HARROD, Janet E., age 83, passed away on her 63rd Wedding Anniversary, Monday, October 12, 2009. She is preceded in death by her son, Mark D. Harrod; parents, Parmarlee and Grace Rice; sisters, Geneva, Warrena, and Rosalee, and brother, George. Janet is survived by her husband, Bennie J. Harrod; daughters, Ruth (William) Vest, Wendy (Dan) Born, and Teresa (Jason) Harris;...

Bryant, Margaret Age 74 of Dayton, passed away October 13, 2009. She was preceded in death by her son Bennie Bryant. She is survived by her sons Frank & Michael (Amy) Bryant, numerous grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held 5-7pm, Friday Oct. 16 at NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY 4104 Needmore Rd. Graveside services will be held 10:30AM Sat....

TAYLOR, Penny L., age 47, of Beavercreek, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. She was born August 7, 1962. She was a member of Dayspring Ministries and was the former office manager of Pocket Full of Promises Daycare. She is survived by her husband, Neil Taylor; her mother, Jeanie Taylor; uncle, Kevin Berlin; two sisters,...

Eva F. Ferguson, age 85, of Kettering, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2009. She was born July 12, 1924 in Morgan County, Kentucky to the late Harve and Hannah Hasty. Eva and her husband Donald owned and operated the Orange Hotel in Tampa, Florida for over 25 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Ferguson; son, Grover...

Rita Sue GessellsRe Re GessellsAge 65, of West Carrollton, lost her battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born May 24, 1944 in St. Charles, Virginia. Rita was preceded in death by her previous husband, Patrick Shipman, her parents, 12 brothers & sisters, one granddaughter and one step-daughter. Rita is survived by...

RICHARDSON, David K., 73, of Beavercreek passed away Monday October 12, 2009. He is preceded in death by his parents David and Marjorie Richardson. David is survived by his wife of 47 years, Nancy Richardson; children Randall (Gretha) Richardson-Solorzano and Kathryn (Thomas) Woodruff; grandchildren Austin, Stephanie, Sabra, and Ethan; brothers Gunnar (Sabra) Richardson and Holbrook (Carol) Richardson; numerous other family...

Slusser-Wallace, Myrtle F., age 80, of Franklin, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009. Myrtle retired from the American Legion Post #149 where she worked for over 20 years. She was a member of the American Legion Post #149 Ladies Auxiliary, a member of Vineyard Community Church in Franklin, and a long time employee of Kinney's Restaurant in Franklin. Myrtle...

GILMORE, David L. Jr.Age 48, of Dayton, passed away, Monday, October 12, 2009. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter Wanda Audrey Gilmore. He was the owner of D-Tek Electronics & had previously worked at Nu-Tone. David was President of the Falcon Club in Dayton & with his wife organized Christmas Parties for the children of the club. He...

Raymond Joel Behnken, age 94, of Washington Township, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009 at home with loving family and Hospice. He was born June 8, 1915 to the late Dietrich and Clara Wogaman Behnken. Raymond graduated in 1934 from Roosevelt H. S. where he enjoyed and excelled in many sports. Baseball always remained his favorite and provided T.V. entertainment...

Pionas V. Collier, Sr.Age 74, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009. Pionas was born January 28, 1935 to the late Bill & Zerta (Fields) Collier, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Stephen (Steve) Collier; his step-father, Gordon Fields; and by two brothers & two sisters. Pionas is survived by his...

HILDERBRANDT, Edward William, age 97, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2009 shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. He is survived by his daughters, Lynda Sych of Dayton, OH and Lois Moore of Berrien Springs, MI. Ed summed up his life with the following: "Most of my life was interesting to me, and I enjoyed life as I lived...

O'MEARA, Barbara A., age 60, passed away Friday, October 9, 2009. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Alvera Meyer and step-father, Walter Arling. She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Edward O'Meara; sons, Sean of Brooklyn, NY and Aaron of Dayton; sister, Lois (William) Mescher of Sidney; brothers, Kenneth (Ginger) of Piqua, Wayne (Annette)...

Phillip Clark Ramsey, Sr.Age 73, of Riverside, passed away Friday, October 9, 2009, at Brighton Gardens of Washington Township. Phillip was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Maedrew (Poore) Ramsey; and by one brother, Gifford Ramsey. Phillip is survived by four sons, Jack Campbell, Phillip Ramsey Jr, Gifford (Denise) Ramsey and Russell (Kelly) Ramsey Sr.; 10 grandchildren...

West, James Ernest, age 73, of Dayton, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at the Dayton VA Hospital. Jim attended William & Mary College and retired from NCR with 34 years of service. He was a proud United States Navy Veteran and a member of American Legion Post #675. Jim is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Melinda (Kirk)...

PARKER, Sylvia (June)Age 82, of Dayton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at VITAS Hospice. She was preceded in death by her parents Laura & Charles Parker; brother William Parker; sister Martha Edmondson. She was retired from GM after 25 years of service & was an avid baseball fan & memorabilia collector. June was a loving mother &...

Massie, Michael D., who was deeply loved by his family and friends, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. The family would like to extend a special Thank You to Dr. Jay Hoffman and his staff and Dr. Peter Lewis and his staff for all of their care. Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. Arrangements...

MARLOW, Dannie RayAge 56, of Riverside, passed away, Tuesday, October 6, 2009. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Marlow, Jr. & brother Gary Lee Marlow. Dannie was employed at Joy Outdoor Education Center & enjoyed house boating on Laurel Lake in London, KY. Dannie is survived by his mother Ollie Marlow & Don Walling; brothers Harold (Sharon)...

WEBB, Urban Oliver, age 89, of Moraine, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Pinnacle Pointe Nursing Center. He was born December 7, 1919, to Herman A. Webb and Vera Lucille (Spencer) Webb in Clinton County, Ohio. He served in the US Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He resided in Florida for a number of years...

VULGAMORE, Veronica D. (nee McCall), age 49, died October 6, 2009 at Kettering Medical Center following a lengthy illness with COPD. She was born September 1, 1960, in Dayton, OH. A 1978 graduate of Oakwood High School, she worked in retail sales and was a physician's receptionist. She was a member of Central Christian Church. Survivors include her sons, Byron...