Obituaries

Adams, Raymond H., 86, of Springfield, died Friday, September 9, 2016 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on December 5, 1929 to Raymond and Elizabeth (Reusing) Adams. Ray graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1947 and then joined the Air Force. After his military service a family friend encouraged him to become a field...

FROST, Paul Darrell, 57, of Springfield, passed away September 6, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born October 30, 1958 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Robert A. and Betty J. (Briga) Frost. Paul loved art and music. He worked all of his life as a construction worker and he loved working with his hands. Paul was a...

Malone, Silas, 3, was embraced by our Lord on Monday, September 5, 2016. He was born in Springfield on August 5, 2013 to Brian and Frances (Loukoumidis) Malone. Survivors in addition to his parents include, three siblings, Carson, Eleni and twin-sister, Marianna; maternal grandmother, Shari Loukoumidis; maternal grandfather, John (Lisa) Loukoumidis; paternal grandparents, Larry (Joni) Malone; maternal great grandparents, Dr....

Hallen, Rita Corrine, 94, of Springfield, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016 in Good Shepherd Village. She was born in Springfield on April 4, 1922 the daughter of Joseph and Ada (Lewe) Singer. She was a dietician at I.O.O.F. Home for many years. Survivors include her children, Louis Hallen, Linda (Marty Ogden, Sr.) Johnson and Diana (Chester) Duncan all of...

Mercer, Glenora J., 78, died Monday, September 5, 2016 at Friends Care Community. Glenora graduated from Kiser High School in 1955 and from the University of Dayton in 1959. She taught in Yellow Springs and in Xenia at Central Junior High and served as a counselor at Xenia High School. Glenora was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Mercer...

Perry, Dr. James P., 74, of Springfield, died September 3, 2016 in his residence. He was born September 16, 1941 in Springfield, OH to Paul E. and Alice C. (Powers) Perry. Jim had retired as C.E.O. of Mental Health Services of Clark and Madison Counties after 40 years of service. During that time he also had the privilege of serving...

John E. Hart Jr., former deputy director of support systems engineering at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seven-term Miami Twp. Trustee, and long-time Yellow Springs resident who led the fundraising campaign for the Xenia Avenue library and brought circuses to town for more than three decades, died Monday, August 22 in Cincinnati after a long illness. He was 84. A native...

Wall, Francis "Frank", 47, formerly of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on August 28, 2016 in Dayton. Frank was born on August 13, 1969 in Springfield, the son of Francis J. (Deceased) and Barbara (Gnau) Wall. Survivors include his wife, Heather Wall; mother, Barbara Wall; six sisters and two brothers. He was preceded in death by a sister. A Celebration of...

IRWIN, Dianna L, 57, of South Charleston, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 in Essex of Springfield. She was born March 9, 1959 in Springfield the daughter of Curtis and Peggy (Shaffer) Dalton. Dianna was active in 4-H and all sorts of horse related activities. Survivors in addition to her parents, include two daughters, Lynne & Michael Booth, London, OH...

FAIRBANKS, Arthur "Stew", Jr., 85 of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016 following an extended illness, bringing to end a life well lived. He was born September 12, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio the son of Arthur S. and Elsie (Yates) Fairbanks. Stew leaves behind his loving wife of 64 years, Pat (Groeber) and over 40 progeny & spouses spanning...

Blake, Amanda L., 26, of Springfield, passed away at 8:31 p.m. Sunday, August 14, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on February 24, 1990. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Heather (Blake) and Michael Wallen; father, Jack Brenner; sister, Celeste Halen; maternal grandparents, Ann and Terry Blake; paternal grandmother, Julie Mills; maternal great grandmother, Elsie...

ROLLINS, Raymond R. "Doc", 85, of Springfield, passed away August 10, 2016. He was born January 1, 1931 in Springfield the son of Elsworth and Mary (Rhoden) Rollins. Doc worked as a lineman and central office technician for Ohio Bell for 38 years retiring in 1993. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church, Moose Lodge and Eagles #397....

Washington III, Edward E. "Eddie" Age 60, of Springfield, OH, passed away on Monday July 25, 2016. During his life he never let reality put a damper on his dreams. Life was not always smooth sailing for him, but he rode out the highs and lows. He grew up in Medford, MA and he was always happiest near the ocean....

FULLER, Janice S. "Sue", 75, of Sistersville, WV, passed away July 30, 2016 in Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born April 13, 1941 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Oral and Annabelle (Boystel) Allman. She worked as a waitress in Springfield for a number of years. Survivors include two sons, Larry Taylor, Sistersville, WV and Russell & Lynn Taylor, Springfield;...

Moorman, Lester J., 98, of Marysville, Ohio, passed away on August 1, 2016 in his residence. Lester was born on February 23, 1918 in New Weston, Ohio to August and Rosa (Kuhn) Moorman. He was a United States Army veteran, serving in World War II. Lester was employed as a Metal Finisher for International Harvester for 37 years before retiring...

Gravitt, Melva E., 91, of Springfield, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 in Eaglewood Village Care Center. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on September 22, 1924 the son of Charles and Lula (Ash) Burchett. She retired as a supervisor from ATT in 1981 after 30 years of service. She was a member of Hillside Avenue Church...

Williams, Ruth E., 83, of Springfield, passed away on July 27, 2016 in Clark Memorial Home. Ruth was born on March 9, 1933 in Springfield to Paul L and Louise D. (Beard) Snapp. In prior years, she had been employed as a Pharmacy Technician for Super X Drug Store. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and was an...

COCCA, Mary Grace, 86, of Springfield, passed away July 25, 2016 in Springfield Manor. She was born October 8, 1929 in Springfield the daughter of Giovanni and Grace (Valentie) Cocca. She was an avid Elvis lover, seeing impersonators multiple times and had all his records. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews; special cousin, Lucy Highmiller and special friend,...

Hebble, Chris Lee, 54, of Springfield, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, July, 24, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on October 10, 1961 the son of Gary and Doris (Warren) Hebble. He formerly worked as a salesman for Napa Auto Parts. In addition to his parents, survivors include his wife, Teri (Sine) Hebble;...

Maddalena, Michael C., 53, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Mike was born June 16, 1963 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England to Guido and Catherine (McHale) Maddalena. He was a 1981 graduate of North High School, and was a member of St. Bernard Church. Mike was an avid collector of coins and fossils....