Lela Goodpaster

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Lela Goodpaster

Former Celina resident Lela J. Goodpaster, 84, died April 22, 2009, at Willow Brook Christian Village in Delaware, where she had resided the last 10 years.

She was born May 7, 1924, in St. Marys, to Otto and Anna Johns Wade. In 1945, she married Ralph DeWayne, who died in 1995.

Surviving are a son, William (Kathy) Goodpaster, Centerburg; a daughter, Susan (Juergen) Klimke, Powell; a brother, Floyd "Buddy" (Edith) Wade, Spencerville; a sister, Ruth Hindenlang, Spencerville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a brother, Arthur Wade; and three sisters, Evelyn Thomas, Dorothy Mays and a twin, Lila Carmean.

Services are 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rutherford Funeral Home, Powell, the Rev. Richard L. Yeager-Stiver officiating. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Condolences can be left at www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com.

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