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Cyrus Wayne Upton
Cyrus Wayne Upton, 72, of Mendon, Ohio, passed away February 15, 2015
at Logansport Memorial Hospital, Logansport, IN. He was born December
24, 1942, in Greenville, Ohio, the son of the late Samuel and Celista
(Folkerth) Upton.
He graduated in 1960 from Greenville High School and from Otterbein
College in 1964. He was an English teacher and coach at Mendon-Union
Schools where he taught for thirteen years. He coached Cross Country
and girls’ softball. He loved teaching his students and directing class
plays. He was a sports writer for the Spencerville Journal News for
twenty-seven years. He loved following all of the local sports teams
and writing about them.
He loved all sports especially the Cincinnati Reds. He could quote
statistics on just about any team. He loved books, movies, especially
the classics, musicals, SiFi, and horror movies. He had a special place
in his heart for animals, especially cats and dogs, and spent a big
part of his life rescuing and caring for stray cats and dogs.
He is survived by his brother, Douglas (Julie) Upton, Logansport, IN;
nephews, Stephen (Christa) Upton, Hot Springs, SD, David (Jenny) Upton,
Venice, FL, and niece, Tamara (Jared) Smith, Okinawa, Japan; great
nephews, Caleb and Nathan Upton; great nieces, Kelsy, Alyssa, and Sarah
Upton; godson, Ryan Louth, Mendon, OH; and goddaughter, Carmon Louth,
Greenville, SC.
Services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 19, at the
Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, 1000 N. Broadway St., Greenville, OH 45331,
with Rev. Bill Koppert officiating. Burial will follow in the
Greenville Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday, February
18 from 5-7 p.m.
The family requests that memorials may be given in Cy’s name to Animal
Protection League of Mercer County, PO Box 663, Celina, OH 45862 or
online at aplmercer.com, or Open Arms Rescue, 1224 Jill Ave, Celina, OH
45872, or SART Rescue of St. Mary’s, PO Box 146, St. Mary’s, OH 45885.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com
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