Obituaries

Burnett, Eugene Paul, 93, of South Vienna, passed away on May 15, 2016. Paul was born on November 30, 1922 in Newton, Iowa, the son of William and Ora Bell (Hicks) Burnett. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and spent his days as a local farmer. Survivors include his three children, Sue Hearlihy of Plano, TX, Tom...

Lethcoe, John Allen, 52, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 in the Springfield Regional Medical Center. John was born February 26, 1964 in Springfield, OH, the son of William "Bill" and Betty (Wilson) Lethcoe. Survivors include three children, Bradlee (Danielle) Shipley, Chelsea Shipley-Queen and Clarence "Clancy" DePriest; one grandson, Carter Sisler; four siblings, Sharon (Mike Gibson) Medley, Deanna...

WELLS, Julia Marie (Robinson), 90, affectionately known as "Blondie", went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2016. She was born in Asheville, NC on February 10, 1926, the 7th of 10 children. She came to the Springfield area in 1943 where she met her beloved husband of 72 years. During WWII she packed parachutes at WPAFB and later...

Freshour, Craig E., 47, of Dublin, OH, passed away on May 7, 2016. Craig was born on July 12, 1968 in Springfield, the son of John E. and Sandy (Wise) Freshour. He was a 1986 graduate of Greenon High School and a 1990 graduate of Wittenberg University where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. Craig was...

Lethcoe, Janet Marie, 77, of Springfield, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on March 2, 1939 the daughter of Foster and Marie (Ross) Hixon. She retired from Mercy Medical Center after many years of service in the dietary department. She was a 1958 graduate of Catholic Central...

Hank, Charlotte Janelle, 79, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 in Oakwood Village. Charlotte was born January 6, 1937 in Dayton, KY to Theodore and Kathryn (Hagen) Hank. She retired from US Shoe after 25 years. She is survived by one daughter, Rachel Marsh; and two grandchildren, Bradley and Tiffany Faha. She was preceded in death by her...

Stoyanoff, Paula Kay, 52, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Paula was born August 7, 1963 in Springfield, OH to Patricia S. (McClanahan). Survivors include her husband, Peter Stoyanoff; one daughter, Natalie Stoyanoff; one grandson, Zayden Harding; two brothers, Mark Morrow and David (Lauri) Morrow; numerous nieces and nephews; father-in-law, Tommy "Dedo" Stoyanoff;...

Engle, Glenna (Davis), 98, went home to heaven on Friday, May 6, 2016. She was born February 17, 1918 to Charles and Inez (Chatfield) Howson in Springfield. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Grady Davis and her second husband, Homer Engle; also her parents, two sisters, Florence Wallace and Ethel Mae Howson, one brother, Norman Howson,...

Hayes, Claude Edward, 88, of Springfield, passed away on May 1, 2016 in Heartland of Springfield. Claude was born on December 25, 1927 in Paintsville, Kentucky, the son of Gus and Jessie (Daniels) Hayes. He had 14 siblings, of whom he was close to and very fond of. As a child, he was known to collect creatures and things in...

Baumgardner, Eunice Emily (Zinn), 92, of Springfield, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Hearth and Home Harding Road. Eunice was born on July 18, 1923, the daughter of Edgar B. and Althea (Bowser) Zinn. She was a lifetime member of the Donnels Creek Church of the Brethren and a member of the New Carlisle Church of the Brethren....

RISNER, Stephanie, 67, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Berkeley Medical Center. Stephanie was born November 29, 1948 in Bellefontaine, OH to Harry and Jean (Winebrenner) Crosnoe. Survivors include five children, Angela (Keith) Phillips, Michelle (Chris) Davis, Scharmin Risner, Cindy Evans and Ralph (Michelle) Risner; 16 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; two siblings, Pam (Danny) Cope and...

TOSI, James Thomas, 79, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 in The Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born April 22, 1937 in Portsmouth, OH the son of William and Dorothy (Downs) Tose. He worked at Navistar for 42 years in the clerical department and retired in 2006. Tom was a member of Elks Lodge #51, The...

FINNEGAN, Elizabeth, 83, of Springfield, passed away on April 27, 2016 in Good Shepherd Village. Elizabeth was born on October 23, 1932 in Springfield, the daughter of Elijah F. and Helen Mae (Rotroff) Fent. Survivors include her sister, Geraldine Zornes of Springfield, OH, and four children, Elizabeth (Paul) Heinrich of Westminster, MD, Dianne Hamill of Springfield, OH, Patricia (Richard) Bennett...

CAMPBELL, Walter E., Jr. "J.R.", 48, of St. Paris, passed away Tuesday April 26, 2016 in his home. He was born April 6, 1968 in Marysville, CA the son of Walter Campbell, Sr. and Judy (King) Beach. J.R. had a passion for working with glass and worked for various glass installation companies as a foreman over the years. He most...

SHERIDAN, Doris M., 87, of Springfield, died April 27, 2016 in her residence with her loving family by her side. She was born April 22, 1929 in Columbus, OH to Edward E. and Mary (Lytle) Smith. Doris was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, worked at the Thermometer Corp. of America for a number of years. She received the...

Yontz, Linda K., 65, of Springfield, died April 27, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 28, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Eugene and Camille (Stafford) Schilling. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Robert A. Yontz; a son, Robbie (Tonia) Yontz; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Douglas and...

Whitaker, Allois, 81, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 25, 2016 in Springfield. She was born on April 21, 1935 in Lee City, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolla and Maranda (Dunn) Wilson, and her son Ronnie Sexton. She is survived by her three children and spouses, Charlene (Charlie) Jenkins, Kirk (Debbie) Sexton and Teresa...

HAYES, Raymond D. "Doug", 72, of South Charleston, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Eaglewood Care Center. He was born November 16, 1943 in Springfield the son of Roger and Norma Mae (McClintock) Hayes. Doug had worked as an assembler at Navistar for a number of years retiring in 1993. He was adored by all of his grandchildren whom...

Price, Mary J., 90, of Springfield, passed away at 11:17 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born November 7, 1925 in Dayton the daughter of Alva and Itala (Pritchard) Thompson. Survivors include her three sons and spouses, Dan (Pam) Price, Robert (Chi Chi) Price and Stephen (Rhonda) Price all of Springfield; sister, Betty Salisbury...

Walp, Betty J., 87, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 in Heartland of Springfield. Betty was born August 9, 1928 in Adrian, MI to Frank and Ada (Church) Ehlinger. She retired after many years as a legal secretary for several different law offices. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, where she was active in multiple...