Margaret Slone Margaret L. Slone, 67, 613 Cleveland Ave., St. Marys, died at 4:55 p.m. June 23, 2005, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
She was born Nov. 5, 1938, in Mousie, Ky., to Edgle and Cordie Tuttle Wicker. On March 31, 1954, she married Charles Slone Jr. who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Rickie (Pam) of Wetzel and Christopher of St. Marys; two daughters, Margie (Mitchell) Henry, Dublin, and Tami (Rueben) Perez, Wapakoneta; two brothers, James (Shirley) Wicker and Clyde (Connie) Wicker, all of St. Marys; two sisters, Vertie Chaffins, St. Marys, and Evelyn (Joe) Hale, Dayton; 19 grandchildren, including Jamie and Chuck Slone whom she raised; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter-in-law, Deanna Slone, and three brothers, Palmer Slone, Clifford Slone and William Lee Wicker.
She was a homemaker and a former nursing assistant at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. She attended the Garden of Love Old Regular Baptist Church in St. Marys.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, with Brother Gary Mosley officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens near St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Alvin Woodyard
Alvin W. Woodyard, 85, of Montezuma, died at 4 p.m. June 17, 2005, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
He was born July 19, 1919, in West Virginia, to John William and Sarah Ida Cash Woodyard. On June 16, 1962, he married Verla Artis Brown who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Steven W. of South Point and Robert (Kathy) of Plymouth, Mass.; two daughters, Marsha Barry, Virginia, and Christine (Fred) Watkins, Weymouth, Mass.; three stepsons, Rick (Leah) Brown, Rawson, Michael (Pam) Brown, Summerville, S.C., and William (Gloria) Brown, Furnace Creek, Calif.; 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are his former wife, Ursula Gilcoine; brother, James; and a great-grandson.
He had been a supervisor at Ford Motor Co. and was a member of the Bluffton American Legion Post and Ford Salary Retirement Club. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Graveside services will be held later in West Virginia.
Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, has charge of arrangements.
Contributions can be made to the American Heart Association or the Diabetes Association. |
