Obituaries

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Talton M. Smith

Talton M. Smith

Dec 26, 2012

Talton M. Smith Talton M. Smith, age 88, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away at 12:50PM on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at his residence after an extended illness. He was born on February 12, 1924 in Delphia, Kentucky, to the late Lemual Paris and Laura Miniard Smith. His wife of 65 years and eight months, Louise D. Smith Smith,...

Shirley Ann Steward

Shirley Ann Steward

Dec 25, 2012

Shirley Ann Steward Shirley Ann Steward, age 69, of West Milton, Ohio, passed away at 12:56AM on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born on April 8, 1943 in West Union, Ohio, to Goldie Steward Tomlin of West Union and the late Ralph Tomlin. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and Mike...

Helen May Blair

Helen May Blair

Dec 23, 2012

Helen May Blair Helen May Blair, age 87, of Tipp City, Ohio, formerly of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday morning, December 23, 2012. She was born on May 15, 1925 in Menominee, Michigan, to the late Jay and Stella Franzini Van Wirt. She was married to Ross I. Blair who preceded her in death in 1977. She is...

Carol R. Millhouse

Carol R. Millhouse

Dec 20, 2012

Carol R. Millhouse Carol R. Millhouse, age 78, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:05PM on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at the Caldwell House, Troy. She was born on January 17, 1934 in Greenville, Ohio, to the late Leslie C. and Gladys L. Brown Rike. She married Ronald Millhouse on August 24, 1956 and he preceded her in death...

Dorothy M. Lewis

Dorothy M. Lewis

Dec 20, 2012

Dorothy M. Lewis Dorothy M. Lewis, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:14AM on Thursday, December 20, 2012 at her residence. She was born on October 4, 1924 in Tipp City, Ohio, to the late Chance and Bertha Cozatt Hines. She married Earl Lewis in 1945 and he preceded her in death in 1996. She is survived...

Cleonne Rose Jackson

Cleonne Rose Jackson

Dec 18, 2012

Cleonne Rose Suman Jackson Cleonne Rose Suman Jackson, age 90, formerly of Troy, Ohio and more recently of Woburn, Massachusetts died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at her residence in Massachusetts. Cleonne was born April 9, 1922 in Quincy, Illinois to the late Harold C. and Esther Marie Peterson Suman. She was married to Allin Mosher Jackson who preceded her...

Robert A.  Gentle

Robert A. Gentle

Dec 16, 2012

Robert A. Gentle Robert A. Gentle, age 90, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Sunday evening, December 16, 2012, at his residence. He was born on July 6, 1922 in Farmington, Illinois, to the late Harry and Clara Archdale Gentle. He was married to Jeanne Sparks Gentle in 1952 and she preceded him in death in 1987. He is...

Sam J. Curcio

Sam J. Curcio

Dec 9, 2012

Sam J. Curcio, age 93, of Kettering, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at the Sterling House of Troy, Troy, Ohio. He was born on November 22, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Dominic and Lucia DeSando Curcio. His wife, Suzanne Netzley Curcio, preceded him in death in 2010. He is survived by his son and...

Lester Eugene Deweese

Lester Eugene Deweese

Dec 5, 2012

Lester Eugene DeWeese Lester Eugene DeWeese, age 91, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:10AM on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on May 30, 1921 in Troy, to the late Marvin and Lelia Morris DeWeese. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Donnal Taynor of Troy; nieces and...

Mary Elizabeth Berchtold

Mary Elizabeth Berchtold

Nov 30, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Berchtold Mary Elizabeth Berchtold, age 97, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of Fullerton, California, passed away at 6:20AM on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Adam's Family Home, Yorba Linda, California. She was born on March 18, 1915 in Troy, Ohio, to the late Elmer V. and Lena Evans Weihrauch. Her husband, Bernard W. Berchtold, preceded her...

Reldon L. Long

Reldon L. Long

Nov 29, 2012

Reldon Doc L. Long Reldon Doc L. Long, age 77, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. A son of the late Charles and Elta May Francis Long, Reldon was born on October 13, 1935 in Troy. Reldon, who was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from the U.S. Postal...

Violet Maxine Vorpe

Violet Maxine Vorpe

Nov 27, 2012

Violet Maxine Vorpe Violet Maxine Vorpe, 79, of Troy, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 27, 2012. She was born on November 30, 1932 in Morehead, Kentucky, to the late Trubie and Melva Skaggs Jones. She leaves behind her loving husband, George Vorpe, Jr.; devoted daughter, Kim Conley and beloved grandson, Garrett;...

Patricia Ann Miller

Patricia Ann Miller

Nov 27, 2012

Patricia Ann Miller Patricia Ann Miller, age 72, of Casstown, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at SpringMeade HealthCenter, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on May 10, 1940 in Marion, Ohio, to the late Kenneth Money and Mary Alice Hoover Welsh. She was married to James Kendall "Ken" Miller for 46 years before he preceded her...

Carol M. Jameson

Carol M. Jameson

Nov 24, 2012

Carol M. Jameson Carol M. Jameson, age 82, of Troy, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on November 8, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Herb Heinen and Gladys Raasch Heinen Schultz. Her husband of 61 years of marriage, Robert W. Jameson, survives. Also surviving are...

Roberta Mcclintock Wallace

Roberta Mcclintock Wallace

Nov 18, 2012

Roberta McClintock Wallace, age 91, of Troy, Ohio passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2012 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on October 30, 1921 in Muncie, Indiana to the late Wister and Esther Alexander McClintock. She was married to Harold L. Wallace who preceded her in death in 1983. Roberta is survived by her daughters...

Michael Jay Miller

Michael Jay Miller

Nov 17, 2012

Michael Jay Miller, Sr. Michael Jay Miller, Sr., of Troy, Ohio, died at 8:12PM on Saturday, November 17, 2012 as a result of an automobile accident in Miami County, Ohio. He was born on June 1, 1977 in Piqua, Ohio, to Garry Miller of Piqua, and Doreen K. Sweitzer Snell of Troy. In addition to his parents, Michael is...

James Leroy Arnett

James Leroy Arnett

Nov 15, 2012

James Leroy "Fireball" Arnett James Leroy "Fireball" Arnett, age 75, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 4:50AM on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. He was born on July 7, 1937 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Roy and Freda Ellen Miller Arnett. He married Betty Jean Ray Arnett on December 16, 1967 in Covington,...

Terry L. Coons

Terry L. Coons

Nov 12, 2012

Terry L. Coons Terry L. Coons, age 68, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:20AM on Monday, November 12, 2012 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. He was born on October 17, 1944 in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Clarence A. and Leitha C. Meeker Coons. In addition to his parents, Terry was preceded in death by his wife, Doris A....

Leonard A. Bair

Leonard A. Bair

Nov 10, 2012

Leonard A. Bair Leonard A. Bair, age 85, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 2:30PM on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on July 14, 1927 in Troy, to the late Gideon J. and Mae Ely Bair. He married Wanda M. Plessinger Bair in 1948, they shared almost 64 years of...

Lynn Mae Brown

Lynn Mae Brown

Nov 10, 2012

Lynn Mae Brown Lynn Mae Brown, age 66, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 7:40PM on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Covington Care Center, Covington, Ohio. She was born on April 1, 1946. Her parents were the late Roy and Marjorie Wedding Clark. She is survived by her five cousins: John Clark of Springfield, Ohio, Sally Clark Ward...