CENTERBURG -- Delbert Eugene "Bussie"Johnson, 81, of Centerburg, formerly of Mount Vernon, died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Heartland of Centerburg following an extended illness.

GAMBIER -- George N. Sims, 87, of Gambier died Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon.

FREDERICKTOWN -- Hoy Richard Young, 74, of Colony Drive, Fredericktown, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2008, at the Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mount Vernon following a brief illness.