Karlton D. Plaugher, 78, died on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 7:02 a.m. at Carriage Court, Hillard, Ohio.
He was born on March 5, 1941, in Harrod, Ohio, to the late Odie K. and Dorotha O. (Kettimon) Plaugher. On Aug. 29, 1962, Karlton married Maxine Fleming and she preceded him in death on March 27, 2009.
Karlton was a self employed carpenter. He was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church of Ada. He was a member of the Elks of Kenton, the Ada Rotary Club and the former Ada Masonic Lodge F&AM #513.
Frances Coral (Everett) Clum, age 94, died on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5:10 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born September 1, 1924 in Lima, Ohio to Delmar and Lucille (Swick) Everett, who preceded her in death. Frances married James Corwin Clum on September 8, 1942 and he died November 12, 1992.
Bluffton University early childhood education major Makayla (Smith) Noble, a 2015 Bluffton HS grad, found meaningful community on campus through her involvement in Bluffton Education Organization (BEO).
The organization provided early opportunities that allowed her to become part of the world of teaching before even starting her career.
A Spectrum employee does a high-wire action in front of Mennonite Memorial Home on West Street. Meanwhile, on ground level, work continues on placement of new roadbed on Elm, as seen in the following photos.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Bluffton had numerous student-athletes named to the Northwest Conference winter sports scholar list recently. The entire NWC list is attached at the bottom.
Criteria for inclusion are that students must be a letter winner in their sport and meet the following GPA requirements:
Gold level 3.50 and above
Silver level 3.00 - 3.49
Naomi Basinger will celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m. with an open house at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. (No gifts please). Birthday wishes may be sent to her at: 304 Hilty Dr, Pandora OH 45877.
