James Folk Jr.

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 1:07PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne 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...From 7 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Showers and thunderstorms producing heavy rain will impact the area overnight. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts. The heavy rain combined with saturated ground will lead to potential flash flooding.

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 1:05PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity and increased in duration for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

James Folk Jr.

James H. Folk Jr., 56, 1809 Fenway Court, St. Marys, died at 2 p.m. July 3, 2007, at his residence following an extended illness. Death was due to cancer.

He was born April 19, 1951, in Celina, to James H. and M. Jeanne Carey Folk. His father and stepmother, Marion, survive in St. Marys. On Feb. 14, 1998, he married Peggy Jo Brown-Hance, who survives.

Surviving are three sons, James H. III (Karri Anne), Cincinnati, Robert Hance, St. Marys, and Christopher (Brooke), Wapakoneta; three daughters, Erin (Joey) Spencer, Gahanna, Bridget Hance, Beavercreek, and Deanna Hance, Hilliard; two brothers, David (Cheryl), Marion, Michael (Patti), St. Marys; two sisters, Sandra (William) Hunter, St. Marys, and Suzanne Gaut, Kennesaw, Ga.; a stepbrother, Steve (Pam) Tenyak, St. Marys; two stepsisters, Chris (Tom) Stroh, Martin, Tenn., and Carol (Greg) O'Connor, Winfield, Ill.; parents-in-law, John and Elsie Brown, St. Marys, and five grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother-in-law, Richard Gaut.

He was employed in the product engineering department at Honda of America, Anna, and was a licensed embalmer and funeral director at Long & Folk Funeral Homes in Wapakoneta and St. Marys. He was a 1969 graduate of Memorial High School, St. Marys, Edison State Community College, Piqua, and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and attended Bowling Green State University, Toledo. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 1492, both of St. Marys, and the St. Marys Outing Club (Idelwild).

Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.

Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Contributions can be made to the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital Foundation, State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice or the OSU-James Cancer Hospital research department.

Condolences can be sent at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

Arrangements were handled by Gunder-Hall & Folk Funeral Home Directors, Marion.

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