Earl D. "Jack" Chapman 79, of Marion formerly of West Virginia passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Marion General Hospital.

Jack was born February 21, 1933 in Culloden, West Virginia to the late Arvil and Clara (Vance) Chapman.

Nancy L. Kellogg age 66 of Marion, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

She was born September 5, 1944 in Elwood, IN., to Lamar William  Spears and Mary Laura (Sowders) Stepp.

Marie (Parsley) Neely, age 94 of Cardington passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Riverside Hospital surrounded by her beloved family.

She was born on June 8, 1916 in Kermit, WV to the late Mitchell H. and Elizabeth (Lawson) Parsley. Originally from Columbus, she had been a resident of the Cardington area for the past 42 years.

Helen Ann Snider Petrich, 94, died Tuesday morning, December 7, 2010, at the Inn at Orchard Park in Bucyrus, Ohio, where she had resided for the past four years.

She was born in Owensville, Clermont County, Ohio, on July 15, 1916, the daughter and only child of the late William J. Snider and Alice Elizabeth Rutledge Snider.

Jonah Blue, age 91 of Marion died early Monday morning, December 6, 2010 at Marion General Hospital.

He was born October 28, 1919 in Richwood, the youngest of ten children to the late Jesse and Lida (Tracy) Blue.

Ricky Lee Young passed away unexpectedly Sunday, December 5, 2010, at Marion General Hospital.

He was born in Martin County Kentucky to the late Clifford Young and Rowena (Bowens) Young who is still surviving.

Gene A. Marsh slipped quietly and peacefully into the Lord’s hands after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his family on December 5, 2010, at the age of 75.

He was born on May 12, 1935 in Tildon, Indiana to Robert L. and Alma (Webb) Marsh. His family moved to Green Camp in 1950 where he currently resided with his wife.

Jonah Blue, age 91 of Marion died early Monday morning, December 6, 2010 at Marion General Hospital.  Arrangements are pending with Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, Richwood. 

Phillip S. “Phil” Dumbaugh, age 86, of Mount Gilead, died Friday morning, December 3, 2010, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

On January 13, 1924, Phil was born in Mount Gilead, Ohio, the son of the late Frank and Addie (Hull) Dumbaugh.  He graduated from Mount Gilead High School in the Class of 1943.

Vivian M. Griffith, age 93, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2010 at Worthington Christian Village in Columbus, Ohio, where she had been a resident since August 2006.

Vivian and her husband, Charles, lived in Marion, Ohio until 2002 when they moved to Columbus to be near family. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, and will be greatly missed by family and friends.