Obituaries

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Raymond C. Matthews

Raymond C. Matthews

Jan 7, 2007

Raymond Clay Matthews, 91, of Troy, passed away Sunday, January 07, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He was born August 4, 1915 in Ritner, Kentucky. to the late John and Minnie Worley Matthews. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Fannie Hickman Matthews; son Kelly and Gail Matthews of Gambrills, Maryland; 2 daughters Doris...

Catherine L. Clark

Catherine L. Clark

Jan 2, 2007

Catherine L. Clark, age 85, formerly of Troy and Pleasant Hill died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Clovernook Healthcare Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH. She was born of the late Arthur and Mary Kroger Hansford. She was married to the late Russell F. Clark. Survivors include sisters, Marilyn "June" Somers, Barbara McCarthy, brother, Arthur "Wayne" Phyllis Hansford, several nieces and nephews....

Lana L. Bodiker

Lana L. Bodiker

Dec 30, 2006

Lana L. Bodiker, age 59, of Troy, died Saturday, December 30, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born January 14, 1947 to Lowell Hittle and Treva Trittschuh Heft. She is survived by her mother and her daughter Ann, sister Pamela and brother Jonathan. Lana was preceded in death by her father, her stepfather, John Heft, and former husband...

Larry E. Welker

Larry E. Welker

Dec 29, 2006

Larry E. Welker, age 60, of Troy, Ohio died Friday, December 29, 2006 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born of the late Burness V. and Goldie Hayes Welker. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis J. Linquist Welker, sons and daughters-in-law, Brad and Kelly Welker and Ty and Amy Welker, mother-in-law, Betty Linquist, brothers and sisters-in-law,...

Luetta B. Gritzmaker

Luetta B. Gritzmaker

Dec 29, 2006

Luetta B. Gritzmaker, age 94 of Troy died Friday, December 29, 2006 at Heartland of Piqua. She was born of the late George May and Sophia Langebrake May. She was married to the late Carl P. Gritzmaker. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Barbara Ann Gritzmaker and sisters, Helen Gritzmaker and Esther May. She is survived...

Jean L. Beebower

Jean L. Beebower

Dec 28, 2006

Imogene "Jean" L. Beebower, 76, of Troy, Ohio and formerly of Tipp City, Ohio died on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio. She was born on January 31, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Russell C. E. and LaVera Armstrong Smith. She married Clarence A. Beebower, and he precedes her in death. She is...

Joseph William Wilson

Joseph William Wilson

Dec 26, 2006

Joseph "Joe Bill" William Wilson, 61, of Fletcher, Ohio died on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, ER, Troy, Ohio. He was born on March 1, 1945 in North Hollywood, California to the late William and Betty Jane Furrow Wilson. He is survived by his former wife, Linda Jess-Wilson of Fletcher, OH; son, Rick Wilson...

Peggy J. Stager

Peggy J. Stager

Dec 23, 2006

Peggy J. Stager, age 72, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006. She was born of the late Aaron Crocker and Myrtle McKeown Crocker. She is married to Norbert Stager, Sr. her husband of 53 years. She is survived by her husband, her sons and daughter-in-law, Norbert and Sharon Stager, Jr. and Rick Stager, brother, O'Niel Crocker, sixteen...

Dorothy May Henry

Dorothy May Henry

Dec 23, 2006

Dorothy May Henry, age 96, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, Dec.23, 2006. Born of th late Charles H. Schroeder and Martha Spencer Schroeder. She was married to Kermit Henry who preceded her in death in 1972. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jon C. and Donna Henry, grandchildren, Douglas Jodi Henry and Thomas Renee Henry, two great-grandchildren,...

Barbara J. Hufford

Barbara J. Hufford

Dec 21, 2006

Barbara J. Hufford, age 83, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, December 21, 2006 at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert S. and Bessie Swank Hufford, three brothers and five sisters. She is survived by brothers, John and George Hufford, sisters, Peggy Hancock and Carolyn Pointer, and many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews. She...

Sondra E. Iiames

Sondra E. Iiames

Dec 19, 2006

Sondra E. Iiames, age 59, of Casstown, Ohio died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Born of the late Marcellus and Ruth Smith Glass. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Michael, sons, Mark and Seth, sisters and brothers-in-law, Karen Geuy, Jane and Doug Schweitzer, brothers and sisters-in-law, Tom and Glenda Glass and...

Helen R. Updike

Helen R. Updike

Dec 18, 2006

Helen R. Updike, age 96, of Troy, Ohio died Monday, December 18, 2006 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. She was born of the late Floyd Rush and Nellie Gorman Rush. She married Robert Updike who preceded her in death in 1961. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John R. and Marilyn Updike, sisters, Mary Gray and Norma...

Bernice Snyder Burnside

Bernice Snyder Burnside

Dec 16, 2006

Bernice Snyder Burnside, age 94, of Troy, Ohio died Saturday, December 16, 2006. She was born of the late Sabin Snyder and Urdie Drake Snyder. She was married to Joseph Burnside who preceded her in death on January 6, 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Phyllis Meek, two grandchildren, Cindy and Scott Marr. She was preceded in death...

Juanita Francis Russell

Juanita Francis Russell

Dec 15, 2006

Juanita "Nita" Francis Russell, age 82, of Troy, Ohio died Friday, December 15, 2006 at her residence. She was born of the late Seymore T. Bradley and Nellie S. Shepherd Bradley. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, James R. Russell; daughters and sons-in-law, Karen and Jim Bowling and Pam and Joe Klatte; stepdaughters and son-in-law, Donna...

Thomas W. Wilgus

Thomas W. Wilgus

Dec 13, 2006

Thomas W. Wilgus, 74, of Cabot, Arkansas died on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at the Arkansas Hospice, Ft. Roots, N. Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on July 31, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Elwood and Lucille Taylor Wilgus. He married Sybil M. Brumlow Wilgus, and she survives, his wife of 24 years, they married July 16,...

Louise Marie Jackson

Louise Marie Jackson

Dec 12, 2006

Louise Marie Jackson, 92, passed away very peacefully on Dec.12, 2006 at SpringMeade HealthCenter in Tipp City, Ohio. She was a resident of Troy, Ohio for more than 50 years. She was born Louise Marie Nuessgen on Sept. 21, 1914 in Rockdale, Texas. Her parents, Henry Otto and Marie Frederick Nuessgen, had emigrated in 1906 from Bremen, Germany to...

Mary Beth Schumm

Mary Beth Schumm

Dec 8, 2006

Mary Beth Wagler Schumm, age 52, formerly of Archbold, Ohio and Lena, Ohio and more recently of Troy, Ohio died on Friday, December 8, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born of Earles and Myrtie Lugbill Wagler. She is survived by her mother of Pettisville, Ohio, husband, Philip John Schumm of Lena, Ohio; Former Husband, Rick Allbee; daughter,...

James G. Bergman

James G. Bergman

Dec 7, 2006

James G. Bergman, Sr., age 68 of Piqua, Ohio died Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born of the late, Albert C. and Margaret Rose Schub Bergman. He was married to Helen E. Huff on December 22, 1956 and she preceded him in death on March 8 of this year. He is survived...

Beatrice H. Scalf

Beatrice H. Scalf

Dec 4, 2006

Beatrice H. "Bea" Lewis Scalf, age 87, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2006 at Livingston Care Center, Dayton, Ohio. Bea was born on October 28, 1919 in Eastern Kentucky, to Joseph and Nannie Lewis. She came to Dayton in 1954. Bea loved playing bingo, doing arts and crafts, singing hymns and attending church services. She was preceded in...

Catherine Eva Arnold

Catherine Eva Arnold

Dec 3, 2006

Catherine Eva Arnold, age 94, died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born February 10, 1912 at home in Casstown, Ohio to Lucy Burton and Ralph E. Woodrow. She was married to Norman C. Arnold on June 21, 1934 in Pitsburg, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and...