Doyt Crouch

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.

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Doyt Crouch

Doyt M. Crouch, 81, Rockford, died at 2:10 p.m. Aug. 16, 2010, at his home.

He was born July 1, 1929, to Ray and Jennie Shaffer Crouch. On Nov. 18, 1950, he married Carolyn Jackson, who survives.

Also surviving is a son, Robert M. Crouch, Ferndale, Mich.; two daughters, Rebecca (Mick) Downey, Mendon, and Brenda (Terry) Henning, St. Marys; three brothers, Dale (Eileen) Crouch and John (Carol) Crouch, both of Tipp City, and Jack Crouch, Newark; two sisters, Marilyn Roebuck, Lima, and Judy Cummins, Columbus; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Deceased is a brother, Carl Crouch.

He was a 1949 graduate of Rockford High School and retired from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in St. Marys. He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Hopewell Church in Celina and the American Legion Post 508 in Rockford.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford, the Rev. Debra Domeier officiating. Burial with military services are at Riverside Cemetery in Rockford.

Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to the church or the Community Health Professionals of Celina.

Condolences can be left at ketchamripley.com.

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