Obituaries

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Theodore Roosevelt Jacobs, Jr.

Theodore Roosevelt Jacobs, Jr.

Apr 29, 2000

Theodore R. Jacobs, Jr. is survived by his wife of 38 years, Rebecca WelbaumJacobs; two daughters and son-in-law, Patricia Ann Looper and Diana and Barry Duncan; two brothers, Robert Jacobs and Sidney Jacobs; two sisters, Marie Stover and Rebecca Mallone and two grandchildren, Amanda Duncan and Justin Morales. Contibutions were made to Hospice.

George 'Bob' R.. Grump

George 'Bob' R.. Grump

Apr 28, 2000

Bob Grump is survived by his wife of 30 years, Rita Cluxton Grump; three sons and daughter-in-law, Kevin J. and Michelle Grump, John Grump and Gary Grump; One daughter, Karen O'Connor; three stepsons and daughters-in-law, David K. and Donna Grenko, Craig and Carol Grenko, Ronald T. and Donna Grenko; one brother, James Donald Grump and 12 grandchildren. He was...

Wiliam 'Willie' N. Vornholt

Wiliam 'Willie' N. Vornholt

Apr 27, 2000

Willliam N. 'Willie' Vornholt is survived by his wife of 31 years, Netha D. 'Nicky' Powers, his parents, William J. 'Barney and Dorothy Brown Vornholt; two daughters and sons-in-law, Wendy V. and Jeffrey Peterson and Marcy R. and John F. Kennedy; a sister and brother-in-law, Sharon and Joe Miller and three grandchildren, Jacob Hall Peterson, Elizabeth D. Peterson and...

James D. Hall

James D. Hall

Apr 25, 2000

Jams D. Hall is survived by his wife of 16 years, Naomi Wintrow Hall, three children, Angela S. Hall, Benjamin James Hall, Sarah Elizabeth Hall;his parents, Lloyd M. and Helen Hughes Hall; a sister, Marsha Moore; 2 grandchidlren, Bittany Hall and Betsy Hall;  several nephews and nieces. Mr. Hall will be buried at Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.

Edward L. Johnson

Edward L. Johnson

Apr 24, 2000

Edward L. Johnson is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary E. Burns Johnson, four children and their spouses:  James L. and Josephine Johnson; Frederick Johnson; David A. and Ann Johnson; Thomas G. Johnson; 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clark and Clara McGalliard Johnson, and two sisters. Mr. Johnson...

Bodenmiller Neva A.

Bodenmiller Neva A.

Apr 17, 2000

Neva A. Bodenmiller is survived by three sons and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Mona Bodenmiller, David L. Bodenmiller and James H. and Sandra Bodenmiller; one daughter and son-in-law, Ruth and Peter Jenkins; one sister, lois Johnson; 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Mrs. Bodenmiller was a retired school teacher in Troy Schools and West Milton Schools. Burial was in Riverside...

Fairy M. Brown

Fairy M. Brown

Apr 17, 2000

Fairy M. Brown is survived by many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Lydia Grace Slack Shoupp; her husband, Warren H. Brown; three brothers, Earl, Harold and Forrest Shoupp. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio

Margie M. Stumbo

Margie M. Stumbo

Apr 16, 2000

Margie M. Stumbo is survived by her husband of 52 years, Alfred E.Stumbo; four sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred A. and Francis Stumbo, Bernie and Debbie Stumbo, Anthony and Sue Stumbo and Lyndon H. Stumbo and Julie Stumbo; one stepson and wife, James E. and Jennifer Mullins; three daughters, Rosie L. Florian, Thurley L. Price and Carla Diana Seidel; two...

Myrna Stewart Minton

Myrna Stewart Minton

Apr 16, 2000

Myrna S. Minton is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Stew and Marsue Minton; two granddaughters and one great granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Bernard and Edna Mae Licheau Stewart ; her husband, George Michael Minton; and one brother, Richard B. Stewart. Services were held at First Presbyterian Church in Troy, Ohio.

Leo V. Favorite

Leo V. Favorite

Apr 11, 2000

Leo V. Favorite is survived by two daughters, Janice Garman and Mrs. Robert Carolyn Herz and one son, Tom Favorite; two sisters, Jean Redinbo and Thelma Hartstein all of Troy.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Bert and Nora Wilhelm Favorite and his wife, Virginia. Mr. Favorite was a lifetime farmer of Miami County. Burial will be...

Elizabeth A. Hollinger Hamel

Elizabeth A. Hollinger Hamel

Apr 10, 2000

Mrs. Hamel is survived by two daughters, JoAnn Kropp and Rita Brand; six grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Eli Hollinger and Una Schmidt Hollinger and her husband, Harry H. Hamel. Burial will be in Greenwood Union Cemetery, DeGraff, Ohio.

Vernon E. Bartel

Vernon E. Bartel

Apr 9, 2000

Vernon E. Bartel is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Dale E. and Jacque Bartel and Mark E. and Pam Bartel; sister, Jane Gosser; sister-in-law, Faye Hardesty; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy and his parents, Paul E. and Blanche Martindale Bartel. Mr. Bartel was lifetime farmer;former 4H advisor and...

Joseph S. Mccarthy

Joseph S. Mccarthy

Apr 5, 2000

Joseph S. McCarthy is survived by  his wife, Barbara E. Hansford McCarthy; son and daughter-in-law, James S. McCarthy and Sarah Wetzel; daughter, Kathie McCarthy; two sisters, Mary Burger and Patricia Wolf and one granddaughter, Elizabeth McCarthy.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John McCarthy and Marie Urquhart McCarthy. Burial will be in Miami Memorial Park, Covington, Ohio....

Lorraine Warren

Lorraine Warren

Mar 31, 2000

Lorraine Massie Warren is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Valryn K. and John Bush; one son and daughter-in-law, James A., Jr. and Caprice Warren; one sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Gary Dickerson; one brother, Donald Massie and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Anna Lois McKinney Massie; and her husband, James Adra...

John J. Rimkus

John J. Rimkus

Mar 31, 2000

John J. Rimkus is survived by his second wife, Martha HuelscampRimkus, two sons and daughter-in-law, John and Karen Rimkus and Daniel Rimkus; two daughters and one son-in-law, Deborah Rimkus and Jerry Bach and Diana Rimkus; one stepdaugher and son-in-law, Diana and Steve Etter; two stepsons and daughters-in-law, Donald and Andrea Kenworthy, and Dana and Julie Kenworthy; two brothers and...

Dorothy Mae Petry

Dorothy Mae Petry

Mar 29, 2000

Dorothy Mae Petry is survived by her husband K. Darwin Petry; two sons and daughters-in-law, Rev. Gary D. and Carol S. Petry and Tim S. and Vicki L. Petry and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Opal Bowman Gunder. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.

Camilla Renee Barrett

Camilla Renee Barrett

Mar 28, 2000

Camilla Renee Barrett was killed in an automobile accident.  She is survived by her parents Robert J. Barrett, Sr. and Cindy L. Noble Barrett; a brother, Robbie Barrett; her maternal grandparents, Ray and Norma Noble and paternal grandfather, Charles C. Barrett, Sr.  She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Veronica Barrett. She was a member of St. Patrick...

Lillian L. Duff

Lillian L. Duff

Mar 20, 2000

Lillian L. Duff is survived by sons and daughters-in-law:  Richard M. Duff and wife Joyce, Rev. Thomas M. and Julia Duff, and Timoth D. MacDuff; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Dr. Thomas Duff in 1993 and parents,  Clyde and Laura Smith Steed. She was a longtime member of Troy Baptist Temple where...

L. Darlene Bradley

L. Darlene Bradley

Mar 19, 2000

L. Darlene Bradley is survived by her husband of 47 years, Calvin; one son, Randall Lee and two sisters, Thelma Floyd and Anna Musick.  She was preceded in death by her parents,  Julian and Ida Mae Grizzle Moore; four brothers and one sister. Burial will be in Miami Memorial Park, Covington, Ohio.

Betty W. Bowling

Betty W. Bowling

Mar 18, 2000

Betty W. Bowling is survived by her husband of 48 years, Clifford; one son and daughter-in-law, Clifford Wadeand Cheryl Bowling; one daugahter and son-in-law, Linda and Shannon Kerns; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Jerry and Charles Gillis, and Sue McDade; one brother, Lloyd 'Doc' Weaver; three grandsons and one great granddaughter.  She was preceded in death by her parents,...