Obituaries

James Bunn Kelley, 94, of Belle Center, passed away peacefully at Mary Rutan Hospital on February 3, 2026. He was born in Attica, Seneca County, Ohio, on November 19, 1931, the third of six children to Wilbur Harrison and Enola Mae (Bunn) Kelley.

Normadene (Shade) Schramm, 86, of Jackson Center, passed away at 8:03 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Paul Douglas Taylor Jr., 61, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026, at Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine.

Leonard “Lennie” Allen Young, 79, of Lakeview, OH, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at his home.

Warren David Kauffman, 88, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away at Otterbein SeniorLife Green Hills after an extended illness on Saturday, January 31, 2026, under the loving care of his family, Otterbein Green Hills staff, and Universal Home Health & Hospice Care.

Donald E. Moffitt, 89, of West Liberty, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, February 1, 2026, at Mary Rutan Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

Bryan Alan Lindsey Sr., 64, of Belle Center, passed away at his home on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Nancy Jean Farrington, 79, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Joy Plank, of West Liberty, passed away in the early hours of the morning on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at the age of 97.

Donald James Staley, a longtime resident of Bellefontaine, Ohio, peacefully passed away on Saturday evening, January 31, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.

Judith Ann Harris Hodge, of DeGraff, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026, at Logan Acres Senior Community.

David L. “Dave” Vassar, 77, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2026, in Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine.