http://www.crescent-news.com/news Homepage articles from www.crescent-news.com 2008-11-21T14:11:59Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471639 SARASOTA, Fla. -- Former Defiance resident Sherman A. Taylor, 89, Sarasota, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2008. He was born Jan. 18, 1919. His wife, Gladys, survives. Also surviving are a son, George, Defiance; two daughters, Judith Horey of Gre http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471639 2008-11-21T14:11:59Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471640 ARCHBOLD -- Walter E. Stamm, 88, Archbold, died early this morning, Nov. 21, 2008, in Fairlawn Haven, Archbold. Arrangements are pending at Short Funeral Home, Archbold. http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471640 2008-11-21T14:11:58Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471636 CECIL -- Services for Jerry Lee Shrider will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Payne Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Michael Harper officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding, with military honors accorded by VFW Post 587. Visitat http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471636 2008-11-21T14:11:58Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471637 Services for Patricia A. Kitchenmaster were held Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at Mast-Mock-Hoffman-Hanenkrath-Clevenger-Schaffer Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Luhring officiating. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tommy http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471637 2008-11-21T14:11:58Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471638 NAPOLEON -- Shelly S. Higbea, 48, Napoleon, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Rodenberger Funeral Home, Napoleon. http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471638 2008-11-21T14:11:57Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471635 CECIL -- Helen Johnston Bear, 65, Cecil, died at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, in Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. She was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Mich., the daughter of Paul Bodell and Grace (Belman) Crawford. In 1994, sh http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471635 2008-11-21T14:11:08Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471592 BRYAN -- Robert O. Pelland, 83, Bryan, died at 9:16 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in his home. He was born Jan. 30, 1925, in Providence, R.I., the son of Oscar and Mabel (Kelly) Pelland. In 1959, he married Helen Hall, who survives. He wa http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471592 2008-11-21T14:11:07Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471591 BRYAN -- Maurice E. Snyder, 87, Bryan, died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, in Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier. He was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Ney, the son of Britt and Lura May (Haase) Snyder. In 1946, he married http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471591 2008-11-21T14:11:06Z http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471590 PAULDING -- Joseph W. Coughlin, 84, Paulding, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Dupont Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 5, 1923, in Payne, the son of William and Matilda (Ditlinger) Coughlin. In 1947, he married Harriett Swager, who sur http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/4471590