All Obituaries

David E. Kenworthy, age 84 of Covington, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit, Troy.  David was born in West Milton on August 18, 1934 to the (late) William Sherman & Josephine (Hall) Kenworthy; was a U.S. Army Reserve veteran; graduate of Bradford High School, Class of 1953; had previously worked for Hartzell Propeller, Minnich Bros., BF Goodrich, Hobart & Miami Industries, McCall’s-Dayton Press and retired from Delphi Chassis (Inland-GM);...

Lee B Casey Jr, age 70, of Covington, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.  He was born January 20, 1949 in Dayton, OH to the late Lee & Lillian Angela (Lewis) Casey Sr; a graduate of Covington High School, Class of 1966; worked in auto-body for several years; loved fishing & enjoying life. Preceded in death by his parents; & an infant sister. Lee is survived by 2 children, Leslie Casey & Mike Casey; grandchildren; sister, Angela Wintrow of...

Charlyne M. (Carine) Cantrell, age 70 of Piqua, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Piqua Health & Rehab Center.  Charlyne was born in Piqua on February 22, 1948 to the (late) Nicholas & Evelyn (Lyons) Carine; was a homemaker; and was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Piqua.  Preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Willis E. Cantrell in 2015; and two sisters, Mary Ellen Barga and Patricia Shoe.  Charlyne is survived by her two step-children,...

David Gibson, age 64 of Pleasant Hill, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at his home.  David was born in Dayton, OH on August 22, 1954 to William E. & Velma L. (Studebaker) Gibson.   David is survived by his beloved wife of 44 years 11 months, Carol A. (Baker) Gibson; mother, Velma (Studebaker) Gibson of Pleasant Hill; two sons, Jason M. & Kimberlee K. (Kier) Gibson of Nevada, Iowa, Daniel L. Gibson of Pleasant Hill; a son and daughter-in-law that David thought of as...

Janice J. Hayes, 78 of Covington, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at her home.  Janice was born in New Carlisle, OH on March 1, 1940 to the (late) William & Rosie (Lofton) Sherman; a graduate of Northwestern High School, Class of 1958; had worked at Spring Hill Nursery, Tipp City for 20+ years; a member of the Covington Church of the Brethren; was called the “Angel Lady” because of her handmade angel crafts, she also made beaded crosses, crocheted baby blankets,...

Dale Allen Smith, age 59 of West Milton, passed away suddenly in the Dominican Republic on Saturday, January 26, 2019.  Dale was born in Troy on October 27, 1959 to Lowell Dean & Thelma Mary (Rudy) Smith; was a graduate of Covington High School, Class of 1978 and a graduate of Hocking Technical College with an Associate Degree in Forestry; worked for Schaeffer Mfg. as a Sales Representative with 31 years of service; was confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Covington; was...

Elizabeth T. Warner, age 92 of Greenville, long time resident of Cleveland, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville.  Elizabeth was born in Acosta, PA on April 14, 1926 to the (late) John Henry & Mary (Friskie) Tims; received her Masters Degree from Case Western Reserve University and was a Psychiatric Nursing Professor at Kent State University; a member of Sigma Theta Tau - Nursing Honors; and was a member of the Covington Church of the...

Lorene F. Clark, age 86, of Covington, died Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Piqua Manor.  She was born May 1, 1932 in Milton, WV to the late James Arthur & Lora (Persinger) Clark; a graduate of Covington High School, Class of 1950; retired from Hobart Manufacturing (ITW), Troy; a faithful & active member of Victory Baptist Church, Piqua, where over the years she served as a secretary, pianist & Sunday school teacher; spent many hours reading & studying her bible; she loved...

Larry “Mike” McGraw, age 71 of Covington, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born July 13, 1947 in Troy, to the late Walter R & Theresa B (Tucker) McGraw Sr; a graduate of Covington High School, Class of 1966; retired from Quality Forms in Piqua, where he worked for 45 years; a member of the NRA & Ducks Unlimited; enjoyed hunting, fishing, feeding birds & squirrels, canoeing, kayaking, bowling & was an advocate for &...

John Craig Wright, age 76, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at his home in Covington. He was born August 9, 1942 in Piqua to the late John & Caroline (Marshall) Wright; a graduate of Piqua High School, Class of 1960; a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War; retired from the State Highway Patrol, where he worked for 30 years. John is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Janet (Dohme) Wright; son, Jeff Wright of Arcanum; daughter, Jessica (Johnathan) Doklovic of Round Rock,...