Obituaries

Hull, Esther L., 98, of Springfield went to be with the Lord, Sunday March 1, 2015. She was born on April 13, 1916 in Harmony, Ohio, the daughter of George and Jessie (Trout) Butler. She graduated from Plattsburg High School in 1934. She was a member of Harmony Methodist Church most of her life and was the President of the...

Harris, Doris J., 89, of Springfield, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 in Villa Springfield. She was born in Springfield on March 1, 1925 the daughter of Marvin and Louise (Morris) Shook. She was a 1943 graduate of Springfield High School, a longtime member of Oakland Presbyterian Church and retired in 1982 from C.E. Bauer Brothers after many years of...

GUISINGER, Diane K., 72, a lifetime resident of Springfield, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. She was born April 12, 1942 the daughter of Harold and Goldie (Colegrove) Garwood. Diane first worked at The Guardian Bank (Security National) and Rike's before retiring from Family Practice Associates after 26 years of medical assistance. She was an avid...

DAVIS, Rose A., 59, of Springfield passed away February 24, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Greenup, KY the daughter of Harve H. and Norma Jean Becraft. She is survived by her husband, Larry Davis; two children, Jenifer (Arthur) Nicholson, Indiana and Rojewa Dickman; six grandchildren, Taylor, Ace, Nathan, Caleb, Britteny and Rojewa Jr.; three siblings,...

ULERY, Jeffrey S., 55, formerly of Springfield, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 19, 2015 in Columbus. He was born April 2, 1959 in Springfield, the son of Philip and Barbara (Martin) Ulery. Jeff was a 1977 graduate of Shawnee High School. Then he earned a Bachelor's Degree at Otterbein University where he was a member of...

Bennett, Billy J., 79, of Springfield, died February 16, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born April 24, 1935 in Owensboro, KY to Herschel Griffith and Thelma (Crabtree) Bennett. Billy was a 1953 graduate of Davis County High School and 1957 graduate of the University of Kentucky. He retired in 1993 from Stuart Pharmaceuticals after 27 years as...

McDonald, Larry, 75, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on October 24, 1939 the son of Melvin S. and Evelyn L. (Clark) McDonald. He was a Butcher at Fink and Heine Meats for 30 years and later worked at Oakwood Village as Director of Security for 15 years....

Sauers, Charles E., 92, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at 11:10 pm, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Forest Glen Health Campus. He was born January 31, 1923 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Roy and Mary (Davis) Sauers. Charlie graduated from Chillicothe High School. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps as a High Speed Radio Operator in World War II...

Kearney, Phyllis A., 73, formerly of Springfield, died February 9, 2015 in Covington, KY. She was born March 3, 1941 in Lexington, KY to Arthur and Ruth (Bibb) O'Neill. Phyllis was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and was employed as a teacher for 40 years, having taught at St. Mary, St. Joseph and Holy Trinity Schools. Survivors include...

Entler, James Madison, 80, of Springfield, died February 11, 2015 in his residence. He was born May 29, 1934 in Pike County, OH to the late Montford and Florence (Merritt) Entler. He attended Woodside Church of Christ in Christian Union, was a 1953 graduate of South Charleston High School, and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran. Survivors include his loving...

Snyder, Jerry A., 55, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in the Ohio State University Medical Center. Jerry was born October 29, 1959 in Urbana, OH to Albert and Darlene (Frost) Snyder. Survivors include his wife, Donna J. (Sherrock); four children, Amy (Jesse) Mitchem, Pamela (James) Evans, Ronald (Alice) Keller and Louree Snell; five grandchildren, Brook, Jesse, Jr.,...

Misocky, Jr., John Joseph, 72, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Warren, Ohio on November 5, 1942 to John Joseph and Velma (Fidram) Misocky, Sr. He retired from International Harvester in 2001 after 37 1/2 years of service. He was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, where...

ROACH, Margaret M. "Peg" 96, of Springfield passed peacefully on February 7, 2015 in Forest Glen. She was born February 28, 1918 to the late Burton and Mary Myers. In addition to her parents, Peg is preceded in death by her husband, a son, two brothers, a sister and two nephews. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter and...

LaLonde, Howard J. "Joe", 71, of Springfield, died February 6, 2015 in Eaglewood Care Center. He was born November 15, 1943 in Meridian, MS to Howard J. and Glenda I. (Easterling) LaLonde. Joe was retired from Navistar after 30 years of service. He was a U.S Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Survivors include his wife of 45 years,...

Lucas, Ralph T. "Flip", 86, of Springfield, died February 7, 2015 in Villa Springfield. He was born December 11, 1928 in Springfield, OH to Roy T. and Rose M. (Schwartz) Lucas. Flip retired in1989 from SPECO Kelsey-Hayes after 36 years of service. He was an avid baseball player, having played several years in the San Francisco Giants organization. Later he...

JONES, Sonya M. "Sam", 53, of Springfield, passed away February 4, 2015 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born August 10, 1961 in Springfield the daughter of Robert and Sandra (Meachem) Jenkins, Sr. She attended Full Gospel Community Church. She is survived by her father and step-mother, Robert (Mary) Jenkins, Sr.; five children and spouses, Brad (Chassidy) Jenkins, Julin...

Cavanaugh, Anthony E., 50, of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. He was born in Springfield on September 30, 1964 the son of John E. and Connie J. (DiCinque) Cavanaugh. Survivors, in addition to his parents of Springfield, include his two children, Mik Cavanaugh of South Charleston and Shelby Cavanaugh of South Charleston; brother, Todd Cavanaugh of Springboro...

WALLACE, Jennie L., 91, of Springfield passed away February 4, 2015 at Villa Springfield after several months of failing health. She was born Jan. 24, 1924 in Quantico Virginia to Joseph B. and Jennie L. (Knowles) Flanigan. Jennie was active with the Amvets Post 25 Auxiliary, for a number of years as VA Hospital visit chairman, a member of the...

Edwards, William W. "Bill", 81, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 in his home. Bill was born October 31, 1933 in Plumerville, Arkansas the son of Otis and Sylvia (White) Edwards. He worked at Navistar for many years before retiring as a general foreman in 1989. He was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church. He was an...