All Obituaries

Derick “Steven” Smith Age 63, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Kettering Health Washington Township. He was born November 22, 1960, in Dayton, Ohio, to his parents Herbert C. & Sharon L. (Foland) Smith. Derick graduated from Tipp City High School and worked at Cassanos Corporation. He served his country in the US Marine Corp. He was an avid reader of comic books and history books, enjoyed collecting comic book memorabilia, and loved to work, work, work. He...

John Henry Huston, age 89, of Tipp City, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Randall Residence of Tipp City. He was born May 8, 1934 to John Henry Sr & Viola Pearl (Pearson) Huston in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; loving wife Diane Faye (Koogler) Huston of 58 years; sister Rose Mary Shellhaas. He will be missed and remembered by his loving sons Craig (Beth) Huston of Union, Chris (Amy) Huston of Troy, and Curt Huston of Commerce Township, MI;...

Gail Lynn (Shellenberger) Rose, age 52, of Piqua, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 1, 1971 to Carl Wayne Shellenberger and Mary Ellen (Bare) Flory in Piqua, Ohio. She is preceded in death by her father Carl Wayne Shellenberger; husband Edward Thomas Rose; brother Wayne Allen Shellenberger. She will be missed and remembered by her mother Mary Ellen Shellenberger of Piqua; children Jason Shellenberger, Mary Warden,...

Janet Helen Maggard, age 82, of West Milton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Born August 8, 1941, in Dayton, Ohio, she was the daughter of James E Weddle and Ethel Neal. She is survived by her 3 children: Barry Snell and wife, Linda, of Huber Heights, OH, Gary Snell of Bristol, TN, and Kelly Purcell of Dayton, OH, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is proceeded in death by a brother, Douglas Hollinger of Dayton, OH, and a former spouse Richard Snell of...

Gary Kay Welbaum, age 88, of Troy, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 29, 1935 to Hobart & Marguerite (Dye) Welbaum in Troy, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; loving wife Inez (Mote) Welbaum of 65 years; siblings Kenneth Welbaum, Deanna Tamerman, Fred Welbaum, Rodger Welbaum, Jean Waldheim, Nancy Wintrow, Gordan Welbaum, Philip Welbaum, and Janet Jo Thompson. He will be missed and remembered by his...

Michael Craig Cecil, age 74, of Englewood, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 19, 1949 to Alfred Leon & Patricia Ann (Barker) Cecil in Sidney, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother-in-law Tom Yates. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Ann (Corrello) Cecil of 30 years; daughters Kim (Mark) Woolery of West Milton and Kelly (Scott) DeGaro of Savannah, GA; 5 grandchildren; 7 great...

Kenneth “Jim” James Faze, age 90, of West Milton, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023 at StoryPoint Troy. He was born February 27, 1933 to Floyd & Anna May (Hofferbert) Faze in Lima, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter Susan Wagner; siblings Gerald Faze, Leonard Faze, and Eileen Ammon. He will be missed and remembered by his loving wife Rebecca Jane (Jones) Faze of 66 years; children James (Shari) Faze of Lebanon, Beth Faze of Phoenix, AZ, and Amy...

Carson Lee Trader, age 76, of Laura, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born June 20, 1947 to Arthur Cleveland & Mary Katherine (Warren) Trader in Dayton, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife Karen Faye (Coleman) Trader; sister Betty June Huff; brother-in-law Jerry Hanvey. He will be missed and remembered by his daughters Amanda (Jason) Brown of Laura, Christina (Donnie) Clark of Pleasant Hill; grandchildren Charlotte and Sam...

Kathy Jean Dorman, age 77, of Troy, formerly of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born June 11, 1946 to the late Richard & Mildred J. (Hines) Dorman in Troy, Ohio. She will be missed and remembered by numerous cousins, extended family, and friends. Kathy attended Unity of Phoenix church where she was an active volunteer. She had a love of animals especially for horses in which she rode for leisure and competition. A celebration of...

Samuel Allen Baker Age 25, of Arcanum, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023. He was born September 9, 1998, in Dayton, Ohio, to his parents Matthew Allen Baker (Michelle) & Dawn Nicole ( Cook) Yohey (Shane). Sam graduated from Milton-Union High School class of 2017 and worked alongside his father on the family farm. He will be missed and remembered by his loving parents; siblings Ella Baker of Arcanum; grandmother Darlene Hembree of Vandalia; step-siblings Jason Perkins of Arcanum,...