Obituaries
Deanne Dawn “D.D.” Metz (53) of Newton
Published on January 14, 2026 6:30 am
D.D. died on Friday, January 9
Douglas K. “Toad” Miller (73) of Effingham
Published on January 12, 2026 6:46 pm
Toad died on Saturday, January 10.
Rosemary E. Schlechte (93) of Strasburg
Published on January 13, 2026 8:25 am
Rosemary died on Sunday, January 11
John Eric “Hair” Jones (48) of Xenia
Published on January 13, 2026 8:09 am
Eric died on Sunday morning, January 11
Larry Keith Pagel, Sr. (86) of Effingham
Published on January 12, 2026 6:40 pm
Larry died on Friday, January 9.
Ruth Ellen Hawn (93) of Newton
Published on January 12, 2026 9:49 am
Ruth Ellen died on Friday, January 9.
Ronald Lee Goad, Sr. (76) of Rose Hill
Published on January 12, 2026 9:42 am
Ronald died on Tuesday, January 6.