Obituaries

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Esther J. Davis, 96, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 1:58 PM at Hardin Hills Health Center, Kenton.

She was born in in Columbus, Ohio, to Edward J. and Virgie Lee (Clark) Tobey who preceded her in death. In September of 1939 she married Carl H. Davis and he preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 2001.

Esther was a homemaker.

She is survived by a brother-in-law, Kenneth Davis of Holland, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by two sisters: Helen Curry and Pearl Tressie and two brothers-in-law: Harold and Wilford Davis.

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Jacqueline “Jackie” Puckett, 75, died on Friday, June 12, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at her residence in Defiance, Ohio.

She was born on April 1, 1940, in Lima, Ohio to John and Thelma (Highland) Johnson who preceded her in death. On April 10, 1963, she married Irwin Puckett at the Lima Baptist Temple, and he survives in Defiance.

Jacqueline was a homemaker. She was a life member of the Amvets Post #1991 Ladies Auxiliary.

Also surviving are two daughters, Tabatha Sue (Robert) Rhoten of Arcadia and Kimberly (Douglas) Hoffman of Defiance; six grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and a sister, Betty (Lee) Fensler of Ada.

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Ruby Richards, 65, died on Thursday, June,11, 2015, at 4 p.m. at The Inpatient Hospice Care Center – Community Health Professionals of Van Wert.

She was born on Nov. 20, 1949 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to William and Hester (Prater) Wireman who preceded her in death. On Dec. 23, 1974, she married J. P. Richards and he survives in Harrod.

Ruby was a homemaker.

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Paul E. Richardson died at 7:45 p.m., June 4, 2015 at Otterbein Care Center, Cridersville.

He was born on June 26, 1925, to Harry and Hazel (Dreitzler) Richardson in Allen County.

Paul attended Harrod High School. He married Betty Jean Rose on Feb. 2, 1942. They were married 73 years. He was a member of the the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He was very active in Harrod FFA, where he assisted the chapter on several trips to Kansas City and Chicago for exhibitions.

He was voted “Farmer of the Year” in Allen County in 1958. He retired from farming in 1970 and started selling farm equipment. 

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Raymond Eugene Crouse,  93, died on Friday, June 5, 2015 at 12:45 p.m. at his residence in Ada.

He was born on December 6, 1921 in Ada, to Joseph and Verna (Augsburger) Crouse who preceded him in death. On May 30, 1942 he married Betty Klingler and she survives in Ada.

Gene retired from Ford Motor Company of Lima after working 25 years as a millwright. He formerly worked as an aircraft assembler at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, Calif., and Curtis-Wright Aircraft in Columbus.

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Phyllis Carol (Puckett) Scott, 78, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 5:59 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems, Lima.

She was born on Aug. 8, 1936, in McGuffey, Ohio, to Lark and Rebecca (Hackworth) Puckett who preceded her in death. On April 14, 1956, in Harrod, Ohio, she married Elmer Lee Scott and he preceded her in death on June 19, 2004.

Phyllis was a homemaker. She attended the Alger First United Methodist Church, Alger. She led a Wednesday evening Bible study in her home. She was a 1954 graduate of McGuffey High School and attended Ohio Northern University, Ada. She enjoyed meeting with her 1954 McGuffey High School classmates monthly.

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