All Obituaries

Willie Jones, Jr., age 71, of Sidney, entered into Heaven on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.  He was born on October 7, 1951, in Jackson, Mississippi to the late Willie Jones, Sr., and Alicia (Chiles) Jones.  On July 15, 2006, he married Deborah (Glover) Jones and she survives. In addition to his wife, Willie is survived by three daughters: Alicia Nukes of AL, Demesha Grier of Hollywood, FL, and Rhakenya Glover of Sidney, OH; ten...

Rita Pitrelli, age 90, of Sidney, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Dayton VA Medical Center.  Arrangements are pending at Adams Funeral Home in Sidney.

Juanita E. Branscum, age 82, of Sidney, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at her residence.  She was born on May 25, 1940, in Washington County, VA, to the late Joe Ed and Virginia Bell (Buck) Morrison.  On June 25, 1956, she married Leonard H. Branscum and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2005. Juanita is survived by four children: Cecil (Vicki) Branscum, Allen (Sharon) Branscum, Kathy (Dale) Herbert and Ellen (Tim) Detrick, all of Sidney; 19 grandchildren; 20 great...

Harriet Louise Stutsman Carman Woodard Poore, age 84, of Sidney, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Shelby Skilled Nursing in Sidney.  She was born on October 6, 1938 in Sidney to the late Homer Woodrow Stutsman and Francis Harriet Shannon Stutsman Kah. Harriet is survived by two daughters: Betty (Mark) Byrd, Sr. and Sherry Vonderhuevel, both of Sidney; step children: Jeanette (Duane) Weimer, Jeff (Debbie) Woodard, Alvin Poore, Wayne Poore and Dottie Allen; grandchildren:...

Rebecca Sue Bernardi, age 75, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, at Urbana Health & Rehab.  She was born on March 29, 1947, the daughter of Jerome and Sue Huecker. She is survived by her longtime partner Larry Tate of Sidney and her six children: Anna Marcoux (Dan) of Massachusetts, Matt Bernardi (Janice) of Sidney, Jessica Johnson (Mark) of Indiana, John Bernardi (Jennifer) of Sidney, Jerome Bernardi (Michelle) of North Lewisburg, Chris Bernardi (Connie) of Springfield, nineteen...

Margie C. Cantrill Davis, age 95, of Sidney, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy.  She was born on August 8, 1927, in Opra, KY, to the late Robert and Jane (Smith) Cantrill. Margie is survived by two sons: Terry (Kathy) Davis and Horbin Lee Brown, both of Sidney.  She is also survived by one sister: Martha Wight of Piqua; many grandchildren; many great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Scott Toler, age 51, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center Emergency Department. Funeral services will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Adams Funeral Home, 1401 Fair Rd., Sidney.

Oumar Kane, age 66, of Sidney, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at Lima Memorial Hospital.  Private funeral services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are pending at Adams Funeral Home in Sidney.

Nancy Louise Watkins-Casey, born March 4, 1948, passed away peacefully under hospice care on March 4, 2023. Strong, thoughtful, persistent, and independent would be four words, of many, one could use to describe Nancy. She consistently defied the odds of a late-stage cancer diagnosis and made it to her 75th birthday, and what a full 75 years it was, as she leaves a wonderful legacy of lifelong friends, family, children, and grandchildren. She is survived by her sons Anthony (Beth) and...

Marjorie A. Latimer, age 79, of Sidney, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at her residence, with her daughters by her side.  She was born May 10, 1943, in Sidney to the late Forrest DeLong and Marie (Barhorst) DeLong.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Latimer on June 2, 2013. She is survived by children; Nancy (Brian) Boyd of Sidney, Julia (Jeff) Emrick of Sidney, daughter-in-law, Peg Latimer of St. Paris, grandchildren; Duane Boyd, Benjamin (Tara) Boyd, Jordi...