Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:48AM EDT until August 16 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, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is possible, especially tonight, which may result in flash flooding.
Today 81° Today 81° likely 73° 73° likely Tomorrow 83° Tomorrow 83° chance 70° 70° chance
Thursday, October 17th, 2024
Grace Garner
Grace C. Garner, age 94, of Portland passed away on Wednesday October 9, 2024 in Persimmon Ridge Healthcare in Portland.
She was born in Portland on December 14, 1929 the daughter of Dwight and Mary (Jones) Whitacre. She was married to Robert Garner and he passed away on November 17, 2012. Grace was the original owner of Garner Tax Service in Portland, working there for several decades as a bookkeeper and tax preparer. She had attended First Baptist Church.
Surviving is a son Randy LeMaster of Portland, one daughter Carolyn McKibben of Coldwater, Ohio, one sister Mary Katherine Heiby of Portland, Grandsons Cory McKibben (wife Gina) of Coldwater, Shane McKibben (wife Julie) of Loveland, Ohio and Corey LeMaster of Berne, great grandsons Kyle Zack (wife Olivia), Boston McKibben and Christian and Cameron Current, great granddaughters Katie Stammen (husband Paul) and Nancy Taylor McKibben, great great grandchildren Vivian, Roman, Gianna Stammen and Arianna and Michael Whittington.
She was preceded in death by a daughter Shirley LeMaster (age 4) , husbands Dale LeMaster and Robert Garner and sisters Phyllis Baders Williams, Anna Marie Marsh and Wilma Nash.
Private family services will be held and burial will be in the Salamonia Cemetery. Baird-Freeman Funeral Home are handling the arrangements. Memorials can be made to Jay County Humane Society.
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home are handling the arrangements.
Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com.
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