Gene Ireland

Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 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, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, 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...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Gene Ireland

Former Mercer County resident Gene L. Ireland, 69, of Bluffton, Ind., died at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 8, 2010, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 20, 1940, in Balbec, Ind., to Millard and Goldie Stephen Ireland.

Surviving are two daughters, Cathy Todd, Warsaw, Ind., and Patty (Gregg) Sorg, Muncie, Ind.; a son, Brent (Erin) Ireland, Lancaster, Pa.; a brother, Dean (Emma) Ireland, Bluffton; two sisters, Ramona McMaken, Birmingham, Mich., and Marlene (Ed) Risser, Bluffton; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a son, Craig Lee Ireland.

He worked at B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Ind., for 21 years and at Corning Glass for 16 years.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel in Bluffton, the Rev. Patrick Harris officiating. Burial is at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel.

Contributions can be made to People of Praise, Muncie.

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