Gene H. Wagner, 71, of Lucas, died January 31, 2015. Born January 14, 1944 in Denver, CO, he was the son of Robert and Jean (Rickard) Wagner. Gene finished school through the military, and served one year as military police in Korea and when he returned stateside, served in engineering and communication. In 1966, he […]

BELLVILLE: It wasn’t the expensive cameras, tripods, and flashes that made Don Palm so good at photography; it was his eye for the finished product and his desire to capture a treasured moment. Don was Bellville’s local historian photographer. No community or school event was complete without Don Palm behind his camera capturing the occasion […]

Inez M. Smith, age 88, resident of Shelby, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at her home. Born June 8, 1926 in Carter County, Kentucky to George and Elizabeth (Snipes) Webb she had been a Mansfield area resident for many years moving to Shelby in 1978. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Taylortown Community […]

Barbara A. Stephens, 83, of Iberia, died unexpectedly Monday, February 2, 2015 at Signature Healthcare, Galion. She passed away five days after her husband, Cecil. Barbara was born in Pampa, TX on November 2, 1931 to the late Robert S. and Lillie Marie (Isom) Brashears.  She married Cecil C. Stephens on July 3, 1948 and he […]

LEXINGTON: To know Dick Welch was to know a man of many talents. An outgoing and social man with a friendly sense of humor and green thumb, Dick was a skilled woodworker and handyman, who would surprise you with his eye for delicate beauty and detail in his quilting and sewing. Described as a Renaissance […]

Joseph Balzer, 86, went home to be with the Lord after a long illness on February 2, 2015. He was born July 4, 1928 to Florence (Balzer) Raffath. His father Joseph William Balzer, was killed in an accident on the railroad before he was born. He was born in Massillon, Ohio and raised in the […]