Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
63° 63° slight chance Fri 84° Fri 84° 68° 68° Sat 89° Sat 89°
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Sarah Granger
Sarah M. "Sally" Granger, 84, died Oct. 6, 2008, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born July 8, 1924, in Mercer County, to Harry and Ada Smith Ellis. On Sept. 21, 1946, she married William F. "Bill" Granger, who died Nov. 21, 2005.
Surviving are a son, Bruce A. (Jill), Rawson; a daughter, Connie Sue (Michael) Combs, Beavercreek; three brothers, Chalmer Ellis, St. Clair, Mich., Orval Ellis, St. Marys, and Vearl Ellis, Van Wert; three sisters, Betty (Norman) Schroeder, Midland, Mich., Dorothy Anderson, Bluffton, and Marjorie (Russell) Poor, Hoagland, Ind.; a grandchild, a stepgrandchild and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers Leonard and Kenneth Ellis; and a sister, Crystal Sherman.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home, Findlay, the Rev. Bill Herr officiating. Burial is at Hassan Cemetery, Van Buren Township, Hancock County.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Condolences can be left at www.coldrencrates.com.
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