Obituaries
Jean J. Bailey
Oct 4, 2025
Jean J. Bailey, age 96, of Eaton, OH passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Vancrest of Eaton Health Care Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 26, 1929 in Eaton, OH to the late Raymond and Flora (Kirkhoff) Pence.
Jean was a 1947 graduate of Eaton High School; was a lifelong Preble County resident where she...
William "Bill" L. Henry
Oct 3, 2025
William “Bill” L. Henry, age 82, of Dayton, OH passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born May 14, 1943 in Dayton to the late George L. and Martha Ellen (Cotterman) Henry.
Bill was a gym teacher, a counselor and a principal at Kettering Public Schools and Smith School in Oakwood. After retirement, he and...
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Gates
Sep 28, 2025
GATES (Eby), Elizabeth Ann (Beth) age 79, a 25 year resident of Surprise, Arizona, and previously a longtime resident of West Alexandria, Ohio, passed suddenly from this earth to eternal life with her risen Savior Jesus Christ the morning of September 28, 2025 – the day of her 62nd Wedding Anniversary. Beth (Eby) Gates was born in Trenton, New Jersey,...
Abigail Marie Snyder
Sep 28, 2025
Abigail “Abby” Marie Snyder, age 27, of Eaton, OH passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025. She was born July 29, 1998 in Yuma, Arizona to James and Cynthia Snyder.
Abby was a 2017 graduate of Eaton High School. She was a licensed Optician at Walmart in Eaton. She loved color, especially her yellow Dr. Marten boots. She enjoyed taking care...
Willis Lewis
Sep 28, 2025
Willis Lewis, age 87, of Camden, OH passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Hospice of Hamilton. He was born February 3, 1938 in Blaze, KY, son of the late Lizzie (Edward) Perry and Leslie Lewis.
Willis retired from Westvaco Company in Eaton after 35 years of employment. He enjoyed hunting and fishing; loved bluegrass music; and loved spending time...
Rosemary "Rosie" Smith
Sep 26, 2025
Rosemary “Rosie” Smith, age 84, of Eaton, OH and formerly of Indianapolis and French Lick, IN, passed away peacefully at home on September 26, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family and those that loved her.
Born on August 6, 1941 in French Lick to the late Charles Wesley and Louisa (Clark) Daugherty, Rosemary graduated from Springs Valley High School....
Barbara K. Harter
Sep 25, 2025
Barbara K. Harter, age 88, of West Manchester, OH passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at the Brookdale Senior Living in Greenville, OH. She was born June 23, 1937 in Camden, OH to the late Ralph and Amanda (McLaughlin) Lipscomb.
Barbara graduated from Good Samaritan School of Nursing in 1958 and began her career at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton,...
Debra K. Conway
Sep 25, 2025
Debra K. Conway, age 67, of Eaton, OH passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at her residence. She was born July 31, 1958 in Paintsville, KY to the late Austin and Opal Daniels.
Debra was a loving mother and granny of six. She loved listening to audiobooks and making cornbread.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Thomas Clark Powell
Sep 22, 2025
Thomas Clark Powell, age 92, of West Alexandria, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on September 22, 2025.
Born on June 3, 1933, to the late Helen and Stanley Powell, Tom lived a full and accomplished life rooted in family and hard work. He was preceded in death by his beloved parents and siblings Betty, Norman, John, James, Richard, and...
Sherri Lynn Pekar
Sep 22, 2025
Sherri Lynn Pekar of Eaton, Ohio, was born in 1949 in Gladwin, Michigan to Edward Breault and Vera (Ockerman) Breault. She passed away peacefully holding hands with her husband, Thomas Pekar, on September 22, 2025 in Dayton, Ohio. She married Thomas in May of 1987, and they shared a loving marriage of 38 years.
Sherri retired from Fidelity Healthcare in 2010....
Perry Wayne Began
Sep 22, 2025
Perry Wayne Began, age 49, of Camden, OH passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025 at home with his loving family at his side. He was born on January 14, 1976 in Middletown, OH to Robert and Madeline (Hildebrand) Began. Perry loved his Hank Williams Jr. dolls, his monkey and spending time with his family. He was loved by everyone...
Patricia A. Hieatt
Sep 18, 2025
Patricia A. Hieatt, age 77, of Eaton, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at the Vancrest of Eaton Health Care Center. She was born September 15, 1948 in Columbus, OH.
She was preceded in death by her father Craig E. Phillips Sr in 1977; her mother Mary Ellen (Stumbo) Phillips in 1990; her husband Roth C. Hieatt in 2004; and...
Richard Thompson
Sep 17, 2025
Richard Thompson, age 83, of Camden, OH passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Hospice of Hamilton. He was born December 30, 1941 in Dayton, KY to the late Charlie and Frances (Sizemore) Thompson.
Richard was a U.S. Army Veteran that served during the Vietnam War. He was a retired truck driver from Westvaco Company in Eaton; was an avid...
Patricia G. Stotler
Sep 16, 2025
Patricia Stotler, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, passed away from cancer on September 16th surrounded by love and family. While small in stature, her adventurous spirit was a big inspiration to her family and friends.
A lifelong traveler, Patricia delighted in exploring the world — whether strolling the streets of Europe, cruising the locks with her Captain John,...
Carolyn S. Schmidt
Sep 13, 2025
Carolyn S. Schmidt, age 70, of West Alexandria, OH passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton, OH. She was born April 8, 1955 in Farmersville, OH to the late Russell and Harriett (Sparks) O’Ryan.
Carolyn was a 1974 graduate of Valley View High School; was avid Cleveland Browns, Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame...
Gloria Grace Clay Dalgety
Sep 13, 2025
Gloria Grace Clay Dalgety, age 97, of Eaton, OH passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton, OH. She was born February 23, 1928 in Cherokee, Iowa to the late Sam and Irma (Scofield) Clay.
Gloria was a 1945 graduate of Clarinda High School in Clarinda, Iowa and earned her bachelor's degree from Oberlin College...
Timothy D. Lanthrop
Sep 13, 2025
Timothy D. Lanthrop, age 61, of New Paris, OH went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 13, 2025. He was born on November 28, 1963 in Dayton, OH to Dale C. Lanthrop and the late Alberta M. Lanthrop.
Tim was preceded in death by his mother, Alberta (Lutz) Lanthrop.
He is survived by his wife Stephanie (Banis) Lanthrop; sons...
Joan M. Gray
Sep 12, 2025
Joan M. Gray, age 96, of Eaton, passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at the Willows of Richmond. She was born October 14, 1928 in Richmond to the late Edward and Irene (Skats) Moriarty.
Joan retired from Standard Grocery Store in Richmond and later worked part time at Vancrest Health Care Center and Ameristop both in Eaton. She enjoyed baking...
Judy Ann Noble
Sep 10, 2025
Judy Ann Noble, age 76 of Tavares, FL passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 in the comfort of her home with her husband by her side. She was born December 15, 1948 in Clarksburg, WV to the late Bernard Golden and Zelda (Cokeley) Hartley. Judy graduated from Northridge High School class of 1966, which she continued to organize reunions...
Conrad G. Yungbliut
Sep 10, 2025
Conrad George Yungbliut, age 89, of Eaton, OH, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at Reid Hospital in Richmond. He was born January 27, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, to the late George and Emma (Konrad) Yungbliut. Conrad was a graduate of Pennington Prep School and Rutgers University. He served in the United States Army from April 1957 to April 1959...
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