All Obituaries

Barbara J. Brown, age 83, of Ludlow Falls, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born September 1, 1937 in Finchley, London, England. She is preceded in death by her mother Nelly Constance Rose Ellis; loving husband Dewitt Brown; and siblings Jim Ellis, Terry Ellis, Peg Parsley, and twin brother Bob Ellis. She will be missed and remembered by her brother John Ellis of England and 11 nieces and nephews. Barbara met Dee while he was stationed in England...

Terry Joe Brown, age 80, of Laura, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born January 16, 1941 to the late Charles Eldon & Virginia Mae (Spitler) Brown in Laura, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; stepdad Robert Thompson; sister Shirley Locker; and brother-in-law Kenny Pence. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Theresa “Terri” Louise (Abshire) Brown of 58 years; children Kirk Sowry (Kristine Vanderhorst) of Naples,...

Marilyn Kay Mendenhall, age 77, of Ludlow Falls, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 8, 1943 to Leonard & Edith (Beavers) Oakes in Troy, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her parents and siblings Donald Oakes and Maxine Lutz. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband William Lee Mendenhall of 57 years; children Barbara (Joseph) Schauer of Kirtland Hills, Beverly Denlinger of West Milton, and William Jr...

Betsy Lou McDermott Age 56, of Dayton, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021, at her home. She was born July 9, 1964, in Covington, Ohio, to her parents Robert & Evelyn Mae (Eby) Rhoades. Betsy graduated from Covington High School class of 1982. Following high school, she earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Bowling Green State University and worked as a teacher at Dominion Academy. She was a member of the Christ the King Anglican Church in Dayton and volunteered at the Miami...

Virginia Eileen Wolf, age 102, of Englewood, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital. She was born September 9, 1918 to the late Ernest U. & Viola (Wolfe) Dodson in Brooksville, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by parents; step mother Beulah Dodson; son Ronald Douglas Wolf; grandson Bradd Wolf and step brother Donald Dodson. She will be missed and remembered by her loving son Thomas (Nancy) Wolf of West Milton; 4 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 1 great...

Regina Webb, age 72, of Arcanum, formerly of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at State of the Heart Hospice Inpatient Unit in Greenville. She was born September 16, 1948 to the late Eugene & Lillian (Smith) Webb in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her son Rick Sowers and brothers Wendell, Donnie, and Kenny Webb. She will be missed and remembered by her loving grandchildren Ti-Anna (Jeremy) Lockhart, Danielle, Ricky, Cory, Jeremy, Parker and...

Theodore “Ted” Robert Black, age 92, of Kettering, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at One Lincoln Park. He was born May 23, 1928 to the late Theodore Robert & Martha (Staup) Black in Phoneton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Irita, of 64 years in January 2021; and son Anthony Black. He will be missed and remembered by his loving children Martin (Wendy) Black of West Milton, Julie (Jay) Schamus of Lebanon, and Benjamin Black of West Milton;...

Deana T. Pearson, age 63, of Piqua, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021 at Koester Pavilion. She was born July 28, 1957 to the late Forrest Orville & Betty Mae (McConnaughey) Sullivan Pearson in Troy, Ohio. She is preceded in death by parents. She will be missed and remembered by her siblings Deborah Pearson of Piqua, Terry (Nancy) Sullivan of Hillsboro, Gary (Carolyn) Sullivan of Sarepta, LA, Butch (Sharon) Sullivan of Leavenworth, KS, Bobbi Jo (Bill) Frederick of Lufkin, TX, and...

Juanita Louise (Kress) Fisher, age 93 of Greenville, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Village Green Healthcare Campus.  Louise was born January 31, 1928 in Darke County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Herbert and Edna (Cool) Kress. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carolyn Darlene Fourman and her loving husband Samuel Doyle Fisher. Louise is survived by her sister Madonna (Gene) Hollingsworth, brother Doug Kress, brother-in-law David...

Raymond J. “Jr.” Hartman of West Milton, age 89, passed away on March 10, 2021. He was born on March 20, 1931 in Miami County, Ohio, to the late Raymond and Myrtle (Schlechty) Hartman. On August 29, 1948, Jr. married the love of his life, Evelyn Marcille Borts, and together they built a life and raised their two girls, Carol & Becky. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Korean War.  He went on to start his own construction company,...