obituaries

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;...

Feb 18, 2019

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;...

Feb 13, 2019

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,...

Feb 6, 2019

G. Jean Rutledge, age 86 of Troy, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born September 22, 1932 in Apple Grove, WV to the late Charles and Sylvia (McCarty) Wood.

Jean is survived by her husband Donald Rutledge, who she married August 27, 1955; children Brent, Dora, Brenda, Keith and Robin;...

Jan 31, 2019

Troy Hall of Fame member since 2011, Joanne Duke Gamblee of Troy Ohio, died January 31 at the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. She was 93.

Joanne grew up in Wellsville, New York, the daughter of the late Helen and Edward Duke. She graduated from Wellsville High School and Ohio University, with a bachelor of...

Jan 30, 2019

Dora Smith, age 85 of Troy, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born April 17, 1933 in Eccles, England to the late Fred and Annie (Dootson) Knowles.

Dora is survived by her loving husband of 62 years Ronney Smith, who she married July 21, 1956;...

Jan 24, 2019

Betty C. Shoup, age 87 of Troy, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Troy Care Center. She was born March 18, 1931 in Urbana to the late Forrest and Florence (Fisher) Critzer.

Betty is survived by her husband Marvin A. Shoup, who she married November 17, 1949; daughter Rebecca Wulber (Ronald) of Versailles; five grandchildren: Rachel...

Jan 18, 2019

Laurel Helen Bolls, age 54 of Troy, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born December 5, 1964 in Springfield to Nathan Bolls, Jr. and Imogene (Lamb) Bolls.

Laurel is survived by her father Nathan Bolls, Jr. of Manhattan, KS; uncles Donald Lamb (Linda Gilkerson) of Chicago, IL; Frederick Lamb...

Jan 15, 2019

Carrie Lex Germain, age 83 of Troy, passed away January 15, 2019 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born June 30, 1935 in Cookeville, TN to the late George W. and Willie E. (Whitman) Robbins.

Carrie is survived by her daughter Michelle Martin (Todd) of Troy and their goddaughter Bethany Barnes (Caleb)...