All Obituaries

Jacob R. Deubner, age 86, of St. Paris, passed away at 11:28 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2018 in Van Crest of Urbana.  Born on July 6, 1932, he was the son of the late William and Nellie L. (Pitsenbarger) Deubner.  On February 27, 1983 he married Thelma Bailey Spriggs and she survives.  Two daughters, Robin Dempsey and Valerie Long, two-step sons, Ron and Timothy Spriggs, four grandchildren Blake, Derek, Amanda and Jacob, and four step grandchildren also survive him.  In...

Richard L. Furrow, age 88 of Christiansburg, passed away on November 7, 2018 in his residence. He was born in Troy, OH to the late Kenneth James and Erma M. (Lewis) Furrow on October 15, 1930. He married Lucie E. (Neer) Furrow on November 30, 1946 and she survives in Christiansburg. He is survived by his children; Carol J. Storer of Ludlow Falls, Cathy L. Furrow of Christiansburg, Connie M. (Jeff) Roberts of Clayton and Chris A. Furrow of Park Layne and three grandchildren, Erin...

Gertrude “Trudy” Wray, age 90 of Casstown, OH passed away at 1:20 am on Thursday, November 1, 2018 in the Hospice Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy.   Born on April 3, 1928 in Akron, OH she was the daughter of the late James and Jennie (Herbert) Warner.  On April 21, 1951 she married Harry Allen Wray and he survives.  Other survivors include two daughters, Linda (Robert) Bowers of Northwood, OH, Rebecca (Wayne) Eckert of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and one...

Harold L. Leasure, age 76, of Saint Paris, OH passed away in his residence on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.  Born on September 15, 1942 in Saint Paris, he was a son of the late Leslie H and Geneva (Taylor) Leasure.  He married Sharon Rae Music on March 15, 1970 and she survives.  He is also survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Kris Leasure of Winterhaven, Florida. He was a loving grandfather to Nicole Fultz and Dylan Kenley, great grandson Nicolas Ruppert, step...

Carl W. Vore, age 91, of Troy, OH passed away at 6:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2018 in SpringMeade, Tipp City, OH.  Born on December 11, 1926 in Frederick, OH, Carl was a son of the late Vernon and Laurabelle (Willoughby) Vore.  His wife of 60 years, Bernice J. Elifritz preceded him in death on December 7, 2005.  He is survived by two children:  Jeff  (Sheila) Vore of Piqua, and Susan (Kirby) Linder of Flowery Branch, GA.  He was a loving grandfather to...

Mark Russell Arnold, 59, passed away Friday morning October 5, 2018.  Mark was born on June 18th, 1959 and was raised in the Terre Haute United Methodist Church, where he was a lifetime member. Mark and Sandi were married there in 1983, and later their children Max and Molly were baptized at that church. Mark and Sandi met at Graham and began dating after their junior prom, and both graduated in 1977. Mark went on to become a member of the Marching 110 at Ohio University, inspired...

  Jayne  E. Russell, age 59, of Troy passed away at 8:25 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in the Hospice Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center.  Born on August 28, 1959 in Troy, Jayne was a daughter of  the late Hank Dunlavey and Jo Ann (Burden) Dunlavey.  She married Shawn Russell on August 25, 2002 and he survives.  She is also survived by a son, Joshua McGilvary of Troy, a brother and sister-in-law, Charles (Penny) Dunlavey, of St. Paris and three sisters:...

Bryan Dean Davis, age 62, passed away unexpectedly on September 24, 2018 in Fletcher. Dean was born in Troy, OH on July 9, 1956 to the late Robert L and Miriam V. (Musser) Davis. He is survived by his wife Inge Murosky-Davis of Pfungstadt, Germany, two brothers, Larry (Sue) Davis of Fletcher, Darrell (Shelly) Davis of Casstown, a step-son Martin Murosky of Germany, and several nieces and nephews. Dean was a 1975 graduate of Miami East High School.  He joined the U.S. Army in 1976 and...

Charles “Eugene” Elsner, age 81, of Fletcher peacefully passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 11:20 p.m. in the home of his son, Mike Elsner.  Born on July 29, 1937 in Shelby County, Eugene was a son of the late Frank and Agnes (Stang) Elsner.  He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Janet (Kauffman) Rose whom he married on August 1, 1974.  Eugene is survived by sons, Jeff (Jackie) Elsner, Mike (Cheryl) Elsner, Tim Rose, Terry (Jackie) Rose, Ted...

Mary “Evangeline” LeFever, age 92 of Conover, OH passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Wilson Hospital, Sidney.  Born on September 19, 1926 in Champaign County, Ohio, Evangeline was a daughter of the late Henry Pearl and Dorotha (Murphy) Jenkins.  She married Marvin Richard LeFever on December 15, 1946 and he preceded her in death on March 7, 2016.  Evangeline is survived by two children; Lonny LeFever of Rosewood and daughter, Gay (Mark) Reedy of...