DonnaV Dunlap

VAN WERT, Ohio - DonnaV Ruth Dunlap, 89, of Van Wert, died at 11:32 a.m. Monday, May 14, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice.

She was born Feb. 7, 1923, in Decatur, Ind., to the late Leota (Butcher) Bebout and Ernest F. Bebout. Her husband, Charles K. Dunlap, died March 2, 2006. They were married Sept. 15, 1940.

Survivors include her children: Roger (Sharon) Dunlap of Van Wert, Robert (Suzanne) Dunlap of Ossian, Ind., Chuck K. (Lynn) Dunlap, Jr., of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Jerry Dunlap, Phyllis (James) Adams and Nancy (Harry) Latimer, all of Van Wert, and Ruth Dunlap of Leo, Ind.; sisters: Pat (Robert) Sowers and Joan (Robert) Thomas, both of Van Wert; a sister-in-law: Mary Bebout of Van Wert; 10 grandchildren; 4 stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 6 stepgreat-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren, and 3 stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by brothers: Donald and Gene Bebout, and sisters: Glendola Myers, Mary Sheets and Edith Dunlap.

She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Chapel United Methodist Church, Van Wert. She loved to read, fish, bowl and play cards, sang in a women's chorus for many years, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially Jane Keske who took DonnaV to church for many years.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2012, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home, Van Wert. The Revs. Ron Lumm, Paul Miller and Stuart Wyatt will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert.

Friends may call from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center or Thomas Edison Special Olympics.