GEORGE R. COUCH

George R. Couch, age 59, of Troy, OH passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit.  George was born on July 2, 1956 in Dayton, OH to the late Herbert and Pauline (Locker) Couch.

George is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lisa A. McKinley; children: Wagner Ryan Couch Sr. of Troy; Warren Phillip Couch of Troy and Whitney Quinn (Ryan) Hildebrand of Piqua; brothers: Victor (Mary) Couch and James "Mike" (Koryn) Couch of Dayton; sisters: Jody (Don) Campbell and Electa (Patrick) Henry of Dayton; sister-in-law:  Mindy (Scott) Null of Ripley; mother-in-law: Marilyn (Ellis) McKinley of Florida; grandchildren: Shyne, Wagner Jr., Navin, Christian, Ethan, Reis, Graysen "G", Ellieanna and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews also his grandchildren's mothers; Misty Selanders, Alena Weaver, Ashley Thompson and Lindsey Daniels.

In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by his father-in-law: Ron McKinley; sisters-in-law: Joy Collins and Keeley Schauer.

George was a 1974 graduate of Stivers High School.  He proudly served his country in the US Air Force.  He was a general contractor and estimator for the last 40 years.  He took pride in making sure his customers were a priority.

The family will have a memorial gathering on May 13, 2016 from 5:00-11:00PM with special words of expression at 7:00PM at the Marion's Pizza, 3443 North Dixie Drive, Dayton, OH where George and Lisa had their first date.   Memorial contributions may be made in memory of George to the American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206 or Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com .