Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Johnie Butler
Johnie Henry Butler, 82, 130 S. Buckeye St., Celina, died at 2:30 p.m. July 2, 2007, at Jay County Hospital, Portland, Ind.
He was born Sept. 19, 1924, in Berne, Ind., to Dewey Commodore and Frances N. Bevington Butler. He married Mattie Irene Brasher, who died May 20, 1968.
Surviving are a companion, Demarius "Mary" Ruble, Pennville, Ind.; and two sisters, Jerrie Beach, Montezuma, and Carol Lacy, Celina.
Deceased are a brother, Harold and a sister, Alvina Brandt.
He formerly worked at the foundry in Berne, Ind., and at Decatur Industries. He attended Old Country Church, Hartford City, Ind., and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5713, Celina.
Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Alva Daniels officiating. Burial is at Woodlawn Cemetery, Ohio City.
Calling is 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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