Obituaries

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James Richard Leveck

James Richard Leveck

Oct 13, 2009

James Richard LeVeck James Richard LeVeck, age 80, of Troy, Ohio went home to be with the Lord at 8:30PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at his residence. He was born on September 5, 1929 in Sidney, Ohio, to the late Joseph Leroy and Myrtle Iva Snurr LeVeck. He was married to Doris Jean Cyphers LeVeck who preceded him...

Dixie  May Francis

Dixie May Francis

Oct 12, 2009

Dixie May Francis Dixie May Francis, age 67, of Troy, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at 12:20PM on Monday, October 12, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton after an illness of 22 months. She was born on May 14, 1942 in Arcanum, Ohio to the late Earl and Velma Slade Cheadle. Her husband of 47 years and...

Llora  F.  Mader

Llora F. Mader

Oct 11, 2009

Llora F. Mader Llora F. Mader, age 98, formerly of Troy, Ohio, more recently of Greenville, Ohio, passed away at 6:18PM on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Rest Haven Nursing Home, Greenville, Ohio. She was born on December 9, 1910 in Covington, Ohio to the late Wesley S. and Lavina Hile Routson. Her husband, Walter H. Mader, preceded her...

Thelma I. Walters

Thelma I. Walters

Oct 8, 2009

Thelma I. Walters, age 96, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 5:35 AM on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Koester Pavilion in Troy. She was born on September 16, 1913, in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Frank and Cora Bausman Brinkman. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Ray L. Walters, who passed away on March 31,...

Harriet E. Urick

Harriet E. Urick

Oct 7, 2009

Harriet E. Urick, age 93, passed away on October 7, 2009, at Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born to the late Harley and Mary McNeal Urick on August 17, 1916. Harriet grew up in Elizabeth Township and lived most of her life there until she moved to Troy following her father's death. She was a graduate of...

Linda L. Rowe

Linda L. Rowe

Oct 6, 2009

Linda Lee Rowe, age 63, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away at 1:05PM on Monday, October 5, 2009, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born on October 17, 1945 in Lima, Ohio to the late Clyde D. and Faye Casey Pugh.

Survivors include her husband, Charles B. Rowe of Tipp City; three daughters and...

Helen L.  Bomhard

Helen L. Bomhard

Oct 2, 2009

Helen L. Bomhard Helen L. Bomhard, age 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 4:45AM on Friday, October 2, 2009 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on July 26, 1925 in Russia, Ohio to the late Cyril N. and Marie Monnier Francis. She married Neil M. Bomhard in 1951 and he survives. Other survivors include sons:...

Fannie I. Trimble

Fannie I. Trimble

Oct 2, 2009

Fannie I. Trimble, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on October 2, 2009, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born on January 5, 1922, in Bond, Kentucky to the late Lawrence and Sarah Turner Cornett. Her husband, Elmo F. Trimble preceded her in death in 1981. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law: Donna...

Evelyn F.  Speakman

Evelyn F. Speakman

Sep 30, 2009

Evelyn F. Speakman Evelyn F. Speakman, age 87, passed away at 1:56PM on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on February 28, 1922 in Potsdam, Ohio, to the late Ralph and Mabel Cassel Cooper. Evelyn married Kenneth D. Speakman on December 21, 1940, and he preceded her in death on May 22,...

Patricia  A.  Dehaven

Patricia A. Dehaven

Sep 23, 2009

Patricia A. DeHaven Patricia A. DeHaven, age 69, of Troy, Ohio died at 9:55PM on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on June 15, 1940 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to Christopher and Bernell McQuown Jackson. She married Clifford E. DeHaven in 1962 and he survives. Other survivors include her mother, Bernell Jackson...

Betty D. Fell Davisson

Betty D. Fell Davisson

Sep 19, 2009

Betty D. Fell Davisson, age 98, formerly of London, Washington Court House, and Mechanicsburg, Ohio and more recently of Spencerville, Ohio died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Roselawn Manor, Spencerville, Ohio. She was born November 10, 1910 in Kester, West Virginia, the daughter of the late James William and Myrtle E. Hughes Damewood. In addition to her parents,...

Patricia Ann  Freeman

Patricia Ann Freeman

Sep 18, 2009

Patricia Ann Pat Freeman, age 68, of Troy, Ohio died Friday, September 18, 2009 at Vitas Hospice, Dayton, Ohio after a short illness. She was born February 17, 1941 in Royalton, Kentucky the daughter of the late Harry James and June Wireman Watson. In addition to her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her husband, James Lee Jim...

Gary  W.  Jones

Gary W. Jones

Sep 16, 2009

Gary W. Jones Gary W. Jones, age 55, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 1:54AM on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at his residence. He was born on November 10, 1953 in Sidney, Ohio, to T. Charlene Hickman Jones of Sidney and the late Donald Jones. His wife, Joyce "Susie" Napier Jones, survives. Other survivors include: one daughter, Jennifer Jones...

Nancy Lee Wherry

Nancy Lee Wherry

Sep 15, 2009

Nancy Lee Wherry Nancy Lee Wherry, 80, of Troy, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 2:25AM at Hospice of Dayton. She was born August 24, 1929 to George G. Jerry and Mary F. Gasiday in Convoy, Ohio. Nancy claimed to have caused the Wall Street crash! Nancy is survived by her husband of 58 years, Harold...

Phyllis Curtis

Phyllis Curtis

Sep 14, 2009

Phyllis Curtis Phyllis Curtis, age 87, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 11:25PM on Monday, September 14, 2009 at her residence. She was born on November 4, 1921 in Piqua, Ohio to the late Raymond and Agnes Freihofer Lawrence. She married Marvin E. Curtis on August 22, 1953 in Piqua, Ohio, and he survives. Other survivors include one daughter...

Alice  G.  Hopkins

Alice G. Hopkins

Sep 13, 2009

Alice G. Hopkins Alice G. Hopkins, age 77, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:15PM on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on January 31, 1932 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Dale A. and Alice L. Rietdyk Gift. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law: Jennifer E. Jack Romick...

Melissa Ann Moore

Melissa Ann Moore

Sep 12, 2009

Melissa Ann Moore Melissa Ann Moore, age 27, of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. She was born on November 21, 1981 in Troy. She is survived by her parents, John J. and Betty Ann Denlinger Watren of Troy; son, Dylan Justice Moore; sister, Tammy Marie Ruiz of Vanceburg, Kentucky with niece and nephew, Haley...

Doris  G.  Schaffner

Doris G. Schaffner

Sep 7, 2009

Doris G. Schaffner Doris G. Schaffner, age 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 6:03AM on Monday, September 7, 2009 at Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born on February 7, 1921 in Shadyside, Ohio to the late Edwin and Doris Gowdy Gillespie. She married Paul S. Schaffner in 1938 and he preceded her in death in 2006. Survivors include:...

Josephine Lenora  Wells

Josephine Lenora Wells

Sep 6, 2009

Josephine Lenora Gaston Wells Josephine Lenora Gaston Wells, age 64, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away of Alzheimer's Disease on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at SpringMeade Nursing Home. She was born on September 19, 1944 in Distant, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Helen Gaston and the late Paul Gaston. Josie retired from the nursing field after 40 years of service,...

Colton Xavier  Macy Feaselman

Colton Xavier Macy Feaselman

Sep 1, 2009

Colton Xavier Macy Feaselman Colton Xavier Macy Feaselman passed away at 12:09PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born at 10:42AM on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 to Carl T. Feaselman of Troy and Georgia C. Macy of Troy. Colton is survived by one brother, Michael Feaselman; one sister, Jasmine Feaselman; paternal...