Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.
Rachel Ann Gabbard
Jan 29, 2021
Rachel A. Gabbard, 78 of Eaton, Ohio and formerly of Camden, Ohio, died, Friday, January 29, 2021 at Maple Gardens in Eaton. She was born on October 11, 1942 in Laurel County, KY, daughter of the late Raleigh and Dorothy M. (Reams) Collier. She moved to Ohio in 1962 and was a Certified Nursing Assistant for several nursing homes in...
Loretta Mae Brown
Jan 29, 2021
Loretta Mae Brown, 95 of New Paris, Ohio, died Friday, January 29, 2021 in New Paris. Born on August 11, 1925 in New Paris, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walter Charles and Cecile Dean (Brown) Coblentz. Loretta grew up in New Paris and graduated in 1943 from Jefferson Township High School. She married Donald Arthur Brown in...
Rhonda L. Johnson
Jan 28, 2021
Rhonda L. Johnson age 62 of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Maple Gardens in Eaton, Ohio. Born on April 22, 1958 in Middletown, Ohio she was the daughter of James G. & Betty L. (Johnson) Shepherd. Rhonda was a 1976 Preble Shawnee graduate. Rhonda was a truck driver for Swift Trucking, and she attended the Gospel Light...
C. Coleen Wright
Jan 24, 2021
Coleen Wright age 70 of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Fairfield Mercy Hospital. Coleen was born on June 10, 1950 in Middletown, Ohio the daughter of the late Oscar B. & Ruth E. (Hummel) Collier. Coleen was a Home Health Aid Caregiver with Personal Touch of Eaton and an active member of Northside Chapel First Church of...
Thelma Jean Brower
Jan 21, 2021
Thelma Jean Brower, 84 of Lewisburg, died, Thursday, January 21, 2021 in Eaton. Born on November 18, 1936 in Pyrmont, Montgomery County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Abraham L. & Mary E. (Robert) Shiverdecker. Thelma was a 1954 graduate of Brookville High School and a member of the Lewisburg Historical Society where she had served as treasurer....
Darlene B. Jeffers
Jan 21, 2021
Darlene B. Jeffers age 81 of New Paris, Ohio, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her residence. She was born on May 7, 1939 in Carlisle, PA. Darlene Betty Jeffers was a faithful, strong woman who overcame many challenges in her lifetime. Her first job was at the Joplin Movie Theater where she developed a love for movies and enjoyed...
Alma Elizabeth Holsinger
Jan 17, 2021
Alma Elizabeth (Porter) Holsinger, age 92 of Eaton, Ohio died on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Richmond, Indiana. Born on March 5, 1928 in Scioto County, Ohio, daughter of the late Charlie Oscar & Nancy Ellen (Creech) Porter. Alma was a loving wife, mother & grandmother. Admired & appreciated by all that knew her. A devout Christian above all. She...
Elizabeth Pauline Rockhill
Jan 13, 2021
Elizabeth Pauline (Davis) Rockhill, age 97, of Pierson, Florida and formerly of New Paris, Ohio, died on January 13, 2021. Born on March 10, 1923 in Winchester, Indiana, daughter of the late, Forrest & Hattie Ann (Pursley) Davis. Preceded in death by her Husband, Hubert Eugene Rockhill in 1995; Son, Lonnie Lee Rockhill in 2020; Grandson, Brian Lee Rockhill. Survived...
Linda Kay Strayer
Jan 13, 2021
Linda K. Strayer (Maloon), 80 of Verona, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 22, 1940 in Union City, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Richard Maloon & Dorothy E. (Barley) Holden. Linda retired from Fram in Greenville after 23 years. She was an avid supporter and...
Flonnie Helen Chesser
Jan 11, 2021
Flonnie Helen Chesser, age 70 of Frankfort, Kentucky and formerly of Lewisburg, Ohio died on Monday, January 11, 2021 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Born on May 26, 1950 in Kentucky, daughter of the late Charlie Boone & Minnie Viola (Bullock) Robbins. Helen married Steve Chesser on December 21, 1991. She had worked for Fram in Greenville, Ohio for many years. Member...
Shirley Jean Harkins
Jan 11, 2021
Shirley Jean Harkins, age 84, formerly of Brookville, Ohio, died on Monday, January 11, 2021 in Centerville, Ohio. Born on October 10, 1936 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Arthur Earl & Violet Olean (Eckman) Tyger. She retired after many years as a cook at the Englewood Manor & Brookhaven Nursing Home. Preceded by her Husband, Paul...
Hilary Evans Whittaker
Jan 10, 2021
Hilary Evans Whittaker died quietly at Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center on January 10, 2021. Born on May 26, 1930, she was the eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Whittaker (Margaret Evans) of Detroit and Grosse Pointe, MI. She attended Liggett, Grosse Pointe Country Day, and the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY; then earned BA and...
Robert H. Traylor
Jan 9, 2021
Robert H. Traylor 89 of Camden, OH died Saturday, January 9, 2021 at his residence. Born on May 3, 1931 in Eaton, Preble County, Ohio he was the son of the late Phillip J. & Anna (Lambert) Traylor. Robert was a U.S. Army Veteran and he retired in 1993 from the Butler County Engineer’s Department after 15 years of service....
Charles E. "John" Ellington, Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Charles E. “John” Ellington, Jr., 82 of Gratis Township, Preble County, Ohio and formerly of Trenton, Ohio, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born on December 15, 1938 in Perry County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Charles E. Sr. & Josephine (Draughn) Ellington John was a self-employed Fuel Distributor for Sohio and BP Oil, having served...
Robert Charles Abbitt
Dec 31, 2020
Robert Charles “Rob” Abbitt, age 58, of New Paris, Ohio died on December 31, 2020 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on May 1, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late Ronald Lewis & Judith (Degenhart) Abbitt. He had worked with the Millwrights Local Union 1241 in Columbus, Ohio for many years. Preceded by his Brother, Ronald...
Calvin S. Seals
Dec 30, 2020
CALVIN SCOTT SEALS, age 65, formerly of Camden, Ohio died Wednesday December 30, 2020 at Laurel of Middletown. Born on August 5, 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of the late Ralph & Allie Katherine (Doan) Seals. Calvin has lived in Preble County most of his life graduated in 1974 from Preble Shawnee High School in Camden, Ohio. He proudly...
James Allison Thompson
Dec 30, 2020
James A. Thompson, 79 of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Hamilton, Ohio. Born on October 12, 1941 in Eaton, Ohio, he was the son of the late James Elliott and Flora Mae (Weaver) Thompson. He retired in 2001 from Parker Hannifin. He was a 1959 Eaton High School graduate and loved attending Auctions and Flea Markets. Survived...
Margaret M. Kramer
Dec 30, 2020
Margaret Marie Kramer, 97 of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the home of her daughter in Hamilton, Ohio. Born on June 26, 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry George & Margaret Johanna (Henrich) Stall, Sr. A resident of Preble County since 1973, Margaret assisted her late husband in the operation of...
Catherine D. Whitesell
Dec 30, 2020
Catherine D. Whitesell, 93 of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Soin Medical Center in Beavercreek, Ohio. Born on August 2, 1927 in Hamilton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Egbert K. & Grace I. (Wright) Werk. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Huber Heights. In addition to her parents, Catherine was...
Henry C Flack
Dec 29, 2020
Henry C. Flack, 95 of Eaton, Ohio, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Eaton. Born on February 3, 1925 in Preble County, Ohio, he was the son of the late George & Elizabeth (Dunn) Flack. He had worked at L & M products and worked for ODOT at the rest area in Preble County. Preceded in death by several brothers...
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