All Obituaries

James A. “Jim” Miley passed away peacefully after a short illness in the company of his wife, Diane Miley, and friends on June 16, 2019.  Jim was born in Marion, OH on June 3, 1950 to his parents: Ralph and Marguerite Miley. Jim graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in History in 1972.  Jim obtained a Master of Library Science from University of Michigan in 1976.  Jim is survived by his wife of 47 years: Diane (Little) Miley; sister-in-law and...

Geraldine L. Anderson, age 85, of Troy, Ohio passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy, Ohio.  She was born August 23, 1933 in Troy, Ohio to the late Paul Revere and Elizabeth (Taylor) Sowry. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law: Deborah (Robert) Williams of Troy; one son: Steven  Anderson of New Carlisle, Ohio; three grandchildren: Elisa (Jason) Thurmond, Megan (Ronald) McKee, and Nicholas (Robyn) Anderson; great-grandchildren:...

LOREN “LARRY” C. DETRICK, age 49, of Troy, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on February 7, 1970 to Carole (Myers) Detrick of Troy and the late Ronald Detrick.  Loren is survived by his wife: Michelle (Francis) Detrick; two children: Christian Detrick and Nickolas Detrick, both of Troy; and three brothers: Denis Rife, George Detrick and Jerry Detrick, all of Troy. Loren was a 1988 graduate of Miami East High School.  Loren was a...

Robert (Bob) A. Leffel Jr. (90) passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2019 in Troy, Ohio. He was born November 11, 1928 to Robert A. Leffel Sr. and Kathryn (Staley) Leffel. Preceded in death by his parents; wife of 67 years, Evelyn (Whitney) Leffel, who passed away August 21, 2016; daughter in law; Cindy (Weeks) Leffel, who passed September 12, 2018; and infant sister: Loretta Leffel. Bob and Evelyn loved to travel and RV across the country. They both loved their retirement, living in Florida...

William Tyler Evans, 30, of Troy passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 in Casstown.  He was born October 26, 1988 in Troy to William T. “Bill” and Josefina H.  “Josie” (Reyes) Evans of St. Paris, OH. In addition to his parents, Tyler is survived by brother: John (Crystal) Evans of Huntington Beach, CA; sisters: Emily Evans of Napa Valley, CA and Christina (Pete) Gutierrez of Huntington Beach, CA; nieces and nephew: Bennett and Hannah Evans; and Madeline and...

F. JOAN POWELL WILKINS VOORHIS, age 85, of Troy, OH passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at her residence. She was born on September 28, 1933 in Miami County to the late Ralph and Helen (Cotrell) Powell. Joan is survived by husband of 31 years: Dale Voorhis; daughters and son-in-law: Debra (Jim) Hudson of Piqua and Brenda Wilkins of Troy; son and daughter-in-law: Rick (Karen) Wilkins of Casstown; stepdaughters: Cindy (Mark) Tilly of Sunset, LA. and Grace Janine Stonerock of Vienna, VA.;...

Truman Lee “Chick” Harrison, age 93, of Troy, OH passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 at StoryPoint in Troy. He was born November 13, 1925 in Portsmouth, OH to the late Charles Harold and Virginia (Wilks) Harrison. Truman is survived by a daughter Sharon (Raelan) Schweinefus of Mitchellville, Iowa; four grandchildren: Vanessa, Jennifer, Brian and Miranda; and one great grandchild: Quin. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Billie P. Harrison; son Mark...

Ronald T. Frederickson, age 72, of Troy, OH, loving husband and father who lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.  He was born on February 22, 1947 in Middletown, OH to the late Victor and Mary Evelyn (Chaney) Frederickson. Ron is survived by his wife: Jeanette (Locurto) Frederickson; children: Christine Marie (Jason) Kear of Knoxville, TN and Brian Patrick (Brooke) Frederickson of Westfield, IN; grandchildren: Caid, Kailey and Corinne Kear and Hadley and Maddox...

  Edward E. “Gene” Grigsby, age 90, formerly of Troy, OH passed away on May 26, 2019 at Piqua Manor.  Gene was born on April 6, 1929 in Troy, OH to the late James and Clara (Reed) Grigsby.  Gene was preceded in death by his wife: Delores Fern (Ross) Grigsby on October 29, 2002.  Gene is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Melissa and Donald Gladman of Piqua; grandson: Jason (Rachel) Jones of London; granddaughter: Heather (Kevin) Preston of Dayton;...

Nancy Collins, age 60, of Richland, WA, formerly of Troy, OH and Portland, OR, went to be with her Savior Jesus on Thursday, May 23, 2019 in Richland from a sudden illness.  She was born on October 26, 1958 in Pontiac, MI to the late David G. “Skip” and Judith Ann “Judy” (Goddard) Collins. Nancy is survived by her husband: Michael Belba of Richland, WA; sons: Matthew McFerrin and Spencer McFerrin, both of Portland, OR; brother: Scott Collins of Troy, OH; sister:...