Mary Ashton

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, May 29th, 2008

Mary Ashton

Former St. Marys resident Mary Geraldine Ashton, 89, died May 22, 2008, at the Hearthstone Inpatient Hospice, Irving, Texas.

She was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Earl L. and Elizabeth Scheeseman White. On Aug. 18, 1945, she married Lee Ashton, who died Dec. 13, 1983.

Surviving is a daughter, Jane, Dallas, Texas.

Deceased are two brothers, William and Wesley White.

She was a homemaker and worked at the Union-Carbide Corp., Kokomo, Ind., and had managed a residential care facility in Montour Falls, N.Y. She was a graduate of Barnes Business College and was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church, St. Marys.

Private services were held May 24, 2008, at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home in St. Marys, the Rev. Judy Ball officiated. Burial was at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.

Contributions can be made to the church.

Condolences can be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.

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