Obituaries

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Thelma O. Mitchell

Thelma O. Mitchell

Oct 19, 2001

Thelma O. Mitchell, age 94 of Troy died Friday, October 19, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ora and Ethel Townsend Oswalt; husband, Lee M. Mitchell in 1986. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Ted and Gayle; Dr. Robert and Rebecca and Dr. William and Eleanor Mitchell; sisters, Catherine Thomas; and her eleven grandchildren...

James R. Rose

James R. Rose

Oct 19, 2001

James R. Rose died at Upper Valley Medical Center on Friday, October 19, 2001. He is survived by his father, John W. Dells, Jr; mother, Barbara Hill Rose; grandmother, Madeline M. Hill; and brother, John W. Dells III. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert L. Hill. Mr. Rose attended Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church; was involved in...

Virginia E. Davis

Virginia E. Davis

Oct 19, 2001

Virginia E. Davis, age 85 of Troy, Ohio died Friday, October 19 in Troy. Born of the late, William and Minnie Shaffer Westfall, she is survived by her husband, Paul Lee Davis. Also suriviving her son, Barry Dean Davis; daughters and sons-in-law, Dixie and Harold Winemiller and Vicke and Victor Woodall; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded...

Dr. Norman Gene Short

Dr. Norman Gene Short

Oct 18, 2001

Dr. Norman Gene Short, age 71 of Troy, Ohio died October 18, 2001. Born of the late, Byron W. and Mable F. Moyer Short, he is survived by his wife of 42 years, Dianne Harrod Short; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and William F. Seimer Jr.; son, David E. Short; grandchildren, Emma and Benjamin Seimer; brother, Mark D. Short and...

Shawn F. Burke

Shawn F. Burke

Oct 16, 2001

Shawn F. Burke, LPN, died unepectedly at his residence in New Carlisle on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Scanlon Burke;father, Martin H. Burke;daughter, Aarin Burke; son, Thomas James Joseph Burke, brothers and sisters-in-law: Mark and JoAnn Burke, James and Debbie Burke; three sisters, Barbara Ann Burke, Karin Collins and Kelly Ann Burke. Mr....

Edith J. ''Jerry'' Gillis

Edith J. ''Jerry'' Gillis

Oct 14, 2001

Edith J. ''Jerry'' Gillis died unexpectedly Sunday, October 14, 2001 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. She is survived by her husband, of 53 years, Charles Gillis; stepfather, Harry Wesco; daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Keith Raymond; Betty and Jim Patterson; Harriettea Gillis; Donniettea and Fred Lehman; Charlette and Mike Slack; Evelyn Gills and fiance' Alex Shellhaas; son...

Aretta Frances Starner

Aretta Frances Starner

Oct 14, 2001

Aretta Francis Starner died at Harborside Healthcare Center, Troy on Sunday, October 14, 2001. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Herbert Wayne Starner;sons, Donny Wayne Starner and Robert Starner; two daughters,Hazel Hatfield and husband, Roger; Judy Powell; brother, Austin Starner; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and...

James V. Richardson

James V. Richardson

Oct 13, 2001

James V. Richardson died at his home in Pleasant Hill, Ohio on Saturday, October 13, 2001. He is survived by his mother, Vera W. Marshall Richardson; children, Bill Richardson and Sara Richardson;; grandson, Frederick Dalton James Richardson, Stepgrandchild, Travis Earl Barry Miller and yet unborn grandson Jonathan Blake Richardson Welch. Mr. Richardson played in various local bands. He was...

Michael L. Whitmer

Michael L. Whitmer

Oct 9, 2001

Michael L. Whitmer, age 51, formerly of Troy and more recently of Pleasant Hill, Ohio died Tuesday, October 9, 2001. Michael is survived by his mother, Delorma Dee Flowers Whitmer Steineman; daughter, Jennifer A. Whitmer Smith; son, Michael C. Whitmer; sisters, Mrs. Steve Pamela Hunter and Jodie Whitmer; grandchildren, Rebekah Parman; Brittany Parman; Caitlyn Smith; Jordan Michael Whitmer and...

Margaret C. Davis

Margaret C. Davis

Oct 7, 2001

Margaret C. Davis, age 95, of Troy, Ohio. Died Thursday, October 4, 2001 at the Alterra Sterling House, Troy, Ohio. She was born March 23, 1906, the daughter of the late Michael & Edith Gramm Stump. She is also preceded in death by her husband, William H. Davis in 1970, four brothers & two sisters. Survivors include her nephew...

A. Robert Davies, Md

A. Robert Davies, Md

Oct 5, 2001

Dr. A. Robert Davies, age 68 of Troy died Friday, October 5 in Pittsfield, PA along with his wife, Shirley G. Culp Davies. Dr. Davies is survived by his mother, Lois Shilling Davies; daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Tom Moyer; son, Robert Lane Davies; brothers, Thomas John Davies and Dr. Matthew Harry Davies, DDS and two grandchildren, Sarah Davies...

Shirley Culp Davies

Shirley Culp Davies

Oct 5, 2001

Shirley Culp Davies, age 67 of Troy, Ohio died Friday, October 5, 2001 in Pittsfield, PA along with her husband, Dr. A. Robert Davies. Mrs. Davies is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Tom Moyer; son, Robert Lane Davies; grandchildren, Sarah Davies Moyer and Thomas Davies Moyer; brothers, Dr. Ralph Borden Culp and Joseph Franklin Culp. Mrs....

Joseph Hochdoerfer

Joseph Hochdoerfer

Oct 3, 2001

Joseph Hochdoerfer died at UVMC Emergency Room on Wednesday, October 3, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marjorie; sons and daughters-in-law: Joseph L. and Patricia Hochdoerfer; Charles A. and Nancy Hochdoerfer: grandchildren: Angelique Kotz, Rene' Hochdoerfer, Jennifer Hockdoerfer, and Erin Hochdoerfer: great grandson, Chaz Toomey and nephew, Carl Kohr. Mr. Hochdoerfer was a WWII US...

Phyllis J. Presbaugh

Phyllis J. Presbaugh

Sep 30, 2001

Phyllis J. Presbaugh, age 68 of Casstown, OH passed away in God's house on Sunday, September 30, 2001. She was an active member of Lostcreek United Church of Christ and Staunton Grange. Mrs. Presbaugh retired from BF Goodrich, Troy, OH. She was born November 27, 1932 in Troy, OH, the daughter of the late Ray Fry and Marjorie Bowers...

Caroline B. Hayner

Caroline B. Hayner

Sep 28, 2001

Caroline B. Hayner, 90, of Troy, Ohio died Fri. Sept 28, 2001 at Koester Pavilion in Troy. She was born March 12, 1911 in Osborn, Ohio to the late John C. and Helen Haack Blotner. She is survived by 2 neices Mrs. John Carolyn Allen of Chicago, Illinois and Mrs. Donald Elizabeth Ann Wright of Hollywood, Maryland and a...

Randy J. Hile

Randy J. Hile

Sep 24, 2001

Randy J. Hile died at his residence in Troy, Ohio on Monday, September 24, 2001. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Bob D. and Mary Hile; children, Lucas Hile and Lyndsey Hile; brother Kenny Hile and sister, Diane Hinkle. He was preceded in death by his mother, Juanita Fisher Hile. Mr. Hile attended Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church...

Patricia May Waters

Patricia May Waters

Sep 23, 2001

Patricia May Waters, 71, of Desert Hot Springs California died at her home, September 23,2001. She was born January 8, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio, the second daughter of May Westfall and William R. McCurdy. She began schooling in Miami Co. Ohio, first at Staunton Township then moving to Troy for High School, graduating with the Class of 1947. She...

Vivian K. Lippincott

Vivian K. Lippincott

Sep 22, 2001

Vivian K. Lippincott died at her residence on Saturday September 22, 2001. She is survived by two daughters, Kim Lippincott and Kathy Baker; one daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Roger Maggert; sister, Virginia Poling; grandchildren, Jordan Maggart and Dana Baker. Mrs. Lippincott was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Ellen Neese Eaton and her husband, Clyde...

Brenda L. Gooch

Brenda L. Gooch

Sep 17, 2001

Brenda L. Gooch died at Hospice of Dayton on Monday, September 17, 2001. She is survived by her mother, Mary High Bowman; her husband, Robert E. Gooch; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Carl Borsani; son and daughter-in-law, Glen R. and Kim Plants, and five grandchildren, Nicholas, Anthony, Rachel, Elizabeth and Kathleen. She was preceded in death by her father,...

Glenn Lee Bell, Jr.

Glenn Lee Bell, Jr.

Sep 15, 2001

Glenn Lee Bell, Jr. died at his residence on Monday, September 10, 2001. He is survived by his mother, Nora Hereford Hitchcock; grandmother, Bertha Hereford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Craig and Victoria Bell, Mark and Jeannette Bell; sisters and brothers-in-law, Vickie and Timothy Partin, Teresa Whitten, Tracy and Jeffory Weaver, Susie and Dan Gansheimer; half sister, Amber Bell; aunts, Theda...