Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Huffman, Rebekah Nellore(Leonard) April 5, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net January 1, 2011, 2:27 pm Eichholtz Funeral Homes-Bellfontaine, OH Rebekah Nellore (Leonard) Huffman, 94, of West Liberty, Ohio, formerly of St. Paris, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at 4:30 P.M. at the Green Hills Care Center in West Liberty. She was born in Thackery, Champaign County, Ohio August 15, 1915, a daughter of the late Clay Ward and Nelly Ray Leonard. On September 17, 1937, she married Robert Allen Huffman II and he preceded her in death on April 12, 2008. She was also preceded in death by a son, Robert Allen Huffman III; a daughter, Lucinda Ann Zimmerman and a son-in-law, Paul Zimmerman. Survivors include a daughter, Rebekah (Steve) Mast of Bellefontaine, Ohio; grandchildren, Richard (fiancé Laura) Mast of Dayton, Ohio, David (Laura) Mast of Findlay, Ohio, and Robert Allen (Tracy) Huffman IV of Bellefontaine; great- granddaughter, Rebekah Grace Mast; sisters, Ruthanna Garver of Urbana, Ohio, and Leah Lavy of Versailles, Kentucky and several nieces and nephews. She was a former co-owner of Huffman, Inc., and formerly operated Becky-Nell’s Beauty Shop in St. Paris. She was a 1933 graduate of St. Paris Johnson High School and was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Bellefontaine. The graveside service will be held Friday, April 9, 2010 at 11 A.M., with Pastor Dan Hrach officiating at the Evergreen Cemetery in St. Paris. A memorial service will be held at the First United Presbyterian Church Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11 A.M., with Pastor Rob Fulton and Gene Marine officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Presbyterian Church 117 N. Main St. Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311; or the Covenant Lutheran Church 103 S. Church St. Saint Paris, Ohio 43072 The staff at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine assisted the family with the arrangements. Additional Comments: photo was included with this funeral home listing File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/h/huffman483gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb