Henry Hurchel Reffitt, Sr. , 81, died at 8:27 a.m. on April 26, 2014 at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
He was born on April 13, 1933 in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Joe Earlin and Lovanday (Bailey) Reffitt and they preceded him in death. On July 10, 1952, he married Hilda DeLong and she died on May 19, 2009.
Henry owned and operated the Reffitt & Roberts Sawmill and worked at Universal Co-Op in Kenton, retiring in 1995. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean War.
Margaret June (Matheny) Cole, 93, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 1:04 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on October 9, 1920 in Monongalia County, W.Va. to Charles and Sarah (Phillips) Matheny and they preceded her in death. On April 16, 1938 she married James Cole and he survives in Ada.
Margaret worked at Westinghouse Corp. of Lima. She helped her husband with Cole's Service Station in Alger. They lived in South Carolina for 22 years, where they owned and managed rental property.
She was active in church service in various ways; as treasurer, Sunday School teacher, and in Women's Missionary Group.
Johnny A. Pierce, Sr. age 67, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 6:18 p.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on March 6, 1947, in Ross County, Ohio to Earl and Florence (Rhinehart) Pierce and they preceded him in death.
He is survived by a son, Johnny Pierce, Jr. of Findlay; three daughters, Jill Pierce of Ada, Jody (Rusty) Miller of Marysville and Joy Pierce of Hilliard; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren; four sisters: Rowenna (Gene) Harrell of Chillicothe, Delcia Wright of Marysville, Clara Thomas of Chillicothe and Kathry Cress of Cumberland, Ky. He was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters.
A funeral service for former Ada physician, Dr. Robert Love, will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada with Dr. Debow Freed and William Robinson officiating.
Following the service at the funeral home Military Honors will be conducted by the Ada VFW Post #9381 Honor Guard. Burial will be in Fairview Belle Center Cemetery, Belle Center, Ohio.
Friends may call 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada, with a Masonic Memorial Service at 5 p.m. on Friday with the Latham Lodge #154 of Kenton.
Eleanor M. Long, 73, died at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2014, at her residence in Ada.
Eleanor was born on February 6, 1941 in Harrod, Ohio to Ralph E. and Elva (Keith) Anspach, and they preceded her in death. On August 23, 1959 she married James M. "Jim" Long and he survives in Ada.
Robert L. "Bob" Neumeier, 90, died on Wednesday, April 09, 2014, at 2:45 a.m. at Van Wert Community Health Professionals Hospice, Van Wert.
He was born on August 7, 1923, in Lima, Ohio to Aloise and Anna (Prochaska) Neumeier and they preceded him in death. On September 3, 1954, he married M. Jeanette Long and she died on July 31, 2006.
