Minnie Jones

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.

Friday, March 13th, 2015

Minnie Jones

Minnie Jones, 86, Greenville, passed away at 2:50 a.m. March 12, 2015, at Wayne HealthCare, Greenville.

Minnie was born May 19, 1928, in Barbourville, Ky., to the late Lee and America (Swafford) Riley. On Jan. 29, 1948, she married Russell Jones, who died Sept. 15, 1996.

Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Pauline and Bud Tackett, Greenville, Carol and Jim Piper, Celina, and Ruth Lines, Greenville; grandchildren, Russell and Jenny Tackett, Ludlow Falls, Jennifer and Aron McClain, Georgetown, Ky., Stephanie and Dan Clausing, St. Marys, Bart and Whitney Piper, Celina, Sheryl Roadcap, Piqua, and Donald and Angie Roadcap, Troy; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Homer and Ruby Riley, Dayton; special friend, Martha Barnes, Greenville; friends Pastor Tom and Deb Hamblin, Sidney; and numerous other family members.

Also deceased are a great-grandson, Damian Bumgarner; brothers, John C. Riley, Hobert Riley and Elmer Riley; and sisters, Chelsia Mitchell and Martha Darnell.

Minnie was a homemaker. She was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Darke County.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Pastor Tim Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City.

The family will receive friends from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, c/o Pastor Tom Hamblin, 11472 county Road 70, Quincy, OH 43343.

Condolences may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com.

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