DENTON, Ruby L. "The Purple Lady of Riverside", of Riverside passed away Sunday August 9, 2009 of Hospice of Dayton. She is preceded in death by her parents Crowder and Dora Mae Clark; daughter Glenda Denton; brothers Thomas Clayton Clark, Bobby Clark, Willie J. Clark, Billy Magnus Clark, and infant brother; and nephew Billy Jean Sparks. Ruby is survived by...

LEDBETTER, Belinda G. age 63, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, who will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry T. Combs and Mary M. Honeycutt; and brother, Neil Combs. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl (David) Rickman, and Donna (Donald) Jones;...

John E. FennellAge 86, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The family will be receiving friends from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 10, at Newcomer Funeral Home & Crematory, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Englewood, Ohio.

SORRELL, Jr., Charles Allen, of Kettering, OH, passed away at home August 7, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Born August 16, 1929 in Hamilton, OH. Graduated from Miami University in Oxford and Eden Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Preceded in death by his parents, Charles & Irene (Binder) Sorrell, Sr.; brother, James, and nephew, Michael. Survived by his wife, Alta...

LOVATO, Louis age 76 of New Carlisle went home to be with our Lord on August 5, 2009. Born on June 20, 1933 in Des Moines, New Mexico. Lovato served in the Army and Air Force of which he retired and worked as a long time jeweler, entrepreneur, and jack of all trades of which he was a master of...

RICKELS, Paul D. age 78 of Huber Heights, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Hposice of Dayton. He was preceded in death by his daughter Wilma J. Rickels, his mother Lucy Kline and his brother Gary Kline. He is survived by Mary, his loving wife of 52 years, his son Timothy D. Rickels of Terrell, TX, daughters Rhonda K....

Sparks, Peggy Sue (Miracle), age 64, of Miamisburg, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Peggy was born February 5, 1945 in Highsplint, Kentucky to the late Abraham & Martha (Pittman) Miracle. Peggy is survived by her daughter: Martha Sparks; sister and brother-in-law: Brenda & Lowell Caudill; niece: Sheila Miracle; close friends: Ed &...

STORMS Sr., Lonnie R. age 68, of Fairborn, passed away Friday, August 07, 2009 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rosie and Jasper Storms of Corbin, KY; and grandson, Brian Reimer of Fairborn. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Patsy Storms; daughters, Teresa Reimer and Gail Storms both of Fairborn; son, Lonnie...

Cox, Sandra Louise (Smolinski), age 68, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at her residence. Sandra is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Lori (Steve) Ward, Melissa (Greg) Edwards; son and daughter-in-law: Christopher (Deborah) Cox; grandchildren: Erin, Kerry, & Molly Ward, Ben, Sara, Keith & Kevin Cox, Jessica, Lyndsey, & Maggie Edwards; cousin: Bob Gottschall II; aunt...

SMITH, Pamela Sue, age 45, of Huber Heights, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2009 at her home. She is survived by her loving husband of 17 years, Steven Smith; children, Richard Fay, Elizabeth Davis, and Megan Smith; and grandchildren, Anna Davis, and Aiden Davis. She was a member of Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City. She was a loving wife and...

Douglas Thomas JohnsAge 32, of Dayton, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 1, 2009. Doug is survived by his mother, Joanne D. Tackett (Ron); his father, Tommy Johns; sister, Marie Johns (Josh); brother, Donnie White (Karen) and his children, Ashley, Morgan, Mara & McKensey Johns; grandparents, Keith & Catherine Brown; and by his extended family and many good friends. The family...

Charles A. SettyAge 64, of Fairborn, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Charles was a wonderful husband, father, papaw and father-in-law. He lived his life for his family, his wife, LuluBelle of 45 years; children, Dwayne & his wife, Lue Setty, Melissa & her husband, Larry Helton, James, Jennifer, Peggy Nesbitt and Sherry & her husband, Gene Bradley; grandchildren, Bubba,...

Goldia V. SwordAge 89, of New Carlisle, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at Belle Manor Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband and by one granddaughter, Gwen Cox. Goldia is survived by one daughter, Arbutus "Beauty" & her husband, Donald M. Lay; two sons, Mack Bailey and James & his wife, Christl Mutter; a host of...

LUCAS, Jason A., age 33, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2009. He was born September 22, 1975 in Xenia, Ohio. He was a 1997 graduate of Belmont High School and enjoyed working at Jergens Workshop since 1997. He is survived by his mother, Beverly Lemley; sister, Missy (Gary) Chandler; grandparents, Norman and Lavon Legg; nieces and nephews, Bobby...

Richard H. Duckson I, age 72, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009. Richard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the U.S. Post Office after 36 years. Richard is survived by his wife, Karen Duckson; the mother of his children, Patsy Duckson; children, Richard H. Duckson and his wife Deborah; Mark D. Duckson...

WARD, Charles J. "Chuck"Age 65, of Dayton, passed away, Monday, August 3, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife Linda. He was previously employed by Ponderosa in Installation. Chuck was a member of the North Dayton Democratic Club & loved to play Golf. He is survived by his step-son David whom he cherished; brother Wilford (Butch) Ward; sister...

Odell M. Clark, age 75 of Dayton, departed on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at his home, following a lengthy terminal illness. A faithful servant and devoted Christian, Odell was a member of the Miamisburg Assembly of God Church, who also ministered to the elderly at Sycamore Retirement Center. Odell serviced in the military from 1957-1959 as a PFC Army Demo...

John S. BrowderOf Huber Heights passed away Sunday August 2, 2009 at Hospice of Dayton. John was the son of the late Oscar and Eva Browder of Oak Harbor, OH. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Alma and his siblings Betty (Richard) Steinmiller of Lavonia, MI, Robert (Susan) Browder of Oak Harbor, OH, and Mary Browder of...

AIELLO, Mark A.Age 53, of W. Elkton, passed away Friday, July 31, 2009. He was preceded in death by his daughter Annetta Scales; parents Marco & Martha Aiello & brothers Earl (Butch) Aiello & Michael Aiello. Mark served for 22 years in the US Marines. He was currently employed at Timken in Eaton. Mark is survived by his wife of...