October 6, 2005

OBITUARIES

Marjean Bradds

Marjean D. Bullen Bradds of Xenia died Saturday, Oct. 1, at Heartland of Centerville, following an extended illness. She was 83.

She was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Port William, the daughter of Lloyd and Cleo (Beam) DeVoe.

Marjean was a 1940 graduate of Cedarville High School, secretary at Bob Evans Farms in Xenia for 18 years, member of the Union United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, ABWA (Greene Valley), auxillary at Otterbein Home in Lebanon, Golden Age Senior Citizens and Quilters’ Guild. She was an avid bowler, gardener and card player.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 45 years, Robert W. Bullen, who died in 1987, and husband, Eugene H. Bradds, in 2000; sister and brother-in-law, Naomi and Robert VanTress; brothers Dan and Donald DeVoe, and sisters-in-law, Mildred Thomas and Helen DeVoe.

She is survived by her children and their spouses, Norma Jean and Clifton Beegle of Xenia, Becky Powell of Agoura, Calif., Roger and Linda Bullen of Ft. Myers, Fla., Kieth and Jean Bullen of Yellow Springs, James and Sheryl Bullen of Xenia and Daniel Bullen of Xenia; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; stepchildren and their spouses, Arlene and Ron Woods and Neil and Debbie Braddes; a sister-in-law, Ruth DeVoe of Reynoldsburg; brothers-in-law and their wives, Richard and Barbara Bullen of Xenia and Norman Thomas of Englewood; daughter-in-law and her husband, Jenny and Larry Sagers of Xenia.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 5, at McColaugh Funeral Home in Xenia, with burial following in the Valley View Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Union United Methodist Church in Xenia.

Janice Peterson

Janice A. (Dunevant) Peterson died Wednesday, Sept. 28. She was 88.

She was preceded in death by her son, Max Miller; husband, Robert Peterson; and parents, Earl and Maud Dunevant.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, D. Diane and Hank Myers; a grandson and his wife, Doug and Jan Myers; and great-granddaughter, Amanda Myers.

A graveside service was held Saturday, Oct. 1, in Glen Forest Cemetery. Jackson Lytle Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Yolie Mayne memorial service later this month

A memorial service for Yolie Mayne will be held Sunday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church.

Yolie died Sunday, Sept. 25, following a sudden decline in her four-year fight with cancer. She was 79.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to either the Glen Helen Association, American Civil Liberties Union or Planned Parenthood.