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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2013
Deaths & Funerals • Flossie Chapman
Estelle Smith
Grace Bellamy
Stanley Spohr
Solomon Wickey
ST. JOE — Flossie Rose Chapman, 73, died Monday, August 5, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born on June 4, 1940, in Continental, Ohio, to the late John and Pauline (Ranes) Scott. She Mrs. married Rhett Chapman Chapman on September 21, 1963, in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and he preceded her in death on December 31, 2010. Surviving are her sons, Jack Chapman of Spencerville, Ind., Jamie Chapman of St. Joe, Ind., Jeff Chapman of Auburn, Ind., and Jonathan Chapman of St. Joe, Ind.; her daughter, Holly Michael of Fort Wayne, Ind.; her grandchildren, Ashley Michael, Chistopher Michael, Kaydence Chapman, Raegan Chapman and Velaria Boviall; her great-grandchildren, Kaedan and Serena Mowery and Harley Michael; and her brothers, Fred (Joann) Scott and Frank (Sharon) Scott, both of Continental, Ohio, and Thomas (Sandy) Scott of Paulding, Ohio. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Charles and Darrold Scott, and eight sisters, Mary Axon, Ellen Shaw, Ester Grubb, Maggie Carpenter, Martha Syndrom, Florence Collins, Violet Rupert and Mina Mae Scott. She retired from Magnavox in Auburn, Ind., and enjoyed canning, gardening, baking, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. Calling will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2013, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Carnahan-Baidinger & Walter Funeral Home, Spencerville, Ind. Services will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in White City Cemetery, Spencerville, Ind. Memorials are to the family. To view an online obituary and sign the guestbook visit www. cbwfuneralhome.com.
AUBURN — Estelle L. Smith, 88, of Auburn and formerly of Garrett, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at his home in rural Auburn. Mr. Smith was a lifetime DeKalb County farmer. He also worked as Mr. Smith an engineer for International Harvester in Fort Wayne for over 40 years, retiring in 1983, and then went to work for the Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne, retiring in 1990. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II. Mr. Smith was a member of the Garrett Presbyterian Church. He was also a 50-year member of the former Garrett Masonic Lodge and current DeKalb Masonic Lodge and served as past master, Fort Wayne Scottish Rite, and American Legion Post 178 of Garrett. He was born April 10, 1925, in Auburn, to Ashton V. and Mary (Goe) Smith. He married Betty M. Bloom on Jan. 31, 1945, and she died Dec. 15, 1998. He then married Mary Sue Roth on Jan. 28, 2000, and she survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Adele L. Williams of Garrett; two sons and a daughterin-law, Max E. Smith of Garrett, and Bernard M. and Barbara Smith of Garrett; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lois Stebing of Auburn, Ramona Rohm of Auburn and Violet (Larry) Hansche of South Carolina; and two brothers, Chester Smith of Auburn and Homer (Gloria) Smith of Twelve Mile. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Garrett Presbyterian Church, 201 S. Franklin St., Garrett, with visitation from 1–2 p.m. Friday prior to the service at the church. The Rev. William Haworth will be officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery in rural Garrett with military graveside honors being conducted by the United States Navy and American Legion Post 178 of Garrett. Visitation will also be from 4–8 p.m. Thursday at Feller and Clark Funeral Home, 1860 S. Center St., Auburn, with the DeKalb Masonic Lodge conducting a service starting at 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Garrett Presbyterian Church. To send condolences, visit www.fellerandclark. com.
BUTLER — Grace E. Bellamy, 80, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Laurels of DeKalb Nursing in Butler. She was born November 14, 1932, in Pleasant Lake to Jesse and Nellie (Brand) Robison. Mrs. Grace was Bellamy secretary for Butler Elementary School for 22 years before retiring. After a few years of retirement she was asked to work in the DeKalb County Clerk’s office which she did for seven years, retiring in 2008. She also worked a number of years on the DeKalb County Election Board. She was a member of the Butler United Methodist Church. She served her church for many years with the Methodist Church Food Pantry. Her faith was her guiding light and set an example for all who knew her. Grace was the most loving and devoted wife, mother and grandma. Her family and friends have been so blessed. Grace’s warmth touched so many lives. Her sweet smile and loving hugs will be forever remembered by all. She married Duard Bellamy on November 4, 1950, in the United Brethren Church in Butler. They were married for 62 years and he survives in Butler. Also surviving are two daughters and a son, Teresa (Steve) Sweeney of Auburn, Jewell (Tom) Yoder of Auburn and Steve (Linda) Bellamy of Bloomington; seven grandchildren, Chris (Stacey) Sweeney, Bob (Laura) Sweeney, Tami (Chris) Vaughan, John (Amy) Yoder, Sarah (Todd) Savage, Stephen Bellamy II and Nick Bellamy; and nine great-grandchildren, Aliviah Sweeney, Gage Sweeney, Brooklynn Sweeney, Katelyn Sweeney, Emma Sweeney, Joshua Sweeney, Sarah Sweeney, Devin Sheets and Blake Sheets. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Dorothymae King. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the Butler United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Butler Cemetery at Butler. Calling will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the church and also one hour prior to the services from 1-2 p.m. Saturday. The family asks that memorials be given in honor of Grace to her grandson, Stephen Bellamy, to assist his family with expenses for Stephen’s third kidney transplant. Feller and Clark Funeral Home are assisting the family with arrangements. To send condolences, visit www.fellerandclark.com.
AVILLA — Stanley E. Spohr, 88, of Avilla died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, in Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He moved to Avilla in 1953, coming from Fort Wayne. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Spohr Mr. Spohr retired in 1980 from International Harvester in Fort Wayne. He also farmed. He was a charter member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla; Noble County Farm Bureau, Historical Automobile Association, Avilla American Legion, American Truck Historical Society, Noble County Gas & Steam Association, and a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge. He served as a 4-H leader, Soil & Water Conservation supervisor, and on the Farm Bureau board of directors. He was born May 19, 1925, in Maples to Stanley and Gladys Spohr. He and his wife, Grace, were married June 21, 1947, in Fort Wayne. She survives in Avilla. Also surviving are two daughters, Lori (Rich) Butler of Orange Park, Fla., and Julie (Chuck) Wolfe of Indianapolis; a daughterin-law, Pam Spohr of Kendallville; a brother, Don (Mary Jane) Spohr of Fort Wayne; a sister, Rosemary Fisher of Avilla; a sisterin-law, Pauline Spohr of Tennessee; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Thomas Spohr and Terry Spohr; a sister, Betty Lepper; and a brother, George Spohr. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Calvary United Methodist Church in Avilla with the Rev. Leonard King officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by Avilla American Legion Post 240 and active duty members of the U.S. Navy. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday in the church and one hour prior to the services on Thursday. Preferred memorials may be given to Noble County Council on Aging Transit Service, Avilla Calvary United Methodist Church, or Noble County Humane Society. Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, is assisting in charge of arrangements. View a video tribute after Wednesday or send condolences to the family at www.youngfamilyfuneral home.com.
AUBURN — Solomon J. Wickey, 75, of Auburn died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at his home. He married Anna Mae Graber on Jan. 29, 1959, and she survives in Auburn. Additional survivors include his sons, Dave (Sylvia) Wickey of Cisne, Ill., Jerry (Christine) Wickey of Geneva, Solomon (Mary) Wickey of Auburn, Marvin (Mary Ann) Wickey of Milroy, Ind., Alvin (Melinda) Wickey of Milroy, Jake (Amy) Wickey of Vevay, Levi (Mary) Wickey of Cisne, Joe (Edith) Wickey of Cisne, and Ervin Wickey of Auburn; his daughters, Anna Mae (Sam) Schwartz of Flemingsburg, Ky., Esther (Dan) Schwartz of Spencerville and Edith (Amos) Schwartz of Decatur; a sister, Emma (Alvin) Lambright of Berne; a brother, Jerry (Anna) Wickey of Vevay.; 113 grandchildren; and 44 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob D. and Elizabeth Wickey; a son, Marvin Wickey; seven grandchildren; three brothers; three sisters; and three half sisters. Services will be at 9 a.m. on Friday at the Wickey residence, 6308 C.R. 43, Auburn, with Bishop Victor Graber officiating. Calling will be at the home until the day of the funeral. Burial will be in Spencerville Amish Cemetery at Spencerville. Pinnington-McComb Funeral & Cremation Services in Auburn is in charge of arrangements.
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Rois Ward Sr. CRAB ORCHARD, Tenn. — Rois Neil Ward Sr., 88 years of age, left this earth and went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 24, 2013, after several months of declining health. He retired in Crab Orchard, Tenn., but had lived in Waterloo and Auburn, Indiana, for over 38 years. He retired from Warner Gear where he was general supervisor. Rois, as some called him while others called him Neil, was born in Natchez, Mississippi. He was a World War II veteran and served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. Rois spent his retirement living in his beloved cabin, rocking on his front porch and fishing the lakes of Fairfield Glade in Crossville, Tenn. A past Deacon in the Baptist and the Methodist Church he viewed his life on Earth a stepping stone to something much better. His children will always remember him as a solid rock to lean on, a man of great integrity and a loving father. He was a true southern gentleman. Rois is survived by his wife, Helen M. Ward; his children, Rois Neil Ward Jr. (Bobbie), Carl Bruce Ward (Cindy), Pamela Ward Schimmel (Bruce), Michael David Ward (Mikey); the mother of his children, Betty Sue Strickland Ward; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Rois was preceded in death by his daughter, Brenda Kay Ward; his son, Thomas Glenn Ward; and his granddaughter, Sarah L. Ward, daughter of Carl and Cindy Ward. Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville, Tenn., is in charge of arrangements.
Jeff Flory ALBION — Jeff A. Flory, 44, died Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at 9:30 p.m. as a result injuries from an industrial accident at his place of work. Funeral arrangements are pending at Brazzell Funeral Home, Albion Chapel.
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Report: Charges filed in Benghazi attack WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed the first criminal charges in the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, news reports said Tuesday. CNN, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal reported that unspecified counts had been filed and sealed in the September 2012 attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. CNN said the charges named Ahmed Abu Khattalah, a Libyan militia leader. The Journal said charges were filed against more than one person. “The department’s investigation is ongoing. It has been, and remains, a top priority,” said Justice Department spokesman Andrew C. Ames, who declined to comment further. A key Republican urged the administration to do more than file charges. “Osama bin Laden had been criminally charged long before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks but was not apprehended,” Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said in a statement. U.S. Navy SEALS killed bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2, 2011. “Delays in apprehending the suspected Benghazi killers,” Issa added, “will only put American lives at further and needless risk.” The Associated Press reported in May that American officials had identified five men who might be responsible for the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi that occurred just weeks before President Barack Obama’s re-election. The FBI released photos of three of the five suspects, asking the public to provide more information on the men pictured. The images were captured by security cameras at the U.S. diplomatic post during the attack, but it took weeks for the FBI to see and study them. The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies identified the men through contacts in Libya and by monitoring their communications. They are thought to be members of Ansar al-Shariah, the Libyan militia group whose fighters were seen near the U.S. diplomatic facility prior to the violence.
Wall Street • BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday’s Close: Dow Jones Industrials High: 15,608.44 Low: 15,473.40 Close: 15,518.74 Change: —93.39 Other Indexes Standard&Poors 500 Index: 1697.37 —9.77 NYSE Index: 9614.32 —57.28 Nasdaq Composite Index: 3665.77 —27.18
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