Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 22 at 5:43PM EDT until March 23 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 73 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE CAMPBELL KENTON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 32 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
ADAMS HIGHLAND PIKE ROSS SCIOTO
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, CAMDEN, CELINA, CHILLICOTHE, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENFIELD, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, HILLSBORO, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MANCHESTER, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OXFORD, PEEBLES, PICKERINGTON, PIKE LAKE, PIKETON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, PORTSMOUTH, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SEAMAN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WAVERLY, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WEST UNION, WHEELERSBURG, WILMINGTON, WINCHESTER, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
Lulu Jeffries
Lulu B. "Lu" Jeffries, age 80, of Celina, passed away Friday morning, March 12, 2021, at The Gardens at Celina.
She was born June 27, 1940, in Coldwater, a daughter of the late Andrew F. Sr. and Lela E. (Kincaid) Black. Lu and Robert L. Jeffries were married in 1959, and he preceded her in death on May 7, 1977.
Their son, Timothy L. Jeffries, passed away March 23, 2016.
Surviving is their son & daughter-in-law: James & Sandy Jeffries, grandchildren: Shaun (Kacie) Jeffries, Derik (Stephanie) Jeffries, Bradley (Megan) Jeffries, and Megan (Donnie) Sites, and great grandchildren: Mason, Carter, Bridon, Kynlee, Brody, Briggs, Becca, Seth, Avery and Skylar Jeffries, and Reign and Jameson Sites, all of Celina.
She is also survived by a brother & sister: John (Darlene) Black of Palmetto, Florida and Betty Helen Woodward of Laquey, Missouri, and sisters-in-law: Sharon (Bob) Jordan of Kenton and Patti Jeffries of Celina.
Lu was also preceded in death by a brother & 2 sisters: Andrew Black Jr., Karen (Richard "Skip") Ross, and Mary (Carl) Goodwin, and her mother & father-in-law: Clyde & Edith (Boise) Jeffries.
Lu was a Coldwater High School graduate. Over the years, she had worked at Mersman Tables, Plaza Lanes Bowling Alley, and the Dollar General Store in downtown Celina.
A favorite pastime of hers was bird watching. Lu was very sociable, and enjoyed having a good conversation with family and friends.
Calling Hours are at W.H. Dick & Sons-Hellwarth Funeral Home in Celina, on Tuesday, March 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, with the Funeral Service to begin at Noon. Pastor Don Clinger will officiate. Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
Those attending are required to wear masks, practice social distancing as much as possible, and follow the COVID-19 guidelines established by Governor DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health.
Memorial Contributions may be made to: Ronald McDonald House Charities, 26345 Network Place, Chicago, IL 60673-1263. www.rmhc.org/donate
Condolences can be expressed to Lu's family at dickandsonshellwarthfh.com.
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