REED, Mary Gibson, of Fairborn, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008. She was born June 10, 1924 in Salyersville, KY. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Harry; her son, Ronald Reed; parents, Raleigh and Rose Gibson, brother Buck Gibson; and sister, Ruth Gibson Dingus of Salyersville, KY. She is survived by her son, Robert...

Patsy L. WilsonAge 61, of Dayton, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 23 years, Willis Wilson, in 1982; her twin son, Donny Wilson; and by numerous brothers & sisters. Patsy is survived by her "old man", Gregg Focht; three children, James K., Danny L. and Ronny Wilson; numerous...

Dorothy Mae YeazellAge 78, of Huber Heights, passed away Friday, May 23, 2008, at her home. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Edgar Yeazell, in 2007; one sister, Martha Smith; one brother, Melvin Funderburg; and by her parents, Clarence & Hattie (Rosenow) Funderburg. She is survived by one daughter, Brenda & Melvin Moyer; one son,...

SCHWARTZWALDER Richard J. of Centerville, Ohio, age 55, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Wednesday May 21. Richard retired from the U. S. Air Force in 1991 after 20 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents, William D. and Marjorie J. Schwartzwalder. Rick is survived by his former wife, Sandy, and sons Matthew and...

John Harowski, Jr."Polock"Age 60, of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, as the result of a motorcycle accident. Polock was preceded in death by his father, John, Sr. and by one sister, Susan Harowski-Mertz. He is survived by his wife, Carol (Croghan) Harowski; his mother, Catherine Harowski; two sons, Todd (Terria) and Jeff Harowski; three step-children, John (Kelly) Delaberta,...

ROGERS, Donald Brent, age 68 of Dayton passed away May 22, 2008. He is preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Marge Rogers; father Mel Rogers and his wife Rita; and mother Mabel Conkel. Don is survived by his children David Shaffer, Chris Shaffer, Becky (Shaffer) Allison, and Brent Rogers; 9 grandchildren; numerous other family and friends. He...

George L. Aldrich Sr., age 61, of New Carlisle, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday May 21, 2008. He was born October 29, 1946 in Brookville, Ohio. George liked spending time with his family, fishing, and just enjoying life. He retired from General Motors in Vandalia after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his...

Boswell, Wanda L., of Dayton, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Hospice of Dayton after a courageous 2 year 3 month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born December 8, 1939 in Dayton to Alex and Obera (Adams) Wirth. She was preceded in death by both parents, as well as sons Michael and Gregory Bucklew, and brothers Alexander "Bud"...

AMSPAUGH, Brian A., 21, of Dayton passed away unexpectedly May 20, 2008. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Charles and Rosemary Rieger. Brian is survived by his mother Teresa (Jim) Cornett; father Mark (Polly) Amspaugh; sisters Stacy Amspaugh and Stephanie (Matt) McCall; niece Madalyn; grandparents Tom and Sonia Amspaugh; aunts, uncles, and other family and friends. He was...

Patterson, Clay 81, of Dayton passed away Tuesday May 20, 2008. He is survived by his daughter Clayta Patterson; grandchildren Seth, Seaton, and Tashina Fuduloff; 5 great grandchildren; brothers Willard and Robert Patterson; sisters Virgie Fugate and Geniva Bolin; many other family and friends. He was a member of First Baptist Northridge Church and a veteran in the U.S. Army...

JONES, Jack D. age 64, of Miamisburg, passed away Monday, May 19 2008 at Southview Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 40 years, Peggy Jones; parents, Isaac and Elaine Jones; and brother, Carl Jones. He is survived by his son, Dale and Teresa Jones; son, Jeff and Leanna Jones; daughter, Jennifer and Mark Shirkey; grandchildren,...

Risley, Jared Lee Born on October 16, 1963, passed away on May 16, 2008, after a short but painful struggle with pancreatic cancer. Beloved son of Lee Risley and Gwynneth Gibson Risley and wonderful big brother to Nathan Risley; he also leaves behind his sister-in-law Chhavyvann So and his niece Seda Sor. He now joins his much-loved cat Bonky on...

Grabill, Dr. Daniel, 72, of Xenia, Ohio, passed away May 19, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove, Indiana. He was born on April 22, 1936 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Joan Grabill, of Xenia; two adult sons, Dr. Stephen (Rebecca) Grabill of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Douglas Grabill of Dayton, Ohio;...

Jones, Beulah Mae, age 76, of Centerville, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at Kettering Memorial Hospital.Beulah is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: James L. (Susan) Jones of Bellbrook; daughter and son-in-law: Marsha E. (Bob) Swope of Dayton; grandchildren: Ryan, Jill (Mike), Molly, Jessica, Heather: great granddaughter: Madeline; sisters: Jean Matias, Phyllis Polowite; special family friend: Debbie Eby;...

ANDERSON, Larry S., age 57, passed away Monday, May 19, 2008 at Sycamore Hospital. He is preceded in death by his mother, Clora Anderson. Larry is survived by his children, Shauna (Darren) Holbrook and Bradley Anderson; mother to his children, Robin Anderson; father, Hobert Anderson, and grandchildren, Dalton and Ava Holbrook. Larry was a 1968 graduate of West Carrollton High...

Kearns, Ned H. 79 of Huber Heights died Monday May 19, 2008 after a courageous fight with cancer. He is survived by Eleanor, his wife of 55 years for whom he provided loving care as she battles Alzheimer's. He is also survived by two sisters Geri Gabriel of Piqua, OH and Caroline Kowalchek of Tucson, AZ; son David and daughter...

Anna Mae MurrayAge 78, passed away May 18, 2008 at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Perna Murray of Dayton; and by her parents, Lenny & Bertha Adams of Irving, KY. She is survived by her son, Mark S. Murray; step-daughter, Valerie E. Murray; and grandson, Tyler Murray. Other survivors include, sisters, Tiny Finney, Nettie...

Watson, Dolores C., age 89, of Pleasant Hill, CA, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Patriot Ridge Community in Fairborn, OH. She was born August 29, 1918 in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Joseph V. & Kathleen Wallace Covert. She retired from Sears Roebuck & Co. as a Personnel Manager after over 40 years of service. Dolores...

Barbara L. WhiteAge 74, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. White; one granddaughter, Sarah White; one brother, Howard DeArmond; and by one sister-in-law, Maxine DeArmond. Barbara is survived by one daughter, Debbie White-Jones; two sons, Ken White and Joe & his wife, April White; grandchildren, Justin, Amanda &...

PAYNE, Ann E. "Sis" age 87 of Kettering, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Heartland of Kettering. She was preceded in death by her parents Tom and Virginia Mantis, her brother Bill Mantis and her sister Margaret Sachsel. She is survived by Richard, her loving husband of 57 years; son Ric Payne and partner Robyn Hall of Cincinnati; daughters...