Sheila Bias

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 7:26PM EDT until August 11 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 560 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
WAYNE
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, CAMDEN, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, DELAWARE, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, FAIRBORN, GREENVILLE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MINSTER, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, SIDNEY, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST JEFFERSON, AND XENIA.

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, April 14th, 2014

Sheila Bias

Sheila A. Bias, 52, Fort Recovery, died April 13, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

She was born Sept. 4, 1961, in Portland, Ind., to Vitus and Doris Magoteaux Wendel. In 2006, she married Terry Bias in Fort Recovery, and he survives.

Also surviving are three daughters, Alisha Wendel, Coldwater, Sara Sall, Newark, and Amanda Katterhenry, Indianapolis, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Amanda (Harold) Stocker, Fort Recovery, and Shannon Bias, Portland, Ind.; a brother, Steve (Janet) Wendel, Fort Recovery; three sisters, Diana (LaMoyne) McCoy, Fort Recovery; Karla (Dewey) Osborne, Redkey, Ind., and Janel (Michael) Keller, Berne, Ind.; eight grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreat-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a stepgrandson, Austin Stocker.

She was a 1979 graduate of Jay County High School, Portland, Ind. and was employed at Setex, St. Marys. She was a member and current president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, Fort Recovery. She had held the office of auxiliary president for the past 12 years.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of Terry and Sheila Bias, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. A Celebration of Life will follow the services.

Contributions may be directed to the Cancer Association of Mercer County or Cancer Association of Jay County.

Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, handled arrangements.

Online condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

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