Obituaries

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Elzie Slone Age: 72 of: Mousie, Kentucky 

Date of Birth: September 9, 1945 Where: Knott County, Kentucky

Date of Death: August 31, 2018

Where: Residence

Parents: The late Milford and Arlene Slone

Wife: The late Patricia Currence Slone

Survivors: Sons: Donnie Slone, Lonnie Slone and Ronnie Slone; Brothers: Elmer Slone, Tim Griffith, Jackie Griffith, Melvin Slone and Shawn Slone; Sisters: Barbara, Marietta, Linda, Kathy and Burless; 8 Grandchildren and 3 Great-Grandchildren. 

Deceased Relatives: Parents: Milford and Arlene Slone; Brothers: Bud Griffith, Adrian Griffith, Ricky Slone and Danny Slone; Sisters: Zoe, Charlotte and Burnice. 

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John E. Hunt, age 74, died on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 11:11 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

          He was born December 27, 1943 in Lima, Ohio to the late Roy and Mary (Roose) Hunt and his step-mother, Rita Hunt is also deceased.    He was first married to Sharon Elaine VanSchoyck and she is deceased. Then on November 20, 1976 he married Dixie Jean Fierabend and she preceded him in death on March 7, 2010.

          John was retired from the Lima Correctional Institution, after 36 years, as a Sergeant Correctional Specialist.  He attended the Ada Full Gospel Pentecostal Church of God.  John was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving on the USS Kidd.

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JoAnn Eikenbary age 84, died on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 11:25 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

          She was born December 14, 1933 in Wyandot County, Ohio to the late Norman “Bud” and Esther (Parsell) Harris. On December 22, 1961 she married Charles “Pody” Eikenbary and he died June 1, 1994.

          JoAnn previously worked as a bank teller for Community First Bank of Forest for over 15 years.  She was a 1951 graduate of Forest High School.  JoAnn was a member of the Dola Presbyterian Church.

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James Monroe Helton, age 89, died on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:03 p.m. at his residence in Alger, Ohio.

          He was born on June 22, 1929 in Benham, Kentucky to the late Shelby Monroe and Abbie (Estep) Helton who preceded him in death.  On February 1, 1952 Monroe married Maxine Rowe and she preceded him in death on July 10, 2004.

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Roscoe J. Dearth, age 71, died on Friday, August 24, 2018 at 5:35 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

          He was born December 2, 1946 in Lima, Ohio to the late Clarence J. and Mary E. (Haley) Dearth. 

          Roscoe was a 1965 graduate of Ada High School and attended Ohio Northern University.  Roscoe formerly worked for the Ada Water & Sewer Department and local contractor Karlton Plaugher.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  He was a member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and the NRA.

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Kathy M. Risner, age 65, died on Sunday, August 19, 2018 at 9:57 p.m. at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

          She was born July 22, 1953 in Allen County, Ohio to Willis and Elsie (Conley) Shinkle.  Her parents and step-father, Thomas Marshall, are deceased.

           Surviving are her four sons: Michael (Kathleen) Risner II of Alger, James Matthew (Krisha) Wall, III of Lima, Nathaniel (Rina) Wall of Columbus and Jacob Wall of Columbus; daughter: Cassandra Wall of Columbus; ; two sisters: Charity Dunson of Lima and Reba Shinkle of Texas; 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

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