Betty Simpson

Flood Warning issued September 20 at 5:21PM EDT until September 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

...The Flood Warning continues 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 4:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

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.

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Betty Simpson

Former Mendon resident Betty Elaine Simpson, 77, Rockford, died at 6:50 a.m. Dec. 15, 2010, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.

She was born Oct. 2, 1933, in Mercer County to Waldo and Ella Mae Book Thomas. On Aug. 1, 1976, she married Maurice Simpson, who died March 19, 2002.

Surviving are three brothers, James (Jean) Thomas, Convoy, Carl (Mary) Thomas, Columbus, and Wayne (Connie) Thomas, Bowling Green; a brother-in-law, Donald Hellwarth, Marysville; and three sisters, Lois Joseph, Lima, Joan (Fred) Hasis, Mendon, and Eunice (Glen) Richardson, Lima.

Deceased is a sister, Jeanette Hellwarth; a sister-in-law, Mary Thomas; and a brother-in-law, Gene Joseph.

She worked as a registered nurse and head nurse of the emergency room at Lima Memorial Hospital and was a member of the Mendon United Methodist Church. She was a 1951 graduate of Mendon High and a 1956 graduate of the Lima Memorial School of Nursing.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cisco Funeral Home in Celina, the Rev. Donald Clinger officiating. Burial is at Mendon Cemetery.

Calling is 3-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be left at www.ciscofuneralhome.com.

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