Bernice Marie Eckard

Ber­nice Marie Eckard, born May 14, 1916, passed away peace­fully Tues­day (Jan. 3, 2012).

She was a long­time res­i­dent of Cen­ter­burg and most recently a res­i­dent of Cen­ter­burg Pointe. She was also a grad­u­ate of Ash­ley High School, for­mer employee of Delaware County Home, part­ner in the fam­ily farm busi­ness and a mem­ber of Cen­ter­burg United Methodist Church. Ber­nice loved cook­ing, bak­ing, gar­den­ing, sewing and car­ing for oth­ers. A friend to all she knew and made you feel special.

She is sur­vived by her chil­dren, W. Jane Ches­ney of Hous­ton, Wilma Jean (Hubert) Nye of Reynolds­burg, James (Char­lene) Eckard of Cen­ter­burg, Jerry Eckard of Colum­bus and Brenda Sue Clark of Cen­ter­burg; grand­chil­dren, Mychal (Tina) Rit­ter­hoff, Deb­o­rah (Dave) Nye-Ward, Brent Nye, Tim­o­thy (Gretchen) Nye, Steven Eckard, Lori (Clifton) McClin­tic, Randy Eckard, Joseph (Chanie) Hall, Elanda, G.J. and Julie Vom Baur; 10 great-grandchildren; sis­ters, Norma Gard­ner of Navarre, Fla., and Ruth Wig­ton of Delaware; and sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was pre­ceded in death by hus­band, Wilbert; par­ents, Arthur and Ethel Sta­ley; sis­ter, Joan Smith; and brother, Dar­rell Staley.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sun­day at the Johnson-Melick-Moreland Funeral Home, 49 W. Church St., Cen­ter­burg. Grave­side ser­vice and inter­ment will be held at 11 a.m. Mon­day, Jan. 9, at East­view Ceme­tery with the Rev. Vicki Kelly officiating.

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