obituaries

Oct 27, 2020

Susan C. Morelock, age 71, of Troy passed away on October 27, 2020 at Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born on May 5, 1949 to the late William and Pauline (Lambert) Morelock. Susan was affectionately referred to as "Mammaw" by many.

Mammaw is survived by her daughters, Catherine Deeter of Troy, Christina (Terry) Keller of Piqua,...

Oct 27, 2020

Artie Lee Armstrong, age 71, of Troy passed away late Tuesday evening, October 27, 2020 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He was born on July 27, 1949 in Lebanon, Ohio to the late Carl Willard Armstrong Sr. and Georgia B. (Powell) Armstrong. Artie is survived by his daughters: Tawanna (Robert) Armstrong-Ivory of Streetsboro, Ohio, Cathie aka "lil...

Oct 26, 2020

Harold Edgar Barefoot, age 93 of Tipp City, OH, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at Springmead Health Center, Tipp City. He was born October 29, 1926 in Dayton, OH to Ross Franklin Barefoot and Hazel Dora (Gimbel) Barefoot.

Harold is survived by his daughter Rebecca Jean Barefoot and her husband Jonathan B. Scarpelli of Castle Rock,...

Oct 26, 2020

Reva Jean Mizer, age 87 of Troy, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020. She was born February 11, 1933 in Paintsville, KY to the late Edward and Mae (Conley) Sparks.

Reva is survived by her son Wilbur Wade Mizer (Mary) of Covington; daughter Janet Mizer of Troy; five grandchildren: Cristy Hare (Aaron), Amber Moore (Patricia), Christopher Rogers,...

Oct 24, 2020

Douglas S. Harger, 67, of Troy, died Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Kindred Hospital in Dayton.  He was born January 4, 1953, in Troy, Ohio, to Jason DeWitt and June Constance (Carnes) Harger.  He attended Troy public schools and graduated from Troy High School in 1971.  He was retired from ITW.

He was preceded in death by...

Oct 16, 2020

Candace Lynn Wilson, age 54 of Troy, passed away on October 16, 2020 at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, OH.

She was born on October 1, 1966 in Springfield, OH to the late John Milligan and Donna (Bucklew) Hicksenhiser.

Candace is survived by her husband, Randy Wilson, who she married on June 10, 1988; son, Kurtis...

Oct 14, 2020

Michael A. Collins age 54, of Troy, passed away on October 14, 2020 in the Hospice unit at Upper Valley Medical Center.

He was born on September 6, 1966 to the late Frank J. Collins Jr. and Dianne Collins Mallon and she survives in Piqua with her husband Thomas Mallon.

Mike is survived by his...

Oct 13, 2020

Johnnie Gay, age 76 of Troy, passed away on October 13, 2020 at the Hospice unit at Upper Valley Medical Center.

He was born on April 6, 1944 to the late Roy Gay and America Gay Colvin.

In addition to his parents, Johnnie, is preceded in death by two sisters.

He is survived...

Oct 12, 2020

Guy Besecker, a Troy resident, died October 12, 2020, following a brief illness.

Guy was born July 21, 1925, in Darke County, Ohio, to the late Harry and Deltha (Schuff) Besecker. Born and

raised on the farm in Painter Creek, Guy was preceded in death by his five brothers and seven sisters.

He...

Oct 8, 2020

Jerry Edwin Lamka, 81, of Tipp City, OH passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Jerry was born on October 4, 1939 in Dayton, OH to the late Edwin and Helen (Huddleston) Lamka.

Jerry "Bush Shaker" drove a semi and was the last generation of the Shining Knights of the open road. He was hardworking, strong, and...

Oct 7, 2020

Daryl L. Chavis age 78 of Troy, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Upper Valley Medical Center, hospice unit. He was born on December 1, 1941 in Troy to the late Wilbur Chavis and Marjorie (Douglas) Chavis- Bell.

Daryl met his wife, Pamela Chavis in 1978 and they were married on April 2, 1983,...

Sep 26, 2020

Scott R. Saffell, age 55 of Troy, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home. He was born December 14, 1964 to the late Gerald Saffell and Inez Kelly.

Scott is preceded in death by his wife, Anita Saffell, who passed away in January of 2012.

He is survived by his son, Craig...

Sep 26, 2020

Herbert N. Wintrow, age 85 of Troy, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 peacefully in bed. He was born May 24, 1935 in Cleveland, OH to the late Emanuel and Elsie (Heffner) Wintrow.

He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Nancy Welbaum, who passed away on July 28, 2012; and sister, Esther Wintrow.

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Sep 23, 2020

John C. Tharp, age 77, of Stockport, Iowa formerly of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.

He was born in Youngstown, OH to the late John C. Tharp Sr. and Evelyn Tharp (McGarvey).

John is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mary Tharp, who passed away on December 31, 2009;...

Sep 23, 2020

Joseph L. Lauber, age 84, of Covington, OH passed away at Stillwater Skilled Nursing & Rehab on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. He was born on November 8, 1935 to the late Claude Lauber and Dolores (Stahl) Reaver.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Marlene (Wendel) Lauber, who passed away on May 19, 2019; parents, Dolores...

Sep 20, 2020

Mahala Ann Youssef, age 63 of Troy, died in her home peacefully surrounded by all her loved ones Sunday evening September 20, 2020 at 8:30PM. She was born September 21, 1956 in Troy to the late Charles and Delores (Setser) Harris.

She leaves behind daughters Danyell Youssef (Micheal Hall) and Rachel Carter (Shane Carter) and son Charles...

Sep 19, 2020

Virginia R. "Ginny" Ball, age 90 of Tavares, FL formerly of Troy, OH passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020 in Tavares, FL. She was born in Niles, OH to the late Roy Lee and Nellie (Dyer) Horner.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Dan Ball, who passed away on November 7, 2011; son,...

Sep 8, 2020

Gloria Hernandez, age 68 of Troy, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Gloria is preceded in death by her daughter, Stephanie.

She is survived by her children; Amanda (Eric) Beltran of Troy, Jesse Spencer of Troy, and Pedro Beltran of Troy.

Gloria spent most of...

Sep 2, 2020

Robert Allan Robinson, age 56 of Troy, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. He was born on June 9, 1964 to the late Harley Robinson and Shirley (Small) Zavala.

Robert is survived by his mother Shirley Zavala of Troy; his brothers, Keith Robinson of Troy, Kerry Robinson of Longview, TX, and Greg Robinson of Alabama; 10 nieces,...

Sep 2, 2020

Terry Dean "Burr" Burr, age 79, of Troy, OH passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2020.

He was born in Lincoln, IL on December, 26, 1940 to the late Art Burr and Wanda Barbee Burr.

Terry is survived by his wife of 24 years, Nancy Bowman, whom he married on August 21, 1996, other relatives...