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Herma Gayhart

Herma Gayhart

Nov 22, 2009

Herma Gayhart, 80, of Middletown, died Sunday, November 22, 2009, at home. She was born in Tipler, Wisconsin on September 25, 1929 to parents John S. and Evelyn (Trent) Gayhart.Ms. Gayhart worked for Miami Carey in the shipping dept. for 29 years and also at UniFirst Laundry. She was a member of Miltonville Baptist Church and she loved to shop,...

Roger L. Phillips

Roger L. Phillips

Nov 21, 2009

Roger Louis Phillips, 76, of Palm Harbor, Florida, died Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Helen Ellis Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 19, 1933, one of three children, to parents Roy and Marie (DeWald) Phillips.He graduated from Elder High School, attended the University of Cincinnati and served as an Army paratrooper in the Korean War. In 1957...

Christana R. Gamble

Christana R. Gamble

Nov 18, 2009

Christana R. Gamble, 75, of Middletown, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Hospice Of Butler And Warren Counties. She was born in Bullock County, Alabama on May 6, 1934 to parents Jimmie and Arlee (Nelson) Reynolds.Mrs. Gamble was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church for over 40 years. She loved the Bible. She worked for many prominent families in...

Ronald J. Gaston

Ronald J. Gaston

Nov 17, 2009

Ronald J. Gaston, 63, of Hamilton, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He was born in Middletown, on July 24, 1946 to parents Frank and Daisy (Taulbee) Gaston.Ronald served his country in the United States Air Force. Mr. Gaston worked at AK Steel for 30 years, retiring in Technical Repair. He also worked for Pre-Finish Metals and...

M. Elaine Hocz

M. Elaine Hocz

Nov 14, 2009

M. Elaine (MacDonald) Hocz, 84, of Monroe, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Dayton on September 25, 1925 to parents Francis and Edna Ruth (MacDonald) Distler.She was a member of the Middletown Senior Citizens, several bridge clubs and was previously an avid bowler. She loved making crafts and dearly loved her family.Mrs. Hocz is...

Virginia Mae Egelston

Virginia Mae Egelston

Nov 12, 2009

Virginia Mae Egelston of Middletown Ohio passed away peacefully at Atrium Hospital on the morning of November 12, 2009 just shy of her 92nd birthday. Virginia was born December 16, 1917 to Ellsworth and Mollie Miller and became a resident of Middletown Ohio when she moved here from Newport Kentucky with her parents to open Miller's Jewelry Store in 1927....

Virginia I. Brandenburg

Virginia I. Brandenburg

Nov 11, 2009

Virginia I. Brandenburg, 83, of Middletown, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on September 5, 1926 to parents Benjamin and Fannie D. (Davis) Carrington.Virginia worked as a bookkeeper for Elder-Beerman. She was a member of Union Chapel United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was a member of Prosser...

Alice May Prows

Alice May Prows

Nov 10, 2009

Alice May (Leighton) Prows, 84, formally of Middletown, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at her residence in Versailles, Kentucky. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1925 to parents John and Alice May (Williams) Leighton.Alice was a graduate of Middletown High School and received her bachelor's degree from Miami University in Oxford. She was a longtime member of...

Pairlee Gay

Pairlee Gay

Nov 9, 2009

Pairlee Gay, 90, of Madison Township, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Perry County, Kentucky on August 31, 1919 to parents Granville and Maudie (Williams) Miller.Mrs. Gay is survived by her sons, Ronald (Patricia) Gay and Hershel (Lesa) Gay; daughters, Betty (Theron) Adams, Ruthene (Bruce) Hopper, Joyce (Mike) Williams, Sue (Tim) Dobrozsi and...

Juanita G. Stabler

Juanita G. Stabler

Nov 8, 2009

Juanita G. (Claibourne) Stabler, 87, of Middletown, died Sunday, November 8, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Highland County, Ohio on December 23, 1921 to parents George and Vera (Hawthorne) Claibourne.Mrs. Stabler is survived by her son, Jim Stabler; daughter, Joyce A. Smith; granddaughter, Jennifer (Gary) Matney; three great grandchildren, Ashley (Jeremy) Tankersley, A.J. Matney and Lindsey Gebhart;...

Naomi Ruth Geckeler

Naomi Ruth Geckeler

Nov 7, 2009

Naomi Ruth (Rusche) Geckeler, 86, of Wayne Township, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Hawthorn Glen Senior Living Campus. She was born in Middletown on July 5, 1923 to parents Mark Henry and Inez Marie (Day) Rusche.Mrs. Geckeler worked as a nurse at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton for 26 years, retiring in 1985 as a nurse anesthetist. She was a...

Oveda Finkbone

Oveda Finkbone

Nov 4, 2009

Oveda Finkbone, 96, of Madison Township, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Atrium Medical Center. She was born in Middletown on August 26, 1913 to parents Overton and Esther (Sellers) McKee.Oveda was a charter member of Zion Lutheran Church. Mrs. Finkbone is survived by her niece, Cheryl Ann (James) Ratliff; great nephews, Jim & Scott Ratliff; and numerous nieces, nephews,...

Jane E. Butts

Jane E. Butts

Nov 3, 2009

Jane E. Butts, 73, of Middletown, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. She was born in Londonderry, Ohio on October 25, 1936 to parents William Earl and Sophia (Detty) Pembleton.Jane worked as a cashier for CVS, retiring in 2004. Mrs. Butts is survived by her sons, Greg (Becki) Fite and Fred (Connie) Vandermark; daughters,...

Richard H. Jones

Richard H. Jones

Nov 3, 2009

Richard Heber Jones, 78, a lifelong resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties.He was born October 20, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Clarence Heber and Mary (Bush) Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary Louise (Geary) Jones, brother Phillip Heber "Buddy" Jones, and infant...

Sue A. Butcher

Sue A. Butcher

Nov 1, 2009

Memorial Services for Sue A. Butcher will be held Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:00 am at First United Methodist Church in Middletown with Reverend Dean Penrod officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 - 8:00 pm at Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding Funeral Home. Private interment will be at Woodside Cemetery.Mrs. Butcher, 75, of Middletown, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at her residence....

Brown Cornett

Brown Cornett

Oct 31, 2009

Cornett, Brown Brown Cornett, 83, of Madison Township, OH, died Saturday, October 31, 2009. He was born in Morris Fork, Kentucky, on February 16, 1926 to parents Floyd and Dora (Turner) Cornett.Brown served his country in the United States Army and was highly decorated, including a Purple Heart. He also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Cornett retired...

Anthony J. Tenore

Anthony J. Tenore

Oct 28, 2009

Anthony J. "Tony" Tenore, 85, of Middletown, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009, at Hospice of Butler and Warren County due to complications of various strokes over the past 12 years. He was born in Hamilton on September 6, 1924 to parents Dan and Mickalina Tenore.Tony served in the United States Air Force during World War II and participated in the...

June Smith Ulrich

June Smith Ulrich

Oct 26, 2009

June Smith Ulrich, 76, of Middletown, died Monday October 26, 2009. She is survived by her son Jeff (Ronni) Ulrich. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Ulrich in 2006 and son, Gordon Smith. There will be no services. Funeral Home: Wilson-Schramm-Spaulding 3805 Roosevelt Blvd. Middletown, OH US 45044

Austin Whisman

Austin Whisman

Oct 25, 2009

Austin Whisman, 90, of Middletown, died Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Rittenhouse Senior Living of Middletown. He was born in Wolfe County, Kentucky on October 15, 1919 to parents Samuel and Maranda (Branson) Whisman.Austin worked as a foreman for B.D. Morgan for over 40 years, retiring in 1981. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in Pearl Harbor....

Betty B. Earley

Betty B. Earley

Oct 20, 2009

Betty B. (Tracy) Earley, 94, of West Milton, a former 50 year resident of Middletown, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009. She was born in Newark, Ohio on June 6, 1915 to parents William Guy and Beatrice Irene (Hoodlett) Tracy. Betty was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Middletown, where she taught the Sunday School preschool class for 30...

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