Obituaries

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

Opal Hibbard

Opal Hibbard

Jan 18, 2008

OPAL HIBBARD, age 72, of Camden, Ohio, died Friday, January 18, 2008, 1:20 p.m., at her residence. Born on May 6, 1935 in Clay County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Omer and Chloe (Hoskins) Gilbert. Due to her mother’s illness and death, she was raised by the late Green and Ollie Mae Bowling. She had been retired for several years...

Gloria C. Gaston

Gloria C. Gaston

Jan 17, 2008

GLORIA C. GASTON, age 83, of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on June 12, 1924 in Dugger, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd & Golda Blanche (Carr) Carrico. Gloria graduated in 1942 from Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Indiana. She was a member of the boosters club...

James O. Gross

James O. Gross

Jan 7, 2008

JAMES O. GROSS, 87 of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Monday, January 7, 2008 in Brookville, Ohio. Born on November 6, 1920 in Estill County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dewey G. & Pearl (Rogers) Gross. Jim retired in 1976 from the Twin Valley South School District having served as both elementary and high school principal. He had taught...

Violet Lucille Hoffman

Violet Lucille Hoffman

Jan 7, 2008

VIOLET L. HOFFMAN, 100, of LaBelle, Florida and formerly of Land-O-Lakes, Florida and Brookville, Ohio, died Monday, January 7, 2008 in LaBelle. Violet was born on October 28, 1907 in Montgomery County, Ohio, daughter of Arthur and Mary Elizabeth(Shank) Reed. She was a 1925 graduate of Brookville High School. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gilbert...

Dorothy J. Cail

Dorothy J. Cail

Jan 2, 2008

DOROTHY J. CAIL, 78, of Eaton, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton. Born on August 13, 1929 in New Paris, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John M. & Delpha (Flatter) Stewart. She was a 1947 graduate of Jefferson Twp. High School, a member of Post #360 Ladies Auxiliary in New...

Drew Aden Steinberger

Drew Aden Steinberger

Dec 31, 2007

Drew Aden Steinberger, premature infant son of Dustin Allen Steinberger and Danielle Dee Brookshire of New Paris, OH, was killed instantly on Monday, December 31, 2007 in Richmond, Indiana in a car accident which left his mother seriously injured. He died just two weeks prior to his schedule birth date.Survivors besides his parents are: his maternal grandparents: Darrell Brookshire of...

Helen B. Miller

Helen B. Miller

Dec 30, 2007

Helen B. (Matix) Miller, age 97, of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Eaton, Ohio. Born on July 16, 1910 in Morning Sun, Preble County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Emerson & Edith Mae (Line) Matix. She had worked for Producers in the Restaurant Area in Eaton, Ohio for...

Mildred E. Stover

Mildred E. Stover

Dec 28, 2007

MILDRED E. STOVER, age 98, of Eaton, Ohio, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at Heartland of Eaton. She was born on November 18, 1909 in Castine (Darke County), Ohio the daughter of John Jacob and Lydia (Wertz) Snyder. She retired from the Preble County Sheriff’s office in 1972 where she had been Matron of the jail for 22 years. She...

Mary F. Anthony

Mary F. Anthony

Dec 27, 2007

Mary F. Anthony, 95, of Eldorado, Ohio and formerly of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Golden Living Center in Richmond. Mary was born March 30, 1912 in Sullivan, Indiana to Wesley W. & Margaret “Maggie” Annabelle (Cass) Mc Cloud. She was retired from Belden in Richmond following 35 years of service. Mary was a member of the...

Sherry Lynn Manis

Sherry Lynn Manis

Dec 27, 2007

Sherry Lynn Manis, age 39 of Lewisburg, Ohio, died Thursday, December 27, 2007 at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio after an extended illness. Sherry was born on January 22, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio. She had worked at Walmart in Eaton and Richmond, IN and had been employed at Reid Hospital in Richmond for 7 years. Member of the First Missionary...

Jeffrey D. Hannah

Jeffrey D. Hannah

Dec 26, 2007

Jeffrey D. Hannah, age 19, of Lewisburg, Ohio died Wednesday evening, December 26, 2007 in Darke County, Ohio after a two car accident. Jeff was born on May 16, 1988 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He was a 2006 graduate of Tri-County North High School active in the Drama Club, Photography Club, Art Club, Science Club, The Muse Machine and a...

Harold H. Doty

Harold H. Doty

Dec 22, 2007

HAROLD H. DOTY, age 94, of Eaton, Ohio, died December 22, 2007 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Born on January 27, 1913 in Milton, Indiana, the son of the late Ernest W. & Elma Blanche (Hale) Doty. A 1931 Milton High School graduate, he retired from Parker - Hannifin in Eaton in 1978. Long time member of the Prices...

Geneta L. Acheson

Geneta L. Acheson

Dec 21, 2007

GENETA L. “GEN” ACHESON, 79, of Eaton, Ohio died Friday, December 21, 2007 in Richmond, Indiana. Born on December 13, 1928 in New Castle, Indiana, the daughter of the late Homer & Pearl E. (Samuels) Smith. A 1944 graduate of New Castle High School and attended Indiana University. Gen was the founder and leader of Preble Swingers and Preble Gospel...

Dallas E. Shull

Dallas E. Shull

Dec 17, 2007

DALLAS E. SHULL, age 55, formerly of Camden, Ohio, died Monday, December 17, 2007. Born on July 20, 1952 in Hamilton, Ohio he was the son of John Clyde & Fannie Ellen (Cooley) Shull. Dallas proudly served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam War as a Military Policeman. He was a self employed drywall finisher for over...

Donald A. Wing

Donald A. Wing

Dec 12, 2007

DONALD A. WING, age 51, of Middletown, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at Atrium Medical Center, Middletown, Ohio. Born on April 10, 1956 in Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clarence A. & Gladys M. (Campbell) Wing. Donald was a wrecker driver for Spring Street Auto Service in Oxford, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran...

Marie F. Overholser

Marie F. Overholser

Dec 11, 2007

Marie F. Overholser, 84, of Eldorado, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She was born May 17, 1923 in West Alexandria, OH, the daughter of John & Elizabeth (Leedy) Ludy, and was a life long resident of Preble County. She and her husband Donald were farmers for many years. She later worked in various restaurants in the area, and then...

Alvin E. Cook

Alvin E. Cook

Dec 8, 2007

Alvin E. Cook age 64 of New Lebanon, Ohio passed on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. Alvin was born on August 16, 1943 in Baltimore, MD. and was raised in Kentucky. He was a Dayton area Barber for several years and had worked at the R.T.A. in Dayton for 22½ years and active in...

Patricia A. Worley

Patricia A. Worley

Dec 7, 2007

PATRICIA A. “PAT” WORLEY, age 60 of Greenville, Ohio, died Friday, December 7, 2007 at Life Care Hospital of Dayton. She was born on August 24, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio. She had worked for Brownlee Health Care in Piqua, Ohio. Preceded in death by her father Raymond Dale Brinkley in 1983.She is survived by her husband of 44 years: John...

Eunice Buell

Eunice Buell

Dec 6, 2007

EUNICE BUELL, age 74, of Richmond, Indiana, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at Beverly Living Center in Richmond, Indiana. Born on March 23, 1933 in McKee, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William “Bill” & Martha Bell (Davison) Young. Preceded in death by 5 Brothers and 1 Sister. She is survived by Husband of 29 years: Paul C....

William Logan Hunt

William Logan Hunt

Dec 5, 2007

WILLIAM LOGAN “BILL” HUNT, age 72 of Camden, Ohio, died on Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Born on March 15, 1935 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Henry L. & Mabel (Phillips) Hunt. He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a field medic and in the Pennsylvania National Guard. Bill had worked as a truck driver...