Obituaries

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Austin Christopher Lucas

Austin Christopher Lucas

Mar 2, 2007

Austin Christopher Lucas, age 3 months, of Fletcher, OH died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center Emergency Room, Troy. He was born November 21, 2006 in Troy to Richard Iggy Lucas and Linsey Slone Stoll. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters and grandparents, Loreda and Donald Prichard, JoAnn Lucas; great grandparents Cash Slone...

Sarah B. Miller

Sarah B. Miller

Mar 2, 2007

Sarah B. Miller, age 73, of Troy, OH died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born January 16, 1934 in Perry County, Kentucky to the late Charlie Pitts and Bertie Lee McIntosh Pitts. She is survived by her former husband and best friend Elmer Miller of Troy; daughters Doris Pangburn of Albany, KY,...

David D. Heater

David D. Heater

Mar 2, 2007

David D. Heater, age 81, of Troy died Friday, March 2, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born July 13, 1925 in Troy to the late George Townley Heater and Florence Spraul Heater. He was married to Nora M. Carter who preceded in death in 2001. He is survived by his daughter Gloria Jean Davis of...

Opal C. Sterling

Opal C. Sterling

Mar 1, 2007

Opal C. Sterling, 92, of Troy, OH, died Thursday, March 1, 2007. She was born January 26, 1915 in Newman, IL to the late John and May Hines Chandler. She was married to the late Allen Sterling. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Ronald E. and Judee Spring of Troy, OH; sisters: Vera Leuty of Allerton, IL...

Mary Lou Arthur

Mary Lou Arthur

Mar 1, 2007

Mary Lou Arthur Mary Lou Arthur, 82, of Troy, died Thursday, March 1, 2007. She was born December 17, 1924 in Columbus, OH to the late Harley H. and Grace Mae Miller Helser. She was married to William F. Greulich who preceded her in death in 1974 and later married Bert M. Arthur, Jr. who passed away in 2002....

Opal C. Sterling

Opal C. Sterling

Mar 1, 2007

Opal C. Sterling Opal C. Sterling, 92, of Troy, OH, died Thursday, March 1, 2007. She was born January 26, 1915 in Newman, IL to the late John and May Hines Chandler. She was married to the late Allen Sterling. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Ronald E. and Judee Spring of Troy, OH; sisters: Vera Leuty...

Janice L. Wagner

Janice L. Wagner

Feb 27, 2007

Janice L. Wagner Janice L. Wagner, 69, of Troy, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007. She was born September 6, 1937 in Troy, OH to the late Henry J. and Margaret M. Voisard Pour. She was married to Ronald C. Wagner who passed away in 1995. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Jacqui and Tom Rose of Troy;...

Elizabeth Ann Stiltner Aka: Tara Wright

Elizabeth Ann Stiltner Aka: Tara Wright

Feb 27, 2007

Elizabeth Ann Stiltner aka: Tara Wright Elizabeth Ann Stiltner aka: Tara Wright, age 40, of Dayton, OH, died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton. She was born April 23, 1966 in South Williamson, KY to Larry B. Stiltner of Troy and the late Rosa Brown Stiltner. She was married to James Wright. She is survived by...

Lloyd B. Nichols

Lloyd B. Nichols

Feb 26, 2007

Lloyd B. Nichols, Sr. Lloyd B. Nichols, Sr., 77, of Troy, died Monday, February 26, 2007. He was born October 27, 1929 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Theodore and Bessie Lute Nichols. He is survived by his sons Lloyd B. Nichols, Jr. of Greenville, Ohio, Steve Nichols of Columbus, Ohio and Gregory Nichols and wife Theresa of Troy,...

George W. Bayman

George W. Bayman

Feb 26, 2007

George Bayman George W. Bayman, 84 of Troy, passed away Monday, February 26, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center. George was born March 14, 1922 in Lockington, OH to the late George and Lucille Dorsten Bayman. He married Marcella Earick Bayman in 1946 and enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Marcella survives along with children, Georgia Bayman and fiance David...

George W. Bayman

George W. Bayman

Feb 26, 2007

George Bayman George W. Bayman, 84 of Troy, passed away Monday, February 26, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center. George was born March 14, 1922 in Lockington, OH to the late George and Lucille Dorsten Bayman. He married Marcella Earick Bayman in 1946 and enjoyed 61 years of marriage. Marcella survives along with children, Georgia Bayman and fiance David...

Greta A. Adams

Greta A. Adams

Feb 22, 2007

GRETA A. ADAMS Greta A. Adams, age 76, formerly of Troy, Ohio and more recently of St. Marys, Ohio died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at The Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born September 6, 1930 in Holland to the late Aldert and Greta Rusner Greven. She was married to Melvin Glen Adams who preceded...

Vera W. Richardson

Vera W. Richardson

Feb 21, 2007

Vera W. Richardson Vera W. Richardson of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Triumph Hospital in Lima, Ohio. She was born September 3, 1927 in Jacksonville Twp. of Champaign County, Ohio to the late William Henry and Estella Bower Marshall. She was married to James E. Richardson who preceded her in death in 1976. She is survived...

Jerome Parker

Jerome Parker

Feb 18, 2007

Jerome "Jerry" L. Parker Jerome "Jerry" Parker, 51, of Troy, died Sunday, February 18, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He was born February 27, 1955 in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of the late James L. and Marilyn J. Pegg Parker. He is survived by his former wife and friend, Julia E. Harmon Parker of Troy; son...

Joanne Williams

Joanne Williams

Feb 18, 2007

JoAnne Matthews Williams 1948-2007 JoAnne was born on January 31, 1948 in Troy, Ohio. She passed away peacefully at home on February 18, 2007, after a heroic battle with breast cancer. JoAnne is preceded in death by her parents, John and Lois Matthews, as well as her brother, Michael Matthews. She is survived by a loving husband of 36...

Joseph M. Like

Joseph M. Like

Feb 10, 2007

Joseph M. Like, age 95, of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1912 to the late John and Frances Matthews Like. He was married to Stella Altoff Like and she preceded him in death in 1993. Mr. Like is survived by daughters and...

Freda Mae Ward

Freda Mae Ward

Feb 10, 2007

FREDA MAE HODGES WARD TROY - Freda Mae Hodges Ward, age 86, of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at SpringMeade Health Center after an extended illness. She was born September 13, 1920 to the late Selar and Lila Fisher Hodges. She was married to Lowell C. Ward for 67 years and he survives. She is also survived...

Neva M. Pearson

Neva M. Pearson

Feb 9, 2007

Neva M. Pearson, 90, of South Cherry Street in Troy, passed away on Friday evening, Feb. 9, 2007 at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 1, 1917 at home on the family farm in Butler Twp., Montgomery County, to Martin Wilbur Jackson and Effie Elizabeth Alley Jackson. Neva was married on June 25,...

Zella J. Rogers

Zella J. Rogers

Feb 8, 2007

Zella J. Rogers, age 88, of Arcanum, Ohio died February 8, 2007 at the Versailles Care Center, Versailles, Ohio. She was born of the late Jacob and Irene Weaver Iler in Dayton, Ohio. She was married to Theodore K. Rogers who preceded her in death in 2002. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Larry Foureman...