Obituaries

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Robert A. Boze

Robert A. Boze

Apr 10, 2013

Robert A. Boze Robert A. Boze, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 9:00AM on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born on February 11, 1926 in Troy, to the late Herbert and Estella West Boze. His wife of 57 years, Donna M. Burnside Boze, preceded him in death on March 22, 2008. He is...

Juanita Lucille Davis

Juanita Lucille Davis

Apr 1, 2013

Juanita Lucille Davis Juanita Lucille Davis, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 9, 1935 in Elizabeth, West Virginia, to the late Otis Earl and Eunice Kidwell Trader. She is survived by four sons and a daughter-in-law, Donald Davis, Jr. of Troy, Ronald and Tami...

Brandy Marie Walters

Brandy Marie Walters

Mar 31, 2013

Brandy Marie Walters Brandy Marie Walters, age 21, of Troy, Ohio, died Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Troy, as a result of an auto accident. She was born to Gary R. and Christene Weigel Walters on November 9, 1991 in Troy. She is survived by her father, Gary R. Walters Jr. and Mica Pierson of Troy; mother, Christene Weigel...

Richard Dean Mote

Richard Dean Mote

Mar 29, 2013

Richard Dean Mote Richard Dean Mote, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on February 9, 1936 in Arcanum, Ohio, to the late Elmer Earl and Mary Catherine Gilbert Mote. His wife of 53 years, JoAn Mitchell Mote, survives. He is also survived by his...

Robert Eugene Kirby

Robert Eugene Kirby

Mar 29, 2013

Robert Eugene Kirby Robert Eugene Kirby, age 85, of Sidney, Ohio, formerly of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 7:45pm on Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. He was born on August 13, 1927 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Eugene and Florence Stitzel Kirby. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Helen...

Agnes Louise Hines

Agnes Louise Hines

Mar 29, 2013

Agnes Louise Nester Hines Agnes Louise Nester Hines, age 90, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1922 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, to the late Frederick and Amelia Eisert Nester. Her husband of 56 years, William E. Hines, preceded her in death on June 1, 2003. She is...

Leo R. Nolan

Leo R. Nolan

Mar 28, 2013

Leo R. Nolan Leo R. Nolan, age 78, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:05PM on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on September 2, 1934 in Troy, to the late Patrick and Esther Spade Nolan. His wife, Vivian Morris Nolan, preceded him in death on June 15, 2012. He is survived...

Charles Edgar Johnson

Charles Edgar Johnson

Mar 27, 2013

Charles Edgar "Charlie" Johnson Charles Edgar "Charlie" Johnson, age 61, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 17, 1951 in Troy, Ohio, to David Lloyd George and Reogene Emswiler Johnson of Tipp City. In addition to his parents, Charlie is survived by his four sisters: Carolyn Sullivan...

Margaret R. Valentine

Margaret R. Valentine

Mar 27, 2013

Margaret R. Johnston Valentine Margaret R. Johnston Valentine, age 99, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Alterra Sterling House, Piqua, Ohio. She was born on October 10, 1913 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Louis A. and Emma Russell Johnston. Her husband of 69 years, Howard F. Valentine, preceded her in death one year ago today...

Emma Jean Phelps

Emma Jean Phelps

Mar 21, 2013

Emma Jean Phelps Emma Jean Phelps, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:20PM on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on June 22, 1925 in Troy, to the late Floyd and Frances Clifton Belden. She was married to Hanson E. Phelps and he preceded her in death in August of 2009. She...

George K. Emmel

George K. Emmel

Mar 18, 2013

George K. Emmel George K. Emmel, age 95, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 18, 2013 in South Shore, Kentucky. George was born in Troy to the late George and Amanda "Mamie" Stahl Emmel. He was married to A. Isabel Brubaker Emmel who preceded him in death on August 24, 1999. George is survived by his daughters...

Evelyn Marie Stambaugh

Evelyn Marie Stambaugh

Mar 18, 2013

Evelyn Marie Stambaugh Evelyn Marie Stambaugh, age 81, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 6:10PM on Monday, March 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born on May 1, 1931 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Harley Foster and Bessie Battson Schisler. Her husband of nearly 63 years, Harold L. Stambaugh, survives. She is also survived by her four...

Margaret R. Mccaffrey

Margaret R. Mccaffrey

Mar 17, 2013

Margaret R. "Marge" McCaffrey Margaret R. "Marge" McCaffrey, age 96, of Troy, Ohio passed away at 5:05PM on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on February 2, 1917 in Churchtown, Ohio, to the late Frank and Mary Dyer McDermott. She married Robert J. McCaffrey in March of 1941 and they were...

Gerald Elden Kelsey

Gerald Elden Kelsey

Mar 16, 2013

Gerald Elden Kelsey Gerald Elden Kelsey, age 94, of Troy and Springfield, Ohio, and Tavares, Florida, passed away at 7:40PM on Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was born on February 26, 1919 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late George and Ivalou Reed Kelsey. He married Ruby Johnson Kelsey in 1937, and they were married for 67 years before she...

Treva S. Frantz

Treva S. Frantz

Mar 13, 2013

Treva S. Frantz Treva S. Frantz, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, and more recently of Troy, Ohio, passed away suddenly at 1:35am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 on her 105th birthday. She was born on March 13, 1908 in Darke County, Ohio, to the late Ora Franklin and Julia Catharine Crowell Brumbaugh. She was married to Carl W. Frantz and...

Patricia Ann Twiss

Patricia Ann Twiss

Mar 3, 2013

Patricia Ann Twiss Patricia Ann Twiss, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Sterling House of Troy. She was born on April 22, 1929 in Erie, Pennsylvania, to the late Alton and Annette Douglas Lutz. She is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, William Douglas and Diane Twiss, and Robert Custer...

Bruce D. Jackson

Bruce D. Jackson

Feb 27, 2013

Bruce D. Jackson Bruce D. Jackson, age 48, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of Vandalia, Ohio, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 6, 1964 in Troy, to David B. and Esther Kerr Jackson of Troy. He is survived by his daughter, Sierra N. Jackson of Troy; sister, Susie Jackson of...

Rodney B. Hinkle

Rodney B. Hinkle

Feb 26, 2013

Rodney B. "Rod" Hinkle Rodney B. "Rod" Hinkle, age 74, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:39PM on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on May 9, 1938 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, to the late Fred and Louie Ault Hinkle. His loving wife of 44 years, Joanne Coney Hinkle, survives. Other survivors include...

Phillip Edward Mcqueen

Phillip Edward Mcqueen

Feb 25, 2013

Phillip Edward McQueen Phillip Edward McQueen, age 68, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013 at Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on February 4, 1945 in New Castle, Indiana, to the late Elisha and Flora Vaught McQueen. His wife of 28 years, Lou Motter McQueen, survives. He is also survived by his brother and...

Roland Raymond Davidson

Roland Raymond Davidson

Feb 24, 2013

Roland Raymond Davidson Roland Raymond Davidson, age 95, of Troy, Ohio, broke earthly bonds to join the Lord on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, succumbing to pneumonia. Roland went to join his wife, Evelyn, of 67 1/2 years. Roland was born near Sidney, Ohio, and at an early age, along with his family,...