA GRACE SHAFER, 86, died at 1 a.m. Nov. 16, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Putnam County to William D. and Rosa Basinger Goodwin, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 31, 1939, she married Paul T. Shafer, who died Jan. 1, 1993. Mrs. Shafer had been a dietary supervisor and nurse?s...
Worthy Slayton,
Nov 8, 2006
WORTHY ROBERT SLAYTON, Sr. 64, died at 11;41 a.m. November 8, 2006 at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1942, in Hosett, West Virginia, to Clyde Mitchell and Bonnie Mae Slayton, who preceded him in death. On June 5, 1980, he married Grace Livermore, who survives in Lima. Mr. Slayton had been a maintenance man for the...
Dorothy Lawson
Nov 7, 2006
DOROTHY C. LAWSON, 79, died at 4:40 p.m. November 7, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Charles Avery and Mary Herron Avery Baker, who preceded her in death. On October 11, 1947, at High Street United Methodist Church, she married H. Guy Lawson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Lawson...
Herman Wheelbarger
Nov 7, 2006
HERMAN WILSON ?SLIM? WHEELBARGER, 91, died at 8:57 p.m. November 7, 2006, at the Lima Convalescent Home following an extended struggle with his health. He was born August 14, 1915, in Lima, Ohio to Harvey and rosa Strohm Wheelbarger, who preceded him in death. On July 4, 1941, he married Velma Elayne Sterrett, who died April 24, 2003. They had...
Sara Bryan
Nov 7, 2006
SARA L. "SALLY" BRYAN, 86, died at 10:35 a.m. November 7, 2006, at VanCrest Health Care Center. She was born June 10, 1920, in Van Wert, Ohio to Robert and Vera Parks Tindall, who preceded her in death. On April 16, 1938, she married Bernard "Ed" Bryan, who died May 5, 1993. Mrs. Bryan was a homemaker. She was a...
Richard Preble
Nov 5, 2006
RICHARD L. PREBLE, 73, died at 8:55 p.m. November 5, 2006, at his residence. He was born December 25, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Claude and Cleo Antrim Preble, who preceded him in death. On November 3, 1956, he married Therese L. Minaugh, who died June 6, 2004. Mr. Preble had been a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service in...
Margaret Stemen
Nov 3, 2006
MARGARET STEMEN, 84, died at 2:05 a.m. Nov. 3, 2006, at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 15, 1922, in Portland, Ind., to Oscar and Hulda Siberry Eichacker, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 27, 1942, in Ohio, she married Kermit D. Stemen, who died May 14, 2002. Mrs. Stemen was a homemaker. She was a member...
Rpbert Weber
Nov 1, 2006
ROBERT A. "BOB" WEBER, 78, died at 2:17 p.m. November 1, 2006, at Taylor House Hospice Center, Des Moines, Iowa. He was born May 30, 1928, in Delphos, Ohio to Anthony J. and Hilda Wurst Weber, who preceded him in death. On May 22, 1954, in Danville, he married Louise Breckler, who died December 28, 1995. Mr. Weber was a...
Martha Verhoff
Oct 31, 2006
MARTHA M. VERHOFF, 87, died at 4:45 p.m. October 31, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born November 25, 1918, in Delphos, Ohio to Charles and Susan C. Moreo Lucius, who preceded her in death. On May 11, 1946, she married Harry H. Verhoff, who died April 17, 1992. Mrs. Verhoff was a homemaker. She retired as an...
Betty Hall
Oct 31, 2006
BETTY JEANE HALL, 80, died at 5:40 p.m. October 31, 2006, at her residence. She was born June 27, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Fay Pharis and Ethel Harriet Taylor Elston, who preceded her in death. On May 11, 1946, she married David Hall, who died August 29, 1981. Mrs. Hall was a homemaker. She had worked at GroCord Rubber...
Cruz Herrera,
Oct 30, 2006
CRUZ G. HERRERA Sr., 83, died at 1:25 a.m. October 30, 2006, at the residence of his grandson, Mario Marolez. He was born March 22, 1923, in Hebbronville, Texas, to Manuel V. and Theresa G. Gallardo Herrera, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 8, 1964, he married Catalina M. Segovia, who died December 29, 2000. Mr. Herrera retired in...
Marion Kirkman
Oct 29, 2006
MARION E. KIRKMAN, 85, died at 2:18 a.m. October 29, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1921, in Forsyth, Georgia, to Andrew Gus and Adell Estell Henderson Watkins, who preceded her in death. She married Thomas L. Kirkman, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Kirkman was a member of St. Paul AME Church, where she...
Thomas Beeson
Oct 27, 2006
THOMAS ?TOM? E. BEESON , 85, died at 2:52 p.m. Oct. 27, 2006, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born on July 3, 1921, to Lenard R. and Mary E. Helser Beeson who preceded him in death. On March 6, 1954, he married Alice E. ?Betty? Vermillion who survives. Mr. Beeson was an optician for White-Haines Optical Co. He...
June Mowrey Short
Oct 23, 2006
JUNE ELLEN MOWREY SHORT 82, died at 11:32 p.m. October 23, 2006, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, following a seven week illness. She was born January 2, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to Herbert and Beryl Perkins Mowrey, who preceded her in death. On December 26, 1945, she married Ralph Hummon Short, who died February 24, 1973. Mrs. Short retired in...
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