Connie Williams-Blosser

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 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, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Connie Williams-Blosser

Connie J. Williams-Blosser, 51, Celina, died at 6:27 p.m. June 25, 2010, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.

She was born June 29, 1958, in Van Wert to Charles Leroy and Dorothy Jean Lindeman Williams. On May 29, 1998, she married Lewis R. Blosser, who survives in Celina.

Also surviving are two daughters, Chasity Bayman, Miamisburg, and Alisha (Darby) Metz, Wapakoneta; three brothers, Charles (Chrissy) Williams, Decatur, Ind., Tony (Staci) Williams, Clovis, N.M., and Danny Williams, Celina; three sisters, Cindy (Tim) Schmidt, Celina, Diane (Brian) Hitchen, St. Marys, and Vickie (Alan) Bruggeman, St. Marys; and seven grandchildren.

She was a 1976 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She also attended Rhoades State College in Lima and was a graduate of Apollo College in Lima in 1999 with a degree in nursing. She worked for several years at St. Marys Living Center and the St. Henry Gardens Nursing Home. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Marys.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cisco Funeral Home in St. Marys, the Rev. Marty Brown officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys.

Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the Mercer County Home Health Care.

Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

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