Flood Warning issued September 20 at 9:40AM EDT until September 20 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers...
St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.
* WHERE...St. Marys River at Rockford.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, State Route 117 near Route 118 north of Rockford is water-covered and closed.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:40 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall slowly this afternoon, falling below flood stage later this evening. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
Today 80° Today 80° chance 61° 61° likely Tomorrow 66° Tomorrow 66° chance 58° 58° slight chance
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Edwin Burton
Edwin L. Burton Sr., 71, 13785 Hillgrove-Fort Recovery Road, Fort Recovery, died at 9:07 p.m. May 20, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.
He was born July 19, 1937, in Aurora, Ill., to Steward and Frances Boswell Burton. On Aug. 4, 1956, he married Iris Kyle, who survives.
Other survivors are a son, Edwin Jr. (Michelle) Burton, Columbus; a daughter, Suzanne (Mark) Wampler, Huber Heights; three brothers, Steward (Ann) Burton, Bedford, Ind., Francis (Sue) Burton, Stockton, Mo., and Floyd Burton, Phoenix, Ariz.; a sister, Louise (Zane) Smith, Mesa, Ariz.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a sister, Fern Feltz.
He retired from Fort Recovery Industries and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School, Dayton. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church, Union City, Ind.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, the Revs. Keith Hoover and Lloyd Shepherd officiating. Burial is at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.
Calling is 6-8 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. until services Tuesday at the funeral home.
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