8 • The Beacon December 24 , 2020
R . Joan Hagans
R . Joan Hagans
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Rebecca Joan Hagans , 86 , of Walhonding died Wednesday , Dec . 16 , 2020 at Altercare in Coshocton .
She was born Nov . 30 , 1934 in Coshocton to the late Alphis G . and Hattie L . ( Bickel ) Vansickel .
She was a homemaker and a cook at Peggy Sue ’ s Restaurant in New Castle .
She is survived by her husband , Edward L . Hagans , whom she married Jan . 31 , 1959 . Also surviving is a son and two daughters , David Hagans of Walhonding , Jonalee ( David ) Bordenkircher of Howard and Mary ( Ritchie ) Frazee of Mount Vernon . Four grandchildren , Christy ( Seth ) Dickerson , Cameron Bordenkircher , Courtney Hagans , and Connor Frazee . Two sisters , Grace ( Richard ) Rinner of Chicago , IL and Ada ( Lawrence ) Leaman of Warsaw . Many
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In addition to her parents , she was preceded in death by her son , Mark Hagans . Her sisters , Doris ( Raymond ) Ashcraft , Alice ( William ) Willis , Mary ( Jack ) Farmer , & Susie ( Dwight ) Shoults . Her brothers , Martin E . Vansickel , Stanley A . Vansickel , & Jack ( Thelma ) Vansickel .
Graveside services were held Saturday , Dec . 19 , 2020 at 10 a . m . at the Coshocton County Memory Gardens with Mike Mosholder officiating .
The Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw is handling the arrangements , www . fischerfunralhome . com .
Emma Eloise Smith Ball , 96 , of Glouster , passed away at Lafayette Point , West Lafayette , Ohio , on the 13th of December , 2020 . She was born on Dec . 15 , 1923 , to the late Mary and Eldoris Smith . After high school she married Glenn Aaron Ball , who preceded her in death on Dec . 15 , 1963 . They spent their entire life on Wrightstown Ridge , Amesville , Ohio . She later married Otis Ball who preceded her on death in 1977 .
Eloise loved her church on Wrightstown Ridge and served it faithfully as their piano player . She enjoyed quilting and gave many quilts to her children and grandchildren . She was a devoted private healthcare provider for
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many years to several elderly people who all loved her dearly . She loved having all her family around .
She is survived by three sons : Jerold ( Sue ) Ball , West Lafayette , Ohio ; Darrell ( Peggy ) Ball , West Lafayette , Ohio , and Dennis ( Brenda ) Ball , Apple Valley , Howard , Ohio .
She has seven grandchildren : Lisa Maxwell , Diana Burdette , Aaron Ball , Mary Beth Chapa , Courtney Ball , Sarah Ball , Allison Ball , and a foster grandchild , Tessa Brown . She has three great-grandchildren : Brandon Stewart , Morgan Maxwell , and Connor Burdette , and many devoted nieces and nephews .
She was preceded in death by three siblings :
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Wilma Miller , Luster Smith , and Eleanor Smith .
Graveside services were held at 1 p . m . Thursday , Dec . 17 , 2020 , at the Wrightstown Ridge Cemetery , Amesville , Ohio . Flowers may be sent to Morrison Funeral Chapel , 6525 S . State Route 78 , Glouster , Ohio 45732 . Contributions can be sent to Hospice or Alzheimer ’ s charities in her name . A gathering of friends will take place at a later date . All visitors must wear a mask and social distance as much as possible during the services . Arrangements have been entrusted to Morrison Funeral Chapel , Glouster-Bishopville . A message of comfort may be sent to the family at www . morrisonfc . com .
John G . McKee , born on Jan . 30 , 1943 , passed away on Oct . 24 , 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton , Ohio . He was living at the Widows Home of Dayton and caught the Corona Virus there . John was a Veteran of the U . S . Air Force .
Preceding him in death is his mother , Maude ( Tommy ) Lonsinger-Ware ; father , Gilbert McKee ; and brother , Richard . John leaves behind many cousins .
John will be buried beside his mother in Tiverton Cemetery in Walhonding , Ohio .
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