Betty Jo Hughes Carmean, 92, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at 9:40 p.m. at her residence in Lima, Ohio.
She was born on Sept. 25, 1923, in Lima, Ohio, to Rush and Ruth (Gossard) Hughes who preceded her in death. On Dec. 5, 1945, she married Eugene Carmean, Sr., who preceded her in death on March 8, 1979.
Betty Jo was a homemaker. She previously worked at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of the Lima First Assembly of God Church.
Ken Collins snapped this photo right as the punch line was revealed. Don Traxler and Bruce Neely were among Ada residents attending the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting on Feb. 17.
For a summary of the evening and for more photos click here.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce recognized four "retired" volunteers for their many years of work in the Ada Harvest and Herb Festival.
From left, Ruth Roiter, Scott Allison, Arlene Allison and Jonell Hanratty, were recognized for their work on the September downtown event.
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The recognition took place during the Feb. 17 chamber annual dinner meeting in McIntosh Center. Deb Curlis, chamber president, presented the plaques. Curlis also provided members with an update on chamber board members.
Christina Liebrecht, assistant professor of nursing at Ohio Northern University, updated Ada Community Improvement members on ONU nursing students' involvement in the community. She spoke at the Feb. 17 CIC meeting.
Nursing students have participated in several community events including a service learning experience at ReStore, Ada Civic Engagement Day, Harvest and Herb Festival and Pack-A-Way Hunger event.
Terry Keiser, Ohio Northern University’s director of sustainability and professor of biological sciences, and Dr. Robert K. McAfee, ONU assistant professor of human anatomy, were selected as Believe in Ohio science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Exemplars, by the Ohio Academy of Science.
The two, along with 81 others, will serve as role models for students to encourage them to pursue STEM careers and become entrepreneurs and innovators. Honorees are graduates of Ohio high schools, have attended higher education in Ohio or elsewhere, and are now gainfully employed or retired in a STEM field in Ohio.
