Andrew Christian Jr.

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.

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

Andrew Christian Jr.

Andrew P. Christian Jr., 86, 501 E. Kremer-Hoying Road, St. Henry, died at 4:30 a.m. Sept. 25, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

He was born Feb. 23, 1923, in Verner, W. Va., to Andrew Sr. and Ocie Ellen Perry Christian. His first wife, Ethel Morgan, died in 1972. On Nov. 29, 1974, he married Martha L. Sutton, who survives.

Other survivors are two sons, Cecil Spaulding, Greenburg, Ind., and Harold (Lois) Christian, Dunkirk, Ind.; two daughters, Lana (Terry) Joseph, Celina, and Sherry (Jack) Bass, Elwood, Ind.; three half brothers, Jim (Jean) Christian, Sunbury, Paul (Sue) Christian, Celina, and Lonnie (Kathy) Christian, Bowling Green, Ky.; two half sisters, Judy Johnson, Westerville, and Cindy Fitch, Delaware; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Decease is a half brother, Charlie Christian.

He retired from McIntosh Inc., Bryan, Ind., where he worked for 15 years. He was a member of the Celina Church of the Nazarene and a U.S. Marine Corp veteran of World War II.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Revs. Dr. Larry Hamilton and Andrew P. Jellis. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.

Calling is 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 9:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

Contributions can be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Society.

Condolences can be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

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