Rev. Raymond Pax

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.

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Rev. Raymond Pax

Rev. Raymond L. Pax, 70, of Nyamlell, Sudan, Africa, died March 31, 2008, at the Catholic Mission in Nyamlell.

He was born June 23, 1937, in Celina, to Oscar and Cordula Post Pax.

Surviving are seven brothers, Rev. Ulric, Arizona, Francis (Joan), Coldwater, John, Camden, Rev. Bart, New Orleans, La., Mark (Pat), Versailles, David (Marilyn), Celina, and Marvin (JoAnn), Jacksonville, Fla; and a sister-in-law, Thelma, Celina.

Deceased is a brother, Thomas.

A member of the Comboni Missionaries, he was ordained into the priesthood on May 23, 1956, and served on the Pala Indian Reservation, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in California and at St. Henry Parish, Cincinnati. In December, 1970, he began his missionary work in Africa, serving a total of 35-plus years in Uganda, Kenya and Sudan.

Memorial Mass is 4 p.m. Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina. Burial was April 1, 2008, at St. Theresa Mission, Nyamlell Mission, Sudan, Africa.

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