All Obituaries

Frank “Ronnie” Smith, age 68, of West Milton, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 2, 1951 to the late Frank Junior & Margaret (Baker) Smith in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents. He will be missed and remembered by his loving daughter Lisa Anne Smith; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; sisters Kimberly Ann Smith and Dorothy K. Jones and companion Dessie Cloud. Frank was a Fairmont West...

Howard “Gene” Eugene Hensley, age 91, of West Milton, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020. He was born December 18, 1928 to the late Albert & Mary Matilda (Howard) Hensley in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers William Harold Hensley and James Ronald Hensley. Howard is survived by his wife of 70 years, Betty Louise (Stemple) Hensley; daughter Rebecca Jean (Hensley) Evans; grandchildren Jennifer Renee (Christopher) Newsome and Kyle...

Kenneth Eugene Martindale, age 96, of West Milton, passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020. He was born March 29, 1924 to the late Ralph & Della (Swigart) Martindale in Union, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; loving wife Lenora (Lutz) Martindale in 2019; daughter Della Maxine Martindale; son Charles Ronald Martindale and siblings Bealuh Roush and Mimi Martindale. He will be missed and remembered by his loving daughter Yvonne “Pinkie” (Greg) Kochersperger of...

Mary Louise Weber, age 99, of Englewood, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at Cypress Pointe Health Campus. She was born May 28, 1921 to the late Lester & Opal Gertrude (Vanlue) Deiwert in Decatur County, Indiana. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband Earl Weber; son Stanley Weber; brother Fred Deiwert and sister-in-law Sarah. She will be missed and remembered by her loving son Stephen (Brenda) Weber of Englewood; grandchildren Karl Weber, Melanie (Nate) Snell, and...

Tonia Gail Clough of Tipp City, age 65, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020.  Tonia was born on February 24, 1955 to Bernard Brown and Delores (Bard) Thacker  in Dayton, Ohio.  Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold (Butch) E. Clough.  Tonia is survived by her loving son Terrell “TJ” (Jennifer) Clough; four grandchildren; and brothers Terry Brown, Jay Brown, James (Fawni) Brown, Tyrone (Judi) Brown, Bernie Brown, and...

Thomas H. Anderson, age 83, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1-3 PM on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Hale House, 320 N. Miami St, West Milton. Arrangements are in care of Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton

Wayne E. Woolery Age 92, of Englewood,  passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Brookdale Centennial Park, Englewood. He was born April 10, 1928, in Englewood, Ohio, to the late John & Bertha (Grubbs) Woolery. Wayne graduated from Randolph High School. He was a US Army veteran who served during Korean War. He retired from Coca-Cola after 42 years and was a member of the Covenant at Sugar Grove church.  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61 years Dixie (Spencer)...

Billie Ray Netzley Age 87, of West Milton, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020, at his home. He was born January 4, 1933, in Laura, Ohio, to his parents Ray & Nancy (Swinger) Netzley. Bill was a lifetime resident of West Milton. He graduated from Milton-Union High School class of 1951 and was the owner of Netzley Roofing. He was a longtime member of the West Milton Planning Board, actively donated to the Hoffman United Methodist Church Art Fair, and loved antiques. He enjoyed...

Berlin J. Kauffman, age 88, of Ludlow Falls, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. He was born December 6, 1931 to the late Floyd & Mary (Hall) Kauffman in Englewood, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; loving wife Lorene (Bucholtz) Kauffman and sister Marjorie Neal. He will be missed by his loving children Joel Kauffman of Emigsville, PA and Diane Kauffman of Ludlow Falls; sisters Connie (Pat) Toops of Marshall, NC and Patricia...

SALLY SUE (PASSON) THOMPSON   Sally’s life began in Greenville, Ohio on September 13, 1937 when she was born to Gerald “Red” and Cora “Corky” Passon. She was later joined by three siblings, Jay, Bill and Sherry. Sally married and raised four children Cindy, Becky, Jodi and Brian. She began her working career at Donenfelds in Dayton and later worked at Shopsmith and then Hobart Corporation where she retired in 2004. Sally loved spending time with her...