Obituaries

Mar 31, 2019

Urma V. Smith, 91, of Urbana, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 in her residence. She was born on January 17, 1928 in Plain City, OH, to Samuel N. and Mary Ann (Kramer) Yoder, the second of three children. She grew up in an Amish/Mennonite home, living in the Plain City and West Liberty areas on farms helping with...

Mar 26, 2019

CARNEY, Judy Ann age 64 of Urbana, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 14, 1954 to the late Harry Edwin and Dorothy Marie (Schafer) Lockwood in Urbana. In addition to her parents, Judy is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Barney Carney; sisters: Marsha Arnold and...

Mar 24, 2019

James Eugene Anderson, age 63, passed away in Springfield Regional Hospital on March 24, 2019. He was born to Eugene and Janet (Shambaugh) Anderson in Urbana, Ohio on February 14, 1956. He was retired from trucking. He loved the open road with his 18-wheelers and his motorcycles. He was a member of the Urbana United Methodist Church and Clark County...

Mar 16, 2019

LOGSDON, John A., 80, of Urbana, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2019. He was born on November 12, 1938, in Knox County, Ohio, the son of the late John Arthur and Mary Jane (Huffman) Logsdon. John is preceded in death by a sister, Serena Logsdon; brothers, Jim and Jack Logsdon; and brother-in-law, James Dunlavy. He is survived by a...

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 13, 2019

Carol Jane Gleeson, 66, of Cable, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Mercy Health-Urbana Hospital, Urbana. She was born on February 4, 1953 in Glen Ridge, NJ, a daughter of John and Doris (Jacobus) Hanenberg. Carol attended the Urbana Church of the Nazarene, graduated from Urbana University with her MBA and worked 9 years as a manager at...

Mar 13, 2019

Bertha Irene McKellop, 100, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Mercy Health – Urbana Hospital, Urbana. She was born on July 24, 1918 in Urbana, OH, a daughter of Roy and Amanda (Offenbacker) Fox. Bertha was married to Berle McKellop for 58 years and he preceded her in death in 1995. Survivors include daughters, Nancy (Phillip)...

Mar 12, 2019

Joanne Hazel (Grebe) Hendricks, 85, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born at home on May 21, 1933 in Midland, MI, a daughter of John Josef and Hazel Amanda (Holmes) Grebe and grew up surrounded by a large extended family of German immigrants. The year before college she spent abroad visiting the...

Mar 3, 2019

Arthur Floyd McCain, 87, of Urbana, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born February 22, 1932 in Concord, OH, a son of Delmar and Frances McCain. He was a member of the Union Chapel Community Church in West Liberty and retired from Kelsey Hayes Manufacturing after 25 years of service. He is...

Feb 25, 2019

Johnnie Frederick Young, 82, of Urbana, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, after a brief illness. Johnnie was born October 28, 1936 in Batavia, the second son and first identical twin to Russell Glenn and Martha Inez Young. The family soon moved to the family farm near Greenbush (Brown County). He graduated from Buford...

Feb 23, 2019

Donald Zachary Ray Dunham, known as Byrd to many, took flight in the early morning hours of Feb. 23rd, 2019 in Shelby, North Carolina. He ended his journey with us at the age of 42 to begin his eternal life in Heaven. We will deeply miss him for that beautiful smile, crazy sense of humor, and his passion to help...

Feb 5, 2019

Lawrence Anthony Meyer, 61, of Urbana, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born on September 10, 1957 in St. Paul, MN, a son of Robert Lawrence and Daris Arthell (Blyeth) Meyer. Tony was a mechanic/parts manager with SVG Motors and a veteran of the Army National Guard. He was an Assistant District...

Feb 3, 2019

Emma Jayne Brannon, 87, of Yellow Springs, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019. Emma was born April 5, 1931 in Urbana, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roscoe and Lula (Sutton) Church. After retiring from Wright Patterson Air Force Base in 1989, she enjoyed her time traveling and with her family. She is survived by her daughter, Lynne...

Jan 30, 2019

Susan Mary Inskeep, 79, of Urbana, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Vancrest of Urbana. She was born on May 5, 1939 in Lancaster, OH, a daughter of Fred and Anna Mary (Fox) Sanders. Susan retired from Springfield Federal Savings & Loan (WesBanco) and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Urbana. Survivors include her husband,...

Jan 30, 2019

Stevon Duane Warner, 59, of Pittsboro, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Pittsboro. He was born in Delaware, OH on November 12, 1959. Stevon was a graphic artist in computer design and enjoyed being a ceramic artist. He was also a veteran of the US Navy. He is survived by his mother, Dolly (Bowers) Wisma; his...

Jan 28, 2019

Robert C. LeMaster, 84, of Urbana, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019 in Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. He was born on April 10, 1934 in Manila, KY, a son of Luther and Lura (Collins) LeMaster. Robert was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army, and retired from International Harvester after more than...

Jan 26, 2019

BYRD, Troy DeShawn broke our hearts when he passed away unexpectedly one day before his 12th birthday on January 26, 2019. He was born on January 27, 2007 in Springfield to Troy Byrd and Aukeisha “Peachie” Rogan. In addition to his parents, Troy is survived by his siblings: Savion Harris, Essence Harris and Grayson Piper; his maternal grandmother, Rhonda Rogan;...

Jan 19, 2019

Sherry Lue (DeWitt) Chastain, 77, died January 19, 2019 in West Liberty, OH. Sherry was born on July 23, 1941 in Urbana, OH to Paul and Marjorie DeWitt, who preceded her in death. She graduated from Urbana High School. Sherry lived in Columbus, OH for most of her adult life, working as a housekeeper at numerous hotels and nursing care...

Jan 5, 2019

Frank R. Windle, Jr., 72, of South Vienna, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 in his home. He was born November 20, 1946 in London, OH, a son of Frank R. and Gladys (Pinyard) Windle Sr. Frank enjoyed rabbit and deer hunting and watching Westerns and mowed and worked as a handy man. Most of all he loved his...

Jan 4, 2019

Shirley M. Shy, 91, of Urbana, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 in Mercy McAuley Center, Urbana. She was born on July 5, 1927 in Urbana, OH, a daughter of Lawrence L. and Erma L. (Patton) Hawkins. Survivors include a daughter, Cindy Shy of California and dear friends, Betty Wellbaum, Susan Hatfield and Pat and Butch Freeman. She was...