Archived Obituaries

THE RICHWOOD GAZETTE

Archived Obituaries February 2013

PAUL V. MCCRARY
Paul V. McCrary, 87, formerly of Richwood, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at The Inn at Halcyon Village in Marysville. He was born Dec. 15, 1925, to the late Guy and Lena (McMahan) McCrary.

DONALD C. PARSONS
Donald C. Parsons, 87, of Richwood, passed away Feb. 19, 2013 after a short battle with lung cancer. He was born to the late Daniel C. Parsons and Coral M (Coulter) Parsons on Dec. 23, 1925, in Pennsville, Ohio.

KENNETH E. PRESTON
Kenneth E. Preston, 90, of Richwood, formerly of Florida where he resided for many years, died Thursday evening Feb. 21, 2013, at Heartland of Marion. He was born October 24, 1922, in Aberdeen, Md., to the late William E. and Edith Gregg (Baker) Preston.

JAMES “JIM” WILEY
James “Jim” Wiley, 73, of Ridgeway, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 20, 2013, at Baton Rouge Health Services Community in Lima. He was born March 17, 1939, in Union County to the late Charles C. and Emma Dell (Clapsaddle) Wiley.

MARIAN DELORES COWGILL
Marian Delores Cowgill, 82, of Richwood died peacefully, early Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2013, at her home. She was born July 31, 1930, in Muncie, Ind., to the late James Irvin and Edna Ethel (McCreary) Laulis.

MARY M. FAUSNAUGH
Mary M. Fausnaugh, 91, of Marion, formerly of Richwood, passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 3, 1921, in Summersville, OH, to the late Edward Erwin and Edna May Patrick Erwin.

DONALD JOSEPH GIX
Donald Joseph Gix, 71, of Prospect, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 23, 1941, in Columbus,
to the late Harold and Ruth (Mehaffey) Gix.

JOHN P. “JACK” COOPERIDER
John P. “Jack” Cooperider, 76, of rural Richwood, died Sunday morning, Feb. 3, 2013, at Marion General Hospital.
He was born July 13, 1936, in Delaware, to the late William A. and Mary Pauline (Davis) Cooperider.

SHELBY LYNNE MCCLINCY
Shelby Lynne McClincy, 37, of Richwood died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, Feb. 3, 2013 from injuries sustained in
an automobile accident. She was born July 22, 1975, in Marion, to Doris Pacha-Willis and the late Jerry Goins.

GARY D. MILLS
Gary D. Mills, 64, of Prospect, formerly of Richwood, died Saturday morning, Feb. 2, 2013, at the Ohio State University
Medical Center. He was born Oct. 4, 1948, in Clarksburg, W. Va. to the late William Owen and Virginia Ernestine (Devericks) Mills.