Obituaries

Earl Grigsby, 79, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at 12:57 p.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

He was born June 7, 1933 in Hindman, Kentucky  to Timothy and Della (Sparkman) Grigsby and they are both are deceased.

He married Anas Anett Wireman on August 21, 1954 and she died November 20, 1989.
Earl was a self-employed truck driver.

Earl attended the Freewill Baptist Church in McGuffey, Ohio; he was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War; and he was a life member of the VFW Post #1275 of Lima.

Thad M. Cochensparger, 89, of LaFayette, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at 2:30 a.m. at Cridersville Healthcare Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1922, in LaFayette to Russell L. and Anna (McKee) Cochensparger. On Aug. 7, 1943, he married Lenore I. Stevenson and she preceded him in death on March 24, 2010.

Mr. Cochensparger was a lifetime farmer on his farm in JacksonTownship and the family farm of generations in Auglaize Township. He also retired after working for many years from Scot Lads Foods, where he worked in building maintenance. He and his wife wintered in Ft. Myers Beach and Pine Island, Florida, after retirement.