Obituaries

Sep 18, 2019

Walter H. Shriver, age 81, of the Sugartree Ridge Community passed away Wednesday morning, September 18, 2019 at Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley, Ohio. He was born July 14, 1938 in Highland County, Ohio, son of the late Harry Elliott Shriver and Lucy Forester Igo Shriver. Walt was a former member of the Sugartree Ridge United Methodist Church and...

Sep 18, 2019

Charles "Ron"  Hughes, age 79, of Mowrystown, Ohio, passed away Wednesday evening, September 18, 2019 at the Villa of Georgetown. He was born July 29, 1940 in Jackson, Ohio, son of the late Charles Raymond Hughes and Hannah Mae (Roberts) Hughes. Ron worked for Cincinnati Milacron for many years and attended Russellville Bible Baptist Church. Ron loved to do...

Sep 16, 2019

Arthur Kevin Peterson, age 60, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away late Monday morning, September 16, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. He was born September 17, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, son of  the late Arthur & Minnie (Parish) Peterson. He was a graduate of Kettering Alter High School Class of 1975; member of Wilmington Church of...

Sep 13, 2019

Bruce A. Mays, age  74, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Friday, September 13, 2019 at his home. He was born January 14, 1945 in Clay County, WV, son of the late Curt Mays  and Sarah Arbogast Mays. He was a  former member of the Hillsboro Lions Club and owned and operated Mays Heating & Cooling in Hillsboro for...

Sep 9, 2019

David L. Harris, age 84, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Monday afternoon, September 9, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington. He was born April 27, 1935 in Wilmington, son of  the late Maynard E. & Dorothy (Oglesbee) Harris.  On April 16, 1960, he married Carol Sue Dunn Harris, who survives.  He was a life long farmer, a...

Sep 8, 2019

Norma Jean Moore, age 79, of Winchester, Ohio, passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday afternoon September 8, 2019 at the Adams County Regional Medical Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was born May 20, 1940 in Fincastle, Ohio, daughter of the late William Jennings Bryant Badgley and Mable Clara Kenney Badgley.  On March 17, 1958 in Leesburg, Ohio, she married Richard...

Sep 4, 2019

Gladys Murphy,

age 89 of Knoxville and Blanchester, passed away Wednesday evening, September 4, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio.  She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.  Gladys had been a nurse for 20 years.  She enjoyed helping people as well as gardening.

Gladys is preceded by parents Joe and Dicey...

Sep 1, 2019

Elena Cioca, of Wilmington, passed peacefully on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio surrounded by her kids and grandkids. She was a caring woman, a great wife, and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was kind, strong, funny and simply a  fighter. Born on July 20, 1938 in Sebesu de Jos, Romania, to...

Aug 31, 2019

Cecil F. Ferguson, age 85, of Blanchester, OH, passed away Friday, August 31, 2019 at his home. He was born September 12, 1933 in Brookfield, PA, son of the late Myron Wick Ferguson  and Ellen Veronica Connely Ferguson. He was a member of the Heavy Equipment Operators Union and after retirement started his own business, Ferguson & Son Excavating....

Aug 31, 2019

Carey Martin, age 61, of Wilmington, passed away Saturday evening, August 31, 2019 at his home. He was born December 19, 1957 in Wilmington, Ohio. Carey worked as a maintenance man for Denver Parker in Wilmington. He loved collecting cars, fishing, and hunting Surviving are his girlfriend of 20 years, Carol Kirby, three step-children, Jason, Chris, and Melissa, two...

Aug 31, 2019

David William Fife, age 67, of Wilmington, Ohio, passed away Saturday night, August 31, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 27, 1951 in Wilmington, Ohio, son of the late William Fife and Sara Olive Gray Fife. David was a graduate of Wilmington High School, class of 1971 and a member of First Christian...

Aug 30, 2019

Jim Ewing, age 73, of Port William, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 21, 1946 in Cranberry, WV, son of the late Forrest Lemuel Ewing  and Virginia Dare Johnson Ewing. Jim was a member of the Bowersville Church of Christ where he had served as an Elder and...

Aug 29, 2019

Burton "Burt" Werner, age 91, of Wilmington, passed away Thursday morning,  August 29, 2019 at the Cape May Retirement Village in Wilmington, OH. He was born November 12, 1927 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Rudolph & Ella (Beckman)Werner. Burt was a former Scout Master of the Clarksville Boy Scout Troop #249; former Secretary/Treasurer of the Clarksville Volunteer...

Aug 27, 2019

Pauline Elizabeth Williams, Age 93, of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2019 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  She was born December 5, 1925 in Hillsboro, Ohio, daughter of the late Paul A & Helen (Blackmore) Wilkin.  Her husband, C. Paul Williams Jr, preceded her in death on March 19, 2019.  She and...

Aug 25, 2019

H. David Burris, age 75, of Wilmington, OH, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, OH. He was born December 26, 1943 in Cincinnati, OH, son of the late Herman Henry Burris  and Melba Rosemae Vastine Burris. .He was a Vietnam Veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from International Paper in Mason...

Aug 20, 2019

Reba A. Buckley,

Age 95, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, formerly of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday morning, August 20, 2019 at the Friends Care Community in Yellow Springs, Ohio.  She was born at home, February 7, 1924, near Waynesville, Ohio, daughter of the late Lawrence J & Lola (Roush) Surface.  She was preceded in death by her brother- Elmer R. Surface...

Aug 15, 2019

Elinor Cornelius, age 91 , of Hillsboro, Ohio, passed away Thursday evening August 15, 2019 at the Laurels of Hillsboro. She was born June 5, 1928 in Dayton, OH, daughter of the late Joseph Strobel  and Mary Snider Strobel.

Elinor was a past Deacon and Elder of the Hillsboro First Presbyterian Church, Past President of Hillsboro Emblem...

Aug 12, 2019

Duane Ray Probus III, Age 34, of Wilmington, Ohio passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday evening, August 12, 2019. He was born July 16, 1985 in Langley Air Force Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia son of Duane R. Probus II, of Wilmington and Cynthia (Alexander) Abner, of Monticello, Kentucky. A 2003 Wilmington High School graduate, Duane was a  US...

Aug 9, 2019

Bonnie Dickey, age 91, of the Fairfax Community, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019  at St. Catherine's Manor in Washington Court House, Ohio. She was born May 24, 1928 in Montgomery County, Ohio daughter of the late Ora Burdsall Walker and Alice Brumley Walker. Bonnie was a long time member of the Fairfax United Methodist Church. Surviving are...

Aug 8, 2019

Philip Richardson, age 77, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away Thursday afternoon, August 8, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born February 12, 1942 in Stafford, Kansas and grew up in St. John, Kansas, son of the late Leland O. and Mary F. (Bradfoot) Richardson. Phil became an Eagle Scout in 1958 and an honorary Order...