Ronda Lou Turner, age 66, of LaRue, died Sunday March 20, 2011 at 10:34 AM at Marion General Hospital.

She was born August 26, 1944 in Grafton, West Virginia to the late Harry Denton and Oliva Minerva (Sapp) Harold.  On May 1, 1971 she married Delbert Mark Turner and he survives.

After a courageous fight with cancer, Linda K. McCurdy Fletcher, age 69, died in Marion on March 18, 2011 with her family by her side.

Linda was born and raised in Marion and attended Harding High School and then Ohio University.

Charlotte A. (McGowan) Arndt age 75 of Marion, Ohio passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Her residence.

She was born in Marion, Ohio to the late Charles A. and Ruth (Wheary) McGowan.

Minnie "Mae" Cranston, age 85, of Marion, passed away Friday morning, March 18, 2011, at her home following an extended illness. She was surrounded by family.

Mae was a Marion native, born June 5, 1925, to the late Everett and Effie (McKnight) Morris.

James Richard Ferrell II, 39, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

He was born September 16, 1971 in New Philedelphia, OH to Dick and Connie (Lindimore) Ferrell. He married Kim McRobie August 19, 1995.

Dorothy Louise Wertheimer, 91, of Marion passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 at Huntington Beach Hospital in Huntington Beach, CA.

She was born April 28, 1919 in Piqua, OH to the late G. Hamer and Mary D. (Young) White.

Kermit Brown, 91, of Marion, Ohio, a member of the "Greatest Generation," passed away March 16, 2011, with his British "War Bride," Madge E. Brown, and family members at his side.

The couple recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.  At the time of his death, Kermit and Madge were residing at Sycamore Village, an assisted living facility in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lucille O’Brien Jones, age 99, of Marion, died Tuesday evening, March 15, 2011, at Sunrise of Gahanna.

On December 13, 1911, Lucille was born in Mansfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Johnston) O’Brien.

Howard C. Shelton passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Marion General Hospital. He was 87 years old.

Howard was born April 7, 1923 in Akron, OH to the late Wattie Ben and Letah Nevada (Baker) Shelton. He married Norma Jean Smith in Marion on November 4, 1951.

Ralph Hamer Hedges, age 91, of Marion passed away early Thursday morning at Heartland Of Marion Care Center.

Born in Fairfield County on March 19, 1919 to Kirby and Ermine (Hampson) Hedges, he married the former Ruth H. Heigle and she survives at home.