All Obituaries

Sandra Lynne (Tumblison) Peña, age 64, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Miamisburg, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018. She was born on September 3, 1953. Sandy served her country proudly in the United States Army where she retired after 20 years of service as a Chief Warrant Officer. A memorial service to honor Sandy’s Life will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St, West Milton with inurnment to follow in...

Lynn “Michelle” Preston Age 50, of West Milton, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Englewood Health & Rehab Center. She was born February 13, 1968, in Huber Heights, Ohio, to her parents John & Jane (Ward) Metzger.  Michelle graduated from Wayne High School class of 1986. On July 10, 1993, she married David Preston in Pleasant Hill, Ohio, and together they shared a life for over 25 years. Michelle loved spending time with her family and loved bicycling,...

Landon Dean Ullery, infant, of West Milton, passed away suddenly on August 6, 2018. He was born July 13, 2018 to his mother Kristy Blair Ullery in Greenville, Ohio. He will be deeply missed and remembered by his mother Kristy; sister Lilyian Jennings; grandfather Tom Ullery; grandmother Dovey Ullery; great grandmas Pearl Masters and Linda Ullery; uncle Kenneth Ullery; aunts Lindsey Coffin, Meeka Coffin, and Whitney Ullery and cousins Logan Ullery, Zach Ullery, Natalie Ullery and Allysa...

Dawson E. Cress, age 74, of West Milton, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018. He was born March 13, 1944 to the late Henry David & Norma Cordelia (Noland) Cress in Troy, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Katherine Sue (McNinch) Cress in 2015 and son Elwood Cress. He will be missed and remembered by his children Brad Cress of Milwaukee, WI, Rod (Kristin) Cress of Ft. Myers, FL, Annie (Steven) Banner of Riverside, Daphne Kennedy of Hillsboro; grandchildren Jennifer Miller,...

Verna Ellen Holbrook, age 77, of West Milton, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born March 7, 1941 to the late Caleb & Edith (Walls) Lawson in Nevisdale, Kentucky. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Curtis Estell Holbrook in 2017 and siblings Kenneth Lawson, Wayne Lawson, Elsie Shelton, Joyce Lawson, Roger Lawson, Russell Lawson and Sharon Lawson Brandsteider. She will be missed and remembered by her loving children Terry (Clint) Dillon of...

Peggy Ann Myer, 80, of Pleasant Hill was born in Dayton to the late Edwin and Kathryn (Shaw) Keller on September 28, 1937 and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 17, 2018. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Spud” Myer (1962), their son, Ralph Myer, daughter-in-law, Beth (Ruppert) Myer, son-in-law, Howard Harmon, and brother, Ed Keller. She shared the last 50 years with the love of her life, Eugene Rolf, who survives her....

Robert Lee Bowman, age 86, of Brookville, formerly of Englewood, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at Brookhaven Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born December 3, 1931 to the late Albert & Floy (Porter) Bowman in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; son Mark Bowman and brother Don Bowman. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Phyllis Jean (Roberts) Bowman of Brookville; sons Bradley Bowman of Atlanta, GA, Steven (Vicki) Bowman of Laura, Ronald Bowman of...

Martin R. Schwytzer of West Milton, age 52, passed away on July 7, 2018.  He was born on June 30, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio to John R. and Melida (Bockrath) Schwytzer. He was preceded in death by his father, as well as his brother Nicholas Schwytzer. Martin is survived by his mother; sons Mason L. (Michelle) Schwytzer of West Milton and Mitchel R. Schwytzer of Springboro; grandson Weston A. Schwytzer; and siblings John Schwytzer, Kelly Schwytzer-Lofino, and Lori Schwytzer-Bradley....

Clarence “Fuzz” Haney Age 81, of Piqua, passed away, Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Heartland of Piqua. He was born November 11, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to his parents Robert L. & Lela E. (Spence) Haney. Fuzz graduated from Piqua High School  and retired from the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier. He was a US Air Force Veteran and was a life member of the American Legion Post # 487 West Milton. He served on the West Milton Fire Department and was a member of the...

James B. Johnson, age 87, of West Milton, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Brookhaven Retirement Community. He was born September 14, 1930 to the late Andy & Sola (Conley) Johnson in London, Kentucky. He is preceded in death by his wife of 37 years Linda Lou (Perry) Johnson and sister Lois Weindenborner. He will be missed and remembered by his loving children Lisa (Clay) Giuffre of Union and Lesley (Ernest Montgomery) Johnson of Pittsburg, Kansas and greatly missed by many...