Obituaries

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Helen Florence Jess

Helen Florence Jess

Oct 18, 2012

Helen Florence Jess Helen Florence Jess, age 92, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on November 15, 1919 in Mercer County, Ohio, to the late John Franklin and Eliza Florence Meyer. Due to the death of her parents, she was raised from the age of 12 years old...

Jean Lucille Rowe

Jean Lucille Rowe

Oct 16, 2012

Jean Lucille Rowe Jean Lucille Rowe, age 71, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 23, 1940 in Belington, West Virginia, to the late Earl and Mary Digman Right. Her husband of 54 years, Joseph Eugene Rowe, survives. She is also survived by her four...

Lawrence Pierce

Lawrence Pierce

Oct 13, 2012

Lawrence Pierce Lawrence Pierce, age 87, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, October 13, 2012 at his residence. He was born on June 17, 1925 in Aaron, Kentucky to the late John Pierce and Pearl Pierce. He was married to Geraldine Pierce who preceded him in death on August 14, 1999. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Diana...

Sharon Kay Koeller

Sharon Kay Koeller

Oct 13, 2012

Sharon Kay Koeller Sharon Kay Koeller, age 54, of Troy, Ohio, went home to be with the LORD surrounded by her family on Saturday evening, October 13, 2012, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. She had battled Leukemia since June of 2011. She was born on August 16, 1958 in Garrison, Kentucky, to Glenn Roger and...

Ronald E. Spring

Ronald E. Spring

Oct 10, 2012

Ronald E. Spring Ronald E. Spring, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Clare Bridge at the Sterling House of Troy. He was born on April 29, 1935 in Coshocton, Ohio to the late Robert E. Spring and Opal Chandler Spring Sterling. His wife of 53 ½ years, Judee Diekman Spring, survives. He...

Morella F. Johnson

Morella F. Johnson

Oct 2, 2012

Morella "Ella" F. Johnson Morella "Ella" F. Johnson, age 77, of Casstown, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on May 21, 1935 in Pike County, Kentucky, to the late Walter and Ora Chapman Reynolds. Her husband of 36 years, Hiram K. Johnson, survives. She is also survived by...

David G. Collins

David G. Collins

Oct 1, 2012

David G. "Skip" Collins David G. "Skip" Collins, age 77, of Troy, Ohio passed away Monday morning, October 1, 2012, at the Sterling House of Troy. He was born on November 21, 1934 in Shelbyville, Indiana to Chauncey G. and Jean Richards Collins. He was married to Judith Ann "Judy" Goddard Collins who survives. In addition to his wife,...

Harold Robert Heckman

Harold Robert Heckman

Sep 28, 2012

Harold Robert Heckman, age 94, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2012 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City, Ohio. He was born on June 10, 1918 in Bowling Green, Ohio to the late James and Mabel Heaton Heckman. On December 24, 1939, he married Annabelle Adams Heckman in Portage, Ohio, and she survives. He is also survived...

Edith C. Cox

Edith C. Cox

Sep 26, 2012

Edith C. Cox Edith C. Cox, age 78, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 8:30PM on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at her residence. She was born on June 9, 1934 in Piqua to the late Earl and Ruth Konz Curtner. Her husband, Arthur J. Cox, survives. She is also survived by her three children and their spouses: Ritchie Lee...

Charles R. Christopher, M.D.

Charles R. Christopher, M.D.

Sep 20, 2012

Charles R. Christopher M.D., age 64 of Troy, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at 5:32AM on Thursday, September 20, 2012. He was born on December 30, 1947 in Buckhannon, West Virginia to Henry L. Christopher and the late Mabel Sue Fitzgerald Christopher. His wife of 33 years, Anastasia Spinelli Christopher, survives. Other survivors include his children: Lee Gordon Christopher of...

Virginia Kay Mauldin

Virginia Kay Mauldin

Sep 20, 2012

Virginia Kay Martin Mauldin Virginia Kay Martin Mauldin, age 68, of Covington, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at her residence. She was born October 2, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio to Leeland Glenroy Martin and Evelyn Virginia Amos Houdashelt. Kay is survived by her mother of Grove City, Ohio; her husband, John Charles Mauldin; daughter, Diane Stephens...

Edward Dixon Moore

Edward Dixon Moore

Sep 18, 2012

Edward Eddie Dixon Moore Edward Eddie Moore, age 86, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2012, at Garbry Ridge in Piqua. Born in April 1926 in Bristol, PA, Eddie was raised in Lynbrook, NY by his doting uncle and aunt, William and Florence Dayton. He graduated early from high school at the age of 17 to enlist in the...

Alan B. Blackburn

Alan B. Blackburn

Sep 17, 2012

Alan B. Blackburn, age 85, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of West Chester, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Chesterwood Village in West Chester. He was born on December 5, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa, to the late William Bruce and Frances Mueller Blackburn Palmer. Alan was a US Navy veteran, a member of the...

Paul H. Bailey

Paul H. Bailey

Sep 16, 2012

Paul H. Bailey Paul H. Bailey, age 89, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of Opp, Alabama, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born on June 24, 1923 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late John W. and Sarah Moore Bailey. His wife, Ines Quillen Bailey preceded him in...

Rev. John D. Yardlay

Rev. John D. Yardlay

Sep 14, 2012

Rev. John D. Yardlay Rev. John D. Yardlay, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Caldwell House, Troy. He was born on October 11, 1927 in Galeton, PA, to the late David and Louise Welch Yardlay. His wife, Jane W. Saulter Yardlay, preceded him in death on July 31, 2006 after 58...

Norma I. Rush

Norma I. Rush

Sep 11, 2012

Norma I. Rush Norma I. Rush, age 92 of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at the Sterling House of Troy after an extended illness. She was born on November 4, 1919 in Troy, to the late Floyd and Nellie Gorman Rush. She is survived by one sister, Mary Byrd Gray of Troy; nephew, John R....

Ruby M. Wesco Wintrow

Ruby M. Wesco Wintrow

Sep 8, 2012

Ruby M. Wesco Wintrow, age 83, of Casstown, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Jolietville, Indiana after a lengthy bout with kidney failure and Diabetes. She was born on February 28, 1929 in Troy, Ohio to the late Ted and Carrie Tower Wesco. She was married to Charles W. Wintrow who preceded her in death on...

Ruth Ann Hill Snider

Ruth Ann Hill Snider

Sep 8, 2012

Ruth Ann Hill Snider Ruth Ann Hill Snider, age 74, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on December 12, 1937 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Joseph Luther Hill and Irene Viola Alexander Hill. She was married to Larry L. Snider who preceded her in death on...

John J. Bowers

John J. Bowers

Sep 2, 2012

John J. Bowers John J. Bowers, age 82, of Troy, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 13, 1930 in Troy, to the late John W. and Opal Shaner Bowers. He graduated from Troy High School in 1948 where he was an outstanding athlete in both baseball and football....

John Levi Roark

John Levi Roark

Aug 27, 2012

John Levi Roark John Levi Roark, age 68, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:50am on Monday, August 27, 2012 at his residence after a brief battle with leukemia. He was born on September 22, 1943 in Muses Mills, Kentucky to the late John Roark and Ada Morrison Stanton. He is survived by his wife, Doris Grigsby Compton; three...