Obituaries

Jan 14, 2020

William L. “Bill” Maupin, 84, of Troy, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy.  He was born February 4, 1935, in Middletown, to the late Lester and Sylvia (Fry) Maupin.

Bill will be missed and remembered by his daughter Leslie (Greg) Clark of Gettysburg; and two sisters, Beatrice Unroe...

Jan 5, 2020

Billy V. Leistner, 92, Covington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Brookdale of Troy.  He was born April 5, 1927, in Miami County, to the late Phillip and Mamie (Sutherland) Leistner.  Bill married Frances M. (Barker) Leistner on December 24, 1947; she preceded him in death on March 20, 2018.

Bill will be missed...

Jan 2, 2020

Shirley Ann Brining, 84, of Covington, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Springmeade Health Center, Tipp City.  She was born May 27, 1935, near Pleasant Hill, to the late Russell H. and Clara Rosalie (Feist) Randall.  She married Kenneth Lee Carroll, he preceded her in death in 1954.  Shirley later married Kenneth L. Brining, he preceded her in...

Dec 19, 2019

Philip E. Stivers, 79, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, at Springmeade Health Center.  He was born September 22, 1940, in Ashland, Kentucky, to the late Edmund Wayne and Gladys Marie (McGuire) Stivers.  Phil married Joan E. (Gift) Stivers on July 30, 1960, and she survives in Pleasant Hill.

He will also be missed...

Nov 17, 2019

Edward R. “Eddie Ray” Hartley, 66, of Covington, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy.  He was born March 30, 1953, in Piqua, to the late Louis and Wanda (Christopher) Hartley.  He married Joan M. “Jody” (Arkenberg) Hartley, and she survives.

Ed will also be missed and remembered by his...

Nov 15, 2019

Novella L. Hunt, 96, of Covington, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019, at her son’s home in Florida.  She was born June 20, 1923, in Franklin County, Virginia, to the late Amos and Abbie (Tony) Fisher.  Novella married Herbert F. Hunt; he preceded her in death in 1997.  She then married Eldon Rumble; he also preceded her in death...

Nov 14, 2019

Bud Wright, 78, of Houston, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, at Grandview Medical Center, Dayton.  He was born September 17, 1941, in West Liberty, Ky., to the late Lonnie and Lula (Cantrell) Wright.  He married Kathleen (Legg) Wright on June 8, 1963; she survives.

Bud will also be missed and remembered by his two sons and...

Nov 4, 2019

Wanda Irene Stacy, 89, of Covington, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019, at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy.  Wanda was born in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Emmett and Carrie (Wendemuth) Stienhans, the third of four children.  She attended St. Trinity Lutheran Day School through eighth grade; graduating from Grover Cleveland High School in 1948.

Oct 28, 2019

Nancy A. Furrow, 85, of Covington, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019, at Stillwater Nursing & Rehab Center.  She was born October 19, 1934, in Houston, to the late Charles Sr. and Helen (Harvey) Morris.  She married George A. Furrow on August 10, 1956; he survives.

Nancy will also be missed and remembered by her two sons...

Oct 25, 2019

Sommer Dawn (Bubeck) Basye, 40, of Covington, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019, at Miami Valley Hospital, as the result of an auto accident.  She was born September 25, 1979, in Piqua, to Rick and Becky (Wight) Bubeck.  Her parents survive in Covington.  She married Jonathan M. Basye on January 1, 2015; he also survives in Covington.

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Oct 14, 2019

Shirley J. “Peg” Puterbaugh, 83, of Bradford, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.  She was born December 4, 1935, in Covington, to the late James Brunton and Kathleen (Yount) Brunton Groff.  She married James L. Puterbaugh on April 13, 1957; he preceded her in death on January 25, 1992.

She will...

Oct 9, 2019

Barbara L. Laughman, 80, of Covington, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy.  She was born April 10, 1939 in Miami County, to the late Edward and Onda June (Koogler) Sampson.  She married John D. Laughman and he survives.

Barbara will also be missed and remembered by her children, Scott...

Oct 5, 2019

Dorothy K. “Dottie” Boggs, 92, of Covington, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Hospice of Dayton.  She was born September 2, 1927, in Harrodsburg, Ky., to the late James Leslie and Espy Rena (Hocker) Jones.  She married Fred “Bo” Boggs; he preceded her in death on October 11, 2005.

She will be missed and remembered by...

Sep 30, 2019

Tyler Jay Iddings, 32, of Covington, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019.  He was born March 27, 1987, in Troy.

Tyler will be missed and remembered by his daughter, Paiton Iddings of Piqua, whom he loved with all his heart; his father and stepmother, Mark & Tammy Iddings of Covington; his mother, Tina (Grover) Iddings of West...

Sep 28, 2019

Russell H. Heintz, 69, of Covington, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Miami Valley Hospital, as the result of injuries from an auto accident.  He was born January 25, 1950, in Piqua, to the late Donald R. and Agnes B. (Schmidt) Heintz.

Russ will be missed and remembered by his six siblings, Donna (Glenn) Monnin of...

Sep 27, 2019

John M. Speer, 93, of Covington, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at his residence.  He was born May 25, 1926, in Troy, to the late Walter R. and Opal (Rowe) Speer.  He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Evelyn M. “Boots” (Monnier) Speer on March 20, 2015.

He will be missed...

Sep 27, 2019

Mary P. Longendelpher, 96, of Troy, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019, at Brookdale Troy.  She was born November 19, 1922, in Covington, to the late Roger and Helen (Hickman) Finfrock.  She married George W. Longendelpher Jr. on April 26, 1947; he preceded her in death on December 28, 2010.

She will be missed and remembered by...

Aug 29, 2019

Carl Richard “Dick” Manson, 91, of Covington, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019.  He was born May 10, 1928, in Piqua, to the late Carl Manson and the late Marvelle (Burkett) Manson Printz.  He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Reuben Printz.  Dick married Ruth M. (Cole) Manson on February 23, 1951; she survives in Covington.

Aug 22, 2019

FISHER, Melvin Lester, son of Lester Rudolph and Elsie Mae (Mohler) Fisher, was born September 2, 1930 at home near Covington, Miami County, Ohio. He peacefully departed this life for his heavenly home on August 22, 2019 at the age of 88 years, 11 months, and 11 days.

On November 25, 1950, during a blizzard, he was...

Aug 8, 2019

Maxine Elizabeth (Bowman) Jamison, 81, of Painter Creek, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019, at her daughter’s residence.  She was born September 29, 1937, in Pleasant Hill, to the late Jacob and Mary (Grove) Bowman.  Maxine married Donald E. Jamison; he preceded her in death on January 10, 2015.

She is survived by five children and their...