Harry Taylor Jackson was born in Columbus Ohio on October 2, 1919. He passed away in his home surrounded by his loving daughters on March 14, 2019 at the age of 99.  After high school, he moved to Troy to stay with his Aunt Grace and Uncle Perlema Sewell.  He went on to work for companies such as Miami County Courthouse, DP&L and several other part time jobs.  He worked as many as 5 jobs at one time while his means of transportation was either walking or riding a...

Dr. William N. Shields, age 94 of Troy, passed away March 10, 2019 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born October 9, 1924 in Akron to the late Frank E. and Lena E. (Newmeyer) Shields. William is survived by his children: Jay Shields of Troy, Jimmy Shields (Rebecca) of Sebastian, FL, Jill Johnston (James) of Cincinnati, and Julie Kirchner (Greg) of Troy, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as his good and loyal friend, Dr. Peter Nims. William was a US Army...

Donna F. Thornton, age 74 of Troy, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at Kettering Health Center.  She was born May 12, 1944 in Troy to the late Verne Elmer and Dora Thelma (Denney) Tucker. Donna is survived by one son, William L. Thornton, Jr. of Troy; two brothers, Rex Tucker, Sr. of Tipp City and Melvin Franklin Tucker and his significant other, Linda K. Stapleton of Troy; one sister, Carolyn Tucker McCall of Troy; six grandchildren, James W. Boggs, Michael P. Boggs, Nathan D....

Shirley A. Carnes, age 84 of Troy, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019. She was born September 4, 1934 in Covington and raised in Troy by parents, the late Elgin Boyd and Edna Mae Johnson. Shirley is survived by her eight children: Crystal D. Carnes of Troy, Cameron B. Carnes of Troy, Roxane R. Kenner (Mark) of Lima, Dean B. Carnes, Sr. (Thiel) of Troy, Jenifer K. Michael (Benjamin) of Troy, John W. Carnes (Lisa) of Valdosta, GA, Rev. Charles A. Carnes (Rose Mary) of Troy,...

Alyce Jayne Blankenship, age 83 of Troy, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at her residence. She was born on September 18, 1935, in Wellston, Ohio to the late Sam and Mary (Clark) Pittenger.  She married Lloyd G. Blankenship on December 3, 1955, and he survives. Alyce is also survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Scott (Becky) Blankenship of Gig Harbor, Washington; one daughter and son-in-law, LuAnn (Greg) Adkins of Tipp City; one brother and sister-in-law, Steve (Bev)...

Joseph Thomas Simpson, age 85 of Troy, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the Miami County Hospice Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.  He was born November 5, 1933 in Cadiz, Ohio to the late James and Florence (Beach)...

Viola N. (Spencer) (Divens) Jones, age 97, of Greenville and formerly of Troy, passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the State of Heart Hospice of Wayne Hospital in Greenville.  She was born July 3, 1921 in Palestine, Ohio to the late Orla and Jessie (Burns) Spencer.  Viola was married to Ivan Divens who passed away in 1989.  She later married the late J. Paul Jones. Viola is survived by her daughter-in-law, Vickie Divens of Tallahassee, FL; two granddaughters, Debbie...

Virginia K. “Ginny” Voorhees Hunt, age 95 of Troy, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Piqua Manor after an extended illness. She was born September 14, 1923 in Dayton, the only daughter of the late Lawrence and Marie (Bautler) Voorhees. Ginny is survived by her daughters Elaine Fagan of Gratis and Victoria K. Wright of Piqua; son Steven C. Hunt of Mt. Pleasant, SC; three grandchildren: Martha E. Fagan (Jason Cobb), Abigail K. Holmes (Joshua), and Nathaniel Wright; three...

Freddie Smith, age 77 of New Carlisle, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. He was born November 6, 1941 in Stanford, KY to the late Buford and Rosie (Lane) Smith. He is survived by his son Lee Combs of Dayton; daughters Tammy Steele (Tim) of Kettering and Teresa Harlow of New Carlisle; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and brother David Smith (Georgia) of Stanford, KY. He was preceded in death by son Timothy Combs, brother Michael Smith, and sister Mildred...

Delores E. Chovan, age 82 of Piqua, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born March 20, 1936 in Hosmer, SD to the late Ludwig and Clara (Lacher) Schmidt. Delores is survived by her two sons, Andrew Imberi of Piqua and Matt Imberi of Georgia; two daughters, Carol Fenner of Minneapolis, MN and Donna Belanger of St. Cloud, MN; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and sister Maggie Carroll. Delores was a member of Hillside Catholic Church in...