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www.TimesReporter.com Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 A9Your News

Sale is on regular priced merchandise only • 114 Dover Road, Sugarcreek • Open Mon. – Sat. 9-9 • 330-852-2494 • Toll free 1-800-846-7448

Upholstered Furniture

DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES

Lamps, framed art,mirrors and other

decorative accessories

Thru January 9 Thru January 4

Thru January 2 Thru December 31

Deck the Halls Sale

AMISH-BUILT

Visit our newly redesigned website!

Thru December 7

COMMUNITYCORNER:

Children’sChristmasdrawings

We askedour areastudentsto submit

Christmas drawings forour countdown and wereceived hundreds ofsubmissions. We had30 spots for our dailycountdown but wewanted to showcasemore of the work ouryouth submitted. Wethought you would en-joy seeing their pic-tures, as well. So hereare a few more works ofart for your viewingpleasure. Enjoy.

Share with usWe are looking for your

Christmas photos for a pos-sible Community Corner.

If you have decorated aChristmas tree, have a cooldisplay at your home, or afavorite ornament, share apicture with our readers.

Send .jpg images [email protected] to Interactive Editor JoeWright at [email protected].

Include informationabout the picture for thephoto caption.

Let us know who you areand your hometown. Youmight see your picture in anupcoming edition of TheTimes-Reporter.

! Darien Graber, 10, of Sugarcreek, drew this pictureof stockings hanging above the fireplace. Darien is astudent at Dundee Elementary.

! Sydney Anderson, 12, a student at Welty MiddleSchool, submitted this drawing of Rudolphchecking out a flower.

! Reese Triplett, 11, of New Philadelphia, was theartist behind this picture of dreaming aboutChristmas. She is a student at ImmaculateConception.

! Zane Douglass, 12, of Dennison, submitted thisdrawing of Santa heading down the chimney. He isa student at Immaculate Conception.

! Emma Grewell, 9, of Newcomerstown, created thispiece of work featuring lights on the house and asnowman. She is a student at Indian Valley’s PortWashington Elementary.

! McKenna Rausch, 6, of Uhrichsville, drew thispicture of a Christmas tree and presents. She is astudent at Midvale Elementary.

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Shirley A. EdieHoward F. HeidKatherine LadichKen LawhunJay C. LeggettBarbara K. MaurerWesley D. O’Hara

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NEW PHILADELPHIA Althoughstill shocked by the outcome,Sydney Mowrer of Dover smiledbroadly as family and friendscongratulated her on becoming

this year’s First Town Days Festival queen.

“I was completely in shock,”Mowrer said after capturing thecrown. “This is the first time Ihave done something like this.”

The soon-to-be 15-year-old

Dover High School sophomorewas among five area girls vyingfor the crown during the 37thAnnual Queen ScholarshipPageant at New Philadelphia’s

LANDMARK DECISION

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The SupremeCourt ruled Fridaythat same-sex cou-ples have a right to

marry anywhere in the United States. Weasked you on Facebook whether youagree with the decision. You said:

“Love is love. Everyone has the right tobe happy.”

Sheri Vaughn

“I agree with same sex. Who are we tojudge men or women? We all are createdequal!”

Samantha Lehmiller

“I absolutely agree with their decision.The world is full of too much sadness andhate. When you find love, man or woman,you should be able to marry that personand enjoy your life. Period.”

Lisa Walker

“I still don’t see why it even had to takethis long to legalize it. I figured it was a no-brainer that they had the right to be mar-ried all along.”

Talia Nicole

BY MEGHAN MILLEATimes-Reporter correspondent

“We are legal.”It took less than 30 seconds for Robin

Monticelli to type and upload thosethree short words to her Facebook page.But the significance of those words arelong-lasting — for Monticelli as well asher wife and partner of several years, BethBlickensderfer.

On Friday, the two Strasburg womenlearned of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision to recognize same-sex mar-

riage in all 50 states. The second part ofthe ruling stated that states must recog-nize marriages performed in other states.

“When we heard the news, we bothcried,” Monticelli said. “I still can’t trulygrasp it.”

According to Tuscarawas County Juve-nile and Probate Judge Linda Kate,there are procedures and technicalitiesthat have to be worked out when any newstatute is passed.

BY MARK SHERMANAssociated Press

WASHINGTON Same-sexcouples won the right to mar-ry nationwide Friday as a di-vided Supreme Court handeda crowning victory to the gay rights movement, settingoff a jubilant cascade of long-delayed weddings instates where they had beenforbidden.

“No longer may this liberty be denied,” said JusticeAnthony Kennedy.

The vote was narrow — 5-4— but Kennedy’s majorityopinion was clear and firm:“The court now holds thatsame-sex couples may exercisethe fundamental right to marry.”

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Shirley Ann Hodge Edie, 78, of Uhrichsville, died Thursday. Therewill be no services. Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Uhrich-Hostettler English Funeral Home in Uhrichsville.

Howard Franklin Heid, 89, of Bolivar, died June 19.Craig Kerwood, 61, of Cadiz, and formerly of Jewett and Scio, died

Wednesday. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Clark-Kirkland Funeral Home in Cadiz. Calling hours are two hours prior toservices.

Katherine Ladich, 96 of Carrollton, died Thursday. Services will beheld at 11 a.m. July 11 in the United Presbyterian Church in Carrollton.Allmon-Dugger-Cotton Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Ken Lawhun, 82, of Sugarcreek, died Thursday. Services will be heldat 6 p.m. Monday in NewPointe Community Church near Dover. Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek is handling the arrangements.

Jay C. Leggett, 90, of Bowerston, died Thursday. Services will beheld at 2 p.m. Sunday in Baxter-Gardner Funeral Home inSherrodsville. Calling hours begin at 12:30 p.m.

Barbara K. Maurer, 69, of North Canton, and formerly of Dover,died Friday. Services will be held at noon Monday in Lebold-SmithFuneral Home in Bolivar. Calling hours are two hours prior to services.

Wesley D. O’Hara, 58, of Dennison, died Friday. Services will be heldat 3 p.m. Monday in R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Callinghours are two hours prior to services.

DEATH NOTICES

Lewis Bartimus, Jr.71, of Uhrichsville, passed

away unexpectedly on Sunday,June 14, 2015 in Cadiz. BornSept. 11, 1943 in Logan, WestVirginia, he was a son of the lateRuby (Adkins) and LewisBartimus, Sr.

Lou is survived by his wife,the former Betty L. Holliswhom he married April 15,1996; daughters, NicoleBartimus and Felicia (Derek)Wells; sons, Sam and MatthewBartimus; grandchildren,Jeremiah, Matthew, Destiny,Alicia, Michael, Anthony,Kailee, Josalin, Skylar, andKarmin; sisters, Janet (John)Breyer, Gladys (Alvin) Skeens,and Mary Sue (Oscar) Eldridge;and many nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, Louwas preceded in death by adaughter, Mary Lou; infantsons, Lewis F. and Lewie E.;and half-siblings, Bud Bartimusand Icie Grimm. Lou proudlyserved his country in the UnitedStates Navy from 1961 to 1967.He was a former member of thelocal Veterans of Foreign Warsand enjoyed bowling with aleague in the New Athens area.He was Christian by faith.

Services for Lou, officiated byPastor Jimmy Stull, will be heldat 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30,in Uhrichsville ChristianFellowship, 217 E. 3rd St.,Uhrichsville. Interment will fol-low in West Union Cemeterynear Gilmore with a militarycommittal service at 4:15 p.m.In lieu of flowers, memorialcontributions may be made tohis family to help defray thecost of his final expenses.

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Shirley Ann HodgeEdie

age 78, of Uhrichsville, Ohio,passed away on Thursday, June

25, 2015, atSchoenbrunnHealth Care inN e wPhiladelphia,following alengthy illness.Born on Jan.31, 1937, in

Malvern, Ohio, Shirley was thedaughter of the late Karl andMildred (Kireta) Hodge.Shirley was the owner andoperator of the Blue Goose inMidvale. She was referred to as“Mother Goose”. Shirleyenjoyed watching the ClevelandIndians.

Shirley is survived by herchildren, Debbie Coventry ofUhrichsville, Rick (Vicky)Archer of New Cumberland,Wayne (Mary) Grosenbacher ofDennison and Troy (AmandaCarney) Edie of Akron; sevengrandchildren, Jennifer (MattWaters) Coventry, Aaron (Tina)Coventry, Angela (Ryan) Best,Danielle (Geoff ) DeMattio,Alicia (Andy) Miller, Tascha(Brent) Deets and ElizabethPage; and 16 great-grandchil-dren. In addition to her parents,Shirley is preceded in death by asister, Eva Edwards and abrother Karl (Donnie) Hodge.

Calling hours will be from 6to 8 p.m., on Monday, June 29,2015 at the Uhrich-HostettlerEnglish Funeral Home, Inc. atUhrichsville. Memorial contri-butions may be made toCrossroads Hospice, 3743Boettler Oaks Dr. Suite E.,Green, OH, 44685.

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Howard FranklinHeid

Age 89, died June 19, 2015.Born Feb. 22, 1926, in Bolivar,

Ohio, son ofthe lateHoward Davidand RuthMalcuit Heid.While proudlyserving withthe UnitedStates Navy, he

met and married Yasuko Tasakiof Japan. They’ve been marriedfor over 50 years. Howardretired from the Navy as anEngineman First Class with 21years of service, in 1968.

In addition to his wife, he issurvived by his children,Patricia Natale, Franklin(Ikuko) Heid and Suzannea(Ronald) Woodard; grandchil-dren, Daniel, Anthony, Michael,Scout and Christian. Children,Howard Henry Heid andEmma Green (H.R.) Mickelson;grandchildren, Thomas, Kerryand Keely; and six great-grand-children; brother, Alvin Heid.Howard was preceded in deathby brother, Paul Heid; sister,Marjorie Feather.

Though disabled in 1961,Howard remained active andenjoyed traveling, gardening,bowling and playing Bingo.

Burial in Miramar NationalCemetery in San Diego, Calif.

Katherine Ladichage 96 of Carrollton ,Oh.

passed away Thursday, June 18,2015 at the Golden Age Retreat.She was born April 2, 1919 toJohn and Eva Loch. She wasmarried March 25, 1939 toMichael P. Ladich and he diedin August, 1996. Katherine wasLutheran by faith. She was anavid reader and enjoyed spend-ing time listening to music.

Surviving are two sons,Mitchel James (Ina) Ladich ofMarshville, Ohio and RichardAllen (Joyce) Ladich ofCoshocton, Ohio; one daughter,Janice Bowser of Carrollton,Ohio; a daughter-in-law,Marsha Ladich of Reno, Nev.;one brother, John Loch ofAkron, Ohio; ten grandchil-dren and 19 great-grandchil-dren. Preceding her in deathwas her son, Charles RaymondLadich; two brothers; three sis-ters and two infant siblings.

A memorial service will beSaturday, July 11, 2015 at 11:00a.m. at The UnitedPresbyterian Church 265 2ndSt. S.W. in Carrollton, Ohiowith the Rev. Mitchel Ladichofficiating. In Lieu of flowersdonations may be given to thecharity of your choice.

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Ken Lawhun 82, of Sugarcreek died

Thursday, June 25, 2015 at hisresidence fol-lowing a briefillness. He wasborn Nov. 20,1932 in Gary,Indiana to thelate James andI r e n e( W h i s t l e r )

Lawhun. He graduated fromEast Canton High School in1950, served in the UnitedStates Air Force from 1951-1955, was a coach and teacherat Stone Creek from 1960-1963,and retired from Garaway HighSchool in 1990 after 26 yearswhere he was guidance coun-selor, athletic director and golfcoach. Even after retiring heremained a strong and loyalsupporter of Garaway Schoolsand athletics. Ken was an avidOSU Buckeye Fan-with astrong disdain for Mark May.He enjoyed golfing atWillandale Golf Course andtreasured the special friend-ships that he developed. He wasalso a proud member of NewPointe Community Church.

Ken is survived by his lovingwife of nearly 60 years; withwhom he created many pre-cious memories; the formerDorothy (Slabaugh) whom hemarried on Dec. 17, 1955, hisbeloved and dedicated daugh-ter, Beverly Robinson and herhusband Tod-whom he thoughtof as a son, of Massillon; thejoys of his life, his grandchil-dren, Ryan Robinson ofSandusky, Brittany (Justin)Scheeff of Westlake, TylerRobinson of Massillon and hisgreat grandson CadenTimberlake, his brother Gerald(Janet) Lawhun of Oregon andhis sister Etta Lawhun ofArizona, as well as many nieces,nephews, extended familymembers, and countlessfriends. In addition to his par-ents, his brothers James andBruce Lawhun precede him indeath. Ken had a way abouthim that made everyone thatcame in contact with him feelspecial, it was his goal to ensurethat he always saw the best inpeople. He would want all of usto try and live our lives in thesame way.

A Celebration of Life Servicefor Ken will be held on Monday,June 29, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. atNew Pointe CommunityChurch 3950 SR 39 Dover withPastor Dwight Mason officiat-ing. In Honor of Ken, the fami-ly is encouraging those whoattend services to wear theirOSU apparel. Following theservices everyone is invited tojoin the family for a time of fel-lowship. Arrangements arebeing handled by Smith-VarnsFuneral Home in Sugarcreek.In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to CommunityHospice of Tuscarawas County716 Commercial Ave. NewPhiladelphia, Ohio 44663. Forthose unable to attend pleasevisit the funeral home’s websiteto share a memory and sign theguest register.

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Jay C. Leggett“Philanthropist Dies”Age 90, of Bowerston, Ohio,

died Thursday morning, June25, 2015, inthe ParkVillage HealthCare Center atDover. Heretired in 1983after 40 yearsof service as arailroad engi-neer on the

Wheeling and Lake Erie, NickelPlate, and Norfolk andSouthern Railways. He wasborn Aug. 26, 1924, just east ofLeesville, Ohio, and was the sonof the late Paul and MarthaLeech Leggett. Jay proudlyserved his country as a memberof the U.S. Navy from 1943 to1946. He was Presbyterian byfaith; a 1942 graduate of theformer Dellroy High School;and had attended Kent StateUniversity. He was a member ofthe New Philadelphia MasonicLodge #177 for more than 65years. Jay and his wife Nadinebegan their personal charitableefforts in 1986. Through theirphilanthropic deeds, they haveacted to generously support anumber of local hospitals,churches, fire and E.M.S.departments, schools, librariesand other historic efforts andworthy causes in addition toestablishing a number of schol-arships.

Jay is survived by his wife,Nadine Leggett, whom he mar-ried Sept. 10, 1955; and hisbeloved Labrador RetrieverAbby Star. They lived togetherin Dover, Ohio for 35 years afterthey married until they settledin their home just outsideLeesville. Throughout thecourse of their married life, Jayand Nadine Leggett were virtu-ally inseparable.

Funeral services will be con-ducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June28, 2015, in the Baxter-GardnerFuneral Home at Sherrodsvillewith Rev. Mark Unrue officiat-ing. Interment will follow in theLongview Cemetery atBowerston. Calling hours willbe held Sunday from 12:30 p.m.until time of services at 2:00p.m. in the funeral home.Memorial contributions in Jay'smemory may be made to any ofthe many organizations that Jayand Nadine supported through-out the years. To leave an onlinecondolence message please visitthe funeral home website.

Baxter-Gardner(740) 269-9225

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Barbara K. Maurer69, of North Canton, died

Friday, June 26, 2015 in herhome follow-ing a yearlongbattle withcancer. Shewas born Sept.18, 1945 inDover to thelate Clarenceand Marie( W i l h e l m )

Setterlin. She had formerlyworked at Canton MontessoriSchool and JoAnn Fabrics inCanton and had formerlyattended Trinity United Churchof Christ in Canton.

She is survived by her hus-band, Ed Maurer whom shemarried Jan. 15, 1965; her chil-dren, Edward (Janet) Maurer ofMassillon and Sharon(Houston) Hooper of Canton;her three granddaughters,Rebecca and Olivia Maurer andHayden Hooper; her sister,Delores Garber of Dover andniece, Rebecca Schultz ofVancouver Island, Canada.

Services will be held onMonday, June 29, 2015 at 12p.m. (Noon) at Lebold-SmithFuneral Home in Bolivar withRev. Melodie Rezac officiating.Burial will be in Ft. LaurensCemetery in Bolivar. Friendsmay call on Monday from 10-12at the funeral home prior toservices. Memorial may bemade to Aultman Hospice 2821Woodlawn Ave. NW Canton,Ohio 44708. For those unableto attend please visit the funer-al home's website to share amemory and sign the guest reg-ister.

Lebold-Smith 330-874-3113www.smithfuneral.com

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However, Kate believes it issafe to assume that all thesame marriage rights willnow be guaranteed to same-sex couples, but she said shedoesn’t yet know what paper-work or other issues mayarise as a result.

“Whatever marriage rightsexisted in any of those othercases, prior to the enactmentof the Supreme Court’s newdecision, will continue to ex-ist for anyone who has a le-gal marriage,” Kate said.

As for how the ruling willimpact marriage licenses,adoptions and estate mattersin Tuscarawas County, Katedoesn’t know. Her office re-ceived two calls Friday aboutmarriage licenses under thenew law. Regardless, she saidher office will be able to ac-commodate new couples.

Blickensderfer and Monti-celli plan to be one of thosecouples. Monticelli is theonly recognized parent forthe couple’s 12-year-old son,Evan. Now that their mar-riage is legally recognized inall states, the couple plans tomove forward with Blick-ensderfer’s adoption of Evan.Without parental rights,Blickensderfer has had trou-ble gaining access to Evan’smedical records, for example.

The new ruling also meansaccess to each other’s healthinsurance policies, tax bene-fits, marital survivorship andother rights that were not rec-ognized in Ohio. At the timeof the Supreme Court’s rul-ing, 36 states recognized gaymarriage, while Ohio wasone of 13 states that did not.Alabama was contesting aruling allowing for legalrecognition of marriage.

Friday’s decision was wel-comed by some Ohio lawmak-

ers and ridiculed by others.“Today the Supreme Court

has finally put our nationon the right side of history,”U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown,D-Ohio, said in a statement.“Marriage equality is nowthe law of the land across ourcountry, including in Ohio,and states should immediate-ly begin issuing marriage li-censes to same-sex couples,who have waited too long al-ready.”

However, U.S. Rep. BillJohnson, R-Marietta, be-lieves this was a decisionthat should have been madeby the states and not thecourts.

“I believe that Ohioanshave the right to decidewhat’s best for Ohio — andOhioans have already spokenon this issue,” Johnson said ina statement Friday. “Deci-sions like this should bemade by states — by thepeople — not in courtrooms.”

Like many same-sex mar-riage opponents, Johnsonbelieves marriage should bebetween a man and awoman. The Alliance De-fending Freedom also re-leased a statement denounc-ing the recent decision stat-ing: “The Supreme Courthas stripped all Americans ofour freedom to debate anddecide marriage policythrough the democraticprocess. The freedom to dem-ocratically address the mostpressing social issues of theday is the heart of liberty. Thecourt took that freedom fromthe people and overrode theconsidered judgment of tensof millions of Americans whorecently reaffirmed marriageas the union of a man and awoman.”

The ruling does not take ef-fect immediately as the op-posing side has three weeksto ask the court to reconsid-er its ruling.

DECISIONCONTINUED FROM A-1

“I’m sorry if this offendspeople but my opinion is thatI do not believe this should beallowed. I don’t have a prob-lem with same-sex couples(not my cup of tea ... and youlove who you love), I just don’tagree with this.”

Polly Ford

“Finally!”Jen Coventry

“We live in America. Whereit’s the land of the free. Whenthey made the decision to bansame-sex marriage, they tookaway some people’s rights. I’mstraight, but I’ve been raisedto believe that everyone is entitled to the same rights.Whether that be gay marriageor some other ‘taboo’ (for lackof a better word).”

Jordan DiGenova

“For years, I have watchedas many loved ones were de-nied the basic rights that somany of us take for granted.We all deserve a shot at life,liberty and the pursuit of hap-piness. This decision levelsthe playing field so we may alldo that. I am rejoicing alongwith my gay family membersand friends that we are allnow, in the eyes of the law,considered equal. To anyonewho opposes this decision orthe idea of homosexual mar-riage, I say simply this: Don’tget gay married. Worry aboutyour own marriage before youcondemn the marriages ofothers.”

Amy Swinderman

“I think this should be leftup to the individual states,and the American citizens ofthat state. Why do we evenvote if it can be overturned bythe Supreme Court. What willthey decide for us next, guncontrol, legalizing drugs? Wewere given the right to vote

for a reason and I feel it’swrong for them to take itaway from us.”

Tracy Taylor

“I don’t think we are judg-ing ... The Bible says it’swrong, so therefore, I believe,it’s wrong. I personally don’tcare, but because I’m a Christ-ian I feel it’s wrong. Nothingto do with hate or judging likepeople automatically want tosay.”

Jennifer LeMonte Sommers

“I SUPPORT LOVE.”Thomas Johnson

“I am a Christian. I haveread The Bible. There is noplace in it that says God loveseveryone (except gay people).It says he loves ALL of hischildren, and that there isonly one true judge. Basic hu-man rights should not be de-nied because someone elsesins differently!”

Misty Porco Taralla

“God does not believe inhate and neither do I! Godbless gay marriage!”

Audra Baker

“I have to laugh at thosewho say they believe in TheBible, but then want to denyothers the rights that theythemselves have. Reminds meof Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ —all animals are equal, butsome of us are more equalthan others. How is thatChristian?”

Jim Senhauser

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State deniesDayton abortionclinic’s requestfor exception

COLUMBUS Ohio healthofficials have denied a Day-ton abortion clinic’s requestfor an exception to rules re-quiring it to have a patient-transfer agreement with ahospital in case of emergen-cies.

Women’s Med Center inDayton has sought a variancesince 2012. It says two doc-tors could provide emer-gency coverage to patients.

The state’s health directordenied the request Thursday,saying that wasn’t enough toensure patient safety. Direc-tor Richard Hodges gave theclinic 30 days to file anotherrequest. Otherwise, the clin-ic’s license could be in jeop-ardy.

Hodge’s letter came hoursafter a negotiating panel ofstate lawmakers agreed toadd to Ohio’s budget a re-quirement that Ohio’s healthdirector respond to suchvariance requests within 60days.

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Ohio incineratoroperator to pay$34,000 for ashmalfunction

EAST LIVERPOOL Theoperator of a hazardous-waste incinerator in easternOhio has agreed to pay$34,000 for a malfunctionthat released hundreds ofpounds of ash into the sur-rounding area two years ago.

The Ohio EnvironmentalProtection Agency an-nounced its settlement withHeritage Thermal Servicesthis week over the July 2013malfunction at the incinera-tor in East Liverpool. Ap-proximately 761 pounds ofash were discharged from thefacility, landing in nearbyneighborhoods.

The agreement also callsfor Heritage to make changesto prevent future problems atthe facility.

The Columbus Dispatchreports Heritage says it hasinvested in enhanced safetyand compliance procedures.

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WASHINGTON After threeyears of study and debate, De-fense Secretary Ash Carter or-dered the military Thursday toopen all military jobs towomen, removing the finalbarriers that kept women fromserving in combat, includingthe most dangerous and grueling commando posts.

His landmark decision re-buffed requests by the MarineCorps to exclude women fromcertain infantry and combatjobs and signaled a formalrecognition that thousandsof women served, and manywere wounded or killed, in thelast 14 years of war in Iraq andAfghanistan.

“We are a joint force, and Ihave decided to make a deci-sion which applies to the en-tire force,” Carter told a newsconference.

But he acknowledged someconcerns. “Implementationwon’t happen overnight. Andwhile at the end of the day thiswill make us a better andstronger force, there still willbe problems to fix and chal-lenges to overcome. Weshouldn’t diminish that.”

Carter said the military canno longer afford to exclude halfthe population from high-riskmilitary posts. He said thatany man or woman who meetsthe standards should be ableto serve, and he gave thearmed services 30 days tosubmit plans to make the historic change.

“I honestly don’tthink creating moregun control is goingto keep weapons outof the hands of peo-ple that do thesethings. The only thing tighterlaws does is keep guns frompeople that need to defendthemselves. In response tothe medical evaluation sug-gestion, do you honestlythink that these people canonly acquire a gun legally?”

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.San Bernardino gunman SyedRizwan Farook had been incontact with known Islamicextremists on social media, aU.S. intelligence official saidThursday, and police said heand his wife had enough bul-lets and bombs to slaughter

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The husband-and-wifekillers were not under FBIscrutiny before the massacre,said a second U.S. official,who likewise was not author-ized to discuss the investiga-tion and spoke on condition ofanonymity.

Wearing black tactical gearand wielding assault rifles, Fa-rook, a 28-year-old countyrestaurant inspector, and hiswife, Tashfeen Malik, 27,sprayed as many as 75 roundsinto a room at a social servicecenter for the disabled, whereFarook’s co-workers had gath-ered for a holiday banquetWednesday. Farook had at-tended the event but slipped outand returned in battle dress.

Four hours later and twomiles away, the couple died ina furious gunbattle in whichthey fired 76 rounds, while 23law officers unleashed about380, police said.

On Thursday, Police ChiefJarrod Burguan offered a grimmorning-after inventory that

suggested Wednesday’s blood-bath could have been farworse.

At the social service center,the couple left three rigged-to-gether pipe bombs with a re-mote-control detonating de-vice that apparently malfunc-tioned, and they had morethan 1,600 rounds of ammu-nition remaining when po-lice killed them in their rent-ed SUV, Burguan said.

At a family home in thenearby town of Redlands, theyhad 12 pipe bombs, tools formaking more, and over 3,000additional rounds of ammuni-tion, the chief said.

“We don’t know if this wasworkplace rage or somethinglarger or both,” Attorney Gen-eral Loretta Lynch said inWashington, echoing Presi-dent Barack Obama. “We don’tknow the motivation.”

Investigators are trying todetermine whether Farook,who was Muslim, became rad-icalized — and, if so, how —and whether he was in contactwith any foreign terrorist or-ganization, said the U.S. intel-ligence official, who was notauthorized to discuss the mat-ter publicly and spoke on con-dition of anonymity.

The same official said Fa-rook had been in touch on so-cial media with extremistswho were under FBI scrutiny.

The second U.S. official saidthe FBI was treating the attackas a potential act of terrorbut had reached no conclusionthat it was.

The official said Farook’s

contacts online did not in-volve any significant playerson the agency’s radar and dat-ed back some time, and therewas no immediate indicationof any surge in communicationahead of the shooting.

The official cautioned thatsuch contact by itself doesn’tmean someone is a terrorist.

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peacefully passed away inCincinnati, Ohio on Nov. 28,2015 at the age of 85. Tom ispredeceased by his wife, Lillie;brother, Fields (Mac) Cox; andsisters, Mary Rose, BettyMitchell and Nell Whitney.Tom is lovingly remembered byhis son, Michael Cox (Heather)of Cincinnati, Ohio and daugh-ter, Cindy Cox (RandallGaston) of Columbia, S.C;grandchildren, London Dewey,Alex Dewey, Jason Cox, MarleyCox and Cole Gaston; andmany nieces and nephews.

Tom was born in BridleCreek, Va. on Oct. 15, 1930.This area always remainedhome to him and he enjoyedreturning there often. Hedevoted his professional life to

public education and began hiscareer as a teacher inNashville, Ohio. Throughouthis distinguished career heserved as superintendent ofschools for East Holmes, SandyValley and Plain Local SchoolDistricts. Tom attendedWilliam and Mary Universityand graduated from AustinPeay State University inClarksville, Tenn. A veteran ofthe Korean War in the U.S.Army 11th Airborne, Tom wasstationed at Fort Campbell,Kentucky. While stationed atFort Campbell, Tom met hislove, Lillie, who became hiswife and lifetime companion.His happiest times were spentwith family enjoying simplepleasures; taking a drive to see

the colors of fall leaves andChristmas lights, watching ahigh school sporting event orfinding a bluegrass festival.Tom spent many happy hourson the golf course with familyand with many, many friends.Many who knew Tom describehim lovingly as someone whonever met a stranger. Healways greeted you with asmile and a hug and will bemissed by so many.

The family will have a grave-side service at Saddle CreekCemetery in Grayson County,Virginia at a later date. In lieuof flowers, Tom would appreci-ate his friends performing anact of kindness in his memory.

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Age 69, of New Philadelphia,passed away on Saturday, Nov.28, 2015, at home. Carl wasborn in Strasburg, Ohio. Hegraduated from Strasburg HighSchool and went on to achieve acareer in the United States AirForce. He retired from the AirForce and went on to a longcareer of truck driving. Hespent countless hours and dayson the road. Carl never met astranger in his life. Carl’s hob-bies and what he loved mostincluded spending time on hisboat and fishing with familyand friends. He also enjoyedeating and playing cards withfriends. Carl is preceded in

death by his wife, Patricia A.Grove; parents, Herbert andAlice Grove, and two sisters, PatDavis and Alice Faye Sparks.

Carl is survived by threebrothers, Herbert Grove ofArizona, Ted (Linda) Grove ofMassillon, Ohio, and Darrell(Kay) Grove of Wilmot, Ohio.Carl is also survived by his son,Monte (Shonette) Freshwater,Jr. of Mineral City, Ohio;daughter, Kelly Cox ofUhrichsville, Ohio; grandchil-dren, Monte Freshwater, III ofMineral City, Ohio and NicoleBusby of Dover, Ohio; specialfriend, Holly; special niece andnephew, Debbie and Rick

McCoy of New Philadelphia,Ohio; many more nieces andnephews also complete the fam-ily.

In keeping with Carl’s wishes,there will be no services.Arrangements entrusted to theMark R. Vrabel Funeral Homeof North Canton, Ohio (330-452-4041).

Age 90, of West Lafayette,died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 atAultman Hospital in Canton.He was born July 16, 1925 inUhrichsville to the late Markand Hazel (Morrow) Herron.He was in the Army and servedin the Asiatic Pacific Theatre.He attained the Victory medalin WWII as well as threebronze stars and PhilippineLiberation ribbon. He came outof the Army as a Corporal. Hewas employed at Ben Cooksonin New Philadelphia for 30years or more. He was a mem-ber of the American LegionThomas C. Montgomery Post431 of Newcomerstown. Hewas married to Elva "Blondie"Ridgeway Herron for 55 years.Blondie passed on July 25,2001.

He then married Cathy(Salmon) on July 26, 2008,who survives. Also surviving ischildren, Bobbi Opphile of

Newcomerstown, DianneCraigo of West Lafayette, Roy(Jaime) Salmon of Fresno,Amber Hart of West Lafayette,and Carla Chaney of NewPhiladelphia; as well as 11grandchildren and four greatgrand children along withmany nieces and nephews. Heis also survived by son in law,Bill Peddicord. He is precededin death by his sons, James"Jim"

Herron and Donald "Doc"Herron and daughter, Sandra

Art Peddicord as well as twoson in laws, Fred Opphile andRick Craigo.

Services will be held onSaturday Dec. 5, 2015 at 1 p.m.at Addy Funeral Home. Thevisitation will occur onSaturday Dec. 5, 2015 from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. at Addy FuneralHome. Military services con-ducted by the NewcomerstownVeterans Honor Guard will beheld at the Funeral Home fol-lowing the service. The grave-side committal will be held at alater date at West LawnCemetery in Newcomerstown.Memorial contributions may bemade to the American LegionThomas C.

Montgomery Post 431 at 1Canal Court Newcomerstown,Ohio 43832. Online condo-lences may be made atwww.addyfuneralhome.com

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Age 53, of Dennison, passedaway Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 inhis home. Joey was born inCanton, Ohio on Feb. 7, 1962,a son of Nancy A (Treherne)Myers and the late Glenn LPlotts.

He served in the U.S. Armyas a Airborne Ranger. As acivilian he worked for thePostal Service. He was a mem-ber of the Fraternal Order ofEagles in Dennison.

Joey is survived by two sons,Keith Plotts, of Hastings,Minn.; Alec (Megan) Plotts, ofHastings, Minn.; grandchil-

dren Hailey, Ava, Brennan,Jude Plotts, Caroline and AmyPlotts; two sisters, Nancy Ard,of Morriston, Fla.; Cynthia

Hatt, of Canal Fulton; and abrother, Les Plotts, ofOceanside, Calif. He is preced-ed in death by two sister,Glenda and Cathy.

A Memorial Service will beheld at the 11th Street Churchof God, Canton, OH, at 2:00pm on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015with Rev. Randy Schafer offici-ating.

Condolences may beexpressed at our website:www.bartleyfuneralhome.com.

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89, of Wooster, formerly ofDover and Columbus, went tobe with the Lord onWednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. BornFeb. 10, 1926 in Bowerston, hewas the son of the late HomerH. Scott, Sr. and Zula (Price)Scott. Homer was a 1944 grad-uate of Bowerston High Schoolbefore attending OtterbeinCollege in Westerville, Ohio.He worked at Penn's Store inBowerston and J.C. Penny inDover, was a former memberof the Tuscarawas CountySheriffs' Reserve, and foundedScott Protection Agency whichprovided security at UnionHospital in Dover. While livingin Columbus, he returned tonursing school and developed astate approved program forhealth care training for HomeHealth Aides and NursingAssistants. He taught part-timeat Fort Hayes through the

Columbus Public SchoolSystem, as well as serving thestate of Ohio as a ChiefWarrant Officer (Medical) forthe Ohio Reserve Naval Militia.After retirement, Homer andhis late wife, Marilyn, returnedto Dover and started “Doc”Scott's Old Time TravelingShows.

Homer is survived by hiswife, Carol (Cunningham)Scott; daughter, Barbara (Don)

Bryan; grandchildren,Elizabeth, Rebecca, Carol andDon, Jr.; ten great-grandchil-dren; ten great-great-grand-children; and many step-chil-dren and step-grandchildren.In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by hisfirst wife, Alice; second wife,Marilyn; daughters, Jean Scottand Linda Gary; and a great-granddaughter.

In keeping with Homer'swishes, a private family serviceis planned. Interment will fol-low in Bowerston's LongviewCemetery. In lieu of flowers,memorial contributions may bemade to the TuscarawasCounty Humane Society, 1432Tall Timber Rd. N.E., NewPhiladelphia, OH 44663.

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To the one we lovewith all our hearts,Memories of all the

special holidays wespent together, loving

you always and forgetting you never.

We were so blessed tohave you in our lives.

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