Susie Callahan

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.

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Susie Callahan

Susie Callahan, 52, 1125 Meadow Lane, Portland, Ind., died Jan. 18, 2009, at home. Death was due to natural causes.

She was born Oct. 19, 1956, in Grahn, Ky., to Everett Sr. and Edith Mabry Gilbert. On May 19, 2000, she married Rick Callahan, who died May 12, 2006.

Surviving are a son, John Terry Jr., Portland; two daughters, Regina (Manuel) Nieto, Delta, Colo., and April (Chuck) Bihn, Portland; a stepson, Shannon Lee, Fort Recovery; a step-daughter, Susan (Mike) Lee-Hans, Milan, Mich.; five brothers, Everett J. Jr., James and Carl Gilbert, all of Portland, Paul Gilbert, Phoenix, Ariz., and David Gilbert, New Weston; two sisters, Erma Emery and Janet Sals, both of Fort Recovery; and seven grandchildren.

Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, Portland, the Rev. Roger Greenhill officiating. Burial is at Bluff Point Cemetery, Portland.

Calling is 2-7 p.m Tuesday at the chapel.

Contributions can be made to Ball Memorial Hospice, Muncie, Ind.

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