Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.

Donna J. Phipps

Donna J. Phipps

Aug 29, 2013

Donna J. Phipps, age 85, of Eaton, Ohio died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. Born on May 21, 1928 in Portsmouth, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Oliver & Margaret (Meadows) Gaines. Margaret retired in 1990 as a bookkeeper for Valley Center Pharmacy in El Cajon, California. Preceded in death by...

Laura Belle Terrill

Laura Belle Terrill

Aug 28, 2013

LAURA BELLE TERRILL, 85, of West Elkton, OH, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Kingston of Miamisburg in Miamisburg, OH. She was born on October 27, 1927 in West Elkton, OH, daughter of the late Leroy and Helen (Plack) Kirkpatrick. Laura was a 1945 graduate of West Elkton High School; was the head cook for Preble Shawnee Schools in West...

Sylvia A. Purdy

Sylvia A. Purdy

Aug 25, 2013

SYLVIA A. PURDY, 72, of West Elkton, OH, died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford, OH. She was born on March 30, 1941 in Wise County, VA, daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Georgia (Hill) Blevins. Sylvia was a graduate of East Stone High School in East Stone, VA and was a retired bus driver for...

James R. Bunger

James R. Bunger

Aug 23, 2013

JAMES R. BUNGER, 72, of Lewisburg, OH, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on April 7, 1941 in Preble County, Ohio son of the late Nevin T. and Grace M. (Leslie) Bunger. James was a truck driver from the time he was 16 years old having driven for Zumstein, Inc. in Lewisburg, Liberal Markets...

Todd M. Kozuszek

Todd M. Kozuszek

Aug 22, 2013

TODD M. KOZUSZEK, age 45, of Camden, Ohio died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford, OH. Todd was born on April 28, 1968 in Butler County, Ohio and was a 1986 Miamisburg High School graduate. He had worked in several area retail grocery stores and enjoyed playing golf. Todd was committed to improving awareness for epilepsy and...

Richard L. Berry

Richard L. Berry

Aug 20, 2013

Richard L. Berry, 72, of Brookville, OH, died Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Genesis Healthcare – New Lebanon Center, New Lebanon, OH. Born on March 9, 1941 in Dayton, OH, he was the son of the late Orville L. & Juanita (Janson) Berry. He was the owner/operator of Dick Berry TV, a 1959 Lewisburg Union High School graduate and attended...

Nathaniel C. Orona

Nathaniel C. Orona

Aug 15, 2013

NATHANIEL C. ORONA age 24 of West Manchester, Ohio died suddenly Thursday, August 15, 2013 while fishing near Lewisburg, Ohio. He was born on May 15, 1989 in Middletown, OH and was a 2008 graduate of Tri-County North High School. Nathan currently worked for Crider Masonry in Farmersville, OH; Tim Terrel Roofing of Franklin, OH and working concrete projects. He...

Ralph Seals

Ralph Seals

Aug 14, 2013

RALPH SEALS, 88, of Somerville, Ohio died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Vancrest Healthcare Center in Eaton, OH. He was born on April 12, 1925 in Montgomery County, OH son of the late Harmon H. & Pearl (Kincer) Seals. Ralph retired in 1993 from the Ramada Inn in Cincinnati, OH where he was a Maintenance Supervisor. He was a bee...

Marilyn J. Weller

Marilyn J. Weller

Aug 11, 2013

Marilyn J. Weller, age 83, of Eaton, Ohio died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Reid Hospital & Health Care in Richmond, IN. Born on December 14, 1929 in Richmond, IN she was the daughter of the late Clarence P. & Helen E. (Downing) Gilmore. Marilyn was a 1947 graduate of Richmond High School and had been a resident of Preble...

Robert W. Foster

Robert W. Foster

Aug 9, 2013

ROBERT W. FOSTER, 91 of Eaton, OH died Friday, August 9, 2013 at VA Hospice. He was born on November 15, 1921 in Knightstown, IN, son of Herschel & Helen (Risk) Foster. Robert was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, serving during WWII, with a deployment to Italy.On March 8, 1946 he married Georgia E. Dyer, who survives. Also survived...

Edward Morris

Edward Morris

Aug 9, 2013

Edward "Eddie" Morris, 96, of Richmond, Indiana died Friday August 9, 2013 at Franklin United Methodist Retirement Community in Franklin, Indiana.Born on March 19, 1917 in Estill County Kentucky, son of the late John & Maggie Brandenburg Morris. He had been a Bus Driver for the Richmond, Indiana School District for 22 years, retiring in 2003. Preceded in death by...

Tom A. Garwood

Tom A. Garwood

Aug 6, 2013

TOM A. GARWOOD, 53 of Lewisburg, Ohio died at his residence Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born on October 3, 1959 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Berlin Elva "Bud" & Doris Lorene (Shafer) Garwood. Preceded in death by his brother, Gordon Dean Garwood; sister, Mildred L. McKee; infant sister, Carol Garwood.Survived by his son, Matt (Jessica) Garwood...

Daryl J. Foster, Sr.

Daryl J. Foster, Sr.

Aug 5, 2013

Daryl J. Foster, Sr., 85, formerly of Lewisburg, OH, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at Brookhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation in Brookville, Ohio. Born on October 6, 1927 in Bowling Green, Ohio he was the son of the late Joseph W. & Goldie E. (Bunger) Foster. Daryl was a W.W. II Navy Veteran. He worked at N.C.R. Corporation for 27 years...

Robert W. Clark

Robert W. Clark

Aug 1, 2013

ROBERT W. CLARK, 77 of Eaton, OH died Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Heartland of Eaton in Eaton, Ohio. He was born on December 24, 1935 in Eaton, OH, son of the late Forrest W. & Ida Minnie (Henne) Clark. Robert was a 1954 graduate of Jackson High School and served in the Eaton National Guard from 1954 to 1957....

James P. "Jim" Eikenberry

James P. "Jim" Eikenberry

Jul 30, 2013

JAMES P. "JIM" EIKENBERRY, 81 of Eaton, OH died Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Woodland County Manor in Somerville, Ohio. He was born on May 24, 1932 in Eaton, OH, son of the late Paul Charles & Lois Esther (Mallow) Eikenberry. Jim was the former owner and operator of Eikenberry Garden Center and Flower Shop in Eaton. He was a...

Floyd F. Schwartz

Floyd F. Schwartz

Jul 30, 2013

Private Services in Galena, Illinois

Bobby L. Arthurs

Bobby L. Arthurs

Jul 29, 2013

Bobby L. Arthurs, age 70, of Camden, Ohio, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at the VA Medical Center, Lakeside Manor in Dayton, Ohio. Born on November 13, 1942 in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, son of the late Charles Cecil & Thelma Faye (Porter) Arthurs. Bobby retired in 2008 after 25 years at International Paper, formerly known as Smart Paper and before...

Betty Jean Worley

Betty Jean Worley

Jul 29, 2013

Betty J. Worley, age 75 formerly of Camden, OH and currently of New Paris, Ohio died Monday, July 29, 2013 at Foundations in New Paris, OH. Born on March 26, 1938 she was the daughter of the late Charles T. & Lannie M. (Ketron) Worley, Sr. She has lived in Preble County all of her life. Preceded in death by...

Earl E. Asher

Earl E. Asher

Jul 25, 2013

Earl E. Asher, 53, of Camden, OH, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his residence. Born on August 9, 1959 in Hamilton, OH, he was the son of the late William & Essie (Mosley) Asher. Earl worked at Miami University in Oxford, retiring in 2008. He was a social member at the VFW in Camden.Preceded in death by Brothers: James,...

Patty Elnora Turner

Patty Elnora Turner

Jul 24, 2013

Patty Elnora (Jeanes) Turner, age 79, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her home in Richmond, Indiana. Patty was born on March 9, 1934 in New Paris, Ohio daughter of the late, Floyd Elsworth & Irene Aldine (Wehrley) Jeanes. She was a 1952 graduate from Boston High School in Boston, Indiana. She married Ralph W. Turner on May 17, 1952...