Dale Eugene Knife, Sr.
Aug 10, 2017
Dale E. Knife, Sr., age 81 of Troy, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1936 in Troy to the late Dale E. and Ella A. (Anderson) Knife.
Dale is survived by his wife of 60 years Linda Ruth (Buirley) Knife,...
Ruth Kathleen Griffin
Aug 8, 2017
Ruth Kathleen Griffin, age 92 of Tipp City, formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Springmeade Health Center, Tipp City. She was born July 6, 1925 in Troy to the late John R. and Edith M. (Mumford) Young.
Kathleen is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law: Cindy and Richard Shepherd of...
James Frederick "Jim" Kirves
Aug 6, 2017
James F. "Jim" Kirves, age 84 of Troy, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1933 in Dayton to the late Elwood and Dorothy (Stites) Kirves.
Jim is survived by his wife Mary K. (Widener) Kirves who he married on February 24, 1962; two sons: Kraig...
Patricia Ann “Trish” Tilton
Aug 3, 2017
Patricia Ann "Trish" Tilton, age 38 of New Carlisle, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017. She was born February 19, 1979 in Troy to Fred Gallow, Sr. and Patsy (Anderson) Gallow.
Trish is survived by her father Fred Gallow, Sr. of Bradford; two sons: Austin Tilton of Piqua and Levi Tilton of Covington; two...
Mary Mae (Leethy) Ferryman
Jul 30, 2017
Mary Mae Ferryman (nee Leethy), passed away on Sunday July 30 at the age of 83 years, 7 months, and 13 days.
The only daughter of Abram Vernon and Mary Luella Leethy (Kaeck), she was born on December 17, 1933 in Troy, Ohio. Mary resided in Troy until the time of her marriage to...
Sammy Rae Bercot
Jul 27, 2017
Sammy Rae Bercot, age 61 of Troy, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born February 20, 1956 in Galion, Ohio to the late Paul Bercot and Jacqueline Clark Godfrey of Troy and she survives.
Sammy is also survived by two daughters, Angela (Brian) Miller of Vandalia and Michele Horne...
James Nelson Jeffryes
Jul 26, 2017
James Nelson Jeffryes, 83, of Troy passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1934 in Piqua to the late Nelson and Rose (Strohmeyer) Jeffryes.
James married Ruth Ann (Martin) Jeffryes on July 19, 1958 and they were married 59 years. Ruth survives along with...
Rebecca Miller
Jul 21, 2017
Rebecca Miller, age 95 of Troy, formerly of Conover, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 at Koester Pavilion. She was born November 6, 1921 in Lafollette, TN to the late Ulysses Longmire and Cindy (Hill) Longmire Bourff.
Rebecca is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law: Victor Miller of Piqua, Kenneth and Gwen Miller of...
Ida Mae (Weng) Cosley
Jul 13, 2017
Ida Mae Cosley, age 99 of Tipp City, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Randall Residence in Tipp City. She was born June 16, 1918 in Montgomery County to the late Fred and Ida M. (Orth) Weng.
Ida is survived by son and daughter-in-law Charles and Sharon Stallman of Tipp City; grandson Jeff...
William Michael Sharpe
Jul 12, 2017
William M. Sharpe, age 69 of Troy, OH, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 28, 1947 in Daytona Beach, FL to the late William H. Sharpe and Mary N. Holcomb-Sharpe.
William was married to and survived by Diane E. (Camacho) Sharpe....
Kenneth Louis Dowty
Jul 11, 2017
Kenneth L. Dowty, age 81 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born June 4, 1936 in Piqua to the late William Dowty and Dorothy I. (Ingle) Pence.
Kenneth married Sandra L. (Layman) Dowty on February 18, 1961 and she survives. Also surviving are three daughters...
Oliver Finn Pyles-Samuels
Jul 9, 2017
Oliver Finn Pyles-Samuels, infant son of James and Brooke (Pyles) Samuels of Troy, stillborn on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
Along with his parents, he is survived by sister Irie Pyles-Samuels; brother Owen Pyles-Samuels; maternal grandparents Ty and Teresa Pyles of Tipp City; paternal grandfather Michael Samuels of Warsaw, IN;...
Victoria (Crabtree) Small
Jul 4, 2017
Victoria Small, age 69 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at Ohio Hospice of Dayton. She was born October 29, 1947 in Portsmouth to the late Victor Allen and Maxine (Scaff) Crabtree.
Victoria married Jack L. Small on April 10, 1965 and he survives. She is also survived by two sons and...
Twilla Jean (Lingo) Rihm
Jun 16, 2017
Twilla J. Rihm, age 72 of Troy, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born December 18, 1944 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Glen L. Lingo and Helen M. (Nine) Heiman.
Twilla married Edward J. Rihm on August 30, 1980 and he survives. She...
Melissa Marcella (Cook) Cruikshank
Jun 11, 2017
Melissa M. Cruikshank, age 68 of Piqua, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. She was born January 25, 1949 in Bellaire to the late Arthur and Audrey (Greenlee) Cook.
Melissa is survived by daughter Julie Jenkins of Piqua; two step-daughters and step-sons-in-law: Vickie and Deke Napier of Troy, and...
Harry Ernst Avey
Jun 11, 2017
Harry E. Avey, age 89 of Troy, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born January 3, 1928 in Troy to the late John F. and Goldie D. (Fleck) Avey.
Harry is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law: Lee and Kelly Avey of Troy, and James Allen Avey of Troy;...
Shane Lee Mckee
Jun 9, 2017
Shane L. McKee, age 35 of Troy, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He was born May 25, 1982 in Troy to Steven and Tina (Williams) McKee, both of Troy.
Shane is survived by two sons: Odin and Orion; paternal grandmother Helen Cox of Troy; and numerous aunts and...
Denny Vantoy Partin
Jun 6, 2017
Denny Vantoy Partin, age 75 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born July 8, 1941 in Frakes, KY to the late Vantoy and Flossie (Partin) Partin.
Denny married Pauline (Mayes) Partin on August 3, 1963 and she survives. Also surviving are...
Robert Charlie Cardinal, Jr.
May 24, 2017
Robert C. Cardinal, Jr., age 67 of Troy, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born November 20, 1949 in Miami, FL to the late Robert C. Cardinal, Sr. and O. Opal (Brewer) Cardinal.
Robert married Darlene (Cagle) Cardinal on April 14, 1973 and...
Martha Stenross Loufman
May 18, 2017
Martha Stenross Loufman, age 99 of Troy, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1918 in Ashtabula to the late G. Edward and Katharine (Lakari) Stenross.
Martha is survived by son and daughter-in-law Jonathan and Rita Loufman of Troy, daughter Kathryn...
