Greyden Jack Wells, 2 1/2 died Thursday, June 11, after battle with pediatric cancer.
He is survived by his mothers, Beth and Jackie Wells; siblings, B. and Noah Taylor; host brother and best friend, Niladri Aich; grandparents, Jack and Kathy Wells, Scott and Kim Helberg, Randall and Deborah Gross; great-grandparents, Jerry and Barbara Johnston, as well numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Paul R. Pursell, 89, died on June 9, 2020, at 11:20 a.m., at his daughter's home, surrounded by his family.
Paul was born July 26, 1930, in Gomer, to William and Nola (Wegley) Pursell who both preceded him in death. On Dec. 24, 1963, he married Pauline "Polly E." (Shaw) Pursell who preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 2013.
Paul attended Bluffton High School. He was a 45-year retiree from Ford Motor Company.
Mildred L. Laudick, 80, died on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 2:53 a.m. at the Shawnee Manor in Lima, Ohio.
She was born on July 8, 1939, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Harold and Pauline (Donehoo) Steele. Mildred was formerly married to Paul J. Laudick and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1999.
Mildred retired from ATI of Ada, where she worked as a machinist.
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Bluffton native Charles R. Hilty, 85, died on May 30, 2020, of complications of COVID-19. He had a career as a newspaper editor and as a senior government administrator in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.
Nelda Bridgeman, 86, of Pandora and formerly of Hilliard, Ohio, died on June 2, 2020, at the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. She was born on Aug. 6, 1933, in Plymouth, England, to the late William Alfred and Winifred Louise Nelda (Beswetherick) Bridgeman. On Oct. 31, 1959, she married Stanley Goddard and they were divorced.
