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Archived Obituaries December 2008

MANDY LEE COVER
Mandy Lee Cover, 56, of Prospect, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at
the home of her daughter, in Marysville. She was born May 25, 1952,
in Marion, to the late Orville Samuel “Tiny” and Glada (Gullett) Estep.

JOHN A. DAVIS
SHELBY J. DAVIS
John A. Davis, who died October 27, 2008 and Shelby J. Davis, who
died December 1, 2008, both 70, of Port Charlotte, Fla., formerly of
New Bloomington, will have a double memorial graveside service on
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the Green Camp Cemetery with
Pastor Joe Rhea officiating.

BRENDA BOYD GULLIFORD
Brenda Boyd Gulliford, 51, of Edmond, Okla., died Friday December 12,
2008, at her home.Born October 21, 1957, to Lloyd and Elsie Boyd, she was raised in
Marion County and educated at Ohio State University and Mt. St.
Joseph College.

ELEANOR DAVIS HOLT
Eleanor Davis Holt, 83, formerly of Edgewood Dr., in Richwood, died
Saturday morning, December 20, 2008, at Marion General Hospital. Born
October 2, 1925, in Grand Rapids, Mich., she was the daughter of the
late Ora Lyle and Mildred (Barclay) Forgette and was raised as a
foster child by the late Richard and Martha Snowden.

BRANDON SCOT RAYOT
Brandon Scot Rayot, 22, of Columbus, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008.

MARY ELIZABETH BRADSHAW CAPRINO
Mary Elizabeth Bradshaw Caprino, 70, of Marion, traveled into her
next world Saturday morning, December 13, 2008. On April 25, 1938,
she was born in Marion, the daughter of the late James William and
Betty (Moore) Bradshaw.

SUSAN KATHRYN MCELHENY
Susan Kathryn McElheny, 64, of Marion, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
at Marion General Hospital.
She was born December 25, 1943, in Kenton, to T. Rowland and Kathryn
(Wood) McElheny and they live in Marion.

CARL JOSEPH MILLER
Carl Joseph Miller, 89, of West Mansfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 9,
2008, at Milcrest Nursing Center. He was born February 23, 1919, in
West Mansfield, to the late John Russell and Martha Clements Miller.
He married Edna Mae Born, on October 24, 1939.

MAXINE H. SMITH
Maxine H. Smith, 89, of Troy, and formerly of Richwood and
Marysville, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Hospice of
Dayton. She was born on March 10, 1919, in Richwood, to the late John
H. and Daisy A. (Davis) Haines.

EMMA LOUISE CUNNINGHAM
Emma Louise Cunningham, 85, of Marysville, died Sunday morning,
December 7, 2008, at OSU Hospital, in Columbus. Born June 24, 1923,
in Union County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth
Schwartzkopf Rausch.

FRANCES CORA JIVIDEN
Frances Cora Jividen, 85, died Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008, at Kingston
Residence, of Marion.
She was born February 25, 1923, in Pedro, to the late Alva and Leona
Mae (Stumbo) Rosebrough.

ELBERT LEE TAYLOR
Elbert "Lee" Taylor, 75, of Marion, went home to be with his Lord, on
Wednesday morning, December 3, 2008. He was at his home, with his
loving wife and family by his side. Born July 9, 1933 in Unionville
Center, he was the the only child of the late Harold E. and Thelma E.
(Hutchinson) Taylor.

MABLE GERTRUDE WATKINS
Mable Gertrude (Swartz) (Daugherty) Watkins, 90, died Wednesday Dec.
3, 2008, at her daughter’s home, after an extended period of
declining health. She was born October 24, 1918, to the late Ernest
and Eva Gertrude (Decker) Swartz, in Warrensburg.

MAXINE H. SMITH
Maxine H. Smith, 89, of Troy, formerly of Richwood and Marysville,
died Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Hospice of Dayton. Funeral arrangements are
pending at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home in Troy.

WALTER "RALPH" FISHER
Walter "Ralph" Fisher, 84, of Byhalia, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 at
the Grant Medical Center in Columbus. He was born December 20, 1923, in
Lima, to the late Otto and Goldie (Phillips) Fisher.

CARROL F. REAMES
Carrol F. Reames, 78, of Richwood, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at Marion
General Hospital. He was born November 3, 1930, the son of Fred and
Margaret (Huffman) Reames, and was born in the Richwood home in which he
lived his entire life.

ROGER N. SMITH
Roger N. Smith, 45, of Marysville, formerly of Marion, died Monday, Dec.
1, 2008 at Milcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, in Marysville.
Born December 4, 1962, in Marion, he was the son of the late Raymond and
Amey Eldridge Smith.