Charles “Ron” Ronald Davis, age 77 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in the inpatient unit of Hospice of Miami County. He was born March 7, 1943 in Dayton to the late Donn and Mary Davis. He was preceded in death by his brother Joe Davis. Those left to cherish Ron’s memory include his wife of 32 years Doris (Carey) Davis; sons Charles R. Davis, Jr. of Park Layne and Christopher Davis of Washington; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brothers Jim...

Jackie “Jack” Lynn Small, age 77 of Troy passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. He was born in Greenville, OH on December 26, 1943 to the late Robert and Ethel (Long) Small. In addition to his parents, Jack is preceded in death by his loving wife, Victoria (Crabtree) Small, who passed away on July 4, 2017; and siblings, Junior, Donny, Gene, Bill and Phyllis. He is survived by his sons, Tony (Denise) Small of Troy and Steve Small of...

Lloyd G. Blankenship, age 86 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Randall Residence, Tipp City. He was born August 17, 1934 in Willard, KY to the late Charles and Jane (Miller) Blankenship. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years Alyce Jayne Blankenship on February 25, 2019, three brothers, three sisters, and two half-sisters. Those left to cherish Lloyd’s memory include his daughter LuAnn Adkins (Greg) of Tipp City; son Scott Blankenship (Becky) of Gig Harbor,...

James Kenneth Hayes, age 67 of Troy, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born July 8, 1953 in Berea, KY to the late James William Hayes and Barbara Jane (Hysinger) Hayes. He was preceded in death by his sister Pamela F. Hayes. James is survived by his sister Heather Shaffer (Bob) of Troy; nieces Holly Shaffer of Troy and Ashlee Crabtree (Melvin) of Troy; special aunt Wavalene Kessler of Tipp City; as well as many other aunts, uncles, and...

Jeanne Cecile Barker, aged 62, of Troy, Ohio went to her heavenly home on Saturday January 9, 2021 after a very brief illness. She was born on June 21, 1958 in El Paso, Texas to the late Sandra Lacomb. Jeanne was preceded in death by her mother Sandra Lacomb and her brother Clarence “Eddie” York. She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, John Barker; her three daughters and sons-in-law Hope and Michael Beemer, Rachel and David Buchholz, Serena and Christopher...

Betty L. Dragoo, age 78, of Troy passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Hospice of Miami County in Troy. She was born on November 30, 1942 in Chillicothe to the late Jack and Dorothy (Broughton) Caplinger. She was preceded in death by her brother Theodore Caplinger and sister Shirley Johnson. Betty is survived by her husband of 51 years Bobby Dragoo; her children Becky Eblin (John Hamm) of Chillicothe, Malcolm Eblin (Kris Lykes) of Troy, Richard Sorrell (Dee Dee) of Hillsboro, and...

Yazmin Valverde, age 37, of Troy passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Kettering Health Network in Dayton, OH. She was born on August 2, 1983 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Perfecto and Flora (Ramirez) Valverde of Troy. In addition to her parents, Yazmin is survived by her daughter, Atyana Brown; sons, Kyjuan Sano, Braylon Brown, and Gabryel Brown; boyfriend, Christian Cruz of Troy; sister, Jocelyne (Pedro) Hernandez of Troy; brother, Luis Alberto Valverde of Matamoros,...

Noah Derick Trader, age 21 of Pleasant Hill, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021. He was born November 10, 1999 in Troy to David and Amy (Jamison) Trader of Pleasant Hill. He was preceded in death by maternal great-grandfather, Frederick Chronabery and his dog, Piper. Along with his parents, Noah is survived by his loving fiancée, Jessica Wooddell of West Milton; brothers, Andrew Wintrow of Tennessee, Dillan Trader of Pleasant Hill, and Sam Trader (wife, Loraine) of Pleasant Hill;...

Randy G. Smith, age 64 of Tipp City, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He was born March 12, 1956 in Troy to Fred Daniels and Barbara (Carey) Ely. He was preceded in death by his father Fred Daniels and brother James Craig Hutchinson. Those left to cherish Randy’s memory include his mother and stepfather Barbara and Edwin Ely of Troy; brother Thomas Scott Hutchinson (Sandra) of Miamisburg; and sisters Tanna Poston (Robert Barnett) of Troy and...

Crystal Heather Horstman, age 51 of Piqua, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Springmeade Health Center in Tipp City. She was born December 9, 1969 in New Carlisle to David Haynes and Sharon (Blevins) Minor. She was preceded in death by her father, David Haynes. Those left to cherish Crystal’s memory include her three daughters: Jacqueline “Jackie” Mothersole (Jake) of Bethel, Jordan Horstman of Troy, and Jessica Horstman of Piqua; her mother and stepfather,...