Obituaries

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

James R. Singleton

James R. Singleton

Oct 4, 2017

James R. "Bobby" Singleton, 55, of New Paris, OH, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at his residence. He was born on December 30, 1961 in Richmond, Indiana, son of the late James Richard and Joyce Ann (Rettinger) Singleton. He was a retired member of the United States Marine Corp., where he proudly served his country. He loved to fish and...

Margaret Jean Moran Davies

Margaret Jean Moran Davies

Oct 1, 2017

Margaret Jean Moran Davies, 81, of New Paris, OH died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Vancrest of Eaton. Margaret was born on December 31, 1935 in Monroe Township, Preble County, Ohio the daughter of the late John L. & Blanche E. (Bennett) Alcorn. She was a 1954 Richmond High School graduate and retired after 35 years from Hoffco in Richmond....

Virginia Belle Holland

Virginia Belle Holland

Sep 30, 2017

Virginia Belle Holland, age 89, of New Paris, OH, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Born on Sept. 15, 1928 in Greenville, OH, daughter of the late Bert Allan & Susie Etta (Hershey) Brown. She and her husband, Albert V. Holland made their home in the New Paris, OH area. She worked and retired from...

Mildred  Louise Bell

Mildred Louise Bell

Sep 29, 2017

Mildred Louise Bell, 97, of Eaton, OH, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at Vancrest Healthcare Center in Eaton. She was born on August 17, 1920 in Preble County, Ohio, daughter of the late Robert H. and Catherine I. (Meeks) Renner. She was a 1938 graduate of Jackson High School and was a bookkeeper and cashier for the A & P...

William R. Gadd

William R. Gadd

Sep 18, 2017

William R. Gadd, 94, of Camden, OH went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 18, 2017. Born on August 25, 1923 in Hamilton, Butler County, OH he was the son of the late Albert L. & Martha (Messer) Gadd. William was a U.S. Army W.W. II veteran and retired in 1987 from the Champion Paper Company in...

Sarah E. Juday

Sarah E. Juday

Sep 16, 2017

Sarah E. Juday, formerly of West Manchester, OH died peacefully Saturday afternoon at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. She was recently residing at The Greenbriar Nursing Center, Eaton, OH. Sarah was born June 14, 1942 in Greenville, OH. She was the daughter, and only child, of Mary Leona (Riegle) and Ivan Clemson Juday of West Manchester, OH. She attended school...

Robert L. Payne, Jr.

Robert L. Payne, Jr.

Sep 16, 2017

Robert L. Payne, Jr., 73, of Dayton, OH and formerly of Eaton, OH, died on September 16, 2017 at his residence in Dayton, OH. Born on February 2, 1944 in Fayetteville, NC, son of the late Robert L. & Geraldine Ferne (Clemons) Payne, Sr. Robert had worked for 20 years at the US Postal Service and retired in 2003. Robert...

James D. Mcneill

James D. Mcneill

Sep 13, 2017

James D. McNeill age 80 of New Paris, OH, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at his residence. Born on August 3, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri he was the son of the late James Paul & Helen (Sullivan) McNeill. James was a 1955 New Paris Jefferson High School graduate and in 1959 he graduated from Earlham College with a Bachelor’s...

Dennis A. Ermlich

Dennis A. Ermlich

Sep 12, 2017

Dennis A. Ermlich, 63, of Lewisburg, OH, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. He was born on May 25, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio, son of the late Gustav Leo and Mary Agnes (Nelson) Ermlich. He was a 1972 graduate of Twin Valley North High School and was retired from F & S Harley-Davidson in Dayton...

Nellie Minnie Christman

Nellie Minnie Christman

Sep 12, 2017

Nellie Minnie (Kanzig) Christman, 87, of Eaton, OH, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Hospice of Dayton. Born on June 11, 1930 in Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, daughter of the late Orville William & Minnie Madeline (McKenzie) Kanzig. Nellie married Ralph Edwin Christman on June 5, 1960. Member of the Preble County Amateur Radio Club...

Theresa Ann "Terrie" Stephen

Theresa Ann "Terrie" Stephen

Sep 8, 2017

Theresa Ann “Terrie” Stephen, 63, of New Madison, OH, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at Reid Health in Richmond, IN. Born on January 28, 1954 in Richmond, IN, she was the daughter of the late Irvin J. and C. Earline (Burnes) Hartman. Preceded in death by her sister: Deborah Lynn Hartman in 1953. Survived by her Husband of 43 years:...

Freda Kellenbarger

Freda Kellenbarger

Sep 7, 2017

Freda Kellenbarger, 94 of Eaton, OH, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton. She was born on January 27, 1923 in Hagerstown, Indiana, daughter of the late Raymond and Loretta (Favorite) Heaston. Freda was a 1942 graduate of Hagerstown High School and moved to Eaton in 1950. She was a member of Visitation Catholic Church and...

Fred Damron, Jr.

Fred Damron, Jr.

Sep 7, 2017

Fred “Kamel” Damron, Jr., 79, of Lewisburg, OH went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Born on December 11, 1937 in Wheelwright, Kentucky, son of the late Fred & Arminda (Stewart) Damron.He proudly served as a specialist in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.Preceded in death by his parents, stepmother, Belle; brother, Robert and sister,...

John H. Keller, Jr.

John H. Keller, Jr.

Sep 7, 2017

John H. Keller, Jr. age 91 of New Paris, OH, died Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the V.A. Medical Center in Dayton, OH. Born on October 25, 1925 in Lewisburg, Ohio he was the son of the late John H. Keller Sr. & Bertha Marie Baker Keller. A U.S. Army W.W. II veteran, he received the Combat Infantry Badge and...

Lincoln James Klingensmith

Lincoln James Klingensmith

Aug 20, 2017

Lincoln James Klingensmith, 12 day old son of James Robert and Gwen Elisabeth (Watts) Klingensmith of Washington Township, Ohio, died, Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his Paternal Grandfather, Robert Wayne Klingensmith in 2011; Paternal Great Grandparents, Harry W. Schurr in 2017, Norma Jean Drew in 2015 and Jo...

Phoebe Lucinda Hudson

Phoebe Lucinda Hudson

Aug 15, 2017

Phoebe Lucinda (Combs) Hudson, 40, of Camden, OH, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Born on July 20, 1977 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Nathan Combs, Jr. & H. Bernice Johnson. Phoebe attended both the Buckhorn Creek Mennonite Church in Clayhole, KY and Happy Church in Jackson, KY. Preceded in death by her...

Rhonda Ailene Whittaker

Rhonda Ailene Whittaker

Aug 12, 2017

Rhonda Ailene (VanWinkle) Whittaker, 79, of Richmond, IN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 12, 2017. Born on February 7, 1938 in Jackson Co., KY, daughter of the late James Leslie & Minnie (Campbell) VanWinkle. Ailene graduated in 1955 from McKee High School in Kentucky. Ailene loved First Assembly of God in Richmond, IN. Preceded in death...

Mary Frances Hartman

Mary Frances Hartman

Aug 6, 2017

Mary Frances Hartman, age 98, of Eaton, OH died Sunday, August 6, 2017 in Eaton. Born on May 12, 1919 in Eaton, OH, she was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Pearl B. (Jordan) Deaton. Mary Frances was a Registered Nurse for Dr. Williams and Dr. Darrow in Eaton. She was a 1936 Eaton High School graduate and...

Gary W. Little

Gary W. Little

Jul 28, 2017

Gary W. Little, 67, of Eldorado, died Friday morning, July 28, 2017 at his residence.Gary was born March 26, 1950 in Richmond, IN, the son of Alfred Little & Betty Hoskins. He served in the US Army in Vietnam. After Vietnam, he became a bartender in several establishments in the Richmond area. He met his lifetime companion, Luana Swihart, and...

Norma Jean Maxel

Norma Jean Maxel

Jul 27, 2017

Norma J. Maxel, age 90, of Richmond, IN and formerly of Eaton, OH died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Reid Health in Richmond. Born on November 10, 1926 in Miami County, OH, she was the daughter of the late Harry & Imo (Anderson) Brown. She was a bookkeeper from 1952 to 1990’s for ABC Awning in Eaton and was a...