Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 2:56PM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 105 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity can be especially hazardous as warm overnight temperatures will provide little relief. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
Ruby Jones
Ruby Jones, 88, Mendon, departed for heaven at 12:25 p.m. Aug. 21, 2014, at her daugher's residence in Mercer.
She was born June 8, 1926, in Pruden, Tenn., to Luster and Maude Browing Fuson. In 1947, she married Troy Jones, who died in 1995.
Surviving are two sons, Troy (Sharon) Jones, Mendon, and Kenneth (Vickie) Jones, Mendon; a daughter, Billie (William) Heindel, Mendon; six brothers, Lonnie (Gloria) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., Charles (Norma) Fuson, Celina, Earl (Geneva) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., Ed (Vanda) Fuson, Siler, Ky., Jerry (Ruth) Fuson, Frakes, Ky., and Phillip (Thelma) Fuson, Siler, Ky.; four sisters, Mildred Fields, Romulus, Mich., Mabel (Oscar) Fields, LaVergne, Tenn., Janie (Tony) Spicer, Celina, and Phillis Keasler, LaVergne, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Deceased are a brother, Alfred Fuson; two sisters, Ruth Fields and Kathleen Partin; and a granddaughter, Amanda Sue Jones.
She retired from the St. Marys Cotton Mill and was a homemaker. She was a member of Samaria Missionary Baptist Church, St. Marys, and very dedicated to her church and family.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Samaria Missionary Baptist Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Jack Burns officiating. Burial is at Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Calling is 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Contributions may be made to State of the Heart Hospice or cancer research.
Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.
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