Obituaries

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Lavern C. Gaier

Lavern C. Gaier

Feb 7, 2007

PIQUA - Lavern C. "Vern" Gaier, 63, of Piqua, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Gaier was born May 17, 1943 to the late Jacob and Leona Puttof Gaier. Mr. Gaier is survived by his son, Rob V. Gaier of Piqua, Ohio; daughter and son-in-law, Lorrie and Damon Bennett of Lancaster, Ohio; sister Georjean Coverstone of...

Glenn Abdon

Glenn Abdon

Feb 7, 2007

Glenn Abdon, 86, of Troy, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at the Veteran's Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Billie Jean Abdon; three sons and daughters-in-law, Billie W. and Karol Abdon of Otway, Ohio, Rodger G. and Carolyn Abdon of El Paso, Texas and Charles C. and Yvonne Abdon of Nashville, TN; a daughter and...

Larry E. Stull

Larry E. Stull

Feb 6, 2007

Larry E. Stull, 59, of Troy, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at Hospice of Dayton, following a long battle with cancer. Mr. Stull was born October 29, 1947 to the late William T. Stull and Bertha Wintrow Stull. Mr. Stull is survived by his wife of 39 years, Priscilla Ladd Stull; daughter and son-in-law, Tracie L. and Charles Ward...

Terry Lee Manning

Terry Lee Manning

Feb 3, 2007

TERRY LEE MANNING Terry Lee Manning, age 36, of Troy, OH died February 3, 2007 at his residence. He was born June 15, 1970 in Troy, OH the son of Lawrence Eugene Manning and Patricia Ann Lacey Manning. He is survived by his mother, Patricia Ann Lacey Manning of Troy, OH, son, Caleb Manning of Union, OH, sister, Peggy...

Hazel S. Knight

Hazel S. Knight

Feb 1, 2007

TROY - Hazel S. Knight, of Troy, died Thursday, February 1, 2007, at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. She was born February 12, 1926, in Cooperative, Kentucky to the late William and Ellen Kidd Slaven. She is survived by her daughter, Wilma McKinley of Troy; son, Jerry Melanie Knight of Lebanon; son, Terry Joyce Knight of Casstown; son, Robert Knight...

Carol Jean Mumford

Carol Jean Mumford

Jan 29, 2007

CAROL JEAN MARKER MUMFORD Carol Jean Marker Mumford was born in Elizabeth Twp., of a pioneer family. Her parents were Russel and Avanella Staley Marker. She married Dewey P. Mumford who died in 2003. Carol is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Joe Duer, two granddaughters and their husbands, Sabra and Jeremy Tomb and Carmony and Dennis...

Wilma Sue Willoughby

Wilma Sue Willoughby

Jan 25, 2007

Wilma Sue Willoughby 59, of Troy, OH died Thurs., Jan 25, 2007 at her residence after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug. 2, 1947 in Troy, OH to the late Smith and Eva Mae Sharits Reed. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Barry William Willoughby; a daughter and son-in-law: Penny and Bill Johnson...

Bruce L. Rice

Bruce L. Rice

Jan 22, 2007

BRUCE L. RICE TROY - Bruce L. Rice, age 56, of Troy, Ohio died Monday, January 22, 2007 at his residence, following an extended illness. He was born June 16, 1950 in Troy, Ohio to the late Ernest and Eileen Davis Rice. Mr. Rice was a 1969 graduate of Troy High School where he participated in football and was...

Glendora Bristley

Glendora Bristley

Jan 18, 2007

Glendora Robbins Bristley, age 90, of Troy, Ohio died Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy. She was born February 9, 1916 in Darke County, Ohio to the late Gerald B. and Donna M. Netzley Robbins. She attended elementary school in Bradford, Ohio and also Franklin-Monroe School, Pitsburg, Ohio where she graduated in 1934. She loved...

Paul E. Williams

Paul E. Williams

Jan 16, 2007

Paul E. Williams, of Troy, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 22, 1916 to the late Samuel A. and Gertie Collins Williams. Mr. Williams is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Susan Jo and David Ehlert of Buchannan, Michigan; granddaughter, Jennifer Boyer; adopted grandsons, Jason...

Bernice Sue Ridenour

Bernice Sue Ridenour

Jan 12, 2007

Bernice Sue Ridenour, of Troy, died suddenly at Miami Valley Hospital on Friday, January 12, 2007. She was born in Richmond, Indiana on August 11, 1947 to the late Wilson A. Bernheisel and Regina P. Damrell Boyle. Bernice is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Kelly and Tannia Hartman of Pleasant Hill, OH; two sisters, Velma Phil Walters of...

Richard E. Bubeck

Richard E. Bubeck

Jan 11, 2007

Richard E. Bubeck, 58, of 628 South Sunset Dr. Piqua was suddenly taken from his friends and loved ones on Thursday, January 11, 2007. He was born in Piqua on January 15, 1948 to the late Lowell E. and Lillian Glass Bubeck. He married Connie M. Entingh on June 22, 1974 in Piqua and she survives. Other survivors include...

James D. Sailor

James D. Sailor

Jan 8, 2007

JAMES D. SAILOR SPRINGFIELD - James D. Sailor, 90, passed away on January 8, 2007, at the Ohio Masonic Home in Springfield, where he had been a resident for the past ten years. Prior to that he had resided in Sidney, Piqua, and Troy. Jim was born to George R. and Florence P. Gross Sailor on August 31, 1916,...

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...