All Obituaries

Paul R Shadoan, at the age of 88, of Troy, OH peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County In-Patient unit with his loving wife of 66 years, Theresa Wiles Shadoan by his side. He was born on October 3, 1931, in Fletcher to the late Charles and Anna Shadoan. Paul attended Brown Local School in his early years of education. After graduating high school, he attended Miami Jacobs College. He proudly served his country for four years as a service...

Ada "Jean" Hirsch, age 90 , of Piqua OH, passed away at 11:29 a.m. on Wednesday, November 06, 2019 at StoryPoint Senior Living in Troy.  Born on May 6, 1929 in Miami County, OH, Jean was the youngest of the fourteen children born to Moses Jefferson and Marie (Gentry) Pearson.  She married James "Lowell" Hirsch on May 9, 1965 and he preceded her in death on May 27, 2011.  Jean was also preceded in death by her siblings, Oliver, Charles, James, John,...

Nellie Leota (Wiltheiss) Thornton, age 96, passed away on Monday, November 4th in Erie, Pennsylvania. There she had resided with her son and his wife, Gale and Judy Thornton, until the severity of her medical conditions required care at Manchester Commons. She was the daughter of Edythe Marie (Knoop) Wiltheiss and Ernest Christopher Wiltheiss. Nellie was born in Troy, Ohio on October 14, 1923.  She was married to Robert Howard Thornton of Piqua, Ohio, for 56 years, at the time of his...

Thomas “Tom” E. Armstrong, age 90, of Terre Haute (Urbana) Ohio passed away at 12:33 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2019 in Springfield Regional Hospital.  Born on February 2, 1929, in Champaign County, OH, Tom was a son of the late William Oscar and Orma (Wagner) Armstrong. He married Louise Nitchman on May 18, 1947 and she preceded him on April 10, 2019. He is survived by two daughters: Sharon Runkle of Terre Haute and Pam (Bryan) Kizer of Urbana, Ohio and four...

William Chadrick “Chad” Kaylor 49 of Kettering passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH. He was born on November 7, 1969 to the late Donald and Janet (Danforth) Kaylor.  Chad is survived by his three children, Meghan Kaylor of Kettering, Hannah Kaylor of Kettering and Jovi Vick of Cincinnati.  He is also survived by sister Jody Boardman of Urbana, brothers Kelly Kaylor of Springfield, Allen Kaylor of...

Harold R. Tobias, age 93, of Fletcher, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in his residence.  Born on June 2, 1926 in Covington, Ohio, Harold was a son of the late Perry and Lula (McConnell) Tobias. He is survived by his wife, the former Shirley Woods; sons, Don (Tina Thomason) of New Carlisle, OH, Dave (Vikki) of Tennessee, and daughter Susan (Mark) Lambert of Piqua.  He will be missed by his grandchildren Hannah , Doug, and Macy, three great grandchildren and numerous...

Norman A. Jenkins, age 88, formerly of St. Paris passed away in Green Hills Retirement Community, West Liberty, Ohio on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 3:06 a.m.  Born in Champaign County near Rosewood, OH on March 8, 1931, Norman was a son of the late Henry P. and Dorothy L (Henderson) Jenkins.  He married Phyliss Mowen on October 14, 1950 and she preceded him in death on October 3, 2006.  Norman is survived by a son, David A. Jenkins of Urbana, OH and a daughter and...

Phyllis J. Wiltheiss age 91 of Berne, IN – formerly of Piqua, OH passed away at 12:37 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Swiss Village Nursing Home Berne, IN. She was born on June 6, 1928 in Green Township Shelby County, OH to the late Frank R. and Cora E. (Weissinger) Maxson.  She married Robert L. Wiltheiss on June 25, 1947, who preceded her in death.  She is survived by four children and their spouses, Marilyn and Dale Morgan of Piqua, Becky and the Rev. Ronald Devenport,...

Ralph Edward Markley, 93, of Terre Haute, OH passed away on Saturday, October 19, in Springfield Regional Medical Center.  He was born on September 25, 1926 in Champaign County, OH.  He was the last surviving child of twelve born to William and Ada (Cook) Markley.  Ralph proudly served his country in World War II at the age of 16 years old.  Upon his return to the states he continued to work at the William Bailey Co., of Springfield for 47 years.  Ralph was a former...

Lois I. Zink, age 77, of St. Paris, Oh passed away on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 2:50 a.m. in The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH Born on January 20, 1942, Lois was a daughter of the late Lewis and Agnes I. (Denman) Bagley. She is survived by her husband, Steven W. Zink, of St. Paris, a son Craig Zink of St. Paris, a daughter, Michelle Gau of Las Vegas, NV, and two grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Regina Jones of Jacksonburg, OH. Lois served as a...