Obituaries
Helen U. Davidson
Jul 12, 2006
Helen U. Davidson, 94, of Orient, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 in Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born on December 9, 1911 in Tipp City, Ohio to the late Clinton and Bessie Marie Kessler Sherman. She married Gerald A. Davidson and he precedes her in death, 1998. She is survived...
Margaret Lucille Garwood
Jul 9, 2006
Margaret Lucille Zimmerman Garwood, 83, a lifelong resident of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, July 9, 2006 at the Dayton Heart Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on July 22, 1922 in Piqua, Ohio to the late William and Clara Bilhimer Zimmerman. She married Edgar Dwain Garwood whom she married, April 6, 1941 and he precedes her in death...
Michael E. Howard
Jul 2, 2006
Michael E. Howard, age 60, of Troy, Ohio died Sunday, July 2, 2006 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born of Elwood Howard and Effie Miller Howard who reside in Morehead, KY. Mike was the husband of 41 years to Marcella Ferguson Howard. He is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Kristin and Jeff Van Norman...
Lois Jeanette Wright
Jul 1, 2006
Lois "Jeanette" Wright, age 78, of Troy, Ohio. Died Saturday, July 1, 2006 in Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy, Ohio. Survivors include her husband, William Wright of Troy, Ohio; three sons, Jeffrey Deborah Wright of Tipp City, Ohio; Gregory Scott Wright and Christopher Wright both of New Carlisle, Ohio; one brother David Leddy Wray of Tipp City, Ohio; eight Grandchildren...
Helen Louise Berry
Jun 30, 2006
Helen Louise Westfall Berry, 76, of Troy, Ohio died, Friday, June 30, 2006 at the Covington Care Center, Covington, Ohio. She was born on May 28, 1930 in Troy, Ohio to the late Martin and Almeda Williams Westfall. She married Woodrow W. Berry Sr., and he precedes her in death in 1987. She is survived by her six children,...
Emma L. Davis
Jun 26, 2006
Emma L. Davis, 84, of Troy, Ohio died Monday, June 26, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on September 16, 1921 in Owensville, Kentucky to the late Willie and Ynona Sorrell Barber. She married Charles W. Davis, and he died on July 3, 1986. She is survived by her son and fiance, Larry...
James E. Miller
Jun 18, 2006
James E. Miller, 66, of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, June 18, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton after a brief illness. He was born on December 18, 1939 in McDaniels Crossroads, Ohio to the late James H. and Lena I. Lambert Miller. He is survived by his companion, Anne Clark of Troy, OH; brothers and sisters-in-law; Thomas and Carolyn...
Georgia H. Brown
Jun 17, 2006
Georgia H. Brown, 86, of Troy, Ohio died on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at the Dayton Rehabilitation Institute in Dayton, Ohio after four months of illness. She was born on February 16, 1920 in Gallia County, Ohio to the late Carnot A. and Dicie Martt Bevan. She married Robert E. Brown, and he precedes her in death in 1996....
Francis E. Lutz
Jun 13, 2006
Francis E. "Butch" Lutz, 64, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio.<br><br>He was born on January 22, 1942 in Troy, Ohio to the late William E. & Catherine M. Logel Lutz.<br><br>He married Sandra L. Doyle Lutz, and she survives his wife of 40 years. Also surviving are his children, Lori...
L. Mae Sotzing
Jun 13, 2006
L. Mae Sotzing, 93, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She was born on September 1, 1912 in Miami County, Ohio to the late Clarence and Effie Landis Lambert. She married J. Leonard Sotzing, and he precedes her in death, March 15, 1987. She is survived by son...
Melvin D. Hackett
Jun 12, 2006
Melvin D. "Big R" Hackett, 74, of Troy, Ohio died on Monday, June 12, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born on September 26, 1931 in Casstown, Ohio to the late Norris and Ellen Evans Hackett. He married Wanda N. Burnside Hackett and she survives his wife of 54 years. Also surviving are their...
Nancy Ellen Counts
Jun 10, 2006
Nancy Ellen Counts, 69, of Troy, Ohio died on Saturday, June 10, 2006 at her residence. She was born on August 6, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Herbert C. and Ruth Ellen Leis Johnson. She is preceded in death by her husband; George R. "Buddy" Counts on December 15, 1993. She is survived by three daughters and...
Edwin A. Plate
Jun 6, 2006
Edwin A. "Ed" Plate, 44, of Troy, Ohio died suddenly, Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born on May 30, 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Uldis and Laima Nille Plate, and they survive, both of Tipp City, Ohio. He married Natalie A. Rea, his wife of 11 years, and she survives...
Geneva Byrd Esmont
Jun 4, 2006
Geneva Byrd Esmont, 81, of Tipp City, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, June 4, 2006 at the SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City. She was born on July 17, 1924 in Wolf Pit, Kentucky to the late William Robert and Pauline Slone Byrd. She married Bruno Esmont and he precedes her in death, February 3, 1989....
Eleanor J. Depweg
Jun 2, 2006
Eleanor J. Depweg, 80, of Sidney formerly of Troy died Friday June 2, 2006 at Sidney Care Center in Sidney, Ohio. She was born September 10, 1925 in Friendship, Ohio to the late Ellis Fawns and Margaret Minnie Fawns. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Liveta and William Humbert of Vandalia; Son and daughter-in-law Robert and Barbara...
Ruth Bader Berchtold
May 31, 2006
Ruth Bader Berchtold, 95, of Englewood, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio died on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at the Alterra-Sterling House of Englewood, surrounded by family. She was born on May 19, 1911 in Troy, Ohio to the late Jacob and Mary Steinmetz Bader. She married Rudolph Berchtold and he precedes her in death, July 13, 2001. They...
James L. Carey
May 30, 2006
James L. Carey, of Troy, Ohio died on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. Two sisters and brother survive. He is preceded in death by his parents. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during the Vietnam War. He served for 32 years with Hobart Corporation. Funeral services will be held...
Elizabeth Mccoy Flaker
May 27, 2006
Elizabeth McCoy Flaker, 94, formerly of Columbus and Troy, Ohio, passed on peacefully at SpringMeade Nursing Center, Tipp City, Ohio, on May 27, 2006. She was born January 13, 1912, in Jackson, Ohio, to the late Mike and Blanche Claar McCoy. She is survived by a daughter Janet Wise and husband , Chuck, of Troy, Ohio; grandson, Craig Wise...
Ruby R. Wears
May 24, 2006
Ruby R. "Dolly" Wears, age 92, of Troy, Ohio died Wednesday, May 24, 2006 at the Heartland of Piqua. Born of the late, Edgar and Parthena Duff Wheatherholt. She was married to Woodrow W. Wears who preceded her in death August 23, 1982. Two brothers and six sisters also preceed her in death. She is survived by her daughters...
Virginia R. Miller
May 21, 2006
Virginia R. Miller, 84, of Troy, Ohio died on Sunday, May 21, 2006 in her residence after an extended illness. She was born on February 5, 1922 in Scott County, Tennessee to the late William H. and Pearl Adkins Pemberton. She married Charles C. Miller and he precedes her in death in 1989. She is survived by four children,...

