Obituaries

Feb 17, 2016

PIERSON,  Maxine, age 85, of West Elkton, OH.  passed away Wed. Feb. 17, 2016 in Eaton.  She was born Aug. 31, 1930 to William and Mary Ballard.  She was a graduate of West Elkton High School.  She is survived by two daughters, Pam (Larry) Ristaneo, West Alexandria, OH., Andrea (Don) Gray, New Lebanon, OH., 4 grandsons, Christopher Gray, Cincinnati, OH., Michael Ristaneo, West Alexandria, OH.,...

Jan 29, 2016

BOGGS, James, age 67 of New Port Richie, FL. formerly of West Alexandria, OH., died Fri. Jan. 29, 2016 in FL.  He is survived by his wife, Margaret Boggs, his mother, Stella (Dareld) Eby, Eaton, OH., son, Andrew Boggs, daughters, Stephanie Mullins, Mary Keller, Iris Mooney, 2 stepsons,  Marshall Stearns, David Stearns, 2 brothers, Danny Boggs, Christopher Boggs, sisters, Rachael Dale, Mary...

Jan 24, 2016

SUMMERS, Dale,  age 67   of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Sun. Jan. 24, 2016 in Dayton.  He was born in Dayton on March 8, 1948 to Dale E. and Betty (Uhrig) Summers.  Dale was a 1966 graduate of Twin Valley South High School.  He owned and operated the Valley Carpet Store in West Alexandria for over 42 years.  He was preceded in death by his...

Jan 24, 2016

ADKINS, Michelle Lee, age 47 of Camden, OH. passed away Sun. Jan. 24,2016 at her residence.  She was born in Dayton, OH. to Billy R. and Marlee (Burnett) Walters.  She was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School and had worked for Neaton Mfg. in Eaton.  She is survived by 4 children, Charles N. Reece Jr., Caitlynn Reece, Lynndsey Lee Adkins, all...

Jan 18, 2016

WASHINGTON, Michael N., age 63 of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Mon. Jan. 18, 2016.  He was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School and worked as a truck driver and farmer most of his life.  He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Cheryl Washington, 3 children, Todd (Becky) Washington, Michelle (Bubba) Clark, Craig (Cheri) Washington, all of New...

Jan 17, 2016

Jan 16, 2016

Imogene Dutze, age 80, of Gratis, OH, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the Vancrest Health Care Center, Eaton, OH. She was born December 15, 1935 in Frenchburg, KY to the late Samuel & Alma Long. Imogene retired from the Kroger Store in Eaton, OH. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband...

Jan 16, 2016

STUBBLEFIELD, Ronald E., age 84 of Arcanum, OH. formerly of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Sat. Jan. 16, 2016 in Troy.  He was born in Cincinnati, OH. on Oct. 3, 1931 to John and Bonnie Stubblefield.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict.  He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Ruth Stubblefield, 2 daughters, Regina...

Jan 15, 2016

UNGER,  Charles Allen, age 69, from Eldorado, OH. died Fri. Jan. 15, 2016 in Richmond.  He was born in Dayton, OH. on March 1, 1946 to Herman J.B. and Marjorie (Guntle) Unger.  He was a 1965 graduate of Twin Valley South High School in West Alexandria, OH.  He had been employed by Parker-Hannifan Mfg.   He was a long time former member of Eldorado Fire...

Jan 14, 2016

MICHAEL, Alvina E., age 97, of Dayton, OH. (Jefferson Township), passed away Thurs. Jan 14, 2016.  She was born in Northridge, OH. on Feb. 8, 1918 to Henry and Clara (Schultz) Busse.  She was a graduate of Jefferson High School, a member of Liberty Community Club and member of Precious Blood Catholic Church in Dayton.  Alvina loved going to garage sales and auctions.  She...

Jan 14, 2016

FULMER, William Jr., age 85 of Fairborn, OH.  died Thurs. Jan. 14, 2016 in Cleveland.  He was born in Philadelphia, PA. On Nov. 21, 1930 to William and Emma (Wardwell) Fulmer Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and he worked as a Computer Systems Specialist for the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Rona Community Church...

Jan 2, 2016

SCOTT, Mary L., age 70 of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Sat. Jan. 2,2016  in Eaton.  She was born in Stanton Island, N.Y. on July 3, 1945 to Clifford and Annabelle (Coleman) Eubank.  She was a graduate of West Alexandria High School and had worked many years at General Motors.  She is survived by 2 sons, Clifford (Sherri) Scott and Eddie Scott, both of...

Dec 29, 2015

HAYNES, Michele, age 48 of Richmond, IN. formerly of West Alexandria, OH. passed away Tues. Dec. 29, 2015 in Richmond.  She was born in Dayton, OH. on Jan. 10, 1967 to Donald and Helen (Early) McCoy.  She was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School in West Alexandria, OH. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald McCoy.  Michele is survived...

Dec 24, 2015

Billy L. Garner, age 81, of Middletown, OH passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1934 in Preble County to the late Ulysses I. and Anna Mae (Sheard) Garner. He was a 1952 graduate of Eaton High School; he served and retired from the U.S. Army; and he also retired from the...

Dec 24, 2015

HOWARD, Branch III, age 56 of West Alexandria, OH. passed away unexpectedly, Thurs. Dec. 24, 2015 at his residence.  He was born in Madison, IN. on July 15, 1959 to Branch and Nancy (Carson) Howard.  He was a graduate of South Ripley High School in Versailles, IN.  He had attended Sinclair College.  He owned and operated Howard Electric for over 30 years. He was...

Dec 24, 2015

GILBERT, Joseph Ezra, age 98 of Eaton, OH.,  formerly of West Alexandria, passed away December 24, 2015 in Eaton, OH.  He was born in Preble County on August 18, 1917, the son of George and Alma (Guntle) Gilbert.  He was a 1936 graduate of West Alexandria High School, West Alexandria volunteer fireman for forty years, retiring as Captain.  He was one of the men...

Dec 18, 2015

JENSEN, Alecia, age 53 of Gratis Township, OH. died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 in Middletown, OH.  She was born in Middletown on March 17, 1962 to John Murray Burnie Sr. and Norma (Rittner) Burnie.  She was a graduate of Middletown High School.  She is survived by 2 sons, Cullen (Sarah) Jensen, Middletown, OH., Zach Jensen, Huber Heights, OH., her companion, Ralph Worley, Gratis...

Dec 16, 2015

Darrell D. Burnside, age 67, of West Manchester, OH, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born November 22, 1948 in Dayton, OH to the late Robert L. and Lucille (House) Burnside. Darrell was a 1966 graduate of Monroe High School; was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served during the Vietnam War; loved Hot Rod Cars and...

Dec 6, 2015

Nov 23, 2015

ROBERTS, Linda C., age 70 of Gratis Township, passed away Mon. Nov. 23, 2015.  She was born in Floyd County, KY. on Jan. 11, 1945.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion and Arizona Perry.  Linda was a graduate of Pikeville College and had been a school teacher for many years.  She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Bertchel Roberts,...