Obituaries

Helen Eloise Phipps, 94, of York Center, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at the Milcrest Nursing Home. She was born April 15, 1921, at home in York Township, to the late Howard and Lelah Dale (Ralston)...

Alfred E. “Jake” Stokes, 62, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Dublin Methodist Hospital following many months of failing health. He was born Aug. 23, 1953, in Urbana, to the late Fredr...

George Edward Miller, 84, a longtime resident of Marysville, died peacefully on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Spring Church, Pennsylvania, to the l...

Joyce Anne Rice Whitaker, 73, of Dublin, formerly of Middletown, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Ohio Health Hospice Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born Feb. 13, 1942, in Nippa, Kentucky, to the la...

Margaret Elizabeth Baker, 92, of Richwood, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Aug. 9, 1923, in Jackson Township, to the late Lawrence L. and Mildred (Kater) Chandler.

Norman Ray Ralston, 56, of Marysville, formerly of Washington, D.C., died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at his home. He was born May 28, 1959 in Cincinnati. He was preceded in death by his biological father, ...

Stephen R. Stambaugh Sr., 79, of Marysville, formerly of Bullhead, Arizona, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville. He was born July 30, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Thomas Arthur Rees, 81, of Richwood, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Marion General Hospital. He was born May 30, 1934, in Columbus, to the late William Howard and Rizpha (Green) Rees.

Timothy A. Gregory, 57, who was born and raised in Marysville, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015.

Mary Elizabeth Glaze Dayton, 84, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Memorial Gables. She was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Waycross, Georgia, to the late James Clayton Jr. and Grace Charlotte D...

Jeffrey Scott Hurd, 53, of Zanesfield, formerly of Hilliard, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at his home with his family at his side following a brave battle with cancer. He was born May 30, 1962, in St...

Trevor Scott Conley, 31, of North Lewisburg, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. He was born Sept. 24, 1984, in Marysville, to Cheryl Moore Conley, who survives, and the late Orrie Conley.

William Gene  “Bill” Eckhart, 88, of Plain City, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at his residence. He was born Sept. 25, 1927, in Portsmouth, to the late Kenneth Louis and Mildred Carter Eckhart.

Thomas D. Eirich, 65, of Marysville, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2015, at Memorial Hospital. He was born May 26, 1950, in Kenton, to Mary E. Black Eirich of Raymond, and the late George...

Kenneth Cook, 87, of Marysville, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at Memorial Gables following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 19, 1928, in Greencastle, Indiana, to the late Cleo Murphy and Barbra C. Cook...

Dalton Michael Carmean, 25, of Richwood, died Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, at Grant Medical Center due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident a week ago. He was born Aug. 28, 1990, in Columbus and ...

Edsel Dotson, 79, of near Magnetic Springs, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at home, surrounded by his loving family, due to heart complications related to childhood rheumatic fever. He was born Oct. 26...

Maxine “Mackie” Chapman, 84, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at her home. She was born May 5, 1931, in Adams County, to the late Richard and Stella Murphy Whitley.

Wilda Mae Gibbon Bachman, 93, formerly of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. She was born May 9, 1922, in Shawnee, to the late Harry and Edi...

John Leroy “Roy” Styer, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at his residence after a long battle with heart disease. He was born March 11, 1926, in Delaware, to the late John Sylvester Styer and Minnie B...

James C. Keenan, 73, of Powell, died with family by his side, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Grant Medical Center in Columbus following a brief illness. He was born June 25, 1942, in New Kensington, Penns...

Melvin L. Patterson, 76, of Marysville, formerly of Plain City and Maryland, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at his home. He was born Feb. 18, 1939, to the late Robert B. and Frances Motleler Patterson.

Robert A. Caldwell, 79, of Marysville, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Feb. 18, 1936, in Catawba, to the late George and Mary Overfield Caldwell.

Ida June Phipps, 79, of Richwood, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at Heartland of Marysville. She was born June 19, 1936, in West Mansfield, the daughter of the late Perry and Anna (Gray) Phipps.

Helen L. Weaver, 89, of Marysville, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at the Milcrest Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 2, 1926, in Pharisburg, to the late Clyde and Clara (Mohn) Cramer.

Margaret L. Todd Starks, 93, of Raymond, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to the late Owen and Goldie (Brig...

Helen L. Weaver, 89, of Marysville, died Thursday evening, Oct. 22, 2015, at the Milcrest Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Stof- check-Ballinger Funeral Home, Ric...

M. Dale Nelson Jr., 62, of Delaware, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, following a brief illness.

M. “Maggie” Ann Bailey, 47, of Bellefontaine, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at Doctor’s Hospital West. She was born June 6, 1968, to the late Richard and Dee Ann (Dade) Johnson in Chicago, Illinois....

Betty J. Lee, 89, of Marysville, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at Brookdale Marysville following several months of failing health. She was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Marysville, to the late Cletus W. and...