Reece Homan

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.

Monday, December 15th, 2014

Reece Homan

Reece Ann Homan, 3 months old, Dunkirk, Ind., passed away Dec. 12, 2014, at Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind.

She was born Sept. 6, 2014, in Bluffton, Ind., to Kraig and Emily Laux Homan, who survive.

Also surviving are two siblings, Isaac and Halle Homan, both of Dunkirk; maternal grandparents, Steve and Laura Laux, Portland, Ind.; paternal grandparents, Ralph and Theresa Homan, Portland; great-grandparents, Marie Bogard, Portland, and Dennis and Louise Homan, Maria Stein.

She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Portland.

Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Portland, the Rev. Robert Moran officiating. Burial will follow at Claycomb Cemetery, Portland.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. today and 8-9 a.m. Tuesday at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Portland.

Memorials may be given to the Riley Children's Hospital.

Condolences may be sent to www.bairdfreeman.com.

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