Obituaries

Don L. Klapper

Don L. Klapper

Dec 5, 2021

Don L. Klapper, age 88, of Camden, OH, passed away Sunday December 5, 2021 at his residence. He was born May 11, 1933 in Hamilton, OH to the late Amiel and Thelma Klapper. Don was the former owner and operator of Klapper Excavating and also owned and operated Don & Judys Restaurant in Camden. He was also a member of...

Nancy Gay Chatfield

Nancy Gay Chatfield

Dec 4, 2021

Nancy Gay (Ellis) Chatfield, age 84, of Eaton, OH passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born December 13, 1936 in Anderson, IN to the late Ernest Ray Ellis and Dorothy Gladys (Farrell) Ellis. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her adoptive mother Eva Sauer Hampton and daughter Catherine...

Raleigh Melton

Raleigh Melton

Dec 2, 2021

Raleigh Melton, age 93, of Camden, OH passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Hospice of Hamilton. He was born on January 21, 1928 in Wooton, KY to the late Mitchell and Nancy (Hamilton) Melton. Raleigh retired from General Motors after 50 years of employment. He was a proud U.S. Army Veteran who served during the Korean War....

Betty Bernice Ardery Sheets

Betty Bernice Ardery Sheets

Dec 1, 2021

Betty Bernice Ardery Sheets, age 101, of Greenville, OH, died at the Brethren Retirement Community, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. She was born on August 30,1920 in Union County, Indiana to Harry and Freda (Smith) Ardery. She graduated from College Corner High school in 1938. She married Ellis G. Sheets on Feb. 21, 1942. In 1969, she graduated from Miami...

Kenny E. Kolb

Kenny E. Kolb

Nov 30, 2021

Kenny E. Kolb, age 74, of Eaton, OH passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. He was born March 15, 1947 in Hamilton, OH to the late Earl and Ethel (Fisher) Kolb. Kenny was a 1966 graduate of Preble Shawnee High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran who served during the Vietnam War. He was lifelong farmer and...

Betty Gardner Agee

Betty Gardner Agee

Nov 30, 2021

Betty Gardner Agee, age 81, of New Lebanon, OH, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 30, 2021 at her residence. She was born January 7, 1940 in Dayton, OH. She was preceded in death by her mother Catherine Brookey Bartels; father Wilburn Gardner; and husband William Joseph "Bill" Agee, Sr. in 2018. She is survived by...

Jeraldine Sue Humphrey

Jeraldine Sue Humphrey

Nov 29, 2021

Jeraldine Sue (White) Humphrey, A much loved daughter, sister, aunt, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother has suddenly passed to be with her Lord on November 29, 2021 after a very sudden illness. A spry, independent, hardworking woman will be brightening Heaven’s Gate with sparkling smile and twinkling eyes that left an indelible impression on everyone she met. She was preceded in...

Darlene E. Strawser

Darlene E. Strawser

Nov 28, 2021

Darlene E. Strawser, age 78, of Eldorado, OH passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN. She was born April 12, 1943 in Richmond to the late Sherman and Mildred (Bennett) Padgett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband William Strawser in 1994; son Michael Yount in 2014; and...

Robert A. Spence

Robert A. Spence

Nov 26, 2021

Robert A. Spence, age 56, of Eaton, OH passed away Friday, November 26, 2021 after a lengthy illness. He was born July 21, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, FL to Ernest Spence and Gertrude (Davis) Stover. Robert was a graduate of Twin Valley South High School. He enjoyed raising coon dogs and coon hunting. In addition to his father, he was...

Sue C. Rainey

Sue C. Rainey

Nov 26, 2021

Sue C. Rainey, age 68, of Eaton, OH, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021 at her residence. She was born July 31, 1953 in Union City, OH to the late Robert and Pauline (Winterrowd) Coppock. Sue was a 1971 graduate of Ansonia High School; was retired from U.S. Bank after 30 years of employment; was a very active member...

Shirley A. Hempel

Shirley A. Hempel

Nov 23, 2021

Shirley A. Hempel, age 74, of Eaton, OH passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at the Vancrest of Eaton Health Care Center. She was born September 20, 1947 in Highsplint, KY to the late Roy and Lucy (Benge) Smith. Shirley attended Stivers High School in Dayton, OH. She was a “go to every game” kind of mom with broad interests...

Marvin E. Hawvermale

Marvin E. Hawvermale

Nov 22, 2021

Marvin E. Hawvermale, age 97, of Eaton, OH passed away Monday, November 22, 2021 at Vancrest of Eaton Health Care Center. He was born August 1, 1924 in Montgomery County to the late George and Edith (Gephart) Hawvermale. Marvin graduated from Farmersville High School, Farmersville, OH in 1942. He was a member of the Eaton United Church of Christ, where...

Enrique James Williams

Enrique James Williams

Nov 19, 2021

Enrique James Williams, born January 2, 1999 in El Paso, Texas and called home to be with our loving Lord on Friday, November 19, 2021. Enrique was chosen and adopted by James, Ola, Kristen, and Ariel when he was 19 months old. Loved beyond measure from the very beginning, Enrique was the missing piece the family never knew they needed....

Robert E. "Bobby"  Beams

Robert E. "Bobby" Beams

Nov 18, 2021

Robert E. “Bobby” Beams, age 78, of West Alexandria, OH passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton, OH. He was born October 14, 1943 in West Alexandria, OH to the late Jess and Erma Beams. Bobby retired from ODOT in West Alexandria, OH; and was also a member of the American Legion #322, West...

Ruskin Donald Moore

Ruskin Donald Moore

Nov 17, 2021

Ruskin Donald Moore, age 95, of Eaton, OH passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born on January 7, 1926 in Fountain City, IN to the late Arthur and Sarah Moore. Don was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served during WWII; was a graduate of The Ohio State University where he retired as...

James Elvin Donovan

James Elvin Donovan

Nov 16, 2021

James Elvin Donovan (“Jim” or “Jimmy D”), 78, of Westerville OH, passed away on November 16, 2021, after a brief illness. He had a lot of love in his heart, and he gave it all away freely...every last drop. He is now with his beloved wife of 57 years—Sandra Eversole Donovan—who preceded him in death by 10 months. If you...

C. Maragreet Back

C. Maragreet Back

Nov 13, 2021

C. Margareet Back, age 94, of Eaton, OH passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at her daughter’s residence. She was born October 3, 1927 in Stuart, VA to the late Penn and Alphia Scott. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Middletown, OH since 1957. She was an LPN Nurse for many years at area...

Rebekah Ann DeVilbiss

Rebekah Ann DeVilbiss

Nov 6, 2021

Rebekah Ann DeVilbiss, age 53, of Eaton, OH passed away on Saturday, November 6. 2021 at Reid Health in Richmond, IN.  She was born August 24, 1968 in Dayton, OH to the late Harold and Jean Long.  She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt.  She was a Registered Nurse at both Kettering Health Network and Reid Health. ...

James Duayne Sewell

James Duayne Sewell

Nov 3, 2021

James Duayne Sewell, of West Alexandria, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Brookhaven Retirement Community in Brookville, OH. He was the son of James Franklin and Grace L. Sewell. Survived by his wife Susan (Sue) with whom he has been with for 60 years and married to for 59 years. His 2 daughters both of West Alexandria, Amy (Jim)...

Russell O. Hoskins

Russell O. Hoskins

Oct 28, 2021

Russell O. Hoskins, age 52, of Camden, OH passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Reid Hospital in Richmond, IN.  He was born January 30, 1969 in Germany to the late Tom and Mildred Sue Hoskins.  Russell was a U.S. Army Veteran; was a member of the Covenant of Peace Church in Eaton; and most of all there was...