Obituaries

Steven Ray Holycross, 75, of DeGraff, passed away and joined his wife in heaven on Friday, September 4, 2026.

Dorothy Adair Moore was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, on April 17, 1931, to Albert M. Moore and Helen M. (Lauffer) Moore.

Reverend Roger Lee Childers, 81, of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on August 29, 2026, at Otterbein Green Hills SeniorLife Community.

Richard “Dick” Elliott Wildermuth, a devoted family man, proud veteran, and deeply faithful servant of God, passed away peacefully on August 30, 2026, at the age of 78 after a brave three-year battle with a brain tumor resulting from his exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

Alberta M. “Miss Bertie” Fulkerson, 97, of Rushsylvania, went peacefully into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Sunday morning, August 30, 2026, at Otterbein Green Hills Assisted Living Inn, surrounded by her children.

William W. Shultz, 76, of DeGraff, Ohio, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2026, after a battle with cancer.

Bobbie Jo Taylor, 54, of DeGraff, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at her residence.

Lanetta Loree Crockett, 91, of DeGraff, passed away at 12:35 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio

Brenda S. Snyder, 59, of Bellefontaine, passed away peacefully at her residence on August 26, 2026. She was born on August 13, 1967, in Kenton, to Harold L. and Shirley J. (Hamilton) Grose.

With deep sorrow, yet with the hope of the resurrection, we announce the passing of Ronald Lee Downing, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, pastor, and missionary, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 25, 2026.

Joan Lenore Bell, 95, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 7:14 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Logan Acres Care Center in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Michele L. (Zimmerman) Taylor, 57, of Dublin, OH, formerly of Marysville, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at the Mt. Carmel Dublin Hospital.