Obituaries

John R. Fry, age 78, died peacefully in his Florida home on August 25, 2015.  He was born in Union County, Ohio, the son of the late Royal Lewis and Mary Hoffman Fry.

Leroy Schwartzkopf, 87, of Paducah, Kentucky, formerly of Union County, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Edward L. and Lillie Nico...

Mary “Maxine” Spires, 70, of Plain City, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at Mt. Carmel West. She was born May 19, 1945, in Meigs County, to the late Ishar and Edna (West) Baker.

Sally Sue Krohn, 53, of Columbus, formerly of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a courageous three-year battle with cancer.  She is survived by mother, Mart...

George E. Eirich, 93, of Raymond, died Sunday morning, Aug. 23, 2015, at his home following many years of failing health. He was born March 31, 1922, in Union County, to the late Martin Luther and Mar...

Marian Virginia Jones Billington, 82, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, at Carriage Court Assisted Living. She was born Feb. 4, 1933, in Davis, West Virginia, to the late Adolphus and Edna...

Delores Jean Smith Wootchie, 73, of Marysville, formerly of Hopedale and Cadiz, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Hospice at Riverside Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born March 5, 1942, in Steuben...

Paul John Christian Moder, 89, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center with his loving wife by his side. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Marysville, the son of the late Alb...

Larry M. Spurling, 67, of Marysville, died early Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Doctors Hospital in Columbus. He was born April 21, 1948, in Columbus, to the late Winton and Jennie “Katie” Alexander Spur...

Janice Lee Howard, 75, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1940, in Marysville, to the late Thomas Howard and Mary Josephine (Pepper) Evans.

Janel Carol Nicol, 38, of Marysville, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015, at her home. She was born Jan. 15, 1977, in Marysville, to David R. and Deborah A. Johnson Nicol.

Mary Lou Baker, 73, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Oct. 29, 1941, in Pike County, to the late Elza Earl and Mildred Josephine Lowe Baker.

Charles Lincoln “Doc” Larry, 82, of Middleburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Memorial Gables. He was born Feb. 12, 1933, in Mingo, son of the late Alfred Lee and Mildred Vaughn (Johnson) Larry....

Greta Mae Cooper Sinclair, 92, of Columbus, formerly of Clifton, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, at her home surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 4, 1923, in Clifton, to the late Frank Pitts and Anna ...

DeAnn Lynn Webb Partlow Young, 52, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1962, in Delaware. She was the daughter of the late David and Mary ...

John H. “Banjo” Bright, age 67 of Gallatin, passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. Mr. Bright was born August 25, 1947 in Columbus, OH, son of the late George and Margaret Myers Bright.

David M. Hall, 77, of Marysville, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, after several attempts to overcome chronic heart failure. He was born March 28, 1938, in Marysville, to the late Meredith and Garlatine (M...

Joseph Henry Kurtz, 67, of Plain City, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Sanctuary at Tuttle Crossing, Dublin. He was a member of Bahia Vista Mennonite Church, Sarasota, Florida. He was a 1967 gradua...

Le Vesta Pruett Snider, 92, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born one of five children on April 16, 1923, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Archie Lee and Maude...

Mary E. Haude King, 71, of Ostrander, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at Milcrest Nursing Center following an extended illness. She was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Marysville, to the late John Henry and Anna ...

Janice Louise McCombs, 74, of Marysville, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015, at Riverside Methodist Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a serious one-week illness. She was born Feb. 14, 1941, in Ga...

Ameena S. Yaktin Birchfield, 47, of Marysville, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born Aug. 26, 1967, in Columbus.

Ace C. Williams, Jr., 42, of Marysville, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born Feb. 16, 1973, in Monroe, Michigan.

Laura E. Cheney Kuba, 91, of Richwood, died Monday morning, Aug. 3, 2015, at Marion Manor. She was born July 31, 1924, in Leesburg Township, to the late Adam B. and Minnie W. (Ford) Somerlot.

Brett M. Madden, 21, of Marysville, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, at OSU Hospital in Columbus from injuries received from an auto accident. He was born Sept. 9, 1993, in Marysville, to Kris D. Madden ...

Tony Wayne Quigley, 73, of Marysville, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at the home of his daughter. He was born July 24, 1942, in New Vienna.

Joan M. Brush, 85, of Marysville, died Monday evening, July 27, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville following many months of failing health. She was born Dec. 30, 1929, in Union County, to the late Lewis...

Margaret Ann Smothers Hood, 78, of Lakeview, died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. She was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Marion, to the late Lester and Margaret McCombs (Star...

Frances A. Boyd, 52, of Marysville died Saturday, July 25, 2015, at her home. She was born Feb. 25, 1963, in Columbus, to the late Thomas and Belva J. Fuller Fields. She was also preceded in death by ...

William E. Stidham, 85, formerly of the Urbana area, died Saturday, July 26, 2015, at Heartland of Urbana. He was born March 19, 1930, on the Westfall farm near North Lewisburg, to the late Strother a...