Obituaries

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Raymond H. Emswiler

Raymond H. Emswiler

Jan 30, 2004

Raymond H. Emswiler, 76, of Anderson, Indiana passed out of this life on Friday, January 30, 2004 at his residence. He was born on August 15, 1927 to the late Edgar & Clara McMillen Emswiler in Tipp City, Ohio. He is survived by 2 brothers, Elwood Emswiler of Tipp City, Ohio and William L. Emswiler of Edgewater, Fla. Also...

Mary Elizabeth Baldwin

Mary Elizabeth Baldwin

Jan 27, 2004

Mary Elizabeth ''Mickey'' Baldwin, 95, of Casstown, Ohio passed out of this life on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at the Upper Valley Medical Center, in Troy, Ohio. She died at 7:25PM, unexpectedly. She was born on July 24, 1908 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Otto and Eva Weisman McGrew. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband,...

Gladys Rebecca Roeth

Gladys Rebecca Roeth

Jan 27, 2004

Gladys Rebecca Roeth, 89, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Tuesday, Janurary 27, 2004 at the Harborside Health Care Center in Troy, Ohio, unexpectedly after a short stay at the Nursing Home. She was born October 27, 1914 in New Market, Virginia to the late Otis E. and Nina E. Huffman Phillips. She is preceded in...

James Gibson Mathews

James Gibson Mathews

Jan 23, 2004

James Gibson Mathews of Troy, Ohio, passed away peacefully in his sleep on January 23, 2004 at 9:05PM. He was born in Covington, Kentucky on April 24, 1930 to the late Joseph James Mathews and Cleon Agnes Porter Mathews. One brother, Don Kaye Mathews, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy King...

James W. Tyler

James W. Tyler

Jan 20, 2004

Rev. James W. Tyler, 81, of Belcamp, Maryland, and formerly of Huber Heights, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January, 20, 2004 at the Lorien Nursing Home in Belcamp, Maryland. He was born on April 7, 1922 in Covington, Ohio to the late Frank and Mabel Minnich Tyler. He is survived by his wife of more...

Margaret H. Trost

Margaret H. Trost

Jan 18, 2004

Margaret H. Trost, 86, of Sidney, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio, passed out of this life on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney, Ohio. She was born to the late Ernest and Fannie M. MacAllister Hall on May 11, 1917 in Toledo, Ohio. She is survived by 2 daughter & Son-in-laws: Vicki...

Fred E. Davis

Fred E. Davis

Jan 16, 2004

Fred E. Davis, 94, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, January 16, 2004 at his residence. He was born in Sidney, Ohio to the late Charles and Mecie Maxwell Davis on July 6, 1909. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law; Jane and Doug Campbell of Troy; three grandsons, Skip Fred McConnell and Barb...

Phyllis E. Mcculloch

Phyllis E. Mcculloch

Jan 14, 2004

Phyllis E. McCulloch, 83, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at the Koester Pavilion Healthcare Center in Troy, Ohio at 7:38PM. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 5, 1920. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Douglas McCulloch in 1993. She is survived by two children. Son &...

Stephen Douglass Hamilton

Stephen Douglass Hamilton

Jan 12, 2004

Stephen Douglass Hamilton, 59, of Troy, Ohio passed out of the life on Monday, January 12, 2004 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on February 2, 1944 to the late Alexander D. ''Tidy'' and Helen Brosius Hamilton in Troy, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Kay Hamilton of Troy, Ohio, and 3...

Bernice E. Markley

Bernice E. Markley

Jan 11, 2004

Bernice E. Markley, 80, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Sunday, January 11, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare Center in Troy, Ohio. She was born on August 23, 1923 in Troy, Ohio to the late Ray and Ethel Doll Moist. She married Carson W. Markley and he passed in 1990. She has one child, Nick Markley...

Floyd F. Fair

Floyd F. Fair

Jan 3, 2004

Floyd F. ''Sonny'' Fair, 92, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 11:15AM at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. He was born to the late Orel C. and Etta Mae Ballenger Fair on August 12, 1911 in Tipp City, Ohio. His wife Grace Adams Fair preceded him in death...

James Paul Rogers

James Paul Rogers

Jan 3, 2004

James Paul Rogers, 75, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Saturday, January 3, 2004 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. He was born on April 19, 1928 to the late William and Effie Mae Baker Rogers in Mt. Pilot, Kentucky. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rita Nash Rogers; 2...

Joe ''J.W.'' Dickerson

Joe ''J.W.'' Dickerson

Jan 1, 2004

Joe William ''J.W.'' Dickerson, 66, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on January 1, 2004 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on April 4, 1937 to the late Joseph Daniel and Zelma W. Schaefer Dickerson. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Glenna J. Hall Harnish Dickerson and 3 children,...

Paul J. Osweiler

Paul J. Osweiler

Dec 30, 2003

Paul J. Osweiler, 73, of Troy, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio. He was born October 13, 1930 in Lewiston, Montana, the son of late Paul L. and Betty J. O'Grady Osweiler, who survives. On November 28, 1970 he married Ethyl Biser Osweiler. He is also survived by 4 daughters and sons-in-law;...

Byron E. Deeter

Byron E. Deeter

Dec 28, 2003

Byron E. Deeter, 85, of Sidney, Ohio and formerly of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 11:55PM at the Dorothy Love Retirement Center in Sidney, Ohio. He was born on August 23, 1918 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio to the late Emry and Grace Sollenberger Deeter. He is survived by his wife of...

Donald V. Purkeypile

Donald V. Purkeypile

Dec 26, 2003

Donald V. Purkeypile, 65, of Troy, passed out of this life on Friday, December 26, 2003 at 3:49AM in the Upper Valley Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born on March 27, 1938 to the late Melvin and Ruby Helen Stump Purkeypile in West Milton, Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Leanna L. Pfister Purkeypile...

Dorothy Fern Dexie

Dorothy Fern Dexie

Dec 26, 2003

Dorothy Fern Dexie, 88, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on December 26, 2003 at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. She was born on January 1, 1915 in Wooster, MA to the late Joseph and Phebe Harper Douvell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Dexie. She has 2 daughters, Rosemary and her...

Clarence B. Steineman

Clarence B. Steineman

Dec 26, 2003

Clarence B. ''Smiley'' Steineman, 82, of Troy, Ohio passed out of this life on Friday, December 26, 2003 at the Koester Pavilion Nursing Facility. He was born October 24, 1921 in Minster, Ohio to the late Frank and Ann Stockhuer Steineman. He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Delorma ''Dee'' Flowers Whitmer, and his children, Richard Steineman...

Harold M. Avey

Harold M. Avey

Dec 25, 2003

Harold M.Avey, 87, died at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio on Thursday, December 25, 2003. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Daphne Ivey Jackson Avey; four children and two step children: Sons and daughters-in-laws: Robert and Susan Avey; Harold, Jr. and Sandra Avey. Daughters and son-in-law: Joy and Perry Cottrell and Marilyn Jeffers. Two stepchildren,...

Jacque K. Bartel

Jacque K. Bartel

Dec 24, 2003

Jacque K. Bartel, age 53 of Troy, OH died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at her residence. She was born January 4, 1950 in Troy, Ohio to Jack and Sylvia Joann Long Netzley. She is survived by her father and stepmother, Jack and Nancy Netzley of Troy; husband of 33 years, Dale E. Bartel; daughters and sons-in-law, Shawnna and Tony...