obituaries

Apr 21, 2019

Kim Leo Ott, age 62 of Troy, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born March 16, 1957 in Columbia City, IN to Ronald and Irene (Morris) Ott.

Kim is survived by his wife Jenelle Ott; mother Irene Ott of North Manchester, IN; children Adam, Ethan, and Lindsey; brothers Keith Ott (Donna) of Wolf Lake, IN...

Apr 20, 2019

Raymond J. Hutchinson, age 84 of Vandalia, formerly of Troy, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Crossroads Nursing Home in Vandalia. He was born May 3, 1934 in Pleasant Hill to the late Raymond and Mary (Brandenburg) Hutchinson.

Raymond is survived by his two sons Steven Hutchinson (Lois) of Pleasant Hill and David Hutchinson (Ann) of...

Apr 15, 2019

Howard J. Norris, age 77 of Troy, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019. He was born November 28, 1941 in Belomont County, OH to the late Buck and Rose (Fador) Norris.

Howard is survived by his two stepdaughters Denise Neff of Aurora, CO and Dianne Fador of Troy; grandchildren Joseph Cook and Jennifer Dodson; great-grandchildren Hailey Cook...

Apr 15, 2019

Dorothy Lee Bercaw, 91, peacefully left the presence of her family and entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday April 15, 2019 at Grace Brethren Village in Englewood.  She was born on May 3, 1927, the daughter of John and Nancy (Campbell) Keller.

She was a devoted wife sharing 58 years in...

Apr 14, 2019

Richard Lee Scholz, Sr., age 80 of Troy, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Sycamore Medical Center, Miamisburg. He was born September 10, 1938 in Troy to the late Richard and Virginia (Stein) Scholz.

Richard is survived by his wife Linda (Beaty) Scholz, whom he married April 28, 1959; son Richard Scholz, Jr. (Brenda) of Troy;...

Apr 14, 2019

Pamella F. Hayes, age 61 of Troy, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Troy Care Center. She was born September 13, 1957 in Troy to the late James W. and Barbara (Hysinger) Hayes.

Pamella is survived by her brother James Kenneth Hayes of Troy; sister Heather Shaffer (Bob) of Troy; niece Holly Shaffer; step-niece Ashlee Shaffer;...

Apr 2, 2019

Mark A. Shamblin, age 57 of Christiansburg, passed away April 2, 2019. He was born September 1, 1961 in Xenia to the late Dennis and Nellie (Underhill) Shamblin.

Mark is survived by his three brothers: Dennis Shamblin (Pam) of St. Paris, Orvin Shamblin (Marites) of Loudon, TN, and Sam Shamblin (Monique) of West Milton.

Mark...

Apr 2, 2019

Pearl D. Nelson, age 80 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was born August 9, 1938 in Muskegon, MI to the late Thomas and Pearl (Foltynewicz) Robinson.

Pearl is survived by her son James Patterson (Lee) of Spring Lake, MI; daughter Paula Roush (Todd) of Muskegon, MI; eight grandchildren; sister Virginia "Ginger" Kimbrell (Gary...

Mar 29, 2019

Elmer Miller, age 89 of Troy, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at Hospice of Butler and Warren County, Middletown. He was born June 13, 1929 in Hazard, KY to the late McKinley and Louetta (Baker) Miller.

Elmer is survived by his daughters Darla Minton of West Carrolton, Debbie Decker of Springfield, and Doris Miller of Springfield;...

Mar 28, 2019

Marcia Joann Monroe, age 84 of Troy, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019. She was born October 11, 1934 in Troy to the late Frank and Margaret (Tecklenburg) Wright.

Joann is survived by her two sons: Kevin Monroe (Babs) of Troy and Jeffrey Monroe (Carol) of Troy; two daughters: Patsy Honeycutt of Troy and Teresa Davis (Jody)...

Mar 20, 2019

Paul W. Fyfe, age 73 of Troy, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He was born August 21, 1945 in Lewiston, NY to the late Ed and Bertela Fyfe.

Paul is survived by his daughter Jennifer Ball (Wayne) of Casstown; granddaughters Katie Ratcliff (Larry) and Amanda North (Chris) ; great-grandchildren Makayla Ball,...

Mar 19, 2019

D'Anthony T. Henry, age 32 of Xenia, formerly of Troy, passed away March 19, 2019. He was born January 9, 1987 in Dayton to Aubrey R. Henry of Madison, OH and Sandra Banks of Troy.

Along with his parents, D'Anthony is survived by his children, A'Riah Henry of Xenia and Kade King of Xenia; siblings Lance Dyer...

Mar 14, 2019

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...

Mar 10, 2019

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...

Mar 8, 2019

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...

Mar 6, 2019

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...

Feb 25, 2019

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,...

Feb 24, 2019

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) Simpson.

Joseph is survived by his wife of 31 years, Marsha Harman Simpson; sons John Christopher...

Feb 23, 2019

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...

Feb 21, 2019

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;...