Obituaries

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David C. Walker

David C. Walker

Mar 26, 2011

David C. Walker David C. Walker, age 73, formerly of Troy, Ohio and more recently of Mills River, North Carolina passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on June 9, 1937 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late Charles and Mildred Kassinger Walker. His wife, Marilyn McQueen Walker, survives. He...

Judy A. Weymer

Judy A. Weymer

Mar 26, 2011

Judy A. Weymer, age 65, of Fletcher, Ohio; formerly of Troy, Ohio passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born March 30, 1945 in Troy, Ohio to the late Roger O. Heckman and O. Marie Hesselgesser Heckman. Judy is survived by her son, Ritchie Weymer of Troy; daughters and sons-in-law, Dionna...

Mary E. Gage

Mary E. Gage

Mar 23, 2011

Mary E. Gage Mary E. Gage, age 89, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:10PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on February 24, 1922 in Pitsburg, Ohio to the late Preston and Viola Godown Cross. She married Carl Smith in 1944 and he preceded her in death. She later married...

Noca D. Sanders

Noca D. Sanders

Mar 23, 2011

Noca D. Sanders Noca D. Sanders, age 44, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 1:15PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Cancer Treatment Center of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after struggling with cancer for the past five years. She was born on February 13, 1967 in Montgomery, West Virginia to Lonnie and Virginia Dravenstott Atha of Deepwater, West Virginia....

Sally  Jo Austin

Sally Jo Austin

Mar 20, 2011

Sally Jo Austin Sally Jo Austin, age 51, of Troy, Ohio, died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at her residence. She was born on August 26, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio to Joseph Raymond and Nancy Witters Fish. Sally is survived by her mother, Nancy of Burnside, Kentucky; son, Derrick Austin of Troy; sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Bill Whidden of...

William A. Snyder

William A. Snyder

Mar 18, 2011

William A. "Bill" Snyder Jr. YORKTOWN-William A. "Bill" Snyder Jr., 92 passed away March 18th, 2011 at the Waters of Yorktown in Indiana following a brief illness. Bill was born in Evanston, IL on August 16th, 1918 to his parents, William A. and Marie Katherine LaFever, Snyder. He lived in Dayton, Troy and Tipp City, Ohio most of his...

John Joseph Shanesy

John Joseph Shanesy

Mar 16, 2011

John Joseph "Jack" Shanesy John Joseph "Jack" Shanesy, age 90, of Troy, Ohio went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 2:23AM on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born on June 5, 1920 in Piqua, Ohio to the late John J. and Elvy Sherman Shanesy. His loving wife of 35 years, Carolyn E....

Martha Marie Mcdaniel

Martha Marie Mcdaniel

Mar 16, 2011

Martha Marie Stoltz McDaniel Martha Marie Stoltz McDaniel, 90, of Troy, went home to be with the Lord while surrounded by family members, on March 16, 2011. She was born November 21, 1920 in Elizabeth Township, Ohio to the late Russell and Ella Beals Stoltz. She married Orville J. "Mick" McDaniel, her husband of sixty years, on February 24,...

Evelyn M. Earhart

Evelyn M. Earhart

Mar 16, 2011

Evelyn M. Earhart Evelyn M. Earhart, age 85, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:35AM on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Clare Bridge, Troy. She was born on December 13, 1925 in Versailles, Ohio to the late Herman and Agnes Schilling Althoff. Her husband, Harold L. Pat Earhart, preceded her in death on January 15, 1977. She is survived...

Dorothea Marie Hunt

Dorothea Marie Hunt

Mar 14, 2011

Dorothea Marie Group Hunt Dorothea Marie Group Hunt, 97, died March 14, 2011 at Otterbein Retirement Living Community, Lebanon, Ohio following a brief illness. She was born October 25, 1913 in Clark County, Ohio to Harry A. and Adeline "Nellie" Hunt Group. The family moved to a farm near Casstown, Ohio in 1920. She graduated from Lostcreek High School...

James O. Stafford

James O. Stafford

Mar 13, 2011

James O. "Jim" Stafford James O. "Jim" Stafford, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:11PM on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on November 18, 1926 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Loren and Reva Kiser Stafford. His wife, Mary Michaella "Mickey" Lane Stafford, survives. Other survivors include his daughter...

Robert A. Shiltz

Robert A. Shiltz

Mar 11, 2011

Robert A. "Bob" Shiltz, age 76, of Troy, Ohio passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born December 31, 1934 in Troy, Ohio to the late George P. and Maxine Stone Shiltz. He married Shirley J. Anderson Shiltz, his wife of 56 years of marriage and she survives. He is also...

Jean S. Stump

Jean S. Stump

Mar 9, 2011

Jean S. Stump Jean S. Stump, age 85, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 11:55PM on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at her residence. She was born on January 8, 1926 in Chillicothe, Ohio to the late James T. and Esther Evans Swinning. Her husband of 64 years, Roy E. Stump, survives. She is also survived by her two daughters...

Dorothy V. Schoch

Dorothy V. Schoch

Mar 9, 2011

Dorothy V. Schoch Dorothy V. Schoch, age 88, of Piqua, Ohio passed away at 3:35AM on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on March 8, 1923 in Cicero, Illinois to the late Earl Veague, Sr. and Loretta B. Kenny Veague. Her husband, Howard Girard Schoch, Sr., preceded her in death on...

Clyde J. Shaffer

Clyde J. Shaffer

Feb 25, 2011

Clyde J. Shaffer, age 88, of Piqua, Ohio died Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 30, 1922 in Troy, Ohio to the late William Clyde and Mary Ann Shiltz Shaffer. He married Goldie A. VanKirk Grau on January 29, 1972 in Piqua, Ohio and she survives. He is also survived stepchildren,...

Ronald C Gates

Ronald C Gates

Feb 23, 2011

Ronald C. Gates Ronald C. Gates, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Dayton VA Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on June 2, 1940 in Troy, to the late Robert C. and Anna Bell Kauffman Gates. He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law: Chad and Sonya Phillippi of...

Carol J. Lenehan

Carol J. Lenehan

Feb 23, 2011

Carol J. Freeman Lenehan Carol J. Freeman Lenehan, age 69, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:15PM on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on June 11, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Joseph E. and Christine Ball Hubbard. She was preceded in death by her first husband, L. Nolan Freeman;...

David L. Miller

David L. Miller

Feb 23, 2011

David L. "Dave" Miller David L. "Dave" Miller, age 50, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:41PM on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born on March 20, 1960 in Troy to Jerry R. and D. Jean Snyder Miller both of Troy. In addition to his parents, Dave is survived by his son,...

Lillian Marie Rhoades

Lillian Marie Rhoades

Feb 20, 2011

Lillian Marie Godsey Rhoades Lillian Marie Godsey Rhoades, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 5:54AM on Sunday, February 20, 2011 Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on January 8, 1923 in Clayton, Ohio to the late William L. and Margaret S. Sanders Godsey. She married Roy Rhoades on June 21, 1943 and he preceded her...

Quintella Tillie Deweese Johnston

Quintella Tillie Deweese Johnston

Feb 19, 2011

Quintella Tillie DeWeese Johnston, age 92, died Saturday February 19, 2011 at Springmeade Healthcenter. She was born November 25, 1918 to George W. and Florence Brown DeWeese in Troy, Ohio. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Raymond C. Johnston in 1964, three sisters, Bettie Neikirk, Lois Matthews, Peg Trostle and one brother, George Gus Coleman...