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

Duane K. Mendenhall
Jul 20, 2013
Duane K. Mendenhall, 79, of Lewisburg, OH, died Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton. Born on August 30, 1933 in Piqua, OH, he was the son of the late Raymond and Clara (Pierson) Mendenhall. Duane was a 1951 graduate of Richmond High School and a 1962 graduate of Earlham College both in Richmond, IN. He...
Herman Combs
Jul 13, 2013
Herman Combs, age 86 of Somerville, OH, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his residence. Born on March 12, 1927 in Levi, KY he was the son of the late Ace & Georgiann Combs. Herman served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II and U.S. Air Force during Korean War. He was an inspector for 27 years at Harrison Radiator...
James R. Holliman
Jul 13, 2013
James R. Holliman, 63 of New Paris, OH, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Wayne HealthCare in Greenville, OH. He was born on September 2, 1949 in Allock, KY. James had worked at Browning Manufacturing in Eaton for over thirty years, a 1967 Jackson Twp. High School graduate, served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam and was a member of...
Cleven "Peck" Newton
Jul 12, 2013
Cleven "Peck" Newton, age 87, of Somerville, OH, died Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Liberty Nursing Home in Oxford, OH. Born on April 25, 1926 in Lexington, KY he was the son of the late Vernis & Stella (McKinney) Newton. Cleven retired in 1988 at Dasher Steel Foundry in Hamilton, OH. He served on the Somerville Fire Department for...
Troy E. Grimes
Jul 11, 2013
TROY EUGENE GRIMES, 46, of New Paris, Ohio, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Heartland of Eaton in Eaton, Ohio following an extended illness. Troy was born on December 31, 1966 in Manchester, Kentucky, son of the late Eugene & Lillie (Jump) Grimes. Troy loved to fish and to spend time with his family and friends.Troy is survived by his...
Johnny F. Shannon
Jul 9, 2013
Johnny F. Shannon, age 73, of Somerville, OH, died peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Somerville, OH. Born on December 10, 1939 in Wauseon, Ohio son of the late, Donald E. & Opal V. (Miller) Shannon. He had worked for over 30 years as a telephone repairman before retirement. John loved to work on cars and...
John A. "Jack" Bradley
Jul 7, 2013
JOHN A. "JACK" BRADLEY, 78, of Richmond, Indiana and formerly of New Paris, Ohio, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Reid Hospital and Healthcare Services in Richmond, Indiana. Jack was born on May 28, 1935 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late John A. & Blondena (King) Bradley. He was a U.S. Marine Corp. veteran during the Korean Conflict and...
Thomas L. Berger
Jul 4, 2013
Thomas L. Berger, 82, of Union, OH, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Englewood Manor in Englewood, OH. Born on January 15, 1931 in Piqua, OH, son of the late Clarence & Mary (Mauchamer) Berger. Thomas retired after more than 30 years as a linotype operator and had worked for many printers including the Dayton Daily News...
Kurt D. Muncy
Jul 2, 2013
KURT DUANE MUNCY, 42 of Eaton, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was born on November 10, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio. Kurt was a 1989 graduate of Eaton High School and attended the Police Academy. Kurt was a former police officer with the West Alexandria Police Department; was a paramedic and police officer for the Eaton...
George R. Miller
Jul 1, 2013
George R. Miller, 81, of Dayton, OH and formerly of Lewisburg, OH, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, OH. Born on July 16, 1931 in Newark, OH, son of the late Ralph & Janet (Watling) Miller. George retired after 30 years in Construction from Moyer Paving in Clayton, OH. George proudly served in the US...
Donna R. Hoefler
Jul 1, 2013
Donna R. Hoefler, 63, of Lewisburg, OH died Monday, July 1, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton in Dayton, OH. Born on August 30, 1949 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Clayton Woody & Velma Christine (Jones) Adkins. Donna was a 1968 graduate of Northmont High School in Clayton, OH. She had worked for 12 years at Universal Transportation for...
Allen M. Mcbee
Jun 30, 2013
Allen M. McBee, 73 of Eaton, OH, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Dayton V.A. Health Center. Born on March 22, 1940 in Eaton, Ohio he was the son of the late Herbert F. & Luella (O'Dell) McBee. Allen was a U.S. Army veteran and retired as self-employed painter. He attended Eaton Church of the Brethren.Preceded in death by a...
Virginia Louise Deeter
Jun 29, 2013
Virginia Louise (Brown) Deeter, 82, of Eaton, OH and formerly of Lewisburg, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. Born on March 29, 1931 in Harrison Twp., Preble Co., OH, she was the daughter of the late Chester R. & Doris M. (Sodders) Brown. She retired from F & F Mold & Die in Verona, OH...
Herbert H. Holland
Jun 28, 2013
Herbert H. Holland, 84 of Camden, Ohio, died Friday, June 28, 2013 at The Knolls of Oxford in Oxford, Ohio. He was born on October 27, 1928 in Bono, Arkansas the son of the late Herschel & Emma (Walker) Holland. Herb was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. From 1955 to 1973 he worked at NCR in Dayton, OH and...
Susie S. Bayham
Jun 26, 2013
Susie S. Bayham, 82 of Lewisburg, Ohio died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton, Ohio. Born on September 22, 1930 in Powhatan, Belmont County, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Steve & Susanna (Ponchak) Kapak. Preceded in death by her husband: Russell J. Bayham in 1995; Two brothers: John Kapak and Steve Kapak and...

William Allen Pence
Jun 24, 2013
William A. "Bill" Pence, 83, of Osteen, FL and formerly of Eaton, OH, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 at his residence. Born on September 3, 1929 in Preble County, OH, he was the son of the late Robert & Mabel (O'Hara) Pence. Bill was a bus driver for Greyhound for thirty years and also was a private bus driver. A...
Edith E. Werts
Jun 19, 2013
EDITH E. WERTS, 84 of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton. She was born on June 13, 1929 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Earl & Inez (Lewis) Albert. In addition to caring for her own family, Edith was a volunteer for the Sunroom Seniors where she delivered meals to the elderly...
Helen Fay Barnes
Jun 16, 2013
Helen Fay Barnes, 96, of Eaton, OH, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at her residence. Born on November 12, 1916 in Charlottesville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Lester & Mary Helen (Killen) Milliron. Fay had worked as a Telephone Operator for the United Phone Company and retired after 31 years of service. She has been a...
Dorothy L Landis
Jun 14, 2013
DOROTHY LUCILLE LANDIS, 94, of West Alexandria, OH, died Friday, June 14, 2013 in Dayton. Born on December 24, 1918 in Preble County, OH, she was the daughter of the late James F. & Elsie M. (Brower) Sullivan. Dorothy was the owner/operator of Lucille's Beauty Shop in West Alexandria, OH where she retired in 1999.She is preceded in death by...
Judge Connie S. Price
Jun 14, 2013
Judge Connie S. Price, 55, of Galena, OH and formerly of Brookville, OH, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at her residence. Born on April 11, 1958 in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd R. & Margaret L. (Kreitzer) Craig.Connie was a 1975 graduate of Twin Valley North High School in Lewisburg, OH and went on to...
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