Nancye McKelvey

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 10th, 2009

Nancye McKelvey

Nancye Sue Bartha McKelvey, 76, of Celina Manor, died at 2:08 p.m. Sept. 8, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.

She was born April 13, 1933, in Lynch, Ky., to Gabor and Suzana Fekete Bartha. On June 13, 1953, she married Ted S. McKelvey, who survives at the Manor.

Other survivors are a daughter, Cathleen McKelvey-Heid, Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Rosa Veres, Jacksonville, Fla., and Gizella Taylor, Virginia Beach, Va.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Deceased are a son, Michael H. McKelvey; four brothers, John, Joseph, Andrew and Billy; and four sisters, Elizabeth, Julia, Margaret and Helen; two granddaughters and a grandson.

Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel.

Condolences can be left at www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.

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