USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Lima
JAMES A. IMBROCK, 51, died at 7 p.m. Dec. 22, 2005, in Allen County.
Services will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Homes, Shawnee Chapel. The Rev. Robert Gipson will officiate.
Friends may call from noon until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in lieu of flowers.
Arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
Lima
ANNA LEE "TUR" LAMB, 85, died at 4:50 p.m. Dec. 21, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Yazoo City, Miss., to Johnny and Carina Miller Perry, who preceded her in death. In 1953, she married
J.C. Lamb, who is also deceased.
Mrs. Lamb was a homemaker. She was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Mothers Board, and was a former choir member.
Survivors include a son, Robert L. (Diana) Perry of Lima; two daughters, Kathy M. Allen and Tommie L. Reynolds, both of Lima; a sister, Dora M. Ward of Lima; eight grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Wallace L. Clayborn, Allen Perry and Otis Perry; and a sister, Nettie Perry.
Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Curtis Jr. will officiate. Burial will be at Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until services Tuesday at the church.
Arrangements were handled by Jones-Clark Funeral Home, Inc.
Wapakoneta
DENNIS JAMES NEWLAND, 51, died Dec. 14, 2005, in Ocala, Fla.
Mr. Newland grew up in Wapakoneta, the son of Norman D. and Reba M. Newland, who preceded him in death.
Survivors include a sister, Darla Jayne Ginter of Highland Heights, and a brother, Danny Norman Newland of Patagonia, Argentina.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Dec. 31 at First United Methodist Church, 504 Glynwood Road, Wapakoneta. Pastor Rick Bell will officiate.
Lima
NELLIE PATRICIA BRIGGS O'DELL, 61, died at 3:35 p.m., Dec. 22, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center.
She was born July 30, 1944, in Prestonsburg, Ky., to William T. and Dulcie Ramey Case Briggs, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 15, 1986, she married
Carl Vernon O'Dell, who survives.
Mrs. O'Dell was a homemaker. She attended Elm Street Church of the Brethren. She was a past president of the Cook Park Neighborhood Association; a member of the Midway East Neighborhood Association; life member of the Women's Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1275; attended Lima Technical College and the Ohio State University-Lima; and was a former Girl Scout Leader. She was the creator, editor and publisher of the electronic newsletter, "Rainbows 4 the Heart," which has a circulation of 1,500 worldwide spreading the good news of God's Kingdom. Her Web site for Rainbows 4 the Heart is www.rainbows4theheart.com. She wishes to remind everyone that Jesus saves and hopes to see you all in heaven one day.
Survivors also include three daughters, Tammy Donnally and Theresa Hensley, both of Lima, and Susana (Chris) Thaxton of Kenton; two sons, Leonard (Becky Jo) Gay and Bill (Sheila) Michel, both of Lima; two stepsons, Michael O'Dell and Rodney O'Dell of Lima; a stepdaughter, Kathy O'Dell; a brother, Harry (Marie) Crisp; a sister, Beverly (Robert) Shepard; 18 grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and several step-great-grandchildren; her best friends Sonya, Shirley and Linda; and devoted pets, Bill and Moses.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Beatrice Crisp; a brother, Leonard W. Briggs; and devoted pets, Kitty and Sammy.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Elm Street Church of the Brethren. The Revs. Wesley and Sue Richard will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may call 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Awareness.
Lima
MAE E. PIPER, 91, of Oxford, formerly of Lima, died the morning of Dec. 22, 2005, at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital, Oxford.
She was born Nov. 2, 1914, in Ohio City to J. Franklin and Bessie Brown Krugh, who preceded her in death. On April 2, 1927, she married
Richard A. Piper, who died in 1989.
Mrs. Piper worked for more than 30 years as a legal secretary for Unverferth & Unverferth Law Firm, Ottawa.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce (John) Line of Grove City, and Marilyn (Dave) Young of Oxford; four grandchildren, Andrea (Mike) Larick and their daughter Katie, Chris Line, Scott (Annette) Young and their children Megan, Nick and Nichole, and Jay (Carrie) Young and their children, Michelle and Julie; and two great-great-grandchildren, Johnathan and Julian.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Shaffer, who was from Rockford, and two infant brothers.
Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Olive Branch Church of God, Ohio City. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery, Ohio City.
Friends may call half an hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Olive Branch Church of God or to Market Street Presbyterian Church, Lima.
Arrangements were made by Smith & Ogle Funeral Home, Oxford.
Lima
ETHEL LEE RAMSEY, 75, died at 6:35 a.m. Dec. 21, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born July 23, 1930, in Montgomery, Ala., to Charles and Rosie Parham, who preceded her in death. On June 19, 1972, she married
Theodore Ramsey, who survives in Lima.
Mrs. Ramsey retired from Veterans Administration Hopsital, Dayton, as a nurse technician. She was a member of Philippian Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Keith L. Lyle of Pontiac, Mich.; a nephew whom she raised, Charles E. (Edith) Evans of Lima; five daughters, Carolyn A. (Gay) Jackson of Lima, Patricia R. (Ronald) Nelson of South Holland, Ill., Mary J. Turner of LaConner, Wash., Diania L. (Robert) Rowe of Farmington, Mich., and Barbara E. (Dorian) Ware of Harper Woods, Mich.; four step-daughters, Marcia (Kevin) Jones of Dayton, Janell (Leon) Thompson and Tammy McDonald, both of Chicago, and Pamela Ramsey of Lima; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two brothers-in-law, Donald (Mary) Ramsey and Frederick Ramsey, both of Lima.
She was preceded in death by a son, Dewayne F. Lyle; a sister, Mary E. Fletcher; and two brothers, Charles Hobbs and David Parham.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at Jones-Clark Funeral Home. The Rev. B. LaMont Monford Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.
Van Wert
LARRY E. ROESNER, 69, died at 8:40 p.m. Dec. 22, 2005, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home, Van Wert. The Rev. Chuck Glover will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery, Van Wert.
Friends may call 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Kingsley United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.
Ada
MAXINE "PAT" RUNSER, 88, died at 3:05 p.m. Dec. 23, 2005, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Arrangements are incomplete at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Ada.
Cridersville
TIR'YUIAN TI'LY SMITH was stillborn at 5:03 p.m. Dec. 22, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born to Steven Smith and Roberta McClellan, who survive in Lima.
Survivors also include two brothers, Jamar Wash and Romiere' Hale, both of Lima; two sisters, Precious Green and Nijae'a Wash, both of Lima; maternal grandparents, Robert McClellan of Lima and Elizabeth McClellan of Arkansas; and paternal grandparents, Steven and B Wash, both of Lima.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. today at Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville. Pastor Marc Curry will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery, Lima.
Friends may call one hour prior to services today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
