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OBITUARIES
 Lucy
Fogg
Lucy Marquerite Van Ness Fogg spent most of her
adult life in Yellow Springs until eight years ago, when she moved to
Carriage Court Assisted Living in Cincinnati. She died there on Saturday
morning, Aug. 8. She was 92.
Lucy was a Bath (Brookville), Ind. native, born on Oct. 28, 1916, to Gideon
Ellsworth and Ada Bryon (Foley) Van Ness. She graduated from McGuffy High
School in 1934 and earned her bachelors degree in 1938 from Miami University.
Soon after graduating from Miami, the “adventuresome young lady”
came to Yellow Springs to teach home economics and English at Bryan High
School. Lucy earned her masters about 30 years later from the Ohio State
University.
She and Kingsley Fogg, a musician, farmer and retired Wright Field experimental
aircraft engine test operator, were married in June, 1940. The couple
enjoyed ballroom dancing and was very successful in competitions. They
were active members of the First Presbyterian Church of Yellow Springs.
Until moving to Cincinnati Lucy had lived in the same farmhouse since
her wedding day.
In addition to teaching, Lucy was also a Greene County Extension agent
and the program director for the Greater Metropolitan Dayton Senior Citizens’
Center. In the late 1940s and years hence, Lucy Fogg was a “rarity
among women,” pursuing successful careers outside her home. In her
day, having a career and children was unusual and she always said she
could not have done it without the support and love of her husband Kingsley
and sons, Larry and Harold.
Lucy was affiliated with a number of professional organizations, flower/gardening
interest groups, and was a founding member of the Friendly Gardeners Garden
Club of Yellow Springs in 1945. It was a colorful experience for everyone
who visited the Fogg home. Lucy loved flowers and it showed in the profusion
of flowers and abundance of collectibles and memorabilia, each with a
story of its own. She was also a life member in the Ohio Association of
Garden Clubs. Lucy is remembered for her boundless energy, her kindness
and progressive ideas.
Lucy was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Kingsley Fogg
who passed away in 1990, 11 days short of their 50th wedding anniversary.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Jan Fogg of
Los Angeles, Calif., and Harold and Gayle Fogg of Cincinnati; four grandchildren
Andrew (Eva) and Amy Fogg, Los Angeles, and Robert and Michael Fogg, Cincinnati;
two great grandchildren, Sofia and Asher Fogg, Los Angeles; eight nieces
and nephews, including Kingsley (Roberta) Semler, Yellow Springs; two
sisters, Mabel (Howard) Roth, Brookville, Ind., and Ada Marie VanNess,
Indianapolis, Ind.; and her best friend, Mildred Keck, Yellow Springs.
The funeral will be held Friday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m. at the Jackson Lytle
& Ingling Williams Funeral Home, 322 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs,
preceded by calling hours starting at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Glen Forest
Cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will be held following the
service.
Evelyn Chiddister
Evelyn Chiddister, 89, died in Bloomington, Ind.,
on Tuesday morning, Aug.11, following an illness. A longtime resident
of Goshen, Ind., Evelyn moved to Yellow Springs to be near her daughter
in June 2007 after she fell and broke her hip, living first in the Friends
Care Community Extended Care Center and then in the Friends Assisted Living
Center, until her move to Bloomington four months ago.
Evelyn, the daughter of Louise and James Jontz, was born in Silver Lake,
Ind., in 1920. She was valedictorian of her high school class and graduated
from Indiana University, where she met and married the love of her life,
Dan Chiddister of Goshen, Ind. After Dan returned from the war in 1945,
the couple moved to Goshen, where they raised their two children, Dan
and Diane. They had a host of good friends who moved to Goshen after the
war and raised their families together.
Evelyn will be remembered for her elegance and her kindness. She loved
to play golf, which she had to give up a few years ago, and to play bridge,
which she enjoyed until a week before she died. She was an avid Republican
and Indiana University sports fan. Most of all, she loved her family.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Dan, in 1988, and her brother,
Lee. She is survived by her sister Aileen of Prairie Mission, Kan., son
and daughter-in-law, Dan and Jacqui, of Bloomington, Ind., and her daughter
Diane of Yellow Springs; her grandchildren Michelle Taylor of Chapel Hill,
N.C., Todd Chiddister of Naperville, Ill., Ryan Chiddister of Centerville,
Ind., and Hallie Cranos of Yellow Springs; and by her great-grandchildren,
McKenna, Mya, Katie and Daniel Chiddister.
Services will take place in Goshen, Ind.
Dick Miller memorial
A memorial service for Richard (Dick) Miller will be
held Sunday, Aug. 30, at 3 p.m., in the Glen Helen Building. After the
service all are invited to a reception in the lobby to view a retrospective
show of Dick’s long art career. This special exhibit of his work
will be on display for approximately one week, starting Saturday, Aug.
29. Special pieces will only be on display during and after the memorial
due to their size and delicacy. For more information, call Faith Morgan
at 767-2551.
Celebration of life for Petronella Benton set
A memorial and celebration of life will be held for
former resident Petronella Benton on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m., at
the home of Nate Cornett and Lisa Wolters, 165 Brookside Drive, Yellow
Springs. Friends and acquaintances alike are invited to attend.
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