Evelyn L. Smith, 69, of Lima died at 8:10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2015, at her residence. She was born Aug. 8, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late George and Elsie (Lemaster) Hakin.
She spent her childhood in Osage, West Virginia ,before her family moved to Akron, Ohio. In 1956 she spent half of her seventh grade in the Lima school. Evelyn graduated from Shawnee School in 1963.
Jay Richard Briggs, 75 of Bluffton died Jan. 7, 2015, at Bluffton Hospital. Per his wishes there will be no services. Arrangements are entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Martha Pauline (Gerber) Brown, 97, native to Pandora, died Jan. 12, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. She was born July 27, 1917.
She was preceded in death by second son, Jared Paul Brown who died 3 days after his birth on Feb. 25, 1948, and by her husband and missionary co-worker for 68 years, Rev. Dr. O. Carl Brown, Jr., on Nov. 12, 2010.
Jack Adair, 76, of Estero, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2015, at Joanne House, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Elizabeth Dickey Lacy, age 62, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away on December 30,
2014 at Heartland of Oregon. She was born to Dale and Carolyn (Vore) Dickey
on November 26, 1952 in Princeton, NJ.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Dickey. She is
survived by her father, Dale F. Dickey; sister, Johanna Dickey Rian (Neil
Anderson); niece, Katherine Schlesser (Kyle); and cousins Keith Vore (Judy),
Jill Vore Gullette (Rick), Eric Vore (Kristy) and Jennifer Vore Boughan
(Rick).
Thomas Jay Dukes, 55, died Dec. 30, 2014, at his residence. He was born Oct. 2, 1959, in Bluffton to Lewis and Virginia (Sutter) Dukes. On Sept. 20, 1985, he married Kathy Beckler Dukes who survives.
He was a self-employed farmer and was owner/operator of TJD Trucking. He was a member of United in Christ United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Mt. Cory Masonic Lodge. He was a 1978 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School.
