Polly Britten Cooney

Polly Britten Cooney, age 48 from Miamisburg, passed away on January 6th 2025. She was born on September 25, 1976 in Kettering, Ohio the daughter of Dennis Hays and Christine Michaels. 

She is preceded in death by her Father Dennis Hays and her Step-Father Jerry Michaels. 

Britten is survived by her Mother Christine Michaels , Step-Mother Llana Combs, Sister Shannon Hays (Robert Raper), Husband Christopher; Children Corin and Liam. Britten is also survived by numerous family and friends. 

Britten graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1995 where she played in the drumline for the Miamisburg Marching Band. After graduation she attended Sinclair Community College where she studied culinary arts. Britten worked in Nutrition Services at Miamisburg Middle School in what she often called her "dream job" before leaving for health reasons. She was a devoted member of Miamisburg Christian Church and volunteered for numerous organizations including Threads, Miamisburg Band Boosters, Mound Elementary PTA, and The Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Troop 32125. 

Britten was known for her smile and laughter, which could light up a room. She had an amazing sense of humor and embraced life to the fullest. Even through numerous surgeries and medical procedures she always kept a positive attitude and managed to lift up everyone around her. She loved her family dearly and always supported them, whether it was watching Chris play bass at church or in many of his numerous bands, Corin play drums in the marching band, or Liam play sports. She could always be recognized by her loud cheers. She loved her dog Basil and often called him her therapy dog as he always seemed to know when she wasn't feeling well and sat near her. She loved to take selfies with her friends and family, take road trips to fun locations and restaurants she would look up on Instagram, watch the hummingbirds during the Summer out the front picture window, and she loved the holidays, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. Driving around looking at Christmas lights while listening to Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate was one of her favorites. Britten had a large family of Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins that she dearly loved spending time and sharing fun experiences with. She was very proud of her Hungarian heritage and it was celebrated many times with friends and family at The Grape Dance Festival in North Dayton. She loved to cook and share her amazing meals and recipes with everyone.

If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Miamisburg Christian Church, or Adopt-A-Pit. 

Visitation will be held on January 16th from 11:00am to 1:00pm at Newcomer Funeral Home - South Chapel located at 3940 Kettering Blvd. Kettering, Ohio 45439. Funeral services will be officiated by Pastor Mike Tuttle and Pastor Paul Santoro at 1:00pm. 

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