Frank Spies

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.

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Frank Spies

Former Celina resident Frank P. Spies, 84, Anderson, Ind., died July 18, 2010, at Community Hospital in Anderson.

He was born March 12, 1926, in Clarks, Neb., to Peter and Lenoa Wruble Spies. On June 1, 1956, he married Ruth Whitenack, who died July 6, 1993. He also married Ruth Ivey, who survives in Anderson, Ind.

Also surviving are two sons, James (Barb) Mattingly, Reno, Nev., and Mike Ashby, Alexandria, Ind.; three daughters, Pamela Spies, Vicki (John) Gilbert, Chesterfield, Ind., and Cindy (Kevin) Jackson, Anderson, Ind.; two sisters, Dorothy Fouck, Chapman, Neb., and Angline "Nell" McMann, Grand Island, Neb.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He worked at Snyder Concrete in Dayton for 24 years before retiring in 1987. He was a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines and a member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars in Celina.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home in Portland, Ind. Burial will follow at Bluff Point Cemetery, Portland.

Calling is 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the St. Vincent Foundation.

Condolences can be left at www.williamsonspencer.com.

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