September 22 , 2022 The Beacon • 9 Obituaries
WA R SAW- Sond r a Jean ( Holmes ) Dunfee , 82 , passed away Thursday , Sept . 15 , 2022 at Genesis Hospital in Zanesville . She was born March 6 , 1940 in Fallsburg to the late Cary Loren and Geneva A . ( Dillon ) Holmes . She married Robert L . “ Tob ” Dunfee on June 23 , 1963 , who preceded her in death on Feb . 26 , 2013 . She worked at Shriner ’ s for over 20 years until retiring , only to go on to work at RHDD for several years until retiring for good . Sondra loved sitting on her front porch , bird watching , and playing Yahtzee even just by herself . She enjoyed going on vacation , especially to the Smoky Mountains . She also loved working on puzzles , cooking , and being surrounded by family . Many times she cooked for them all at family get-togethers , which she always looked forward to attending . Sondra loved going to church at New Beginnings Ministries . She answered the
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phone , and was active in their compassion ministry , often preparing meals for her church family . She is survived by her children , Richard Dilly of Killbuck , Mike ( Susan ) Dilly of Howard , Tara ( Tony ) Kaser of Warsaw , Bill ( Connie ) Dunfee of Frazeysburg , Jim Dunfee of Warsaw , and Jill ( Mike ) Hammersley of Coshocton ; twenty-four grandchildren ; fifty-five great-grandchildren ; five great-great-grandchildren ; a sister , Cynthia Burgess ; two brothers ,
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your calendar as OSU Extension , Coshocton Soil & Water Conservation District and the USDA Farm Service Agency will once again sponsor the drive-ityourself Fall Foliage & Farm Tour . The planning committee has a great tour set up for this year and will feature the southwest townships of Virginia , Washington , Pike , Perry , Bedford and Jackson .
Just a reminder the tour map will not be released until that weekend . The map pickup location will be at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds . The stops will be open on Saturday , Oct . 22 from 10 a . m . to 5 p . m . and Sunday , Oct . 23 from noon to 5 p . m . I hope to see many of you on the tour .
Food for thought
In honor of the many 4-H and FFA youth who will show at the Coshocton County Fair , I would like to share a quote from Howard Cosell : “ The ultimate victory in competition is derived
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Bob & Rex Holmes ; several nieces and nephews ; and her canine companion , “ Bear ”. In addition to her parents and husband , she was preceded in death by an infant ; a son , Terry Seymoure ; three grandchildren ; two great-grandchildren ; two sisters , Wendy Holmes and Lorene Hahn ; and six brothers , Loren Jr ., Teddy , Cecil “ Tim ”, Roy , Ronnie , and Kenneth Holmes .
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p . m . Wednesday , Sept . 21 , 2022 at New Beginnings Ministries ( 331 E . Church St . Warsaw , OH 43844 ), with Pastors Bill & Kyle Dunfee officiating . Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery outside Warsaw . Visitation is from 11:00 a . m . until service time at the church on Wednesday . The Fischer Funeral Home in Warsaw is handling arrangements . www . fischerfuneralhome . com . Memorial donations are suggested to the compassion ministry at New Beginnings .
from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give .”
Have a good and safe day .
David Marrison is a professor and extension educator of agriculture and natural resources at Ohio State University Extension . He can be reached at 740-622-2265 or marrison . 2 @ osu . edu .
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Mark Andrew Snyder left his earthly home to be with the Lord on Friday , September 2nd 2022 . Mark was born on March 15 , 1959 , in Charleston , West Virginia . He was adopted shortly after by Max and Marianne Snyder . Mark was an avid sports fan / especially his beloved Cleveland Browns as well as , The Cleveland Indians , The Cleveland Cavaliers and The Ohio State Buckeyes , Mark also loved NASCAR . In 2004 Mark rededicated his life to Jesus Christ and became a member of First Baptist Church West Lafayette . He was employed by , The Longaberger Company for 17 years and also worked at ITM , Federal-Mogul Cambridge , and most recently , Hopewell Industries . Mark had a wonderful , if not ornery sense of humor , but mostly had a heart of gold and loved to help and encourage others whenever he had a chance . He leaves behind his wife Donna ( Cooley ) Snyder , his sister Melanie , his daughter Jonie ( Jeremy ) Binni , his granddaughters
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Bailey , Olivia , Bella Brianna , and Emma , as well as a great-granddaughter Charleigh , Sister-in-law and brother-in-law Jennifer and Scott James , his sister-in-law Alice Cooley and his nephew Travis James . An aunt Martha Valentine survives as well as numerous cousins , a “ special ” client Sabin Gonzales and his faithful dog Odie . He also leaves behind his Tuesday Night Card club buddies Rick “ Mousie ” Miller , Dave Adkins , Charlie Lake , Roger Boyd , and Jeff Gibson . A special friend George Emerick also survives . Preceding Mark in death were his parents , Father-in-law Roy Cooley and Mother-in-law Garnet Cooley , whom he had not met on earth but is surely getting acquainted with in Heaven . He was also preceded in death by a cousin , Lucinda Darling Canterbury , Uncle Bill Snyder , and Aunt Lucy Snyder . Per Mark ’ s wishes , a caring cremation took place . The family will hold a Celebration of Life Service Saturday , September 24 , at the First Baptist Church West Lafayette 688 , East Main Street . Pastor Ben Hartley will officiate . A meal will follow the ceremony in the Fellowship Hall of the church . The family wants to thank everyone for the outpouring of love , cards , etc from all who knew and loved him . In Lieu of flowers , the family asks that you make donations to First Baptist Church or the Coshocton County Animal Shelter HATA , Jesus said , “ I am the resurrection the life . He who believes in me , though he were dead yet shall he live .”
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