Obituaries

Feb 8, 2019

JERRALD L. HESSON

76, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away Friday, February 8, 2019. He was born May 16, 1942 in Greeenville, Ohio the son of the late Lloyd & Ruth (Smith) Hesson. He retired from Eastman Kodak and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, New Carlisle. He is survived by his wife of...

Feb 6, 2019

Evelyn Jean Pelphrey, 84, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away on Feb. 6, 2019, at her winter home in Fort Myers, Florida.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she enjoyed homemaking, candy-making, sewing, gardening and collecting seashells.

She was an active member of the Forest Valley Free Will Baptist Church in Springfield.

Evelyn...

Feb 4, 2019

Ada L. Hyer, 71, of Springfield passed away Monday, February 4, 2019. She was born October 9, 1947 in Logan, OH the daughter of John Burl Edward and Anna (Saltz) Ours. Ada was a mother, homemaker and a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts. She is survived by five children Jessie (John) Scott, Clovis Hyer, Jr., Pattie Hyer, Robin...

Feb 3, 2019

West, Suroba Jean (Kendall) 83; of Springfield, Ohio passed away on February 3rd, 2019. Jean was surrounded by her loving family as she was called to be by her husband’s side, fourteen days after his passing. She was born on her mother’s birthday, December 8th, in 1935 on the Brink Hill in West Virginia. Her parents, Sam...

Jan 30, 2019

Click, Jerry L., 88 of Westerville, Ohio and Palm Coast, Florida went home to be with the Lord on January 30, 2019. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on January 11, 1931, the son of Earl and Doris Click. Jerry proudly served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. Jerry retired from the City of Springfield...

Jan 27, 2019

Ridder McMullen, Patti, 64 of Springfield passed away January 27, 2019 in her residence due to the complications of diabetes. She lived a full life which included several trips to South Dakota for bike week, which she loved doing. Patti was employed at Che’s Rustic Lounge for many years with her dear friends and owners Larry and Linda Hatter....

Jan 26, 2019

Nibert, Carolyn S., 77 of South Charleston passed away January 26, 2019 in her residence. She was born in Madison Township, Clark County on August 17, 1941, the daughter of John and Evelyn McFarland. Carolyn attended Grape Grove Church of Christ and was an avid reader. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bill Nibert...

Jan 24, 2019

Betty Jean Schmitt, 97, of Springfield, formerly of Grove City, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 after a brief illness. The daughter of Albert Summerfield Hames and Alice Evelyn Walley of Manitoba, Canada, Betty was born in the small prairie town of Glenboro on August 20, 1921. In August 1927, at the age of 6, she traveled with her...

Jan 23, 2019

Alvin Odes Bame, 79, of New Carlisle, born July 21, 1939 to Leroy & Hattie Mae Bame in Dayton, Ohio. He went to his eternal life Jan. 23, 2019 at home in his favorite chair. Al served in the U.S. Army as a Hawk Missile Systems Instructor from 1962-1965. He was a 35 year employee of Duriron/Flowserv as a...

Jan 23, 2019

Karl "Fred" McAtee, Jr., 83, of Springfield passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019 following a brief illness. He was born December 17, 1935 in Parkersburg, WV, the son of Karl F., Sr. and Edna (Nay) McAtee. Fred was a 1955 graduate of Springfield High School and served in the United States Army in Germany during the Korean War. He...

Jan 22, 2019

John D. Groff, Jr., 73, of New Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. He was born March 5, 1945 in Mobile, AL, the son of the late John D., Sr. and Eloise Groff. John was a proud U.S. Marine Veteran serving in Vietnam. Before retirement, John was the owner/operator of Pat and Martha's Bar in Crystal Lake. John...

Jan 21, 2019

Frieda Mae (Slagle) Hazlett, 92, of South Charleston, Ohio passed away January 21, 2019. She was a lifelong member of the South Charleston United Methodist Church, a member of Rebekah Circle for many years, and a member of the Clark County, Ohio Farm Bureau. Frieda was a member of a group fondly known as the South Charleston...

Jan 21, 2019

Flannery, Ina Lou, 93 of Springfield passed away January 21, 2019 in her residence. She was born in West Liberty, KY on July 25, 1925, the daughter of Oscar L. and Virgie Peyton. Ina retired as an assembler with the Ohio Thermometer Company. She was known as a witty person who loved her family and friends dearly. Her farm...

Jan 20, 2019

West, John William 85; of Springfield, OH passed away peacefully on January 20, 2019 at the VA hospital in Dayton, OH. He was born on January 10, 1934 to the parents of John A. and Clara Louise (Lawlis) West in Deep Valley, WV. Johnny, as referred to by his family, grew up in Deep Valley. He was the oldest...

Jan 20, 2019

Rhonda L. Combs, 56, of Springfield passed away in The James at OSU, Columbus, OH. She was born March 19 1962 in Marysville, OH the daughter of Charles E. and Juanita (Bartram) Combs. Rhonda grew up in Indianapolis, IN and moved to Columbus for most of her adult life to be near family. She is survived by her sister...

Jan 17, 2019

Bernice Faye (Pitcher) Payne, 94, of Troy passed away January 17, 2019 at Genesis Troy Center. She was born in Endicott, NY on June 14, 1924, the daughter of Lawrence and Mattie Pitcher. She worked as a teacher’s aide in Durham County Schools in North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents and two husbands, Jack H....

Jan 17, 2019

Baird, Carol Jean, 74 of Springfield passed away January 17, 2019 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield, Ohio on November 14, 1944, the daughter of Roger and Audrey Donohoe. She was co-owner of Baird Builders. Carol also worked at General American Credits and the Off Campus Salon. She loved the Cincinnati Reds, playing games...

Jan 16, 2019

Betty C. Rawlins, 88, of New Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in St. Petersburg, FL. She was born September 15, 1930, in Kershaw City, SC, the daughter of the late James Connell and Elizabeth (Mobley) Lannom. Betty retired from her position as a retail buyer for Goldman's Department Store. She was an avid Cincinnati Reds and Ohio...

Jan 15, 2019

Marcella Lee Bowman

age 95, of Vandalia, died Tuesday, 1/15/19 peacefully at home. Born June 25, 1923 in Bethel Township, Miami County, to Charles and Bertie Boone, she graduated from Bethel High School in 1941, and from Dickinson Secretarial School in September 1941. Marcella worked at Frigidaire, as a homemaker, and as a teacher’s aid after her...

Jan 13, 2019

WILKINS (SWARTZBAUGH), WILMA M.

103 years, of Springfield, passed away January 13, 2019, at her home in the loving surroundings of her blessed family. Wilma was born at Trail Run near New Matamoras, Ohio, to Joseph and Mabel Byers on July 16, 1915, At the...