Obituaries
Obituaries
Wilbur "Jr." Wray
May 25, 2014
Wilbur Jr. Wray, 86, of Urbana, died at 8:15 A.M., Sunday, May 25, 2014 in Vancrest of Urbana. He was born April 2, 1928 in St. Paris, OH, a son of Wilbur C. and Clara (Cost) Wray. Jr., a 1946 Urbana Local School graduate, retired from the City of Urbana in 1993. He was a member of the Urbana Freewill...
Lucile Hopkins
May 17, 2014
Lucile Hopkins, 86, of Urbana, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. She was born on June 24, 1927 in New Haven Township, MI, the daughter of Alpha and Susan (Mininger) Peters. Lucile was a cook for 21 years who retired from Mad River-Green Local School District. Survivors include 2 daughters, Carolyn A. Knox and husband...
Warren Mattox
May 17, 2014
Warren Mattox, 82, of Urbana, passed peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2014 with his family by his side. He was born September 13, 1931 in Urbana, OH, the son of the late Herbert and Ruth (Anderson) Mattox. He was an avid farmer for a lifetime. He loved the outdoors, his garden and sharing his harvest with family and friends. A...
Betty L. King
May 16, 2014
Betty L. King, 86, passed away on Friday May 16, peacefully in her sleep at Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. She was born January 10, 1928 in Rockland (Belpre), OH, Washington County. Betty is the daughter of John Benjamin and Anna (Smith) Weaver. Betty graduated from Belpre High School and married Robert King in 1946. Together they had 5 children and...
Merrill Eugene Smith
May 16, 2014
Merrill Eugene Smith, 78, of Urbana, died on Friday, May 16, 2014 in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. He was born on September 4, 1935 in Champaign County, OH, the son of Albert and Tennis (Turner) Smith. Merrill retired from Fox River Paper Co. after 38 years of service. He was a member of New Hope Mission Church where he served...
Glenn J. Judy
May 16, 2014
Glenn J. Judy, 86, of Cable, died Friday evening, May 16, 2014 in his residence. Services will be held at the convenience of the family. The family is being served by the WALTER & SMITH FUNERAL HOME, Urbana.
Dennis E. Young
May 11, 2014
Dennis E. Young, 63, of Urbana, died at his Urbana residence on Sunday, May 11, 2014. He was born on June 13, 1950 in Urbana, OH, the son of James and Anna (Stapleton) Young. Dennis graduated from Urbana High School in 1968 and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict. He worked at IH, beginning in January...
Maybelle Hunt
May 2, 2014
Maybelle Hunt, 93, of Woodstock, left her earthly home to accept her heavenly reward in Jesus arms on Friday, May 2, 2014, in Spring Meadows Care Center, Woodstock, OH. She was born on April 4, 1921 in Champaign County, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Nettie (Fairchild) Carter. Maybelle was a member of Northside Church of God of Urbana where...
Helen L. (Evilsizor) Knight
May 2, 2014
Helen L. (Evilsizor) Knight, 75, of Urbana, went home to be with her Lord peacefully in her sleep, on Friday, May 2, 2014 in her residence. She was born on June 25, 1938 in Mt. Sterling, OH, a daughter of William and Nellie (Shadley) Matthews. Helen worked in the Urbana Local School cafeteria for several years. Helen enjoyed managing several...
Kevin Gene Insley
May 1, 2014
Kevin Gene Insley, 57, of Urbana, died Thursday, May 1, 2014 in his residence. He was born on January 24, 1957 in Champaign County, OH, the son of Donald Gene and Janet (Rice) Insley. Kevin was a 1975 graduate of Graham High School and was self-employed with Insleys Backhoe Service and Trencher. He attended Terre Haute United Methodist Church and...
Ronald Eugene Carroll
Apr 30, 2014
Ronald E. Carroll, 69, of St. Paris, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He was born on January 5, 1945 in Beaumont, TX, the son of Eugene and Geneva (Meadors) Carroll. Ronald was a 1963 graduate of Piqua High School, served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, was a member of the DAV of Urbana...
Roberta Jean King
Apr 30, 2014
Roberta Jean King, 80, of Urbana, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. She was born on September 20, 1933 in Champaign County, OH, the daughter of Virgil and Nellie (McCain) Davis. Jean was a 1952 graduate of Westville High School, sold Avon for many years, was a Girl Scout leader and enjoyed bowling, for which...
Vinnette I. Grennan
Apr 28, 2014
Vinnette I. Grennan, 96, of Urbana, formerly of Andover, OH, died on Monday, April 28, 2014 in Vancrest of Urbana. She was born on November 27, 1917 in Cleveland, OH, the daughter of Albert L. and Louise (Guhl) French. Vinnette, a graduate of Chesterland High School, retired as a meter technician from LFE in Chesterland, OH. She was a member...
Patricia I. Young
Apr 27, 2014
Patricia I. Pat Young, 76, of Urbana, died at 3:45 A.M. Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Vancrest of Urbana. She was born November 28, 1937 a daughter of Arthur A. and Audrey (Guey) Stokes. Pat was a member of the Urbana Church of the Nazarene of Urbana and she enjoyed being a grandmother, loving all of her grandchildren. Survivors include...
Philip A. Hammons
Apr 25, 2014
Philip A. Hammons Jr., 26, of Urbana, died on Friday, April 25, 2014 in his residence. There will be no services. Walter & Smith Funeral Home is serving the family.
Betty J. Martin
Apr 22, 2014
Betty J. Martin, 80, of Urbana, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Mercy Memorial Hospital, Urbana. She was born on June 23, 1933 in Mingo, OH. Betty was a 1951 graduate of Urbana High School and had worked at the Title Department for Champaign County and Grimes Manufacturing. She was an avid fan of the OSU Buckeyes football and...
Cynthia L. Maxwell
Apr 16, 2014
Cynthia L. Maxwell, 72, of Urbana, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. She was born on October 10, 1941 in Urbana, the daughter of Claude and Catherine (McDonald) Shafer. Cynthia graduated from Zanesville High School and did applique work at Fashion Stitch. She was a true believer in God, enjoyed sewing, arts and crafts, photography, cooking,...
Kenneth C. Nuzum
Apr 4, 2014
Kenneth C. Nuzum, 94, of Urbana, died on Friday, April 4, 2014 in his residence. He was born on August 19, 1919 in Leroy, WV, the son of Claud Nuzum and Ethel (Kittle) Richards. Ken was a 1938 graduate of Gilmore High School in Jackson Co., WV and attended The Ohio State University until 1941. He enlisted in the Air...
Ernestine Simpson
Mar 23, 2014
Ernestine Simpson, of De Graff, died on Sunday, March 23, 2014 in the Dayton VA Medical Center. She was born October 23, 1942 in Westville, a daughter of Ernest and Maude (Johnson) Watkins. Ernestine a 1960 graduate of Graham High School enjoyed fishing, crocheting, reading puzzles, games and especially spending time with her family, always getting in the last word....
Ruth Viola Brown
Mar 19, 2014
Ruth Viola (Anderson) Brown, 97, of Urbana, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in her residence at Rotary Manor where she has resided for over 20 years. She was born February 19, 1917 in Clark County, Catawba, OH, the daughter of Wilbur and Ida (Bowen) Anderson. Survivors include her daughters, Joyce (Clarence) Tallman of Urbana, and Sandra Kay Burden of Bainbridge;...
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