Obituaries

Dec 4, 2024

Schelb, Richard A. "Dick" age 79 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2024. He was born April 9, 1945 in Lansing, Michigan. Dick is preceded in death by his parents; Anthony and Lucia {Connell} Schelb. Dick is survived by his loving wife of 28 years; Jody {Walters} Schelb, children; Stephen Schelb of West Palm Beach, Florida,...

Dec 3, 2024

Palotas, Jane A. age 98 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024. She was born July 12, 1926 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Dwayne C. and Janet E. {Weddell} Moore. Jane is preceded in death by her parents, husband; John Palotas, son-in-law; Don Kessler and brother; Herbert Moore. She is survived by her children; Linda Kessler...

Nov 30, 2024

Lyle Lee Whybrew, 73, of Athens, Ohio, passed away peacefully under great care at The Lindley Inn on October 19, 2025. He was born in LaPorte, Indiana, in 1951 to Lillian Laverne Smith and Ernest Earl Whybrew. Lyle attended Fairborn High School before studying Music Education at Bowling Green State University, where he was a devoted Marching Falcon, choir...

Nov 30, 2024

Harold Long, 78, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away on February 7, 2025 after an ongoing battle with congestive heart failure.

Harold was born on March 24, 1946 to Donald and Wilma Long in Dayton, Ohio. After Harold graduated from Stebbins High School in 1964, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as military police in...

Nov 28, 2024

Heffner, Jack Lee age 91 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024. He was born August 16, 1933 in Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio to Clarence and Pauline {Pearson} Heffner. Jack is preceded in death by his parents, first wife; Shirley M. Heffner, brother; Jim (Carolyn) Heffner and brother in law; James Fox. He is survived...

Nov 28, 2024

Seagraves, Kenneth Allen age 70 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024. He was born March 15, 1954 in Troy, Ohio to Leonard and Helen {Cunningham} Seagraves. Kenny is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Beverly Brown. He is survived by his children; Christopher (Jillian) Seagraves of Tipp City, Elizabeth (Jeffrey) O'Neal of Brookville...

Nov 21, 2024

Coors, Jodi Ann age 55 of Cincinnati, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024. She was born May 9, 1969 to George and Joan {Osterhage} Coors in Cincinnati. Jodi is preceded in death by her mother. Jodi is survived by her father and her siblings; Mark (Phi-Anh) Coors of Springboro, Dan (Becky) Coors of New Carlisle, Jenny Coors of...

Nov 16, 2024

Cochran, Larry Dale age 79 of Union, Ohio passed away Saturday, November 16, 2024. He was born May 6, 1945 to Arnold and Ruth {Johnson} Cochran in Dayton, Ohio. Larry is preceded in death by his parents and his wife Sondra Cochran. He is survived by his children; Amber (Mark) Owen of Tipp City, Robin (Scott) Cochran-Wilmoth of Gilbert,...

Nov 15, 2024

Roxie Marie Powell, 105, of Tipp City, passed away on November 15, 2024, surrounded by family after a brief illness. Marie was born in Grampian, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1919. Marie was preceded in death by her father and mother, Rush and Vesta Mahlon, husbands James McDermott and Robert Powell; siblings Louella, James, Violet and Betty; son-in-law Jim Slattery;...

Nov 9, 2024

Hiatt, David age 54 of Springboro, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024. He is preceded in death by his father; Gary Hiatt, sister; Stephanie Hiatt, grandparents; Harry (Marthie) Hiatt; Floyd (Beatrice) Byrd, uncle; Richard Byrd and cousin; Richie Byrd. David is survived by his mother; Robyn Hiatt, aunt; Lynn Whalen and her daughter; Tricia, uncle; Philip (Melanie) Hiatt...

Oct 31, 2024

Ruth Grafton Long, age 108, of Tipp City, Ohio, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Randall Residence of Tipp City.

She was born on October 16, 1916, in her parent's home in Casstown, Ohio, the daughter of Morton Eyre and Eva Rachael (Shoemaker) Grafton. She moved to Tipp City at an early age and became a...

Oct 25, 2024

Nancy McAlexander, age 80, of Tipp City, Ohio, formerly of West Liberty, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024. She was born in Bisbee, Arizona, March 4, 1944 to the late Roy and Jerry Keely of West Liberty, Ohio.

In August 1967, Nancy married Don McAlexander of West Liberty, Ohio.  As well as her husband, she is...

Oct 13, 2024

Comer, Miriam A. age 88, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away peacefully at 4:25am, Sunday, October 13, 2024. She was born January 28, 1936 to Harold E. and Luella M. (Helmlinger) Schumann, who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her husband Roger Comer, whom she married on January 13, 1956. Also preceding her in...

Oct 12, 2024

Teddy (Gray) Brock , 82, passed away October 12, 2024.  She was born to Estin Payne Gray and Justine (Holbrook) Gray in Fleming County, Kentucky on December 15th, 1941.  She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Brock.  She is survived by four sons, Jeff Gray of Texas, Jeff (Carolina) Arwine of South Carolina, Eric (Marla) Brock of...

Oct 10, 2024

Conley, Buell C. age 93 of Troy, Ohio passed away Thursday October 10, 2024. He was born January 15, 1931 in Paintsville, Kentucky to Brooks and Lura {Meade} Conley. Buell is preceded in death by his parents, wife; Phyllis Conley and siblings; Roy Conley and Cona Conley. He is survived by his son; Phillip (Mary) Conley of Tipp City...

Oct 2, 2024

Bailey, Anna Mary age 99 of Randall House, Tipp City passed away Wednesday October 2, 2024. She was born April 21, 1925 in Bracken, Kentucky to Harlan and Lillie {Workman} Tilton. Anna Mary is preceded in death by her parents, husband Harold Bailey, son Daniel Bailey, siblings; Mable, Ellison, Inez, Harry, Myrle and Virginia Tilton and daughter in law;...

Oct 1, 2024

McCoy, Shane Eugene was born October 19, 1971. He passed away on October 1, 2024 at home.  He is survived by 3 daughters, his father, Larry McCoy, his mother Sheila Collins and hubby Larry Collins, his brother, Lance and Linda McCoy and girls, two uncles, Eddie and Bill McCoy, along with several more grandchildren, nieces and nephews and cousins....

Sep 27, 2024

Inge Anstadt , 89, a beloved mother, grandmother and cherished friend to many, passed away peacefully at her home in Oakwood on the evening of September 27, 2024, surrounded by her family. Born in Gorki, Russia on May 2, 1935, Inge spent her youth in Germany navigating challenging times during and after WWII.  At 19, she journeyed to the...

Sep 27, 2024

Boyd, Lisa Jean age 65 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Friday September 27, 2024. She was born February 13, 1959 in Troy, Ohio to Charles Donald and Wilda {Buckles} Kerg. Lisa is preceded in death by her parents and her husband; Thomas Boyd. She is survived by her children; Jessica (Ryan Beisner) Williams of Versailles, Eric (Tabitha) Boyd...

Sep 26, 2024

Nichols, Larry Gordon age 86 of Tipp City was born January 28, 1938, in Otway, Ohio. His parents were Samuel Gordon and Charlotte Avis (Evans) Nichols. Larry is preceded in death by his two sons, Tony (Nancy) and Denis (Barbara), and by his two sisters, Pat Harris and Betty Brown. He leaves a loving wife of 45 years, Lilian...