Obituaries
Edward D. Knight
Feb 9, 2019
Edward D. "Ed" Knight, age 81 of Dayton, OH passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 10 Wilmington Place. He was born May 17, 1937 in Jackson County, Tennessee to Homer and Leona (Jackson) Knight. Ed married Joyce Stephens on March 25, 1960 in Cookeville, TN.Ed retired from the City of Dayton in 1992 after 32 years. He...
Donald C. Black
Feb 8, 2019
Donald C. Black, age 74, passed away February 8, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital. Donald was born February 1, 1945 in Morehead, KY to Elmer and Edna Jones Black. He is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers.Don is survived by his loving wife, Jackalyn; children: Kimberly, Rusty, Donald, Shawn, Cheryl, Freddie, Anthony and several grandchildren. Also survived...
Kenneth Roger Woolery
Feb 8, 2019
Kenneth Roger Woolery, age 58, of Dayton, Ohio passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born December 28, 1960 in Taswell, Virginia to Kenneth and Evelyn Elizabeth (Hall) Woolery. Roger graduated from Belmont High School in 1978. After high school, he earned his Diesel Mechanic Degree in Lima, Ohio. Roger worked for the City of...
Adam E. Knierim
Feb 8, 2019
Knierim, Adam E., 42, of Xenia, passed away February 8, 2019. He was born February 25, 1976 in Olympia, WA. Adam was a good and devoted dad to many, he was known as the neighborhood "Dad". He was a mentor, educator, parent and accomplished chef. Adam was an avid fisherman, hunter, outdoorsman and a Seattle Seahawks fan.He is survived by...
Bobby Johnson
Feb 8, 2019
Bobby Ray Johnson, age 72 of Dayton, passed away February 8, 2019. He was born October 5, 1946 in Crossville, TN. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents: Ward Johnson and Fannie Mae Welz; wife, Pamela Johnson; and his beloved dog, Sandy.Bobby is survived by his step-father, Donald Welz; daughter: Barbara (Ken) Taylor; son, Rodney Hoskins; grandchildren: Ashley Taylor,...
Leron Ragin
Feb 8, 2019
Leron Ragin, age 97 of Dayton, passed away February 8, 2019. She was born April 27, 1921 in Milan, TN to the late Theodore and Ola Wright. Preceded in death by 2 sisters: Theria and Dorothy; 3 brothers: John, Floyd and Bennie; and husband, Robert. Leron is survived by sister, Mary Reid; brother, Ralph (Jan) Wright; devoted niece, Pat (Willie)...
Lee Collins
Feb 8, 2019
Lee Collins, 71, of Dayton, passed away on February 7, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on December 19, 1947 to the late Audia and Christine (Garrett) Collins in Oakridge, TN. On August 16, 1969, he married his "Bride" Vicki S. Collins (Peters) and they made Dayton their home.Lee was an avid golfer his entire life. He worked...
David Bohdan Mudry
Feb 7, 2019
David Bohdan Mudry, age 23, of Oakwood, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky passed away February 7, 2019 at his home in Lexington, Kentucky.He was born November 17, 1995 in Kettering, Ohio to Oleh and Sandy (Errett) Mudry. David followed his brother Chris' footsteps in joining the Boy Scouts of America. David and Chris shared a passion for all different kind of...
Garland Dean Smith
Feb 7, 2019
Garland Dean Smith, age 68 of Fairborn, passed away February 7, 2019. He was born October 16, 1950 to the late Dorsey and Tilda Smith.Garland is survived by his children: Kerry Smith and Jeremy Smith (Melissa Rhoades); grandchildren: Gavin Smith, Dylan Jackson and Sky Smith; sisters: Joyce Smith and Doris Doepel; many other relatives and friends. Garland was a veteran...
Carolyn A. Scaletta
Feb 7, 2019
Carolyn A. Scaletta, age 56, of Kettering, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. Carolyn was born in Dayton, September 29, 1962 to the late Charles & Lois Fogle. She was a mother to everyone, a lover of music, a friend to nature and a pillar of support for anyone who needed it. Carolyn loved all, but she especially loved her...
Charles F. Woolery
Feb 7, 2019
Woolery, Charles F 'Chuck', 72 of Riverside, Ohio passed away February 7, 2019 at Soin Medical Center.He was born July 6, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio. Chuck retired from Mad River Local School District after 30 + years of teaching and coaching.Chuck starting coaching girls' basketball at Spinning Hills Junior High. Chuck was the assistant head coach of Stebbins girls' softball...
Ngoc Pham
Feb 7, 2019
There are endless words to describe this incredible man. Strong. Determined. Astonishing willful. Smart and witty, he could give anyone a run for their money. He was a born renegade, from living life by the sea in Alaska, riding motorcycles with a club in California, or rocking out in a Vietnamese rock band, he had a light and a spirit...
Lucy (Lawson) Cooper
Feb 6, 2019
Cooper, Lucy (Lawson) age 97, of The Villages, FL (formerly of Dayton, OH) passed away peacefully February 6, 2019.She was born in Somerset, KY on January 23, 1922.She married Charles Lawson after he returned from his military service in WW II. She married Ralph Emmerson Cooper who passed away in 1984. She spent 10 wonderful years with the love of...
Ferman Lavon Wells
Feb 6, 2019
Ferman Lavon Wells "Von", age 74 of Huber Heights, passed away February 6, 2019. He was born November 3, 1944 in Luxora, AR and raised in Mobile, AL to the late Floyd Wells and Cora (Steward) Mosley. In addition to his parents, Von was preceded in death by his father and mother-in-law, Anthony and Dorothy Reger; brothers-in-law, Charles Thurman and...
Gregory L. Wilson
Feb 6, 2019
Gregory L. "Greg" Wilson, Sr., 72, of Blanchester, Ohio passed away on February 6, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio. Greg was born on January 2, 1947 to Kenneth and Monna Wilson in Dayton, Ohio. Greg is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Beverly Wilson; children Gregory Wilson, Jr., Christopher Wilson, Dawn (Trevor) Oliver, and James Wilson; grandchildren,...
Kathy Elaine Dunn
Feb 6, 2019
Kathy Elaine Dunn, age 69 of Englewood, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2019. She was born September 9, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio.She is preceded in death by her father, Oakley Dunn; mother, Dorothy Sassaman, brother, Ronald Coleman; and nephew, Myrten Fultz.Kathy will be missed by her sisters, Linda (Roger) Solorzano, Judy Young, Arlene Ray and Carol (Albert, Sr.) Fultz;...
Rowen Richard Bradley Newsome
Feb 5, 2019
Rowen Richard Bradley Newsome, age 7 months of Xenia, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Greene Memorial Hospital. He was born June 28, 2018 in Centerville, Ohio the son of Ryan and Alexis Newsome.Rowen was our miracle baby who brought abundant joy to his family. He had a radiant smile that brightened our world. He was so loved! To...
Andrea Renee Rhodes
Feb 5, 2019
Andrea Renee Rhodes age 38, of Centerville, passed away on February 5, 2019. Andrea was born in Kettering, Ohio on March 4, 1980. She was the daughter of Douglas and Sharon (Francis) Atwood. Andrea married Everett "Mike" Rhodes in a beautiful ceremony conducted at the Community United Methodist Church in Brookville, OH on Saturday, October 15, 2011.She was a graduate...
Nancy Katherine Dwyer
Feb 5, 2019
Nancy Katherine "Katie" Dwyer, age 87 of Troy, passed away February 5, 2019. She was born December 6, 1931 in Cookeville, TN. Katie was preceded in death by her father, Kelly D. Wood; mother, Janie A. Pease; husband, James Dwyer; son, Ronald Peppo; grandson, Danny Peppo; sister, Elizabeth Atkins; brother, James Wood; daughter-in-law, Donna Peppo; and step-son, Michael Dwyer.Katie is...
Gene Worthen
Feb 5, 2019
Gene P. Worthen, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 5, 2019. He was born on Aug. 5, 1929 to James and Hazel (Butler) Worthen in Draper, WI. He served in the army during the Korean War, worked at NCR in Dayton for 16 years and owned a ServiceMaster franchise for over 25 years. Gene also was member of...
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