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                                  Exhibit 24.5

                       POWER OF ATTORNEY OF EDWARD A. ORT

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     The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Farmers
National Banc Corp., does hereby appoint FRANK L. PADEN and CARL D. CULP, and
any of them severally, his or her attorney or attorneys with full power of
substitution to execute in his or her name, in his or her capacity as a
director or officer, or both, of Farmers National Banc Corp., a Form S-4
Registration Statement of Farmers National Banc Corp. relating to its shares of
Common Stock, no par value, to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of
Merger between Farmers National Banc Corp. and Security Financial Corp. dated
as of May 26, 2000, as that Agreement and Plan of Merger may be amended from
time to time, any and all amendments and supplements to such Registration
Statement and post-effective amendments and supplements thereto, and to file
the same with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection
therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Dated: August 29, 2000            /s/ Edward A. Ort
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                                      Edward A. Ort