Richard Chittum

Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 4:21PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 421 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over St. Henry, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, Cridersville, Botkins, New Knoxville, Moulton, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Kettlersville, Fryburg, Kossuth, St. Johns, State Route 116 at State Route 197, and Bulkhead.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 104 and 118.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Special Weather Statement issued July 26 at 4:25PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

At 425 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Newport, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Sidney, Piqua, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, Newport, Bradford, Anna, Fort Loramie, Botkins, Hardin, Webster, Russia, Port Jefferson, Osgood, North Star, Kettlersville, Lockington, and Yorkshire.
This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 82 and 107.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Richard Chittum

Richard "Dick" O. Chittum, 66, 906 Hawthorne Drive, St. Marys, died at 7:10 a.m. March 23, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.

He was born April 4, 1940, in Dayton to James and Ruth Frey Chittum, who are deceased. On Aug. 27, 1966, he married Barbara L. McVey, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Roger (Stephanie), Hebron; two sisters, Patricia (Mac) McDivitt, Beavercreek, and Nancy (Charles) Allen, Vandalia; and a granddaughter.

He worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for 30 years, retiring as manager of the St. Marys Fish Hatchery. He was a 1958 graduate of Belmont High School in Dayton and received a bachelor of science from The Ohio State University. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.

Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.

Calling is 6-9 p.m. Monday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Contributions can be made to Friends of Holy Rosary.

Condolences may by sent to www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

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