Obituaries

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Ralph F. Patton

Ralph F. Patton

May 8, 2008

Ralph F. Patton Ralph F. Patton, 73, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Thursday morning, May 8, 2008, at his residence. He was born September 29, 1934, in Galax, Virginia, to the late Otto and Rosie Ellen Patton Patton. His wife of 52 years, Barbara Peake Patton, survives. He is also survived by two daughters: Suzanne Caroots and Debbie Patton...

Cindy Jo Clark

Cindy Jo Clark

May 6, 2008

Cindy Jo Clark Cindy Jo Clark, age 51 of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 7:27AM on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. She was born May 16, 1956, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Kenneth M. and Shirley C. Walters Dalton of Bonita Springs, FL. In addition to her parents, Cindy is survived by two sons and...

Leo P. Bowen

Leo P. Bowen

May 4, 2008

Leo P. Bowen Leo P. Bowen, age 67, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:00AM on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born September 10, 1940 in Pt. Pleasant, W. Virginia, to the late Coy Kenneth Bowen and Geraldine "Jeri" Pantz Bowen, who survives. In addition to his mother, Jeri, of Troy, Leo is survived by...

Stella Lucille Grim

Stella Lucille Grim

May 2, 2008

Stella Lucille Grim Stella Lucille Grim, age 93, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 8:23PM on Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Covington Care Center, Covington, Ohio. She was born May 27, 1914, in Loveland, Colorado, to the late Glenn R. and Mollie Stroh Leckey. She married Kenneth H. "Whitey" Grim who preceded her in death in 1995. Mrs....

Jane L. Haines

Jane L. Haines

Apr 30, 2008

Jane L. Haines Jane L. Haines, age 75, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:05PM on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on November 11, 1932, to the late Russell and Margaret Fulkerson Drake. She is survived by one son, Stephen Haines and fiancé Anne McCoy of Troy; three daughters: Susan Williamson,...

Faye L. Saum

Faye L. Saum

Apr 28, 2008

Faye L. Saum Faye L. Saum, age 83, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 12:58AM Monday, April 28, 2008, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born on August 18, 1924, in Troy, to the late John Floyd and Goldie Fleck Avey. She was married to Fred Saum who preceded her in death in 1995. Mrs. Saum is...

Raymond A. Keim

Raymond A. Keim

Apr 26, 2008

Raymond Andrew Keim, age 89, of Casstown, OH died Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, OH. He was born August 10, 1918 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Andrew F. Keim and Margaretta E. Gross Keim. He married June Z. Aughbaugh Keim on May 14, 1949, his wife of 58 years who survives. He is also...

Viola Cremeans

Viola Cremeans

Apr 25, 2008

Viola "Nanny" Cremeans, age 84, of Troy, OH died Friday, April 25, 2008 at 11:02AM at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born January 10, 1924 in Greenup, Kentucky to the late Richard Q. Holbrook and Nancy Bentley Holbrook. She was married to Elmer Cremeans who preceded her in death along with daughters, Betty Evans and Sharon...

Steven Ernest Williams

Steven Ernest Williams

Apr 25, 2008

Steven Ernest Williams passed peacefully into the next life April 25, 2008 after a year long battle against cancer. He was born in Piqua, Ohio on April 16, 1947 to Ernest and Laura Williams, who preceded him in death. He married his wife Michelle on June 5, 1982, and she will always hold him in her heart. He will...

Diana P. Hines

Diana P. Hines

Apr 23, 2008

Diana P. Hines Diana P. Hines, age 61, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Tipp City and West Milton, Ohio, passed away at 3:58AM on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at her residence. She was born July 4, 1946 in Portland, Indiana, to the late Gail E. and Geraldine M. LeMaster Stoner. She was married to Paul R. "Rick" Hines who...

Caroline Joy Thomas

Caroline Joy Thomas

Apr 22, 2008

Caroline Joy Thomas Caroline Joy Thomas, 76, of Troy, passed away at home surrounded by family on April 22, 2008. She was born December 17, 1931 in Pollock, SD to the late Rev. H.H. and Vera Osborne Turner. She is survived by her husband, John O. Thomas; three daughters, Teresa Reed of Tipp City, Pennie Tom Barlow of Conway,...

Richard 'Dick' Swob

Richard 'Dick' Swob

Apr 22, 2008

Richard "Dick" Swob Richard "Dick" Swob, age 79, of Carmel, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Carmel. He was born April 21, 1929, in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Raymond and Rose Cron Swob. His first wife, Rita Roof Swob preceded him in death in 1978. He married Charlene Rebich Swob in 1983 and she survives....

Sharon A. Kruse

Sharon A. Kruse

Apr 21, 2008

Sharon A. Kruse Sharon A. Kruse, 61, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 1:07AM on Monday, April 21, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Sidney, Ohio. She was born on November 24, 1946, in Piqua, Ohio, to Theodore "Ted" and Juanita Greenbaum Overcash. She is survived by her mother, Juanita; daughter and son-in-law, Amy M. and Nicholas Ahrens of...

Donald Douglas Walker

Donald Douglas Walker

Apr 20, 2008

Donald Douglas Walker Donald Douglas Walker, age 80, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 2:59AM on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on May 26, 1927 in New Madison, Ohio, to the late George S. and Ethel Marie Walker. His wife, Edna Maxine Walker, preceded him in death on Tuesday, April...

Mary K. Dickinson

Mary K. Dickinson

Apr 20, 2008

Mary K. Dickinson Mary K. Dickinson, 93, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 3:05AM on Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Springmeade Retirement Community, Tipp City, Ohio. She was born on September 11, 1914 in Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, to the late Newton O. and Carrie Stambach Border. Her husband, William Dickenson, preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death...

Peggy Myers

Peggy Myers

Apr 18, 2008

Peggy Myers Peggy Myers, age 90, of Troy, Ohio died Fri. April 18, 2008 at Koester Pavilion – Troy, OH. She was born Sept. 8, 1917 in Union City, IN to the late Omer and Nellie Kaucher Donovan. She was preceded in death by her husband George Myers in 1995, 2 brothers and 4 sisters. She is survived by...

Jo A. Reed

Jo A. Reed

Apr 18, 2008

Jo A. Reed Jo A. Reed, 53, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2008, at her residence. She was born March 9, 1955, in Mamou, Louisiana to the late Dillard and Mayola Fontenot Shuff. Her husband of 36 years, Richard L. Reed, survives. Jo is also survived by her son, Tommy Reed of Troy; daughter, Maggie...

Pauline J. Spinks

Pauline J. Spinks

Apr 15, 2008

Pauline J. Spinks Pauline J. Spinks, 86, of Troy, Ohio, died at 5:43PM on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. She was born May 3, 1921, in Troy, Ohio, to the late Harry and Hazel Beavers Winters. Her husband of 54 years, James L. Spinks, preceded her in death on April 12, 1996. Mrs. Spinks is...

Edna Maxine Walker

Edna Maxine Walker

Apr 15, 2008

Edna Maxine Walker Edna Maxine Walker, age 70, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 10:30AM on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at her residence. She was born on May 16, 1937 in Cookeville, Tennessee, to the late Elbert and Hattie Jackson Walker. She married Donald D. Walker on November 17, 1956. In addition to her husband, Donald, Mrs. Walker is...

Joseph Leo Johnson

Joseph Leo Johnson

Apr 14, 2008

Joseph Leo Johnson Joseph Leo Johnson of Troy, Ohio died Monday, April 14, 2008 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was 102. Born February 1, 1906, Mr. Johnson was the son of the late Ellis and Bertha Driver Johnson. His wife Bobbie Faulkner died in May, 2002. He was also preceded in death by his brother and...