BARBARA A. SCHWABLE, age 80 of Sidney, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 9:30 PM at Wilson Health. She was born on September 27, 1937 in Middletown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elmer and Pearl (Cox) Creekbaum. On January 5, 1980 she married Joseph B. Schwable who preceded her in death on June 23, 1997. She is survived by special family, Barbara Watkins, Kim (Tony) Strunk, and Karen Garrett all of Sidney, special granddaughter, Morgan Allen, and the 7-11 Girls in Piqua....

JEFFREY A. DEATHERAGE, 73, of Sidney passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 7:33 PM at Fair Haven Shelby County Home. He was born on June 19, 1945 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of the late Delmar A. and Hazel O. (Jackson) Deatherage. On August 27, 1966, Jeffrey married the former Jacqueline Fortin, who survives. Jeffrey is survived by two children, Rebecca (Anthony) Ahmed of Noblesville, IN and LTC Robyn Deatherage of Fort Knox, KY and two grandchildren, Zachary and Elijah. Jeffrey was...

G. DALE SHULTZ, 83, of Sidney passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at 3:25 PM at Wilson Health. He was born on June 13, 1935 in Shelby County, Ohio, the son of the late G. Dewey and Marth Ellen (McDorman) Shultz. On June 14, 1953, Dale married the former Emma Lou Fridley, who preceded him in death February 8, 2013.   He is survived by two sons, Jerry Lee Shultz and James Dale Shultz both of Sidney; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen (Robert) Wise of...

WILBUR "DELL" UDELL LORTON II, 60, of Jackson Center passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at 2:50 AM at the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. He was born on August 29, 1958 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of the late Wilbur and Shirley (Jones) Lorton Sr. Wilbur is survived by his wife, the former Terri Flatter. He is survived by one step-son, Justin Subler of Jackson Center; three siblings, Keith (Shellie) Lorton of Summerset, KY, Estella (Ken Elliott) Ping of Sidney and...

MICHAEL EUGENE FAHNESTOCK, age 57 of Sidney, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 1:35 AM at Wilson Health. He was born on June 30, 1961 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of the late Jack and Barbara (Layman) Fahnestock. On June 25, 1983 Michael married Lori Johnson who survives along with their two children, Michelle (Chris) Brown of Covington, and Dylan Fahnestock of Sidney, three brothers, Brant (Deb) Fahnestock, Ken (Jill) Fahnestock both of Sidney, and Wayne (Toni) Fahnestock of...

GARY LEE SPICER, age 57 of Anna, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at 2:42 AM at The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born on July 16, 1961 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of Marilyn (Elsass) Spicer of Sidney and the late Charles Spicer Jr. On August 20, 1988 Gary married Marian Seger who survives along with their three children, Jill Spicer, Ryan (fiancé' Kara Short) Spicer, and Claire Spicer all of Anna, siblings, Tom (Tammy) Spicer of Jackson Center, and Patty (Larry)...

LOUIS MILTON HUGHES, 82, of Piqua, passed away at 3:49 AM Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Hospice Care Unit.  He was born on February 9, 1936 in Sidney, Ohio, the son of the late John Taylor and Mary Catherine (Stengel) Hughes.  Louis is survived by two daughters, Mary (Wade) Blankenship of Bradford, and Annette Hughes of Piqua; five grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Chester "Chet" (Patsy)...

MICHAEL L. GEORGE, 71, of Sidney passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 12:33 AM at Dayton V.A. Medical Center. He was born on September 25, 1946 in North Star, Ohio, the son of the late Earl and Marie (Meiring) George. On March 30, 1995, Michael married the former Paula Miller, who survives. He is survived by five children, Angel (Rick) Cross of Dayton, Earl (Angie) George of Anna, Shelly Roach, Hugh Roach and Allison Harris all of Sidney; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild;...

ETHEL M. CRUTCHFIELD, 89 of Cullman, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 8:53 PM at the home of her loving son, Gary (Lisa) Crutchfield. She was born on May 18, 1929 in Cullman, Alabama, the daughter of the late Wesley Harvey Sr. and Ethel (Ralph) Knighten. Ethel is survived by two sons, Gary Dale (Lisa) Crutchfield of Sidney, and Randy (Lisa) Crutchfield of Madison, IN, one daughter, Tina (Mark) Cruger of Pensacola, FL, six grandchildren, Charles, Alicia...

BARBARA Y. COTNER, age 71 of Sidney, passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 at 1:32 PM at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born November 20, 1946 in Sidney, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert and Mildred (Toller) Fridley. On April 18, 1970 Barb married Robert "Bob" Cotner who survives along with their four children, Jeffery Cotner of Troy, Christopher Cotner of Colorado, Craig (Holly) Cotner of Ft. Loramie, and Michelle (Travis) Scott of Columbus, three siblings,...