Obituaries

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Charles H. Gillis

Charles H. Gillis

Jul 1, 2013

Charles H. Gillis Charles H. Gillis, age 74, of Casstown, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on February 28, 1939 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Charles F. and Evelyn E. Steinemann Gillis. His first wife, Edith J. "Jerry" Weaver Gillis, preceded him in death in 2001....

Paul E. Winget

Paul E. Winget

Jul 1, 2013

Paul E. Winget Paul E. Winget died July 1, 2013 at Texas State Veterans Home, McAllen TX. He was born February 6, 1923 in Dayton, Ohio the son of George W. and Hazel H. Winget. He was a graduate of Stivers High School class of 1941 and served in the Army in North Africa during World War II. He...

Carol Hunter

Carol Hunter

Jun 26, 2013

Carol Hunter Carol Hunter, age 69, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at her residence. Carol was born on December 25, 1943 in Troy, Ohio. Carol was married to Donald Lee Hunter who preceded her in death in 1999. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Dean and Beth Hunter of Findlay, Ohio; daughter...

Mary Louise Burns

Mary Louise Burns

Jun 25, 2013

Mary Louise Burns Mary Louise Burns age 77 of Troy, Ohio passed away on Tuesday June 25, 2013. She was born in San Diego, California to the late Commander James Nelson, USN and Mary Ethel Dorsey Nelson. She is survived by her husband of 57 years Myron Burns of Troy. She is also survived by her daughters and sons-in-law,...

Luella L. Houck

Luella L. Houck

Jun 24, 2013

Luella L. Houck, age 96, of Troy, Ohio passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on December 3, 1916 in Mt. Perry, Ohio, to the late Hugh Henry Lafferty and Lulu May Linder Lafferty. She was married to George H. Houck who preceded her in death on December 23, 1982. Luella...

Anna Belle Heckman

Anna Belle Heckman

Jun 20, 2013

Anna Belle Heckman Anna Belle Heckman, age 92, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at the SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on September 1, 1920 in Harrison Township, Ohio to the late Earl Adams and Iva Hartsell Adams. She married Harold Robert Heckman on December 24, 1939 and they were married...

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs

Jun 19, 2013

Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs Rebecca K. Welbaum Jacobs, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Genesis Healthcare Troy Center Harborside. She was born on March 12, 1943 in Troy, to the late Harold L. and Elsie Detrick Welbaum. She married Theodore R. Jacobs Jr. in 1962, and he preceded her in death in...

William Robert Hare

William Robert Hare

Jun 17, 2013

William Robert Hare William Robert Hare, age 88 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born on July 9, 1924 in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Roy A. and Edith Yearsley Hare. His wife of 64 years of marriage, Marcella Groff Hare, survives. He is also survived by his three sons...

Robert A. Jones

Robert A. Jones

Jun 15, 2013

Robert A. Jones Robert A. Jones, age 78, of Sidney, Ohio, formerly of Euclid, Ohio-a suburb of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney. He was born on November 14, 1934, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Harry P. and Catherine Curtis Jones. His wife, Doris Levereaux Jones, survives. In...

Susan W. Meek

Susan W. Meek

Jun 14, 2013

Susan W. Meek, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 18, 1929 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio to the late Carroll and Nellie Findley Westfall. She is survived by her two daughters and a son-in-law, Elizabeth Meek and Carol and Joseph Moots all of Troy;...

Joyce A. Hirsch

Joyce A. Hirsch

Jun 9, 2013

Joyce A. Hirsch Joyce A. Hirsch, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, June 9, 2013. She was born on March 2, 1936 in Troy, to the late William Edward and Goldie Pearl Arthur Hirsch. She is survived by her longtime companion, Wallace Cavender; six nieces, Karen Virgil Young of Lexington, Kentucky, Darla Grapner of Piqua,...

Cora Ethel Wilkin

Cora Ethel Wilkin

Jun 9, 2013

Cora Ethel Wilkin Cora Ethel Wilkin, age 87, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Fair Haven Shelby County Home, Sidney, Ohio. She was born on July 9, 1925 in Winchester, Indiana, to the late Hansford L. and Rosetta Arrasmith Hawkins. She married Gerald Wilkin in 1944 and he preceded her in death in 1989....

Ruth Carol Shump

Ruth Carol Shump

Jun 8, 2013

Ruth Carol Shump, 78 of Troy, Ohio died Saturday June 8, 2013 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 16, 1934 in Key, Ohio to the late Alfred and Hermina Bratka Thatcher. She is survived by her husband of 52 years Alan R. Shump; Sons and daughters-in-laws: Mark and Catherine Shump of Manhattan Beach, California...

Sherry L. Smith

Sherry L. Smith

Jun 3, 2013

Sherry L. Smith Sherry L. Smith, age 35, of Troy, Ohio, passed away June 3, 2013, in Troy. She was born on April 6, 1978, in Troy, to Lois Lee Moore and Larry Thomas Moore, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters, Krystal Lee and Melanie Nicole Smith of Piqua, Ohio; sons, Nathan Thomas and...

Pamela Susan Moya

Pamela Susan Moya

Jun 1, 2013

Pamela Susan Moya, age 59, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Kindred Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on January 20, 1954 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Harley Jones and Roberta Calender Jones. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Lucas and Michelle Moya of Stafford, Virginia; grandchildren, Makayla and Lasario Moya; sister, Winona...

Treva I. Preston

Treva I. Preston

May 30, 2013

Treva I. Preston Treva I. Preston, age 85, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at the Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 11, 1928 in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Vernon and Myrtle Vanscoyk. She was married to Joseph Preston for 58 years before he preceded her in death on June...

Martha L. Spicer

Martha L. Spicer

May 29, 2013

Martha L. Spicer Martha L. Spicer, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 29, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on October 19, 1925 in Shelby County, Ohio, to the late Christian A. and Caroline Kaehler Klopfenstein. She was married to Alva P. Spicer and he preceded her in death...

Frank Richard Benham

Frank Richard Benham

May 29, 2013

Frank Richard Benham Frank Richard Benham, age 65, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on November 19, 1947 in Troy, to Virginia Shock Benham of Tipp City, and the late Frank Arthur Benham. He is survived by his wife of more than 40...

Belva P Avey

Belva P Avey

May 24, 2013

Belva P. Avey Belva P. Avey, age 89, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on December 27, 1923 in Mason County, West Virginia, to the late Connie and Edith Shank Buckle. She is survived by her two sisters; Thelma Sims of Canal Winchester, Ohio and Betty...

Sue J. Graves

Sue J. Graves

May 24, 2013

Sue J. Graves Sue J. Graves, age 69, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2013 at the Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on April 1, 1944 in Chillicothe, Ohio, to the late Clyde and Minnie Fraley McGraw. She is survived by her husband, Joe Graves; one daughter, Heidi Rod Grove of Troy; four...