Emma Kathryn Lawrence, age 93, died Sunday, December 27, 2014 at 9:30 PM at Hardin Hills Nursing Home, Kenton, Ohio.
She was born on June 30, 1921, in Alger to George and Isabel (Crane) McCreary who preceded her in death. On April 12, 1947, she married Richard C. Lawrence and he died Feb. 7, 1995.
Emma was a homemaker. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors.
Surviving are a son, Gerald “Butch” (Sandra) Lawrence of Lima; two daughters, Becky (Earnie) England of Ada and Betty (James) Williams of Huber Heights; 14 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
One of Santa's final stops on Christmas Eve was at Liberty National Bank, Ada. Here's a photo of Mr. C with the Ada staff. The photo is from the bank's Ada Facebook page.
A Christmas season visitor to the Ada Public Library bids farewell to patrons until next December. Twinkle, one of Santa's elves, spent the month in the library.
Each day Twinkle found a new location to watch patrons. And now Twinkle is ready to head back to the North Pole. He made the staff brunch for his last trick.
Accoding to the library staff: "It was so nice to have him around the library; watching and listening for all the good boys and girls. Thanks to you, we made the nice list!"
It's obvous that Santa Claus visited Ada on Christmas Eve. He left some of his hats on Lima Avenue fire hydrants. Who put them there? Who knows! Thanks to Connie Fleming for sending the Icon this photo.
For advocates of rail transportation, one of the most enjoyable developments is to see a railroad line come back to life.
That’s been happening recently to the 270-mile Fort Wayne Line between Tolleston (Gary), Ind., and Crestline, Ohio, via Ft. Wayne, Lima - AND ADA - and Bucyrus. This was one of America’s premier passenger rail lines, linking Chicago and East Coast.
The after-hour security cameras at the Ohio Northern University radio station caught Santa in the act. Actually this is a photo from the WONB Facebook page.
