Bobby Gross

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 7:57AM EDT until August 11 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Darke County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 756 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Recovery to 7 miles northwest of Muncie, moving south at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Greenville, Centerville, Arcanum, Hagerstown, Union City, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, Franklin, Wayne Lakes, Gettysburg, Greens Fork, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Rossburg, and Palestine.
This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 148.

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 4:12AM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 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 into Wednesday morning. 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.

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Bobby Gross

Bobby P. Gross, 84, Fort Loramie, died at 9:42 a.m. April 21, 2011, at Wilson Memorial Hospital in Sidney.

He was born Aug. 12, 1926, in St. Marys to Alton and Hazel Schamp Gross.

Surviving are four children, Bobby Gross Jr., Springfield, Onna (Ken) Wright, Troy, Debbie (Thomas) Wyer, Sidney, and Terri Gross, Anna; 23 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a daughter, Jeannie Keihl; a sister, Janice Cook; and two grandchildren.

He was retired from Ferguson Construction Company, was a World War II Army veteran and was a member of Sidney American Legion Post 217, Sidney Amvets and the Sidney Veterans of Foreign Wars. He volunteered at Wright Patterson Air Force Museum in Fairborn.

Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Cromes Funeral Home, Sidney, the Revs. Harold McKnight and Daniel Schmitmeyer officiating. Burial with full military services is at Pearl Cemetery in Swanders.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Sidney American Legion and VFW will have a memorial service 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Condolences may be left at www.cromesfh.com.

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