Obituaries

Garrett K. Hicks

Oct 9, 2020

Barbara L. Flynn

Oct 7, 2020

Barbara L. Flynn, 88, of Payne, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Vancrest of Payne.

Barbara was born in Tipton, Indiana on May 7, 1932, a daughter of the late Elsie B. (Raines) and Louis V. Skinner. She was also a devoted member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church.

She worked at Magnavox for 30 years and was a loving...

Joyce N. Miller

Sep 25, 2020

Joyce Nolene Miller, 78, of Antwerp passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center.

Joyce was born in Fort Wayne on February 10, 1942, a daughter of the late Margaret (Koehlinger) and Claude "Mike"  Martin.

Joyce was a loving wife and mother.

She will be sadly missed by her husband of 60 years, James; children, Jill (Steve)...

Mary Lee Hodgin

Sep 24, 2020

Mary Lee Hodgin, 89, entered into the presence of Jesus on September 22, 2020 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's.  Mary Lee was born August 13, 1931 to Joseph M. and Marie N. (Hoffman) Popps in West Liberty, OH, the younger of 2 children.  She earned her BA from Fort Wayne Bible College in Sacred Music specializing in organ and...

Paul Perl

Sep 23, 2020

Please note the addition of a memorial contribution in memory or Paul.

Paul Edward Perl, known lovingly as PAULY, 52, of Paulding, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.  He shared his testimony of faith with family and friends and was baptized in June, 2020. After an extensive fight with multiple myeloma cancer, he was recently able to...

Sylvia Kay Phillips

Sep 17, 2020

Sylvia Kay Phillips, 73 of Antwerp, Ohio passed away at home on Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Sylvia was born in Paulding, Ohio on July 12, 1947, a daughter of the late Marybelle (Biederwell) and Richard Russell Crosby.

From a young age, Sylvia was a creative person. She was in marching band and participated in concerts in high school. She loved...

Guy Wayne Hoag

Sep 16, 2020

Guy Wayne Hoag, 71, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.

Guy was born in Bluffton, Indiana on December 21, 1948, a son of the late Olive (Harshman) and Noble  Hoag.

He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force and the retired from ADT Security. Guy loved woodworking! He would spend hours...

John Lester Manley

Sep 11, 2020

Melvin Ronald Baughman

Sep 10, 2020

Melvin Ronald Baughman, 78, of Grabill, IN, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center.

Melvin was born in Harlan on September 16, 1941, a son of the late Howard & Florence (Schaefer) Baughman.

As a young man, he loved basketball and working in the shop with his father. He worked for Irving Gravel Company for...

Karl M. Powell

Sep 5, 2020

Ray E. DeLong

Aug 20, 2020

Ray Edward DeLong, 78, of Antwerp,  passed away at the home of his son in Antwerp on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.

Ray was born in Antwerp on Dec. 22, 1941, a son of the late Ursie (Gorrell) and Clifford Virgil DeLong.

Ray served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and has served his community as Mayor of Antwerp...

Sandra Lee Patterson

Aug 20, 2020

Sandra Lee Patterson, 72 of New haven, Indiana, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. 

Sandra was born in Paulding, Ohio on August 13, 1948 a daughter of the late Delbert D. Dilling and Helen Baumert Dilling McNeal.

She worked in customer service at North American Van Lines but was most comfortable working on...

Thomas Craft

Aug 19, 2020

Edward "Jim" Moore

Aug 19, 2020

Edward "Jim" Moore, 82, formerly of Antwerp, passed away at the home of his daughter in Lexington, SC on Wednesday, August 19, 2020

"Jim" was born in Paulding County, Ohio on July 6, 1938, a son of the late Josephine (Noble) and Edward R. Moore.

He was a graduate of Antwerp High School. Jim served his country in the Ohio...

Marvin J. Smallwood

Aug 18, 2020

Marvin J. Smallwood, 69 of Paulding, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance.

Marvin was born in Manchester, Kentucky on April 15, 1951, a son of the late James & Alpha (Roberts) Smallwood.

His family moved to McComb, Ohio in time for Marvin to attend high school there. He loved to play basketball, which he continued into...

Kenneth Wayne Foor

Aug 16, 2020

Kenneth Wayne Foor, age 73 of Payne passed away at home on Sunday, August 16, 2020.

He was born in Dayton on November 21, 1946.

Among survivors are his wife, Jackie and mother, Jean.

He was preceded in death by his father, Herbert.

No services are planned at this time.

Fond memories may be shared at dooleyfuneralhome.com

 

 

Terry Lee Overmyer

Aug 12, 2020

Marsha A. Franklin

Aug 7, 2020

Marsha was born in Paulding on November 28, 1946, a daughter of the late Bonneta (Martin) and Marion  Burkley.

She was loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother.

On November 25, 1972 Marsha married James "Jim" Franklin.

Marsha will be sadly missed by her husband, Jim; sons, David (Angie), Jeff (Lizzie) and Chris (Heidi Grant); siblings, Janet...

Nancy Lee Altimus

Aug 5, 2020

Nancy Lee Altimus, 81, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, August 5, 2020 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center.

Nancy was born in Pittsburgh, on February 4, 1939, a daughter of the late Grace A (Wilson) and Charles H Pyle.

She was a 1957 of Verona High School. She was a transcriptionist at Latrobe Hospital in Pennsylvania.

Nancy will be sadly missed...

Jacob D. Reuille

Aug 1, 2020

Jacob Donald Reuille, 30, of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Van Wert County Hospital. 

Jake was born in Paulding on April 5, 1990.

He was always full of life. From a young age his fun and playful nature was contagious. He had fun with everyone he knew. Jake will always be remembered as a  loving husband, father,...