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Carl E. Morrison 1923-2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 5, 2012

Carl E. Morrison, age 89, died Friday, November 2, 2012 at 2:15 AM at Hardin Hills Nursing Home, Kenton.

He was born on March 6, 1923 in McGuffey, Ohio to Earl and Erdene (Wies) Morrison and they preceded him in death. On July 27, 1947 he married Berniece L. Cockerell and she preceded him in death on April 22, 1990.

Carl retired from the Kenton City Schools after working for over seven years as a custodian. He was a member of the McGuffey Church of Christ, McGuffey. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served in 1943.

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Carolyn N. Cole was an Ada High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 29, 2012

Carolyn N. Cole, age 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2012 at 10:55 a.m. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

She was born on Nov. 21, 1933 in Ada, Ohio to George Lee and Phoeba Pauline (Businger) Rayle and they preceded her in death. She was married to Robert "Bob" Cole for over 61 years and he survives in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Carolyn retired after teaching at Bath Elementary School for 16 years. She was a former member of the First United Methodist Church, Ada. She was also formerly a member of the Ada Quatre Club. Carolyn was a graduate of Ada High School and The Ohio State University.

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Earl Hackworth received the Purple Heart in World War II

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 21, 2012

Earl Hackworth, 89, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. Fox Run Manor, Findlay, Ohio. He was born on Nov. 10, 1922 in Bonanza, Kentucky, to Greeley and Lizzy (Caudill) Hackworth. They preceded him in death.

He married Bureeda Brown on Aug. 31, 1943 and she survives in Findlay, Ohio. They were married for 68 years. Earl worked as a supervisor for Clark Equipment Company of Lima, retiring in 1980 after working for 37 ½ years.

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Cheri M. "Dixie Rose" Warren was a 1975 Ada HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 19, 2012

Cheri M. "Dixie Rose" Warren, age 56, died Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM at her residence in Kenton, Ohio.

She was born on October 11, 1956 in Kenton, Ohio to Carl D. and F. Jeanne (Vermillion) Hepner who preceded her in death. She first married Keith O. Steele and they were divorced, he survives in Kenton, Ohio. She later married John A. Warren and he survives in Kenton, Ohio.

Cheri worked in sales at Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Lima. However she was best known for being a radio personality at T-102 of Lima, Ohio.

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Ruby Prater 1926- 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, October 19, 2012

Rubena "Ruby" Prater, 86, died at 11:48 p.m. Oct. 16, 2012, at Kenton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Kenton.

She was born March 5, 1926, in Magoffin County, Ky., to Mennefee and Alta Patrick Patton, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 11, 1943, she married Herbert "Hebert" Prater, who died May 30, 2005.

Mrs. Prater was a homemaker and retired from North Electric Co., Kenton, after several years. She was a member of McGuffey Church of Christ, McGuffey. She was a member of TOPPS. She was an artist who painted landscape scenes and loved canning from grandpa's garden.

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Evelyn E. Fleming was a 1938 Ada HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, October 15, 2012

Evelyn E. Fleming, 92, died at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born Aug. 19, 1920, in Ada to R. Wayne and Anna Elzay Wright, who preceded her in death. On June 8, 1940, she married Lester V. Fleming, who died Sept. 13, 2009.
Mrs. Fleming was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Ada. She was a 1938 graduate of Ada High School, Ada.

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