Obituaries

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Terry L. Fuqua, 59, died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at 5:30 a.m. at the Indian Lake Rehabilitation Center.

He was born on Sept. 9, 1960, in Phoenix, Arizona, to the late Raymond M. and Ruth (Stephenson) Fuqua.  

Terry worked for the Coca-Cola Company. 

 He is survived by a son, Joshua Fuqua of Kenton; a daughter, Deborah Fuqua of Ada; two grandchildren; two brothers: Raymond (Marsha) Fuqua of Ada and Doug Fuqua of Toledo; and four sisters: Sharon Wells of Delphos, Tony Sinift of Toledo, Kathy (Rick) of Hillard Viccaro and Tammy Frazier of Cairo.

Terry was preceded in death by a brother, Carlos Fuqua.

Was the owner of Scott’s Services for 31 years

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  Richard “Dick” W.  Scott, 76, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 at 4:15 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born on May 8, 1943, in Alger, Ohio, to the late William W. and Mary C. (Orders) Scott, Sr.  On Nov. 26, 1961, Dick married Susan Kay Saine and she preceded him in death on Dec. 8, 2011.

Dick was a lifelong farmer and was the owner of Scott’s Services for 31 years.  He previously worked for the United Telephone Company of Lima and Teledyne /Ohio Steel. 

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Arliss Dale Plaugher, 84, died Dec. 27, 2019, at Lima Memorial Health System.  He was born Jan. 15, 1935 in Lafayette to the late Odie and Dortha (Kettimon) Plaugher. On Oct. 26, 1956, he married Barbara Hall Plaugher who survives.

Arliss graduated from Harrod High School.  He worked at various jobs including for the Allen County Farm Bureau, Contris Stockyards, had been a foreman at Bluffton Septic Company, Ex-Cello Corp., Warner-Swasey, Clark Equipment, was a heavy equipment operator and was a lifetime farmer. He later owned and operated Arliss D. Plaugher Builders from which he retired.  

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Kenneth W. Zuercher, 99, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at Danbury Woods Assisted Living in Wooster.

He was born April 18, 1920, in Pandora, Ohio, the son of Ernest S. and Ida Kiene Zuercher. He married Betty J. VonGunten on Oct. 23, 1943, and celebrated 71 years of marriage. She preceded him in death on Oct. 31, 2014.

Kenneth graduated from Rawson High School in 1938, and from Findlay College in 1942, where he held basketball scoring records at both schools for many years.

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 Mary L. Harrod, 95, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019, at 6:14 a.m. at The Wyngate Senior Living Community, Lima.

She was born on Dec. 25, 1923 in Painesville, Ohio, to the late William H. and Marie (Warren) Hathaway.  On Sept. 8, 1944 Mary married Louis W. Harrod and he preceded her in death on May 10, 2017.

Mary was a homemaker. She was a member of the Harrod Christian Church, where she taught Sunday school and Bible school. She was a 1941 graduate of Newark High School. Mary volunteered at Memorial Hospital and at a Hospice in Ft. Wayne, Ind.  She wrote poetry and songs.  She enjoyed being with her grandkids and great grandkids. 

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 Patricia A. Wilkerson, 81, died on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, at 6:21 a.m. at Sunrise of Findlay.

She was born on Sept. 10, 1938, in Ada, Ohio, to the late Robert and Zona (Spar) Wyss. 

Patricia retired from Kohls Distribution Center, Findlay.  She was a member of the Blanchard River Church of Christ. 

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