Clifford Mayes

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, January 3rd, 2008

Clifford Mayes

Clifford Mayes, 72, 539 N. Cherry St., Celina, died Jan. 1, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind.

He was born Jan. 14, 1935, in Middleboro, Ky., to George "Dock" and Bobbie Marsee Mayes. On Oct. 15, 1955, he married Betty Ayers, who survives.

Also surviving are a son, Clifford L. (Debbie), Delphos; two daughters, Linda (Dale) Wilson, New Haven, Ind., and Debbie (Everett) Stedham, Van Wert; two brothers, Joe (Sharon), Celina, and George Harvey (Jean) Mays, Fort Wayne; two sisters, Otsie (Charles) Wilcox, Mount Vernon, Ill., and Evelyn Dennis, St. Marys; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Deceased are two brothers, Richard Troy and Thomas Sterling.

He retired from Goodrich of Woodburn, Ind. A U.S. veteran of the Marine Corps, he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Celina.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Robert Ellis officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

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