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MONDAY, July 26, 1999
Lois M. Parsell
Fostoria homemaker
Lois M. Parsell, 78, formerly of Walnut Street, Fostoria, died at 2:35 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 1999, in St. Catherine's Care Center, Fostoria.
She was born Oct. 4, 1920, in Forest, to Guy W. and Etta M. (Wurtzbaugh) Bash. On March 31, 1945, in Forest, she married Lawrence F. Parsell, who died June 9, 1985.
Surviving are a son, Gordon F. Parsell of Fostoria; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Linda) Beckford of Fostoria; a brother, Dallas Bash of Bluffton; a sister, Sevilla Fisher of Hot Springs, Ark.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Also preceding her in death were a brother, Stanley Bash; and two sisters, Pauline Radabaugh and Jenny Jacobs.
Mrs. Parsell, a homemaker, was a member of High Street United Methodist Church, Fostoria.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria, with the Rev. Jeffrey L. Waite officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia.
Visitation at the funeral home will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Elevator Fund at High Street United Methodist Church.
Florence E. Tracey
Homemaker
Florence E. Tracey, 98, formerly of 7 W. Market St., died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 1999, in the Autumnwood Care Center, 670 E. SR 18.
She was born in Bellevue, March 12, 1901, to Charles and Elizabeth (Knauss) Headings. Her husband, Perry Tracey, whom she married Oct. 26, 1925, preceded her in death Oct. 17, 1966.
Survivors include: a daughter, Martha Martin of Tiffin; two grandchildren, Lisa Shannon of Columbus and Nevin Martin of Tiffin; and nine great-grandchildren.
A grandson, Jay Tracey Martin; two sisters, Martha Cain and Ellen Beatrice Clements and two brothers, William Wade and Avery Parks Headings also are deceased.
Mrs. Tracey, a homemaker, also farmed with her husband in Carey.
A 1919 graduate of Bellevue High School, she was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tiffin Women's Club, Eastern Star Tiffin Chapter 189 and Daughters of the American Revolution.
The Rev. William Smith will be the officiant at the 1 p.m. Tuesday service in Trinity United Church of Christ. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
The Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the church or Community Hospice Care.
Lillian Lucille Yocom
Former assembler/homemaker
Lillian Lucille Yocom, 76, of Sandusky CR 280, Vickery, died Sunday, July 25, 1999, in St. Francis Nursing Home, Green Springs.
She was born April 14, 1923, in Clyde, to Leo and Alice (Aldrich) Dinan. On June 30, 1941, she married Lawrence John Yocom, who died Feb. 22, 1987.
Survivors include: a son, R. James Yocom of Vickery; a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Cheryl) Cummings of Caledonia; four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Gerald (Jean) Kastor of Clyde; and five brothers, William "Bill," Rollyan, Timothy, Larry, and Robert Dinan, all of Clyde.
Also preceding her in death were a son, John Yocom in 1965; two grandson, two brothers, Ivan and Donald Dinan; and two sisters, Mary Meyers and Doris Dinan.
Mrs. Yocom, a homemaker, also worked as an assembler for 14 years at Whirlpool Corp. in Clyde, retiring in March 1981.
A 1941 graduate of Clyde High School, she was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Vickery.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Mark Gibbs officiating. Interment will be in Ellsworth Cemetery.
Visitation at the Mitchell-Auxter Funeral Home, Clyde, will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to the church or St. Francis Chapel, Green Springs.
Maxine Kirby Nowak
Former sales person
Word has been received of the death of former Wharton, Ohio resident, Maxine Kirby Nowak, 80, who resided in Fountain Hills, Arizona for the past 28 years.
She was born in Wharton, April 16, 1918, to Edward B. and Orpha M. (Gatchell) Kirby. Her husband, Daniel Nowak, whom she married Aug. 4, 1962, survives in Fountain Hills.
Other survivors include: a son, Phillip Clark of Perrysburg; a daughter, Shirley Clark of Scottsdale; and five grandchildren.
The last of her family, Mrs. Nowak had been employed as a sales person for various hotels in Arizona. She was a graduate of the former Wharton High School.
Graveside services will be at noon Wednesday in the Wharton-Richland Union Cemetery, Wharton, with the Rev. Joseph Searfoss officiating.
The Bringman-Clark and Company Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky, is in charge of arrangements.
Floyd K. Allison
Retired supervisor
Floyd K. Allison, 69, died at 5:10 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 1999, at his residence at 507 E. Findlay St., Carey.
He was born in Fostoria, Aug. 16, 1929, the son of the late Glenn and Marie (McClellan) Allison. On Sept. 4, 1948, in Greenup, Ky., he married Florence Jacques, who survives.
Survivors also include: three sons, Bill Allison of Upper Sandusky, Kenneth Allison of Tiffin and Keith Allison of Carey; a daughter, Linda Allison of Carey; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Glenn Jr. and John Allison; and four sisters, Mrs. Calvin (Velma) Coppes of Findlay, Joan Hill and Mrs. Johnnie (Barbara) Conley, both of Carey and Mrs. Mike (Glenda) Kinn of Alvada.
A brother, Charles; and an infant sister, Florence, also are deceased.
Mr. Allison, a member of the Protestant Faith, retired as a supervisor in 1991 from the National Lime and Stone Co. in Carey, after 42 years of employment.
A 1948 Carey High School graduate, he was a lifetime member of the Carey Conservation Club and a social member of VFW Post 3759, Carey.
He also was a former Scout Master of Den 51 Cub Scouts of Carey.
The Rev. Paul DeMoss will conduct the 11 a.m. Wednesday service in the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral Home, Carey. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Carey.
Visitation at the funeral home will be 2-9 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral Home, 225 W. Findlay St., Carey, OH 43316-1169.
Edward P. Davidson
Rural Wharton resident
Edward P. Davidson, 74, of 14586 TR 44, Wharton, died in Wyandot Memorial Hospital, Upper Sandusky, at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 25, 1999. Arrangements are pending at the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral Home, Carey.