All Obituaries

Mary Louise Shively, age 88, of Covington, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 5, 2018 at Wayne Hospital in Greenville.  She was born September 28, 1930 in Warren County to the late Roy & Mary A (Daniels) Dysinger; a graduate of Newton High School, Class of 1949; attended the Church of the Brethren, Covington & later, Grace Methodist Church, Piqua; co-owner of Shively Milk Distributors for 37 years; & nothing was more important to her than...

Bette Jean Johnson, age 94 of Bradford, died Thursday, November 1, 2018 at Mount Caramel St. Ann’s, Westerville.  She was born April 17, 1924 in Covington to the late Floyd Martin & Irene Marie (Dunn) Trydle; attended Bradford Schools; a member of the Bradford Presbyterian Church; member of the Bradford Railroad Museum; & co-owner of Jay’s Economy Meats, Bradford. Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 67 years, Jay Allen Johnson in 2008; 2 brothers, Robert...

Melody “Mel” Baker, age 54 of Bradford, died Friday, October 26, 2018 at Grandview Hospital, Dayton.  She was born May 8, 1964 in Troy to the late Dale & Barbara (Wood) Murphy; attended Bradford High School; worked as a cook at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. Mel was actively involved in the life of many people in Bradford in many ways; she was the Vice President of the Bradford Community Club; & volunteered for Manna & Shared Harvest for 3 years.  She enjoyed...

Jeremiah N. Estep Sr, age 42, of Covington, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Piqua Manor.  He was born June 10, 1976 to Jerry Estep, who survives & Barbara (Huffman) Kohler, who preceded him in death; a graduate of Piqua High School, Class of 1995; worked at Fram in Greenville; loved fishing, shooting, riding his Harley-Davidson & watching his kids play sports. Jeremiah is survived by his loving wife, Krista (Gillard) Estep; son, Jeremiah Estep Jr. “Junior”;...

Jeffrey Lee Patrick, age 61, of Columbus, formerly of Huber Heights, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Koebaker Hospice Hospital, Columbus.  He was born January 19, 1957 in Portsmouth, OH to Bill & Faye (Evans) Patrick; a graduate of Glenwood High School, New Boston, Class of 1975; & retired from Creative Extruded where he worked as a mechanical engineer. Preceded in death by his mother.  Jeff is survived by his father; daughter, Sabrina Patrick of Vandalia; son, Connor...

  Lester “Les” Schmidt, 99, died on October 11, 2018 at Koester Pavilion, Troy.  He was born April 24, 1919 in Dawson, OH, Shelby County to the late Henry & Delphine (Alexander) Schmidt. He was the 4th of 10 children; attended many schools in Shelby County; received an Honorary High School Diploma in June 2015; married Rita Neargarder in 1940 & she passed in 1990; & later married Bonnie Liles who is also deceased. Preceded in death by his parents;...

Nevil Fay Wamsley, age 78, of Piqua, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the Hospice Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.  She was born May 23, 1940 in Sandy Hook, KY to the late Bonnie & Lexie (Young) Cantrell; retired from Copeland; loved flowers & her family. Preceded in death by her parents; brother, Daniel Cantrell; & 4 sisters, Brenda Cantrell, Kathy Fuller, Maxine Phillips & Shanda Cantrell. Nevil is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Ernest...

Wilson, Sr., John Marvin, age 91 of Huntington, W.V. and formerly of Covington, Ohio, went home to be with Jesus at 6:00 PM on September 30, 2018. He was born July 25, 1927 to the late Quinton and Georgia (Bowman) Wilson in Owsley Co. Ky.  John graduated from Hamilton H.S., in Hamilton, Ohio in June 1946. On June 10, 1948 he and Delores M. Denman were married. He worked at J.C. Penney’s from 1945 through June, 1960. He started in the Hamilton, then, was transferred to Terre Haute,...

Kelly Sue Baker-Watkins, age 55 died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at her home in Covington.  She was born July 17, 1963 in Piqua to Robert Baker Jr & Audrey (Fuller) Baker Hangen; was a barber at Hairmasters in Englewood & other salons; loved listening to blues, old rock & gospel music; & she lived for her kids & grandkids. Preceded in death by her father; husband, Troy Watkins; & brother, Robert “Jinx” Baker III. Kelly is survived by her mother,...

Dixie Nell Magee, 79, of Bradford passed away on September 26, 2018 at the Brethren Retirement Community surrounded by her family and friends.  She was born on January 1, 1939 in Troy, Ohio to the late Howard and Helen (Goodner) Shank.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Cathy Shank; and brother, Rick Shank.  Dixie is survived by her husband, Donald Magee, whom she married on May 3, 1959; daughter, Robin (Tim) O’Donnell of Greenville;...