All Obituaries

Barbara “Barb” Jeanne Vaughan, age 84, of West Milton, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2024, with her family at her bedside at the Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. She was born October 13, 1939, to Elmer Edward and Mary Claude (Fitch) Feltner in Cincinnati, Ohio. Barb is preceded in death by her parents and sister, Patricia Feltner. She will be greatly missed and remembered by her loving husband of 46 years, Henry “Hank” A. Vaughan; daughter,...

Wanda C. Smiley Age 83, of Potsdam, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home. She was born January 24, 1941, in Worthington, Kentucky, to her parents Cecil & Margaret (Hicks) Stephenson. Wanda graduated from Raceland High School class of 1959. She worked at Valor Enterprises in West Milton for over 15 years and later worked at Spinnaker in Troy until her retirement at the age of 79. She was a longtime member of the Potsdam Church of the Brethren where she served the church in...

Rita M. Vaughan, age 79, of Oxford, formerly of Brookville, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024 at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio. She was born November 4, 1944 to Theodore & Maude (Curtain) Willoughby in Maryland. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband James L. Vaughan; son Wayne Vaughan; daughter Teresa Vaughan. She will be missed and remembered by her children Victoria Albaugh, Thomas (Michelle) Vaughan, Mike (Betty) Vaughan; grandchildren Aimee...

Daryl Kenneth Sibert Age 83, of West Milton, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born March 16, 1941, in Philipsburg, Ohio, to his parents Harry & Mariam, (Riggle) Sibert. Daryl graduated from Philpsburg, High School and retired from General Motors. He was a member of the West Milton Nazarene Church. He was also a member of the NRA and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife of 63 years Rosanne Marie...

Sara Leeann Vombaur-Gerken, age 31, of Covington, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. She was born April 29, 1992 to Greg & Angela (Halsey) Utley in Dayton, Ohio. She will be missed and remembered by her parents; loving husband Kristopher Lee Vombaur-Gerken of Covington; children Jaylee Nicole, Kamron Lee, Leeya Jade, Kasidy Renae Vombaur-Gerken all of Covington; siblings Ashlee (Dustin) Lewis of Arcanum, Stephine Cline of Medway. Sara loved...

Joan Edith Potts, age 89, of Ludlow Falls, passed away on Friday, April 5, 2024 at Hospice of Miami County.  She was born January 9, 1935 to John L. Zehringer & Virginia (Protsman) Mitchell in Dayton, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Harold William Potts Sr. She will be missed and remembered by her loving children Harold Jr (Linda) Potts of Ludlow Falls, Dan (Carolyn) Potts of Tipp City, Kevin (Diane) Potts of Dayton, Dave Potts of Ludlow Falls, and...

Richard Coatney, age 77, of Piqua, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024. He was born February 27, 1947 to the late Charles Richard Coatney & Frances Jean (Kellis) Altic in Dayton, Ohio. He will be missed and remembered by his sister Nancy Rampenthal of Woodstock, GA; nephews Christopher and Matthew Poje of Atlanta, GA and their families. Richard worked for Enterprise Car Rental at the Dayton International Airport. Other than working at the airport, he used his Master’s degree in...

Helen Lena Jessup, age 96, of Troy, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Hospice of Miami County. She was born January 25, 1928 to Charles & Dora (Zimmerman) Snyder in Greenville, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Forest Eugene Jessup on June 22, 2019. She will be missed and remembered by her children Michael (Alice) Jessup of Loveland, David (Karen) Jessup of Clayton, and Lisa (Marlin) Burns of Troy; grandchildren Justin and Melissa Jessup, Marissa...

Carroll “Wayne” Tracy Age 78, of West Milton, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Randall Residence, Tipp City. He was born May 28, 1945, in Robinson, Illinois, to his parents Deano Maurice & Estalene Ozeta (Goodwin) Tracy. Wayne graduated from Robinson High School class of 1963, and earned his bachelors degree in education from Eastern Illinois University. He worked as a mathematics teacher at Mt. Carmel High School and later retired from Niehaus Lumber Company. He...

Melody L. Snyder, age 77, of Englewood, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at her home. She was born January 4, 1947 to the late Glenn & Mildred (Poffenbarger) Rexrode in Dayton, Ohio. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband Albert L. Snyder of 36 years; daughters Lora Vance, Lynn Ritchie, Lisa (Alan) Flory; son Rob Knisley; step daughter Zinta (Brian) Nagashima; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; sister Cathy (James) McCann; brother David (Becky)...