Evelyn (Creagh) McGary Coats was born on October 12, 1927 in Camden, Alabama to the late William and Mary (Dennis) Creagh.

She married the late Lee Winston McGary Sr. on June 6, 1943. From that union were born 6 children.

Mark Allen Cross, age 56, passed away Monday, December 12, 2011 at Heartland Of Marion Nursing Center.

He was born in Marion and graduated from River Valley High School.

Levi Robert Claytor, son of Jeremy and Tina (Mullins) Claytor of Caledonia, was stillborn on Sunday afternoon December 11th, 2011 in Marion General Hospital.

Edna Mae Neidhart Cochran, age 84, of Marion, died Sunday evening, December 11, 2011, at the Primose Retirement Community.

On March 8, 1927, Edna was born in Marion, along with her twin brother, Ed, of the late David B. and Cora M. (Seiter) Neidhart.

Robert L. Ribov, age 74, of Mount Gilead and formerly of Marengo, died early Friday morning, December 2, 2011, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital.

On July 17, 1937, Robert was born in Delaware County, Ohio, the son of the late Otto and Pearl Thomas (Brown) Ribov.  He was the only one in his family to graduate from high school.

Loretta A. Wright, age 70, of Mount Gilead, died on Sunday evening, December 11, 2011, at her residence following a two year illness.

Born March 11, 1941 in Pike County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Woodrow Roosa and Bertah Marie (Rapp) Roosa Stillion.

Patricia “Ann” Walston, age 74, of Marion, OH passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Heartland of Marion.

A lifelong resident of Marion, OH, Ann was born on  September 2, 1937 to the late Malcolm H. and Margaret J. (Lehman) Larkin.

William Paul “Bill” Belt, age 59, of Marion, died Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2011, at Partners of Marion.

On July 1, 1952, Bill was born in Marion, the son of the late Paul Belt and Donna (Myers) Belt Erick.  He graduated from Marion Harding High School.

His family wishes this was just another joke in the life of their “prankster”, Doug McDaniel.  They keep hoping he will say…”Gotcha”…like he did time after time after time.

Ralph “Doug” McDaniel, age 66, of Marion, died peacefully on Sunday morning, December 11, 2011, at the Woodside Village Care Center.

Franklin D. Hollingsworth, age 81, of Mount Gilead, died early Sunday morning, December 11, 2011, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital.

On July 28, 1930, Franklin was born at home in Morrow County, one of seven children of the late Charles and Effie (Edgington) Hollingsworth.  He attended Sparta Schools.