Mary Janice Martin (Osborne) died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at home following a long illness. Mary was born in Switchback, WV, on March 30, 1942 and moved to Ohio in 1960. She is survived by her loving husband, Paul E. Martin Sr.; sons, Paul Jr. (Betty), Howard (Carla); daughter, Della Hollan all of Elyria; seven [...]

Kenneth Hayward Cool, 48, a former resident of Elyria, died Sunday, August 12, 2007 in Columbus after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his three children, Jordan Hunt of Elyria, Amanda Andrey of Grafton and Cassie Cool of Elyria; mother, Jane Bishop of Kingsport, Tenn.; two sisters, Sheila Williamson and Teresa Lenox, both of [...]

Kathryn Gallagher Kinder, 77, of Holland, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007 in the Northwest Ohio Hospice Inpatient Center, Toledo. She was born September 3, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to Leroy and Kathryn Hackenberg. She and her late husband George owned and operated the Gallagher Insurance Agency in Elyria prior to her working for [...]

James Robert Byam, Sr., our dear Dad, Peep, brother, and friend went to be with the Lord and his precious wife on August 19, 2007. His funeral will be Friday, August 24, at 9:30 A.M. in the chapel at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington TX. Burial will follow at Moore Memorial Gardens. [...]

Herbert Starkey, 83, of Grafton Township, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007 at the Southwest General Hospice Center, Strongsville, following a short illness. Mr. Starkey was born February 4, 1924 in Wheeling, WV, moving to Lakewood, Strongsville, Grafton Township. He had been a resident at Villas Camillus Nursing Home in Columbia Township for the past [...]

Emma Jane Williamson, (nee Williams), 53, of Mansfield, formerly of  Elyria, died Monday, August 20, 2007 following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Williamson was born May 16, 1954 in Oberlin. She was a member of New Jerusalem Church in Mansfield where she served on the usher board, kitchen staff, and sang in the choir. She enjoyed [...]

Clarence S. Lockard, 79, of Grafton passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2007, in EMH Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blackburn-Duke Funeral Home 1021 Main St. Grafton.