Rodney E. Ballard age 54 of Marion, Ohio passed away surrounded by his loving wife and family, Sunday, January 1, 2012 at his residence.

He was born September 23, 1957 in Marion, Ohio to the late James R. and Betty M. (Gattshall) Ballard.

Anna J. Redmon Harper age 79 of Marion, Ohio, passed away Saturday December 31, 2011 at Heartland of Marion.

She was born December 31, 1932 in Marion to the late Alfred W. and Florence V. (Porter) Pence.

Billie D. Waddell, Jr., age 46, passed away at 3:45AM, December 27, 2011 surrounded by family and friends at the home of his sister, Teena M. Waddell, of Marion.

Billie was born December 20, 1965 to Billie D. and Shirley Kay (Blair) Waddell, Sr., in Marion.

Rick J. Lemke, age 64 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday morning December 28th, 2011 at The Dayton Veterans Medical Center after an extended illness.

He was born May 17th, 1947 in Marion, Ohio as the son of the late James and Verlyn (Hickman) Lemke.

Richard D. “Dick” Howard, age 59, of Mount Gilead, died Thursday morning, December 29, 2011, at his residence.

Dick was born in Morrow County on July 22, 1952 the son of Dorothy (Sipes) Howard Clark and the late Robert B. Howard.  He graduated from Mount Gilead High School in the Class of 1970.

Mark S. Lundquist age 55 of Marion passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

Born June 14, 1956 in Marion to the late Albert K. and Lois J. (Woods) Lundquist.

Donald Greene, age 80, of LaRue, Ohio, died Tuesday December 27, 2011 at 8:10 PM at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.

He was born June 22, 1931 in Blaine Kentucky to the late Morton and Beatrice (Berry) Greene.

Martha Marie Coon, age 66, of Marion, Ohio died Tuesday December 27, 2011 at 3:22 PM at Marion General Hospital.

She was born July 9, 1945 in Prospect, Ohio to the late Ray and Katherine (Clark) Hesson.

Ferdinand Dean Joseph Whalen I passed on to celebrate his eternal birthday with our Lord Jesus Christ on Christmas morning on the Lord's Day, December 25, 2011 at 5am.

Dean was a devout Christian Catholic who moved to Marion from Renous, New Brunswick, Canada at age 9.

Burgess Jarrell age 86 of Marion, Ohio, passed away Monday December 26, 2011 at the Community Health Care Center.

He was born October 26, 1925 in Inez, Ky. to the late George and Pearl (Horn) Jarrell.