Obituaries

Emmett J. Starkey, 84, of Broadway, died Monday afternoon, Oct. 3rd, 2016, at his home following many months of failing health. He was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Rush County, Indiana, to the late Emmett an...

Ruth Buckley Noble Riley Smith, 90 of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Hill View Retirement Community in Portsmouth. She was born on August 14, 1926 in Portsmouth, the daughter of th...

Robin A. Cross-Clayton, 67, of East Liberty, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Born Apr. 3, 1949, in Columbus, she was the daughter of Robert R...

John Paul “JP” Griggs, 26, of Ostrander, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at his residence. He was born Feb. 26, 1990 in Marysville, to Jack and Kelly Griggs,

Peggy A. “Peg” Buckingham, 76, of Delaware, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, while surrounded by her family at Kobacker House. She was born May 29, 1940, in Ostrander, to the late Candom O. and Mildred ...

Sharon Kay Bymaster, 74, of Marysville, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at her residence. Born March 27, 1942, in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late David R. and M.V. June (Stevens) Canter.

LTC Doile E. Lama, U.S. Army (Ret.), 89, of Marysville, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016, at Memorial Gables of Marysville. He was born in Lancaster on Sept. 20, 1927, to the late Olen H. and T...

Miriam Elizabeth Weaver Heinke, 95, of Marysville, formerly of Circleville, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at home. She was born Apr. 3, 1921, in Circleville, to the late Earl Isaac and Sadie Agnes Bu...

Clarice Beck Blue, 102, of Centerville, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, from complications of pneumonia at Pristine Senior Living in Centerville, one day after her birthday. She was born in Marysville...

Martha “Ann” Armstrong Bright, 82, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at Memorial Gables. She was born April 2, 1934 in Byhalia to the late Bernard W. and Eunice Lamont Lingrel Armstrong....

Judy M. Pullin, 69, of New London, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, as a result of a car accident. She was born January 19, 1947, in Lexington, Kentucky, daughter of the late Robert and Cl...

Callean Mae Goldsberry, 81, of Marysville, died Monday evening, Sept. 26, 2016, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born Nov. 17, 1934 in Hogsett, West Virginia, to the late George and Mae (Melvin) Fl...

Barry E. Graves, 61, of Brooksville, Florida, formerly of Marysville, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. He was born in Marysville on Aug. 8, 1955, to the late Robert and Eleanor (Noggle) Graves.

Norma Jean Tharp, 80, of Columbus, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born on February 5, 1936 in Columbus, to the late Orville and Olive Chase.

Dylan Jacob “Face” Stevens, 20, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at his home. He was born March 12, 1996 in Winchester, Massachusetts. He is survived by his mother and step-fath...

Wilda E. (Dempsey) James, 83, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born April 26, 1933 in Lippincott, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cecil and Clara (Downs) Demp...

Thomas W. Fawcett, 90, of Plain City, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 25, 1926, in Martins Ferry, to the late David Walter and Rachel (Tho...

Glenn W. Irwin, 86, of Marysville, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Memorial Gables. Born February 4, 1930, in Hamilton, Ohio, to Raymond Dollarhide and Clara Elizabeth (Wilkins) Irwin,.

Lowell L. Hines, 70, of Quincy, and formerly of West Mansfield, died unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 23, 1946, in Byhalia, the son...

Derek Richard Lowe, 36, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at his home. He was born August 7, 1980 in Union County. He is survived by his mother, Karen (Ralph Yeager) Jones of Rich...

Joyce B. Milliron-Weber, 80, of Ashland, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland.

Virginia Wears, 72, of Marysville, previously of Unionville Center, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

Linda L. Ulmer, 69, of Marysville, died Saturday, Sept. 17th, 2016, at Kingston of Marion. She was born June 10, 1947, in Plain City to the late Richard L. and E. June Boyer Venrick.

Andrew Robert Pettiford, 74, of Marysville, formerly of Columbus, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Mar. 25, 1942, in Roxabell to the late Charles...

Norma Jean Kandel Dildine, 87, of Fullerton, California, died Thursday, July 28, 2016. She was born Mar. 20, 1929, in Marysville to the late William Leonard and Augusta Magdalena Schnees Kandel.

Steven Douglas Stinemetz, 58, died on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Houston, Texas. He was born and raised in Marysville, to Glenn and Lona Stinemetz.

Michael L. Rodenberger, 69, of Marysville, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. He was born Oct. 16, 1946, in Massillon, to the late Kent and Mary Haney Ro...

Dorothy Mae Garrett, 85, of Alliance, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born to the late George and Mary Drumb.

Karla Lee Adkins Rush, 51, of Marion, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Presidential Center in Marion after a serious motorcycle accident on July 23. She was born on May 15, 1965, in Delaware, to Glen...

Reba Connolly Huffman, 101, of Sunbury, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at her daughter’s residence with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 4, 1915, in Logan County to the late J. Fred and Syrena ...