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.
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.
MARION - The Ada girls soccer team beat Marion Harding 2-0 in a rain-shortened road battle Saturday morning.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 2-1 with the victory.
Junior Katie Butterfield put Ada on top early when she re-directed a crossing pass from classmate Ella Poling into the back of the net.
Ada stretched their lead to 2-0 late in the first half when a through ball from freshman Hailey Robirds assisted Butterfield on her second score.
"We kept the ball on our offensive end most of the game," said Bulldog head coach Doug Poling. "Harding was able to make a few runs, but was unable to get many shots on frame."
Ada sophomore quarterback Brandon Hull (#15) threw
for 162 yards and rushed for 87 more yards with two TDs in the 30-16
Bulldog win over rival USV Friday in the season opener.
USV quarterback Quinn Sanders threw for 217 yards in their 30-16
loss at Ada Friday in the opener.
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.
Story and photos by Cort Reynolds
PHOTO OF RETURNING LETTER WINNERS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -
ADA - After serving as an assistant for a decade on the Bulldog football staff, Ada graduate Shawn Christopher saw a dream realized when he was named the new Bulldog head varsity football coach last May.
"It is a dream come true to coach your hometown team, a special thing that people don't get to do very often," said Christopher after he was hired.
The 2004 Ada grad has been associated with the program for most of the past two decades as a player and assistant, and has been a part of much gridiron success over the past dozen seasons.
