Diana Martin

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 2:44PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.

Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

Diana Martin

Diana Kay (Ashman) Martin, 69, passed away on Sunday, February 16 at Vancrest after a brief illness brought on by complications from Multiple Sclerosis.

Diana was born on August 7, 1950 to Harold and Dorothy (Stone) Ashman, here in St. Marys, which would be her lifelong home. Diana was a 1968 graduate of Memorial High School. She loved working at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company as a secretary. It was there that she met her husband, Donald Martin, who survives and also resides at Vancrest.

Diana and Donald were married on February 5, 1972, and they recently celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary. They have one daughter, Mandy Martin Lammers (Matt), Arlington, Virginia. Diana was eager to welcome her first granddaughter in June.

Diana took an active role in the community, working for the Evening Leader, where she handled community notices, and even tackled some feature stories.

She was a long-time employee of the Sonshine Store, as well as a volunteer at the Grand Lake Convention and Visitors' Bureau, where she was awarded "Volunteer of the Year." She volunteered in many capacities with Holy Rosary Church, where she was a lifelong member, and with her class reunion committees.

Diana was so proud of St. Marys, and she could not imagine why anyone would want to live anywhere else.

Diana was most-known for her contagious smile that was ever-present during her 31 year battle with MS. Diana's optimism and grace in the face of diminished physical capacity served as an inspiration to many. As her disease progressed, she made the best of it, striking up countless friendships with the kind and loving men and women who were her caretakers.

Diana was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Dorothy, her mother-in-law, Mildred (McGlothen) Martin Halbert, and a sister-in-law, Patricia (Halbert) Nagel.

In addition to Donald, Mandy, and Matt, Diana is survived by a sister, Patricia Johns (Gerald), and a brother Richard (Linda), both of St. Marys, and a brother-in-law, David Nagel, of Bowling Green, Ohio. She also had two step-grandchildren, Madison Lammers and Caitlin Lammers of New Knoxville. She is also survived by various nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews, all of whom she loved very much.

Funeral arrangements will be handled by Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, with the family greeting visitors from 1 pm-3 pm and 5 pm-8 pm on Thursday, February 20 at the 314 West High St., St. Marys location.

The funeral will be held the following day at 11:15 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with a burial at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery immediately following. Charitable donations can be made to The Spiritual Center of Maria Stein and Montezuma, where Diana loved attending retreats to grow in her religious faith.

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