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Archived Obituaries July 2009

JAMES ROBERT PRICE
James Robert Price, 69, of Ashley, died Wednesday July 29, 2009 at 
Marion General Hospital. He was born January 2, 1940, in Delaware, to 
the late Conrad and Irene (Griffith) Price.

WILLIAM NEIL “BILL” MARSH

William Neil “Bill” Marsh, 80, of Marysville, died peacefully Sunday, 
July 26, 2009 at The Gables at Green Pastures following an extended 
illness.
He was born May 23, 1929 in Richwood, to the late Frank B. and 
Blanche Temple Marsh.

ARLENE RUTH SHUMAN
Arlene Ruth Shuman, 92, died early Friday July 24, 2009, at the Echo 
Manor in Pickerington, where she had been residing. She was born May 
14, 1917, in Canton, to the late Marion E. and Dorothea (Boerstler) 
Pierce.

FLORENCE ALICE ZIEG
Florence Alice Zieg, 93, of Green Camp, died Tuesday evening, July 
21, 2009, at OSU Medical Center with her loving family by her side. 
She was born July 6, 1916, in Somersville, to the late Earl and 
Minnie Alice (Henry) McMahon.

JEFFREY L. BIRCHFIELD

Jeffrey L. Birchfield, 49, of Richwood, died unexpectedly Thursday, 
July 9, 2009 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born May 13, 
1960, in Lancaster, and was predeceased by his father, William 
Birchfield; his first wife, Vickey L. Eubanks Birchfield; and a 
nephew, Johnny Birchfield.

ARNOLD JOSEPH
Arnold Joseph, 86, former mayor of Prospect, died, Tuesday, July 7, 
2009, at the Firelands Hospital in Sandusky. He went home to be with 
the Lord. He was born December 24, 1922, to the late Golden and 
Elizabeth (Ratliff) Joseph.

ERNEST R. COX

Ernest R. Cox, 84, of Magnetic Springs, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 
Grady Memorial Hospital in Delaware.  He was born August 21, 1924, in 
Hazy, W. Va., to the late Lee and Emma (Milam) Cox.

MURIEL DIANE HILL
Muriel Diane Hill, 63, of Richwood, died early Thursday morning, July 
2, 2009 at her home. She was born February 27, 1946, in Columbus, to 
Mae Muriel (Smith) Ridgley and the late Richard Johnson Ridgley Sr.

LEWIS L. “LEWIE” LONG
Lewis L. “Lewie” Long, 79, of near Green Camp, died Saturday, July 4, 
2009, after several years of battling with his health, in the house 
where he was born in Green Camp Township. He was born to the late 
Sperry and Vena (Flach) Long on September 27, 1929, on the family 
farm east of Green Camp on state Route 739.

DANIEL F. “DANNY” REAMES
Daniel F. "Danny" Reames, 58, of Richwood, passed away unexpectedly 
Monday, June 29, 2009, at Marion General Hospital. He was born 
February 15, 1951, in Marion, to Maxine (Holycross) Reames and the 
late Carrol Reames.

 

 

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