Madison Messenger - January 20th, 2019

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London Police Department
• A London man was stopped for a traffic violation
on Dec. 25 and was subsequently charged with operating
a motor vehicle while impaired and possession of
drugs. He was released with a traffic citation and a misdemeanor
citation for possession of marijuana.
• A London resident reported her vehicle stolen on
Dec. 27. It was found an hour later in Columbus.
• A Columbus woman was arrested for an outstanding
warrant on a protection violation on Dec. 28 in London
after being stopped for a traffic violation. She also
was charged with possessing drug abuse instruments,
falsification, driving under suspension, and driving
without a valid license.
• A Washington Court House man was stopped for a
marked lane violation on Dec. 28 in London. After an
officer administered field sobriety tests, the man was
charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.
• A London woman reported that someone broke into
obituaries
her home on Dec. 29 through a bedroom window. She
said items were moved but nothing was stolen.
• A London man was charged with obstructing justice
on Dec. 29 after an incident at his home.
• A London resident reported a theft of medication
on Dec. 31.
Madison County Sheriff’s Office
• A London truck stop customer reported that he was
approached on Jan. 1 to play a card game in the truck
lot. He declined to play but watched as four others did.
He said one of the suspects snatched money out of his
wallet and ran off with it.
• A Washington Court House woman was charged
with theft on Jan. 1 at a Mount Sterling gas station. It
was the second time in two days she had been caught
stealing from the store. She was placed under arrest
and transported to the Reynoldsburg Police Department
on an outstanding warrant.
• A London motel employee reported on Jan. 1 that
an unknown person called the motel, said he was from the corporate
office, and told the employee to take $200 out of the safe and go to
a nearby convenience store to get a money order. The suspect said
he would give the employee $200 in cash and take the money order.
The employee called the motel owner who advised him the call was
not from corporate and not to comply with the request.
• A Mount Sterling man was charged with violation of a protection
order on Jan. 4 in Mount Sterling.
• A Grove City man was charged with driving with an open container
of alcohol in his vehicle on Jan. 5 in Mount Sterling.
• On Jan. 6, a deputy was dispatched to a report of a hit-skip
crash in Plain City. The deputy arrived to find the suspect had returned
to the scene and was talking to the victim. The suspect, a
Plain City man, was arrested for operating a vehicle while under
the influence of alcohol.
CAUDILL
Sharon (Kelley) Caudill, 74, of Mount Sterling died
on Jan. 13, 2019. She was born in Mount Sterling to
Martin and Analee (Birchfield) Kelley who preceded her
in death. She is survived by: her husband of 56 years,
Dave; two daughters, Lorie (Barry) Adams, Stacie
(Cory) Bachnicki; grandchildren, Amber (Larry) Fleck,
Billijo (Angie) Frazier, Kellie Creager, Devin (Emily)
Morrison, Brooke (Dan) King; nine great-grandchildren;
and a sister, Anita (Dick) Green. She was preceded in
death by a sister and brother-in-law, Carol (Bob) Bacon.
Sharon was a member of Anchor Baptist Church and
retired after 30 years at Calmar. A funeral service was
held Jan. 18 at Anchor Baptist Church, Washington
Court House, with burial following in Bethel Cemetery.
The family was assisted by Porter Tidd Funeral Home,
Mount Sterling.
OLDENBURG
Elmer “Art” Oldenburg, 59, of Columbus died on Jan.
14, 2019, at his home. He was preceded in death by his
loving mother, Betty, and brothers, Jeff and Gerald. He
is survived by: his father, Elmer;, sister and brother-inlaw,
Penny and Andy Higgins; nephews, Ian and Graham
Higgins; aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of
friends, as well as his family at Shasta Group Home.
Funeral services were held Jan. 18 at Mount Sterling
First Church of the Nazarene. Interment followed at
Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Sterling. Memorial contributions
may be made to: Special Olympics Ohio Inc.,
3303 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH 43232. Funeral
arrangements were under the direction of Porter-Tidd
Funeral Home, Mount Sterling.
ROARK
Harold E. Roark, 92, of London died on Jan. 14, 2019,
in London. Born on Dec. 17, 1926, in Ashland, Ky., he
was a son of Pearl and Ethel (May) Roark. A United
States Navy veteran of World War II, Harold also served
in the Air National Guard in Springfield and Army National
Guard in London. He retired in 1987 as a stationary
engineer from the London Correctional Institution.
Survivors include: his sons, Harold Roark, Jr. and John
“Fred” Roark (fiancée Kim West); two grandchildren,
five great-grandchildren; brother, Charles Roark, and
sister, Barbara Davis; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his daughter, Karen
Elaine Roark; grandson, Justin Roark;, brothers, Guy
and Donald Roark; sister, Helen Henson;, sisters-in-law,
Judy and Loretta Roark; and brothers-in-law, Elmer
Henson and Dan Davis. Friends called at Eberle-Fisher
Funeral Home and Crematory, London, on Jan. 17.
SNELL
George Harold Snell, 94, of London died on Jan. 14,
2019, in the Bluebird Retirement Community. He was
born in Summit Hill, Ohio, on May 29, 1924, to George
and Ethel (Minor) Snell. Harold was a veteran of the
United States Marine Corps, having served in Guam
and Guadalcanal during World War II. He received the
Purple Heart. He was retired from General Motors after
31 years. He also was a member of London First United
Methodist Church and an avid camper. Harold is survived
by: children, Harold Daniel (Carolyn) Snell, James
Ray (Dorreen) Snell, Bev Ann (Daniel) Eades and Tonya
Marie (Jeffrey) Blain; 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren,
four great-great-grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by: his
wife, Petie (Greed) Snell; sisters, Neva Beatty and Mary
Penrose Addy; and brother, John Snell. A service was
held Jan. 17 at Rader-Lynch & Dodds Funeral Home
and Cremation Services with Rev. Steve Rath officiating.
Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions
may be made to: Wounded Warriors, P.O. Box
758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
WILLIAMS
Luther Spicer Williams Jr. died peacefully at his
home in London on Jan. 10, 2019. He was born on May
13, 1947, in Baltimore, Md., a son of Luther S. Williams
and Anne (Buck) Williams, both deceased. Survivors include:
his sister, Luanne Williams Dubble (Roger L.) of
Navarre, Fla.; nieces, Deborah D. Flint (Wayne) and
Donna D. Lucier (Robert MacDarmont); nephews, Roger
W. Dubble and John L. Dubble (Robin); great-nephews,
Kyle Flint, Alex Flint, Noah Lucier, Adam Lucier and
Connor Dubble; and great niece, Amber Dubble. Luther
served in the Ohio Air National Guard and was sent to
Korea during the Pueblo Incident. He attended The Ohio
State University and worked at Xerox and Columbia Gas
of Ohio in collections before retiring. Funeral services
were not observed. Memorial contributions may be made
to the giver’s favorite charity. The family was served by
Eberle-Fisher Funeral Home and Crematory, London.
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