Traci Richards

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 11 at 11:04PM EDT until June 12 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

SVRILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 1104 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Fort Wayne to Pennville to near Muncie, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Greenville, Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, St. Henry, Newport, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Ansonia, Rockford, New Knoxville, Moulton, Webster, Wabash, Wayne Lakes, and Mendon.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 11 at 9:50PM EDT until June 12 at 3:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 319 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
FRANKLIN
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
MADISON UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BUTLER WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BROOKVILLE, CAMDEN, CELINA, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FRANKLIN, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, KENTON, KETTERING, LANDEN, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, OXFORD, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.

Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

Traci Richards

Traci Richards, age 62 of St. Marys, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024 at her residence in St. Marys.

She was born the daughter of the late Thomas and Deloris "Faye" (Mull) McKinney in Lima. On May 9, 1997, she married Mike Richards who passed away on December 2, 2020.

She is survived by her loving children Staci (Clyde) White of Lima, Cody Moyler of Lima, Chelsea (Adam) Fletcher of Neptune, grandchildren, Kyli Faye (James) McKinney, Brady McKinney, Cayden McKinney, Averi McKinney, Lexi Moyler, Landon Moyler, Keeghan Moyler, Rylee Fletcher, and brothers Tim (Mary) McKinney of Lima, and John McKinney of Celina.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter Raelynn Fletcher.

Traci graduated from Elida High School with the class of 1981, she then went on to attend Apollo. She was a laborer at Lima Ford for 10 years until she retired in 2007. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and sometimes her kids. She liked to watch monster trucks and wrestling with her Ry. She was a Michigan fan and loved watching shows with her best friend and dog, Zoey. Traci was a mother, grandmother, friend to anyone who needed one.

Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, September 6, 2024 at Mercer Memory Gardens, with Pastor Randy Christian. Services are in the care of Lehman-Dzendzel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be shared with the Richards family online at LehmanDzendzelFH.com.

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