Beverly Gail (nee Meadows) Tracy, age 56, of Marion passed away on Tuesday morning, March 20, 2012 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

Beverly was born on March 1, 1956 in Leesville, Louisiana to Robert Lee and Winona Mae (nee Leeper) Meadows.

Mark E. Fraker, age 29, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in Battle Mountain, Nevada.

Mark was born January 12, 1983 to Harold L. Fraker and Cathy J. (Wood) Fraker.

Sunday morning God recalled our Angel to Himself.  While the light went out of our life, heaven must certainly be a brighter place today.

Reneé (Blashinsky) Forney, age 58, of Marion, died on Sunday morning, March 18, 2012, at her residence.

Ernest “Ernie” Beeney, age 76 of Richwood passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born December 8, 1935 in Richwood at the home of his parents, the late Scott and Sylvia (Evans) Beeney.

Rev. William J. Houck age 82, of Marion, OH passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at the Marion Manor Nursing Home.

He was born March 26, 1929 in West Jefferson, NC to William Henry and Martha (Lewis) Houck.

Francis H. Merritt, age 94, of Morral, died peacefully on Friday afternoon, March 16, 2012, at his residence surrounded by his loving family following an extended illness.

On February 27, 1918, Francis was born in Marion County, one of five children of the late Garfield and Dora (May) Merritt.

Gerald LeRoy Rasey, age 90, of Marion passed away early Saturday morning at Marion Manor Nursing Center.

Born in Big Island Township on October 2, 1921 to William and Edna (Zimmerman) Rasey, he married the former Marilyn Louise Hedges who preceded him in death in 2004.

Marvel L. Zachman Smith, less than four months shy of living a century, died peacefully Thursday evening, March 15, 2012, at Heartland of Marion.

On July 2, 1912, Marvel was born in Coshocton, Ohio, one of two children of the late Henry and Ida (Stingel) Fett.  She graduated from Coshocton High School in 1930.

Luther L. Laughrey Jr., age 82 of Grove City, formerly of Richwood died late Thursday evening March 15, 2012 at the Mill Run Nursing Home in Hilliard.

He was born March 19, 1929 in Richwood to the late Mildred Laverne (Debolt) and Luther L. Laughrey Sr. He was also preceded in death by a son, Lucas Lee Laughrey, and two brothers, Alfred and Gail Laughrey.

Winifred Lucille “Dub” Miller, age 90, of Marion and formerly of Waldo, went to be with the Lord early Thursday morning, March 15, 2012, at the Kingston Residence of Marion.

On May 17, 1921, Winifred Lucille was born at home in Waldo, the second of five children of the late John and Gertrude (Augenstein) Ward.  As a child, her younger brother Jim could not pronounce her name and called her “Dub”.  From that moment on, “she was known to friends and family as ‘Dub’.”