Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 4:55PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
At 455 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Waynesfield, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to vegetation.
Locations impacted include... Alger, Waynesfield, Roundhead, Mcguffey, Uniopolis, New Hampshire, St. Johns, and State Route 195 at State Route 235.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Today 73° Today 73° chance 62° 62° Tomorrow 74° Tomorrow 74° 40° 40°
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Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Vera McElfresh
Former Rockford resident Vera Anita Wilson McElfresh, 58, Bluffton, Ind., died at 12:03 a.m. April 29, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind.
She was born Sept. 9, 1952, to David J. and Louverna Hensley Wilson.
Surviving are six brothers, James Wilson, Otto Wilson and Marvin (Judy) Wilson, all of Celina, Henry (Imy) Wilson, Mark Center, David (Lina) Wilson, Mendon, and Rick Wilson, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and three sisters, Shirley (Jim) Baltzell, Celina, Lena (Daryl) Gruver, Mt. Vernon, and Sandra (Lowell) Kable, Portland, Ind.
Deceased are two sisters-in-law, Charlotte and Marie Wilson.
She worked as a computer data entry person at Peyton's Distribution Center for Kroger in Bluffton, Ind. She was a member of Hillsdale Baptist Church, St. Marys.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, the Revs. David Wilson and Daryl Gruver officiating. Burial is at Mercer Cemetery, Mercer.
Calling is 9-11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Cancer Association of Wells County, Ind.
Condolences may be left at Ketchamripley.com.
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