Karen Bell

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 10:55AM EDT until August 12 at 2:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1054 AM EDT, local law enforcement has reported minor flooding in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

Flood Watch issued August 12 at 9:17AM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM 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, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, 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 this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected into this evening. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

Thursday, September 10th, 2020

Karen Bell

Karen L. Bell, age 73, of Fort Recovery, passed away September 9, 2020 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.

She was born December 4, 1946, in Lima, to the late Fred and Vivian (Wilkins) Bell.

Surviving are her sons, Kevin Scott Bell and companion Lenly Woosley of Hilliard, OH and Jeffrey & Karrah Kittle of St. Marys, OH; two grandchildren; one great grandchild; and a brother, Kevin & Emily Bell of Mendon, OH.

Also preceding her in death are her daughter, Brandi Kittle; a brother, Korwin Bell; and her fiance, William Joe Smith.

She was a graduate of the former Mendon Union High School and worked in home health care and at Wayne IGA, Fort Recovery.

Karen was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Fort Recovery. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and fishing. She also was fond of bird watching, with the cardinal being her favorite. She dearly loved her dog, who was cleverly named "Taco".

Graveside services are 12:00 pm, Saturday at Spring Hill Cemetery, with Steve Long officiating.

Calling is 10:00 am-11:45 am Saturday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery. Social distancing will be observed during the visitation and CDC guidelines will be followed.

Condolences may be directed to www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

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