Joyce Godwin

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, September 11th, 2008

Joyce Godwin

Former Jay County resident Joyce Arline Godwin, 77, 1100 Myer Road, Celina, died at 5:22 a.m. Sept. 10, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.

She was born July 29, 1931, in Pennville, Ind. to Alfred B. and Phyllis Burkett Denney.

Surviving are two sons, Robert Reynolds, South Bend, Ind., and Randy Godwin, Mendon; a daughter, Lorisa (David) Young, Mendon; a brother, Beryl "Bud" J. (Clara) Denney Jr., Bryant, Ind.; a sister, Sue (Jerry) Shirk, Portland, Ind.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was a homemaker and a former board member for the Salvation Army, Celina. She attended Bryant High School.

Services are 2 p.m. Friday at the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, the Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Burial is at Gravel Hill cemetery.

Condolences can be left at www.williamsonspencer.com.

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