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Mary Barber visitation on Sunday

Mary L. Barber, 95, died Nov. 12, 2019, at the Meadows of Delphos. Mary was born Dec. 31, 1923 in Lafayette to the late John and Lenna (Hefner) Hawk.  On Feb. 8, 1947 she married Stanley Barber who preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1989. 

Mary was a homemaker and member of Beaverdam Church of Christ.  She loved to play cards especially euchre and solitaire, square dancing, gardening, flowers, camping, spending time with her family and her parties in the shed.  

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Dixie Thompson was a retired supervisor at Marimor Industries

 Dixie Lee Thompson, 78, died on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 at 7:10 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada. 

She was born on June 18, 1941 in Lima, Ohio, to the late Lester E. and Betty (Plummer) Mumaw.  On April 8, 1962, Dixie married David E. Thompson and he survives in LaFayette.  

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Scott Born was a 1983 Bluffton HS graduate

Scott Roger Born, 54, died at his Bluffton residence on Oct. 28, 2019.  The son of Nancy and (the late) Don Fultz of Bluffton, and Roger and Phyllis Born of Circleville, Ohio, Scott was born June 7, 1965, in Lima, Ohio.

Scott was a 1983 graduate of Bluffton High School, and earned, with honors, an Associate's Degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from Lima Technical College.  Scott had most recently been employed by Accubuilt in Lima.

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Memorial service for Scott Born, 54, on Nov. 2

Scott Roger Born, 54, died on Oct. 28, 2019, at his residence. Memorial services will begin at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at English Lutheran Church in Bluffton. 

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of the service at the church.  Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Donald Hartman 1941 - 2019

Donald J. Hartman, 78, died Oct. 26, 2019, at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio.  Donald was born Aug. 12, 1941, in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Cecil and Esther Hartman. He was married to Ruth Hartman and she preceded him in death.

Donald had worked for 18 years at Clark Equipment and later at Shady Lawn Truck Stop in Elkton, Tennessee, where he serviced truck tires. 

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Mary Boyer was a pianist and vocal music director

Was a volunteer at Et Cetera Shop

Mary Magdalene Boyer, 95, of Bluffton died Oct. 9, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Mary was born March 8, 1924, in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to the late Asa Clay and Iola (Miller) Maust. 

On June 29, 1952, she married Claude Boyer who preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 2013, after 61 years of marriage.

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