WHITE, Elree Jr., age 56, of Moraine, passed away Mon., July 24, 2006 at Kettering Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents George E. & Ella D. White, step-mother Annie White and mother-in-law Gloria Andino. Elree is survived by his wife of 16 years, Jane; 5 children Russell, Phillip and Michael White and Melvin and Jane Negron;...

Raymond Joseph John RayburgAge 85, of Dayton, passed away Monday, July 24, 2006, at Hospice of Dayton after a brief illness. Ray was born January 27, 1921 in Dayton to Charles & Lillian (Wenz) Rayburg. In addition to his parents Ray was preceded in death by one daughter, Vickie Lynn Storey; three brothers, Bill, Tom & Jim; and one sister,...

SANDERS, Ada Lee "Honey Lump"age 80 of Dayton, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006. Ada was born in Prairie Point, Miss. and had lived in Dayton 49 years. She was an Eastern Star (Miss.) and a member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by husband Sam Sanders; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arlegus Bush Sr.; 2 brothers, Arlegus...

NORTHERN, Scott Alanage 42 of Beavercreek, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2006 at his home. Scott is survived by his wife, Wendy Thomas-Northern; mother, Charlotte Anderson Northern of Centerville; brothers, Michael (Terri) Northern of Sugarcreek Twp. and James (Edith) Northern of Kettering; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Northern. Funeral services will...

MILLER Jr., Jack B. "Hair Bear" age 49 of Miamisburg, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2006 at Miami Valley Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents Jack Sr. and Betty Miller. He is survived by his life partner Tammy Perry, sisters Lola (Ray) Coots , Rebecca (Jerry) Selby, his brother Karl (Cathy) Miller; nephews Andy Gehle and fiance...

SCHULZ, Mary L., of Monroe passed away Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Hawthorn Glenn Nursing Home. She is preceded in death by her husband Ralph Schulz and son Jon Schulz. Mary is survived by her daughter Sister Anne Schulz; sons Ralph (Gloria), Charles, and Robert (Joan) Schulz, all of Cape Coral, FL; grandchildren Laura (Merlyn) Monsrud, Leighanne (James) Byron, Todd...

Griffith, Nicholas, W. 30, of Vandalia, born April 29, 1976, passed away Friday, July 21, 2006. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Alka Griffith. He is survived by his wife Jesse Griffith, "T.S. & D.W." father Phillip and step-mother Eva Griffith, brother Matthew Griffith, step-brother, Joshua (Stacy) Davis, step-sister, Kristen (James) Collins, aunt Sally (Paul) Feisel, grandparents, Wade...

Hodge, William, McKinley, III, Billy Jr., "Mountain Bill" 57, Of Tipp City, passed away July 21, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Hodge Jr, and Dorothy E. Williams, and his sister Vicky Alfrey. He is survived by his wife Mary of 34 years, sons William McKinley Hodge IV, Frank Richard Hodge, James...

LANGFORD, Beraage 88, of Dayton, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. Bera was born August 12, 1917 in Harlan Co. Kentucky, the daughter of Oscar and Alice Ford. She is survived by her children, Harold (Ollie) Langford, Louise (Donald) Taylor, Marjorie Jeanette Cantrell, Patricia A. (Richard) Scott, Oscar (Millie) Langford, and Bob (Ada) Langford; sister, Carrie...

STAPLETON, Mandy Lou age 70 of West Carrollton, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Sycamore Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents Hurd and Annie Rogers and her sisters Elizabeth Smith and Sadie Rogers. She is survived by Paul, her loving husband of 41 years, her daughters Vicki and husband Mike Hathaway of Miamisburg and Robin Stapleton...

Elsie J. PackAge 56, passed away with dignity and the love of Jehovah in her heart. She was preceded in death by her in-laws, Virgil & Beulah Pack, her husband Roger D., her father Harris Eades, her beloved son Eddie and three brothers. Elsie is survived by her son Virgil D. (Rachel) Pack; mother Eva; sister Callie; brother-in-law Earl (Nancy);...

MILLER, Maynard E., age 71, of Dayton, passed away Monday, July 17, 2006. He was born July 26, 1934 in Webster Springs, WV, the son of Bryan S. and Orpha (Skidmore) Miller. Maynard retired from the Dayton Daily News where he worked for many years as a typesetter and was a lifetime member of the AMVETS. He is survived by...

FRY, James Michael "Mike," age 59, of Dayton, OH and formerly of Prescott, AZ, answered the calling of the Lord on Wed., July 19, 2006. Mike spent the happiest 11 years of his life in Prescott, where he worked as a ranchhand training horses and cattle. He loved the mountains, the eagles and enjoyed many sleepless nights staring at the...

HALLER, Reba, age 87, of Dayton and formerly of Ashland, KY, died Wed., July 19, 2006 at Heartland of Kettering after a courageous fight with her illness. She was born in Grant, AL on March 22, 1919. She resided in Ashland until moving to Dayton in 1979. Reba was preceded in death by her husband Richard Crooks Haller, 3 sisters...

MILLER, Clifford C.age 78 of Centerville, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2006 at St. Leonard's Center. Clifford was born August 30, 1927, in Middlesboro, KY, the son of Bud and Ici Miller. He served our country in the Unites States Marine Corps during WWII. Clifford is survived by his grandchildren, Clifford J. Condello and Tara Miller; 7 great grandchildren; brother,...

HAFNER, Elsie B., age 93, of Beavercreek, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Joe; mother, Emma Bartholomaus; parents, Anna and Otto Morgenthal. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Nick Folger; granddaughter and her husband, Bimini and Jason Turner. She was born Isle Bartholomaus on December...

BERGER, Douglas R., 63 of Moraine passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. He was owner of Excellent Maintenance & Repair, and a volunteer firefighter for almost 40 years, having served for the Washington Twp., Moraine, and Jefferson Twp. Fire Departments. He was preceded in death by his father, Chester R. Berger. Doug is survived by his...

MERCURI, Raymond T., age 47, of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2006. He was born August 1, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by his parents, Bob and Charlene Mercuri; 4 children, Victor (Amanda), Matthew (Donna), Allison, & Rachael; 1 granddaughter, Victoria; 2 brothers and sisters-in-law, Steve and Linda & Johnny and Christine; 2 sisters and brothers-in-law, Michelle...

Alan Ray WeaverAge 51 of Huber Heights, went home to be with Jesus Tuesday, July 18, 2006. He was born May 15, 1955 to Ray J. Weaver Jr. and Marilyn (Lee) Weaver of Dayton. Alan married his beloved wife Karen (Meade) Aug. 12, 1978. In addition to his father Alan was preceded in death by his father-in-law Billy Meade. He...

Lewis, Hayden, 91 of Dayton, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2006. He is survived by his wife Ruth of 69 years, sons Roy (Edna) Lewis, Paul Lewis, Hayden (Heidi) Lewis Jr., Ronald Lewis, Kenneth (Marcia) Lewis, sister Ada Ross, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and close family and friends. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday,...