Obituaries

Ruth I. Holycross, 87, of Bellefontaine, formerly of Marysville, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Heartland of Bellefontaine. She was born Sept. 23, 1928, in Irwin, the daughter of the late Leo and Opal...

Kristen Lee Streng Schmidt, 49, of Bellefontaine, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 4, 1966, in Columbus to the late Donald L. Streng and Jody Rittenhouse Streng who survive...

E. Jean Haynes, 93, of North Lewisburg, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born July 19, 1922, in Logan County, to the late Elmo J. and Mazy Reams Curl.

Dorothy J. Schurch, 85, of Richwood, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Kindred of Marion, where she had been residing for the last several years. She was born April 26, 1930, in West Jackson, to the lat...

James H. Shipley, 64, of Unionville Center, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, due to a short illness.

David E. Garey, 83, of Plain City, formerly of Marysville, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at his residence. He was born March 15, 1932, in Springfield, to the late Russell and Pearl Erwin Garey.

Patricia J. Livingston Nuckles, age 87, of Marysville, died peacefully Monday, November 16, 2015 at her home. She was born July 1, 1928 in Union County to the late Oliver and Agnes Williams Livingston...

Franklin D. Rausch, 74, of Indian Lake and formerly of Marysville, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Memorial Gables, surrounded by his loving family, just eight days from his 75th birthday. Born Nov. 2...

Pearly Evelyn Carsey, 86, of Marysville, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Memorial Hospital of Union County. She was born Dec. 1, 1928, in Williamsport, to the late Pearly Leland and Lillian Mae Smith V...

Robert Keith Ward, age 80, of Marysville, died Thursday, November 12, 2015 at his home.  Son of Thelma Ruth Rose and James N. Ward, Bob was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on October 30, 1935.

Rilla L. Chappelear, 86, of Milford Center, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born April 24, 1929, in Union County, to the late Ronald E. and Emma Brehm Carrick.

Ruby Irene (McComas) Adkins, 94, of Fairmont, West Virginia, formerly of Chester, West Virginia, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. She was born July 4, 1921, in Salt Rock, West Virginia, a daughter of the ...

Helen Eloise Phipps, 94, of York Center, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at the Milcrest Nursing Home. She was born April 15, 1921, at home in York Township, to the late Howard and Lelah Dale (Ralston)...

Alfred E. “Jake” Stokes, 62, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Dublin Methodist Hospital following many months of failing health. He was born Aug. 23, 1953, in Urbana, to the late Fredr...

George Edward Miller, 84, a longtime resident of Marysville, died peacefully on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Spring Church, Pennsylvania, to the l...

Joyce Anne Rice Whitaker, 73, of Dublin, formerly of Middletown, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Ohio Health Hospice Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born Feb. 13, 1942, in Nippa, Kentucky, to the la...

Margaret Elizabeth Baker, 92, of Richwood, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Aug. 9, 1923, in Jackson Township, to the late Lawrence L. and Mildred (Kater) Chandler.

Norman Ray Ralston, 56, of Marysville, formerly of Washington, D.C., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at his home. He was born May 28, 1959 in Cincinnati. He was preceded in death by his biological father, ...

Stephen R. Stambaugh Sr., 79, of Marysville, formerly of Bullhead, Arizona, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville. He was born July 30, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Thomas Arthur Rees, 81, of Richwood, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Marion General Hospital. He was born May 30, 1934, in Columbus, to the late William Howard and Rizpha (Green) Rees.

Timothy A. Gregory, 57, who was born and raised in Marysville, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.

Mary Elizabeth Glaze Dayton, 84, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Waycross, Georgia, to the late James Clayton Jr. and Grace Charlotte D...

Jeffrey Scott Hurd, 53, of Zanesfield, formerly of Hilliard, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at his home with his family at his side following a brave battle with cancer. He was born May 30, 1962, in St...

Trevor Scott Conley, 31, of North Lewisburg, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. He was born Sept. 24, 1984, in Marysville, to Cheryl Moore Conley, who survives, and the late Orrie Conley.

William Gene  “Bill” Eckhart, 88, of Plain City, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his residence. He was born Sept. 25, 1927, in Portsmouth, to the late Kenneth Louis and Mildred Carter Eckhart.

Thomas D. Eirich, 65, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. He was born May 26, 1950, in Kenton, to Mary E. Black Eirich of Raymond, and the late George...

Kenneth Cook, 87, of Marysville, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Memorial Gables following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1928, in Greencastle, Indiana, to the late Cleo Murphy and Barbra C. Cook...

Dalton Michael Carmean, 25, of Richwood, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Grant Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident a week ago. He was born Aug. 28, 1990, in Columbus and ...

Edsel Dotson, 79, of near Magnetic Springs, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at home, surrounded by his loving family, due to heart complications related to childhood rheumatic fever. He was born Oct. 26...

Maxine “Mackie” Chapman, 84, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at her home. She was born May 5, 1931, in Adams County, to the late Richard and Stella Murphy Whitley.