Archived Obituaries

THE RICHWOOD GAZETTE

Archived Obituaries February 2015

ELIFREDE CHRISTY
Elifrede Christy, 100, of Richwood, died peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at her home. She was born July 25, 1914, in Graysville, to the late James and Ella Mae (Cline) Harmon.

EILEEN WELLER STEPHENSON
Eileen Weller Stephenson, 96, passed away at St. Ann’s Hospital on Feb. 20, 2015. She was born in Crawford County on Oct. 12, 1918, to the late Ruth B. and Melvin R. Weller of Richwood, Ohio.

DONALD LEE ROBINSON
Donald Lee Robinson, 84, of rural Marysville, died unexpectedly Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1930, in Pharisburg, to the late Walter Wells and Edna Emma (Parrott) Robinson.

JOHN R. MEAD
John R. Mead, 58, of Richwood, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at the James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University following a five-month battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 4, 1956, in Marysville to Charles B. “Bert” and Phyllis A. (Skidmore) Mead.

HAROLD EDWIN NEEL
Harold Edwin Neel, 82, of Prospect and Key West, Florida, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at the Lower Key Medical Center in Key West. He was born Feb. 26, 1932, on Neel Road in Richwood to the late Glenard Gaylord and Dorothy Pauline (Fryman) Neel.

JERRY W. SPEAKMAN
Jerry W. Speakman, 78, of Richwood, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at Memorial Hospital of Union County surrounded by his grieving family. He was born April 20, 1936, to George and Thelma (Mullen) Speakman in Marysville.

GLADYS MARIE ROSEBROUGH WATKINS
Gladys Marie Rosebrough Watkins, 95, formerly of LaRue, Ohio, died peacefully on Feb. 5, 2015, at her home in Marion.
She was born Oct. 21, 1919, in Marion, to the late Alva and Lona Mae (Stumbo) Rosebrough.