Obituaries

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

B Jeanette Back

B Jeanette Back

Feb 6, 2013

B Jeanette (Slusher) Back, age 83 of Camden, Ohio, died February 6, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on August 31, 1929 in Bell County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Mona (Parrott) Slusher. Preceded in death by her parents and adoptive mother Cora Hawkins; husband of 56 years in 2005: Elmer Back; son: Mark Back in 1997;...

Robert Curtis Pieratt

Robert Curtis Pieratt

Feb 5, 2013

Robert Curtis Pieratt, age 51, of Lewisburg, OH, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on February 8, 1961 in Oxford, Ohio, son of the late Carl Darrell & Helen Ann (Reynolds) Pieratt. Robert was a Printing Press Operator for many years.Preceded in death by an infant brother in 1963; father, Carl Darrell Pieratt in 1994; mother,...

Bruce W. Byrket

Bruce W. Byrket

Feb 3, 2013

BRUCE W. BYRKET, age 57 of New Paris, OH, died on Sunday, February 3, 2013 in New Paris. Bruce was born on January 13, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. He was a 1974 graduate of Northmont High School in Englewood and was a veteran of the United States Army with the Special Forces. Bruce and his wife Blaine owned and...

Mary Marie Brown

Mary Marie Brown

Feb 2, 2013

Mary "Marie" Brown, 91, of New Madison, OH, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her residence. Born on September 22, 1921 in West Manchester, OH, she was the daughter of the late Loy & Ethel (Brown) Howell. Marie was a Monroe Twp. Graduate and had worked for the Fram Corp in Greenville, OH for 28 years, member of the Cedar...

Gene Wagers, Jr.

Gene Wagers, Jr.

Feb 2, 2013

Gene Wagers, Jr. 41 of Camden, OH, died Saturday, February 2, 2013. Gene was born on December 21, 1971 in Hamilton, Ohio.Survived by father & Step-mother: Gene & Betty Wagers, Sr. of Somerville, OH; Mother & step-father: Mossie & Randy Wilburn of Eaton, OH; Two sons: Brian Banks of Hamilton, OH and Cody Eichhorn of Camden, OH; Daughters: Jessica Wagers...

Gary W. Miller

Gary W. Miller

Jan 31, 2013

Gary W. Miller, 53, of Lewisburg, OH, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in a single car accident in Jefferson Twp., Preble County, OH. Born on July 31, 1959 in Ary, Perry County, KY, he was the son of the late Emanuel & Isabelle (Fugate) Miller. Gary was a Miller for the H. Nagel & Son Company in Pyrmont, OH and...

Martha B. Allen

Martha B. Allen

Jan 28, 2013

Martha B. Allen, age 89 of Eaton, OH, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 28, 2013 at the Knolls of Oxford in Oxford, Ohio. Born on February 9, 1923 in Liberty, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Samuel & Mary (Barlow) McFarland. Martha enjoyed reading and was a current member of Oxford Baptist Church and...

Addie M. Thacker

Addie M. Thacker

Jan 25, 2013

Addie M. Thacker, 93, formerly of St. Rt. 726, Eldorado, OH died Friday, January 25, 2013 at Astoria Health & Rehab Center, Germantown, OH. She was one of 11 children born to the late Charles & Addie Elizabeth (Lamb) Guthrie, and was born in Franklin, OH on September 3, 1919. Addie married Estle T. Thacker Sr., who died May 8,...

Betty Jean Willard

Betty Jean Willard

Jan 24, 2013

Betty Jean (Johnson) Brannon Willard, age 85 of Somerville, OH, went to be with the Lord on Thursday morning at Woodland Country Manor with all her family around her. Born in Jacksonburg, OH on December 27, 1927, she grew up on a farm with her parents, Ernest & Ruth Johnson and siblings, Kenneth and Glen. Her farm was on State...

Georgia Mae Cummins-Fraley

Georgia Mae Cummins-Fraley

Jan 23, 2013

GEORGIA MAE FRALEY, 82, of Eaton, OH died Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Heartland of Eaton. Georgia was born on October 9, 1930 in Greenville, OH, daughter of the late Lorenzo Dow & Dora Nina (Goens) Kiser. She was a member of the Eaton First Presbyterian Church. Preceded by her first husband, Robert Cummins in 1984; son, David Delplane; sisters,...

Ruth W. Sellers

Ruth W. Sellers

Jan 17, 2013

RUTH W. SELLERS, age 71, of Lebanon, Ohio died onThursday, January 17, 2013 at The Otterbein Home in Lebanon. Ruth was born on January 19, 1941 in Mannheim, Germany daughter of the late Kurt Heinrich & Rotraut (Zimmerman) Wdowiak. Ruth sold music and musical instruments at various local flea markets. In 2002 she became a Kentucky Colonial. Survived by her...

Dorothy Carpenter

Dorothy Carpenter

Jan 13, 2013

Dorothy Carpenter, age 92 formerly of Camden, OH died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, OH. Born on March 25, 1920 in Glendale, Ohio, daughter of the late Virgil & Effie Mae (Crump) Elliott. Member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Camden, OH. Preceded in death by her husband, James Carpenter in 1987; brothers,...

Opal Ann Parks

Opal Ann Parks

Jan 12, 2013

Opal Ann Parks, age 84, of New Paris, Ohio went to her heavenly home on January 12, 2013 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, Ohio. Born on November 27, 1928 in Preble County Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ralph D. & Jessie L. (Caldwell) Steele. She was a 1946 Jefferson High School graduate, former employee of...

Louis Reiff

Louis Reiff

Jan 9, 2013

Louis Reiff, 80, of Eaton, OH, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Richmond, IN. Born on April 22, 1932 in Hamilton, OH, he was the son of the late Carl C. & Alta (Miller) Reiff. Louis had worked as a welder for Wayne Works in Richmond, IN and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was a graduate of Hamilton High...

Bessie Marie Moreland

Bessie Marie Moreland

Jan 7, 2013

Bessie Marie Moreland, age 82 of Camden, Ohio died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Florida. Born on March 4, 1930 in Estill County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Grant & Eliza (Cooper) Clem. Bessie retired after 30 years of Service from Stant Manufacturing. Member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Camden, Ohio. Preceded in...

Mary O. Lindsey

Mary O. Lindsey

Jan 7, 2013

Mary O. Lindsey, 92, of Lewisburg, OH died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brookville, OH. Mary was born on February 13, 1920 in Preble County, OH, daughter of the late Charles A. & Hazel Monet (Hapner) Kasserman. A 1937 graduate of Lewisburg Union High School, Mary was a factory worker at Stanhope in Brookville and Lewisburg...

James L. Hensley

James L. Hensley

Jan 5, 2013

James L. Hensley, age 74, of Boston, Indiana died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on December 4, 1938 in Freemont, Ohio son of the late Claude & Dorthea (Hawk) Hensley. James was a self-employed photographer for many years. He was also one of the founding members of the Dayton Road Knights and was a...

Thelma Louise Stockslager

Thelma Louise Stockslager

Jan 4, 2013

Thelma Louise Stockslager, 91, of Lewisburg, OH died Friday, January 4, 2013 at her residence. Born on February 1, 1921 in Richmond, IN, she was the daughter of the late Kelch & Zelma (Goodwin) Duffield. Louise retired in 1980 after 25 plus years with Inland Manufacturing in Dayton. She was a 1938 graduate of Monroe Twp., High School in Preble...

Rachel R. Bolinger

Rachel R. Bolinger

Jan 2, 2013

Rachel R. Bolinger, 90, of Eaton, OH died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in Eaton. Born on November 3, 1922 in Campton, KY, she was the daughter of the late James Harlan & Barbara O. (Hollon) Rose. Mrs. Bolinger had worked as a cook for Eaton Community Schools, retiring after 20 years of service. She was a member of the Eaton...

Frances Pugh

Frances Pugh

Dec 31, 2012

FRANCES (KESSLER) PUGH, age 97, of Rosebud Village in Richmond, IN died on Monday, December 31, 2012. Born on August 27, 1915 in Millgrove, Blackford County, IN, daughter of the late Fred & Esta (Davis) Kessler. Frances attended the United Methodist Church in Eldorado, OH.Preceded in death by brothers, Avon Kessler, Burl Kessler, Ralph Kessler and Theo Kessler; sister-in-law, Alma...