Special Weather Statement issued February 22 at 3:15AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Light snow will overspread the area from the northwest this morning. An increased coverage of snow showers is expected to develop this afternoon into the evening hours. Slick spots may develop on roads tonight as temperatures drop and northwest winds gust up to 30 mph. Coverage of snow showers is expected to decrease overnight before ending Monday morning. Most the area will see an accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Locally higher amounts are possible in areas where heavier snow bands develop this afternoon into early evening.
Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
26° 26° chance Sun 33° Sun 33° light likely likely 22° 22° chance Mon 30° Mon 30° chance
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Gertrude Hughes
Gertrude Hughes, 83, of 1111 N. Augustus St., St. Marys, died at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 29, 2008, at her home.
She was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Santa Fe, to Jacob and Nellie Miller Ritchie. She married Ronald Hughes, who died May 29, 1993.
She is survived by her companion, Jim Adams of St. Marys; two daughters, Mary Beth Lawson, St. Marys and Ruth (Jim) August, Belvidere, Ill; a brother, Charles Herring, Sidney; two sisters, Eva Anderson, Dayton, and Helen Klopfenstein, Jackson Center; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are six sisters, Mabel, Mary, Harriett, Donna, Margaret, and Bessie; and a great-granddaughter.
She retired from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, St. Marys, and was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, and a member of the Wayne Street United Methodist Church, all in St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Mary Kay Brown, officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Memory Gardens, Moulton.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the Auglaize County Unit of the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
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