Lottie was born Nov. 20, 1921 in West Spring Creek, Pa. She was the fourth of the 10 children of Gary B. and Marian S. Bennett, all of whom graduated from Corry High School in Pennsylvania. She was a faithful wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She married Russell Wayne Hopkins in 1942 and had three daughters, Connie Hopkins Howe Ham and Donna Jean Hopkins of Yellow Springs, and Wilma Hopkins Spaulding, (James), of McKean, Pa. She married Neil Lindsey of North East, Pa. in 1972. She was a member of the North East Christian Missionary and Alliance Church until moving to Edinboro in 1998, following the death of her husband, Neil. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Edinboro from that time on, actively involving herself in the Ladies Missionary Group and Ladies Sunday School Class, where she is remembered as feisty and opinionated. She was a loving and doting grandmother and great-grandmother, a wonderful cook and homemaker.

Lottie was preceded in death by sisters Marie Bennett Crum (Edward), Iona Bennett Bennick (James), Marian Bennett Payne (William), Barbara Bennett Sherwood (Louis), brothers Bernard and Allen Bennett, (Audrey) and grandson, Kyle Spaulding. She is survived by sisters Lillian Bennett Marsh (Fred) of Corry, Pa., Alice Bennett Buserello (Joseph) of Hilton Head, S.C. and Shirley Bennett Carroll of Rockville, Md. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Sarah Howe Radliff (Kym) of Charlotte, N.C., James Spaulding, IV (Amy) and Nicholas Spaulding (Sarah) of Philadelphia, Stephanie Spaulding Dinger (Jason) of Richmond, Va., Edward Martin Howe (Mumbi) of Pittsburgh, Pa., Amy Elizabeth Howe of Edinboro, Pa. and Carly Spaulding of McKean, Pa. She had 17 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She will be very much missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Edinboro, 12472 Edinboro Rd., Edinboro, PA 16412.

During her long life, Betty worked at home as a wife and mother, at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, and as a volunteer at All Saints Episcopal Church in Cincinnati. In recent years, she rarely missed watching Jeopardy, finishing the advanced crossword puzzle (in pen) and giving her opinion on topics in the news and in her family. Betty was a strong and amazing woman who will be greatly missed.

Betty is survived by her children Margaret Ballenger (Jeffrey), T. Michael Hall (Joann), Mark Hall (Becky), Patty Yates (Dave), Peggy Sanchez (Dan), Michael Ost (Paula), Julie Hornsby (Tony) and Elizabeth Berger (Rick). She is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. She was preceded in death by daughter Sheila Howell and by husbands Tom Hall and Tom Ost.

A celebration of Betty’s life will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Cincinnati. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati at P.O. Box 633579, Cincinnati, OH 45263-3579 or to All Saints Episcopal Church at 6301 Parkman Place, Cincinnati, OH 45213.

A lifelong journalist, Wallis worked as the News editor from 1977 to 1991. After his retirement from the News, he taught journalism and writing at Antioch University McGregor and Antioch College. He also served as a volunteer writing teacher at the Antioch School and Yellow Springs High School, bringing together his passions for writing and youth advocacy. He was a strong opponent of racism, classism or ageism in any form, and served as a member of the Yellow Springs Human Relations Commission.

Wallis is survived by his daughters, Sarah, Jessica and Laura Wallis; by his mother, Mary Goode Wallis (age 100), and his sister, Jane Jacobs, both of Madison, Ind.

A memorial service for Don will be held Friday, Feb. 3, 4 p.m. at the Glen Helen Building. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Yellow Springs Community Foundation to establish a scholarship in honor of Don.

An extended obituary will be in next week’s News.

Clarence Lindley Jones died Jan. 29 at Friends Care Center. It was his 80th birthday.

Clarence was born in Athens, Ohio, the son of Rolland and Eleanor (Brown) Jones. After graduating from Ohio University and serving in the Air Force, he worked for many years as an engineer and inventor at NCR in Dayton, where he was involved with the development of the Universal Product Code system, especially the barcode scanners. He raised a family with wife Julia Might in Kettering.

After Julia’s death, Clarence married Betty Cady and they built a home in Yellow Springs. They loved skiing and bicycling; Clarence completed a 3,380 mile ride across the US. They traveled extensively, from Antarctica to Egypt. Clarence could build anything, from wooden sailboats to televisions and computers. In his home shop, Clarence machined miniature working steam engines and was a member of the Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society.

Clarence is survived by his wife, Betty; his brother and sister-in-law Tom and Kay Jones of Columbus; son Stewart and Carolyn Jones; and granddaughters Kaitlin and Ashley of Melbourne, Fla., daughter Elizabeth Brandt and Blair Rieckmann of Holland, Mich. and son Philip and Angie Jones and grandsons Ian and Tripp of West Carrollton. At Clarence’s request, there will be no service. Donations may be made to Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society or to any other preferred charity.

Lucille "Aunt Sis" Gardner

Lucille was born on Aug. 4, 1921 in Erie, Pa., the first child of Mary (Poger) Lossie and Ralph Lossie. She attended Academy High School in Erie, where she first met her future husband when she was 14 and he was 16. When she and Miles married in 1941, they left for their honeymoon riding off on his motorcycle to begin, as she described it, “a very interesting life.” After her children were born, Lucille went back to school and graduated with honors from Penn State University with a degree in education. She then began her work as a reading specialist, working first in Erie, then for 29 years in St. Peters, Nova Scotia. After her retirement, Lucille volunteered at Mills Lawn.

Lucille had many hobbies, including sewing, reading, gardening, painting and just enjoying and observing the natural world. She was an active member of the Unitarian Fellowship in Erie and Yellow Springs. She maintained her love of books and sharing books with children up until the last few weeks of her life, collecting and distributing books to any child she met, and anyone she met who had a child, operating under the firm conviction that “every child should have a book that belongs to them and is their very own.” For years, she distributed hundreds of books, along with candy, at Halloween. Most lately, she operated “Aunt Sis’s Free Children’s Book Pantry” out of her son Michael’s home in Jamestown, where she was known to her great-grandchildren, the children of Shawnee Lake and also to the families of her nurses and aides as the person to go to for a special book chosen just for them.

Lucille is survived by her husband, Miles Gardner; son Michael of Jamestown and son Mark his wife Lynn of Colechester, Vt.; brother Ralph (Tim) and sister-in-law Jeanny Lossie of Erie, Pa.; grandson Christopher and his wife Dawn Blakeman of Roanoke, Va., twin granddaughters Renee and husband Chris Ayers of Pickerington and Tara and husband Earl Rahm of Reynoldsburg, grandson Bretton Gardner of Burlington, Vt., step-grandson Michael Blakeman of Huntsville, Ohio, step-granddaughters Katherine Heaney of Yellow Springs and Kelly Heaney of New York City, N.Y.; great-grandchildren Sidney, Elijah, Zachery, Gabriel and Jacquelyn and five nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her step-grandson, Douglas Blakeman.

For those who would like to gather with Lucille’s family to celebrate her life, a memorial service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs at 1 p.m. on March 3.

Jessica Curry

Jessie was born on Jan. 24, 1972, in Springfield, the daughter of James H. Grisso and Jacqueline Collier. She was a former Yellow Springs resident and employee.

Jessica graduated from Tecumseh High School and recently attended Clark State. She was a long-time employee at the Yellow Springs Credit Union, Speedway, Tasty Freeze and was a caregiver of the elderly. Her hearty laugh and sincere smile lit up a room. She loved children, all types of people and music, especially classic and orchestral rock, as well as rhythm and blues, hip-hop, funk, reggae, gospel and soul. Jess had a deep appreciation for art, animals and nature. She will be missed by many. She asked that her ashes be sprinkled at the fort in St. Augustine, Fla., near the Yellow Spring and at the Clifton Gorge.

Jessica was preceeded in death by her mother, Jacqueline, nearly 30 years ago. She is survived by her father and step-mother, James and Sue Ann Grisso of Springfield, sister and brother-in-law Jennifer and Rodney Inman of Centerville, sister Krista Frazee of Jacksonville, Fla. and sister Jocelyn Grisso of Dayton, nieces and nephews Drew, Emily, Hannah, Kaleb, Jacob, Chloe and Tahmya, special friends Mark, Maria, Kathy, David, Erica, Le and Eddie and her dog, Princess. Many thanks to Laurie and Theresa of the Threshold Choir of Yellow Springs for singing to Jessica on Friday, just hours before she died.

A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19 at Springfield’s Masonic Home in the Chapel at 2 p.m., and a celebration of life party following the service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs beginning at 3:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greene County Parks District.