Obituaries

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Rachel L. Edwards

Rachel L. Edwards

May 12, 2000

Rachel L. Edwards is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Cory R. and Margie Edwards and Jack and Sally Edwards; two sisters, Betty Sturgeon and Mildred Baker; one brother, Cory Sturgeon, Jr.; 15 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Cory and Mabel Kadel Sturgeon, her husband, Lawrence J. Edwards, 5 siblings; two...

Edna E. Stager

Edna E. Stager

May 12, 2000

Edna E. Stager is survived by a son, Carl Stager; daughters, Georgia Cress and Alice Mote and son-in-law, Roger Mote; 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver W., Stager in 1994, her parents, Floyd and Sarah Grove Williams; a son, Eldon and a daughter, Ercelene. Mrs. Stager was buried in Riverside...

Aireona Ashlyn Mcdade

Aireona Ashlyn Mcdade

May 12, 2000

Aireona McDade is survived by her parents, Aaron Evans and Ivory McDade; a brother, Michael A. McDade; maternal grandparents, Michael H. McDade and Paula Smith; Paternal grandparents, Vanessa Evans and Howard Redman; maternal great grandmother, Joan Hufford and great-great grandfather, Charles McDade. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.

Douglas L. Burkholder

Douglas L. Burkholder

May 9, 2000

Douglas L. Burkholder is survived by aunts, Betty and husband, Mayford Allen; Dorothy Rife; Helen Meister; Audrey Sharritt; Lucille Wright; uncle, Ken and wife, Mary Ellen Wright; brothers and sister-in-law, Richard and Susan Burkholder; Steven Burkholder and sister, Barbara Robinson; two nephews, 18 first cousins and family friends, Shawna Arnett and Gary Slough. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery,...

Jack M. Davis

Jack M. Davis

May 9, 2000

Jack M. Davis is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary L. Starry Davis, one daughter, Georgianna Farace; three grandsons; three great grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Miriam Swob; Laura and Clifford Phyllis; Susan and Lacy Mayse; Nancy Ross and Julie and Eldon Cost; one brother, Roy Davis, Jr.   He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy E....

Dolly F. Gearhardt

Dolly F. Gearhardt

May 8, 2000

Dolly Gearhardt is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and David Pinkerton; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas L. and Jill Gearhardt and Paul W. and Bobbi Gearhardt; six grandchildren and one great grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Cory and Frances Yantis and her husband, William L. Gearhardt. Services for Mrs. Gearhardt will be at First...

Wayne Fereguson, Jr.

Wayne Fereguson, Jr.

May 7, 2000

Wayne Ferguson is survived by his wife of 54 years, Elizabeth Adkins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sharon and Mark Oplinger, Taffy Hager; two sons and daughers-in-law, Berry and Jana Ferguson; Tony and Tina Ferguson; six brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim Ferguson, Clarence and Bert Ferguson, Paul and Beth Ferguson, Dallas and Casy Ferguson, Wayne C. Ferguson and Luther and Lenore...

Kenneth Roy Saul

Kenneth Roy Saul

May 2, 2000

Kenneth R. Saul is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Stephen Hamant; a stepdaughter, Connie Mayberry; three grandchildren, Tonia L. Hamant and Tara R. Hamant and Chistopher E. Hamant; one step granddaughter, Paula Clawson. Mr. Saul was preceded in death by his wife, Ondalee Bittikofer; his parents, Nelson and Laura Dunlap Saul; four sisters and one brother....

Alice M. Knoop

Alice M. Knoop

May 2, 2000

Alice M. Knoop is survived by her husband of 64 years, Arthur L. Knoop; a daughter and son-in-law, Caryll and Robert Anderson; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey L. and Mary Ann Knoop; six grandchildren and three great grandchidlren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles A. and Bessie Gorsuch Riley, three sisters and a brother. Burial was...

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.