Obituaries
Rinada A. Davis, 53
Rinada A. Davis, 53, of Pennville, a former employee of Peyton’s Northern, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at her residence. She was born on Jan. 30, 1960, in Portland, to Shirley A. and Larry W. Bollenbacher. She...
Lyle J. Cotton, 85
Lyle J. Cotton, 85 of Bluffton, passed away at 8:15 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at Heritage Pointe in Warren. A lifetime resident of Wells County, he graduated from Ossian High School in 1946 and served with the U.S....
Richard L. ‘Dick’ Thomas, 82
Richard L. “Dick” Thomas Sr., 82, of Uniondale, passed away at 6:55 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice in Fort Wayne. Richard was a 1948 graduate of East Union High School in Wells County....
Martha ‘Rosie’ Oliver-Alspach, 83
Martha “Rosie” Oliver-Alspach, 83 of Bluffton, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Born on Nov. 25, 1929, in Wells County to Harry and Flossie May (Shannon) Oliver, Martha...
Evelyn Joan Schwartz, 87
E. Joan Schwartz, 87, died Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bluffton on Oct. 12, 1925, to William and Nora Biberstine, she married...
Edna Stinson, 94
Edna M. Stinson, 94, of Bluffton, passed away at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born in Wells County on May 21, 1918 to Hugh R. and Mary G. (Hedges) King, she married Roger...
Lyle Cotton, 85
Lyle J. Cotton, 85, of Bluffton passed away at 8:15 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013 at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Calling hours will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, and 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney...
Francis Gibbs, 40
The son-in-law of Sen. and Mrs. Travis Holdman passed away at his home in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday, May 17, 2013. Francis Boll Gibbs, 40, husband of LeAnne (Holdman) Gibbs, was born Dec. 26, 1972, in...
Clyde H. Harris, 91
A lifelong Wells County resident, Clyde H. Harris, 91, died at 12:58 p.m. May 17, 2013, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Harris was born April 18, 1922, in Wells County, to Charles and Constance Thompson...
Martha Rose Oliver-Alspach, 83
Martha “Rose” Alspach, 83, of Bluffton passed away at 2:05 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler...
Flora Kirtley, 92
Flora Kirtley was welcomed into the arms of Jesus May 18, 2013, surrounded by loved ones. Flora was born in Lebanon, Ky., Aug. 2, 1920, to Maggie and Ralph Morris. When her father died seven months later, Flora, her...
Edna Stinson — arrangements pending, 94
Arrangements are pending at Goodwin-Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel for Edna May Stinson, 94, who died Sunday evening at Christian care Retirement Community.
Melissa Lunn, 51
A former Bluffton resident, Melissa V. Lunn, 51, Pennville, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at her home. She was born to Barbara (Boykin) Sprunger on May 17, 1962, in Sumter, S.C. Survivors include her mother, Barbara,...
Clyde H. Harris, 91
Clyde H. Harris, 91, of Bluffton, died at 12:58 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler Funeral Home.
Dorothy M. Sutton, 83
Dorothy M. Sutton, 83, of Montpelier, a former resident of Wells County, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, at her residence. Born on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1929, in Blackford County, to Bluford and...
Donald K. Addington, 74
Donald K. Addington, 74, of Keystone, passed away peacefully at his home at 3:55 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, after a 3 1/2-year battle with cancer. He was a lifelong farmer and also worked for Hulcher Emergency...
Donald Addington, 74
Arrangements are pending at Goodwin-Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel for Donald Addington, 74, who died Thursday afternoon at his residence.
Ronald Richard Alters, Jr., 48
The father of a Montpelier woman, Ronald Richard Alters, Jr., 48, of Michigan City and formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago. He was born Jan. 23, 1965, in Marion, to...
Mary L. Gould, 84
Mary L. Gould, 84, of Willshire, Ohio, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Van Wert County Hospital. She was born Oct. 30, 1928, in Wells County, to Forrest Mankey and Nettie Frauhiger Mankey. She married Sherman R....
Hugh L. Miller Sr, 75
Hugh L. Miller Sr., 75, of Poneto and a former resident of Bluffton, Portland and Montpelier, died at 12:36 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born Friday, July 30,...
