Obituaries

Belt, Richard H., Jr., 66, of Springfield, died September 25, 2016 in his residence. He was born June 24, 1950 in Springfield, OH to Richard and Norma (Cook) Belt. He was a retired independent truck driver. Richard was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran of the Viet Nam Conflict, a member of the Enon V.F.W. Post 8437 and the Military Order...

STROUP, Jess M., 65, of Springfield, passed away peacefully at home Sunday, September 18, 2016 after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born September 8, 1951 in Springfield the son of Normand and Medrith (Benner) Stroup. Jess was the Assistant Fire Chief at the Springfield Air National Guard for a number of years retiring in 2011. Leaving behind...

WALSH, Dick, 63, of Arlington, Texas, died suddenly at home of a heart attack on July 28, 2016. His family and friends were grief stricken, as he was loved by all. Dick was born in Springfield, Ohio, on July 24, 1953, to Joe and Mary Louise Walsh. He was raised in Springfield and graduated from Catholic Central High School in...

ALLEN, Clifford L., 75, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in his home. He was born April 8, 1941 in Gower, MO the son of Loren C. and Dorothy (Campbell) Allen. He worked as a technician for AT&T and Ohio Bell for 19 years and later owned and operated C.L. Allen, Inc. Cliff was a veteran having served...

Smith, Phyllis Jean (Decker), 94, of Oakwood, OH passed away on July 31, 2016 at Brookdale Oakwood. Phyllis was born on June 20, 1922 in Bellevue, OH to Adrian Milton and Gladys Marie (Kleckner) Decker. She graduated from York High School (Sandusky County) in 1940, and attended Baldwin Wallace College and the University of Michigan, where she earned a BA...

Edington, Michele I., 59, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016 in her home. Michele was born October 13, 1956 in Springfield, OH to James D. and Dorothy E. (Humphrey) Figgins. Survivors include two daughters, Darcy (Jeremy Turner) Edington and Megan (Brandon Johnson) Edington, both of Springfield; three step-daughters, Ammie (Bill) Spahr, Annette (Tim Jones) Webb and Angelina (Darrin...

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;...