Mary Margaret Arthur, 87, died at 1:45 p.m. June 20, 2014, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born April 10, 1927, in Lima to the late Raymond and LaDonna (Williams) Zimmerman. On Dec. 21, 1947, she married Melvyn C. Arthur and he died June 12, 2014.
Mrs. Arthur was a retired teacher. She taught at Beaverdam, Moulton and Pandora-Gilboa schools. She had also worked at City Loan in Lima. She graduated from Beaverdam High School and Ohio Northern University.
Mary Elizabeth Clark, 88, died on June 16, 2014, at 6:47 pm at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Mary was born August 26, 1925 in McGuffey, Ohio, to the late John M. and Merle M. (Lewis) Canaan. On April 29, 1944, she married James A. "Cappy" Clark who preceded her in death on April 13, 1981.
Mary retired from Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She was a 1943 graduate of Ada High School. She was a member of the Beaverdam Church of Christ. Mary was a volunteer for the Bluffton Hospital Auxiliary and worked at the Shannon Theatre in Bluffton following retirement.
Margaret Louise Williams, 91, died at 8:15 p.m. on June 14, 2014 at Lost Creek Care Center, Lima, Ohio.
She was born on July 23, 1922 in Lima, Ohio to Clifford and Sadie (Hinkle) Fredericks. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and step mother, Violet N. Fredericks. In October of 1941, she married James Robert Williams, Sr. and he preceded her in death on July 4, 1977.
Margaret was a homemaker and a member of the LaFayette Congregational Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher for over fifty years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #121 of LaFayette.
Patricia A. Lawrence, 65, died on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 8:40 a.m. at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
She was born on December 10, 1948 in Kenton, Ohio, to Charles and Ruth (Grubaugh) Rettig and they preceded her in death. On June 10, 1967 she married Larry L. Lawrence and he survives in Ada.
Patricia was a homemaker. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.
Also surviving are a son, Gordon (Kim) Lawrence of Botkins; a daughter, Stacy Smith of Ada; three grandchildren: Courtney, Gabriel and Mikaila; a brother, Michael Rettig of Ada; and a sister, Pam (Roy) Evans of Harrod.
Lorna J. Pryor, 68, died Monday, June 2, 2014 at 6:40 p.m. at Baton Rogue Community Health Services, Lima.
She was born on January 17, 1946 in Kenton, Ohio to Raymond and Kathleen (Holbrook) Gerlach. Her father is deceased and her mother survives in Kenton, Ohio. Special Friend Robert Rowe survives in Kenton.
She retired from Inno-Plas of Kenton after working 8 years as a press operator.
Earl B. Harps, 96, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 3:30 a.m. at his residence in Ada, Ohio. He was born on May 27, 1917 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, to Dallas V. and Lillie (Truesdale) Harps and they preceded him in death. On November 22, 1937 he married Betty B. Mort and she died on January 25, 2014.
