Obituaries

Dec 23, 2015

News Death Notice BANDY, Norman "Smoke" 61 of Springfield went home to be with his Lord and Savior December 23, 2015 in his residence following a brief illness. He was a born again Christian. He was born in Ashland, KY on December 12, 1954, the son of Norman C. and Evelyn Bandy. Smoke had been a truck driver with Buckeye...

Dec 21, 2015

News Death Notice WARNER, Sr., James W. 70, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. He was born April 24, 1945 in Kanawha County, West Virginia the son of the late Homer & Lillian (Arthur) Warner. He retired from the Brick Layers Local 22 and was a member of AmVets Post 148. He is survived by...

Dec 18, 2015

News Death Notice DIXON, Diane E. 65, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away Friday, December 18, 2015. She was born January 13, 1950 in Toronto, Canada the daughter of the late Allan & Bernice Park. She is survived by her husband, of 44 years, Fred A. Dixon; a son, Jeremy S. & Esther Dixon of Canterbury, U.K., daughter, Megan...

Dec 16, 2015

News Death Notice BLACK, Alfred A. 85, of New Carlisle passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015. He was born April 16, 1930 in Rowan County, KY, the son of Mitchell and Lissie (Howard) Black. Alfred was a U.S. Army veteran and retired from the GM DELCO plant in Dayton. He was a 50 year member of Red Star #205, a...

Dec 15, 2015

News Death Notice FISSEL, Jay Warren 68, a lifelong resident of Springfield, went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 15th surrounded by his family. He was born February 19th, 1947 to Frederick "Warren" and Mary Alice (Van Heyde) Fissel. Jay touched the lives of so many including those at First Christian Church, those he worked with at Navistar,...

Dec 14, 2015

News Death Notice COBURN, Susan K. 57, of New Carlisle, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 14th, 2015. She was born November 17th, 1958, in Kenton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 32 years, Dale R. Coburn II, and parents, Martha and Harold Hatch and Robert Nichols. She is survived by her daughter, Sheri (Joe) Weaver;...

Dec 13, 2015

Harold was born on May 9, 1941 and passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015.

Harold was a resident of Springfield, Ohio at the time of his passing.

He was married to Francie.

A memorial service will be held Saturday Dec 19 at 3:30 at the West Springfield Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses 1601...

Dec 12, 2015

News Death Notice HEFFNER, Rose Mary 90, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015. She was born March 15, 1925 in Quincy, Ohio the daughter of the late Clyde and Mattie (Nevers) Jones. She operated Paul's Market in Bethel Twp, Miami County from 1951 to 1995. Rose Mary loved red birds and fishing. She was a Godly...

Dec 9, 2015

News Death Notice JOHNSTON, Jack 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 9. He was born October 17, 1928 in Macon, MO the son of Homer Allen and Frances Belle (Shunk) Johnston. A Springfield resident since July of 1959, he was employed by Navistar until his retirement in October 1989. His favorite pastimes were gardening and fishing. He married Marjorie Joan...

Dec 6, 2015

News Death Notice BENNETT, Gary L. 68 of Yellow Springs passed away December 6, 2015. He was born in Springfield, Ohio on December 11, 1946, the son of Henry F. and Pauline Bennett. Gary was the owner of Bennett's Tree Service. In his spare time he enjoyed bowling. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Brenda Smith and...

Dec 6, 2015

News Death Notice McFEETERS, John R. "Jack" 89 of South Vienna went home to the Lord on December 6, 2015. He was born in Haddon Heights, NJ on September 2, 1926, the son of John J. and Nellie McFeeters. Jack proudly served his country in the US Navy for eleven years during the Korean War. He retired from the Owens...

Dec 6, 2015

News Death Notice MORGAN, Dorothy E. 94, of Orrville, OH formerly of Springfield passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. Funeral Services will be Wednesday at 1:00 PM in the RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME. Visitation will begin one hour prior to services. Burial will be in Somerford Cemetery, London, OH.

Dec 5, 2015

Lewis Earl Freeland left his earthly constraints to be with his Lord on Dec. 5, 2015. He was born the eldest son to Harley A. and Annabelle Freeland on April 8, 1936 in Adams County, Ohio. He went to West Union High School until he was called to work the family farm during his 10th grade year. In Nov....

Dec 2, 2015

QUINCY – Jacob Eldon Johnson, 77, of Quincy, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. He was born on Feb. 23, 1938, in Clark County, Ohio, the son of the late Jacob B. and Editha C. (Hoberty) Johnson. He graduated from Northwestern High School in 1956 and attended Wittenberg University. Eldon was very proud to have served in...

Dec 2, 2015

Marian H. Guyton, 92, passed away peacefully in Springfield, Ohio on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. She was born in Fremont, Ohio on May 28, 1923, the daughter of Sidney and Julia (Hall) Hampshire. Marian was a 1941 graduate of Fremont Ross High School. She was always a hard worker, and held jobs at both the Hayes Memorial Museum and...

Nov 30, 2015

News Death Notice HAYS, Tyler Joe 32, of Fairborn, passed away unexpectedly in his mom's house on Monday, November 30, 2015 in Springfield, Ohio. Tyler is survived by his mom, Cindy (Littler) Michael of Springfield, his dad, Bill (Stacia) Hays of Springfield, his brother, Gabriel (Amanda) Hays of Englewood, Ohio and his sister, Sarah Bailey of Springfield. Additionally he has...

Nov 30, 2015

News Death Notice PINNEY, Elnora Winifred Age 86, went to be with our Lord on November 30, 2015. She was a resident of the Springfield Masonic Community in Springfield, Ohio. Elnora is survived by her husband, Clyde Wesley Pinney of the Springfield Ohio Masonic Community; sister Louise Bentley Salyer of Beaver, Ohio; daughter, Carolyn (James) Brannan of Brentwood, California; Gary...

Nov 29, 2015

Loretta was born on September 25, 1931 and passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015.

Loretta was a resident of Springfield, Ohio at the time of her passing.

She was married to Dallas.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 5-8PM in the RICHARDS RAFF DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME. A service to honor Loretta will be...

Nov 28, 2015

News Death Notice ARTZ, Marvin L. 86, of New Carlisle, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015. He was born on November 1, 1929, in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, the son of the late Robert and Netta (Flory) Artz. He is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Janet Artz, son, Jeffrey Artz, and daughter and son-in-law, Janet...

Nov 25, 2015

News Death Notice DeLONG, Bernice Isabelle 95, of Springfield, Ohio was called home to the lord on November 25, 2015. She was born in Greenfield, Ohio June 9, 1920 the daughter of late George and Marie Lafferty. She was preceded in death by Lawrence DeLong husband Mount Morris, Illinois and James DeLong son Springfield, Ohio. She is survived by her...