Jack Lee Brown Age 64, of Bradford, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at his home. He was born May 2, 1956, in Union, Kentucky, to his parents Chester & Geneva (Isaacs) Brown. Jack grew up on the family farm in northern Kentucky raising tobacco and cattle. This shaped his love of the outdoors and horticulture. After graduation from Eastern Kentucky University in 1978 Jack spent the majority of his adult life in Ohio. Despite the distance he always kept his Kentucky friends and...

Charles “Larry” Jackson Age 82 ,of Pleasant Hill, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born January 20, 1938, in Pleasant Hill, Ohio, to his parents Charles Jackson & Ethel (Garwood) Bauman. Larry worked as a realtor for Century 21 before his retirement. He loved the outdoors, fishing, playing cards, and looked forward to the county fairs to watch harness racing. He enjoyed sitting on his deck feeding the squirrels and birds and...

Jane Thompson Jackson Age of 103, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother,  passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Caldwell House, Troy. She was born August 23, 1917, in Troy, Ohio, to her parents Arthur Millard & Flora (Sinks) Thompson. Jane married Clyde Jackson on December 4, 1937, and together they shared a life for over 74 years. Mrs. Jackson was a 1935 graduate of Newton School and attended Defiance College. She worked for Miami Valley Milk Producers in...

Jean S. Gilbert Age 95, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. She was born May 20, 1925, in Troy, Ohio, to her parents Edward B. & Almeda S. Stout. Jean graduated from Newton High School class of 1943 and graduated from Ashland University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology in 1947. She worked as second grade teacher at Spring Creek Schools in Piqua, a junior high science teacher at Van Cleve Junior High School in...

Larry Edgar Lavey Age 83, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born May 19, 1937, in Bradford, Ohio, to his parents John & Zelma (Miller) Lavey.  He graduated from Bradford High School class of 1955. On June 23, 1956, he married Joy Elaine Harmon, and together they shared a life until her passing in 2001. Larry was a US Army veteran and retired from Hobart Corp as a machine shop plant superintendent.He was preceded in death...

  Donald Dean Kniesly Age 80 of Troy, formerly of Pleasant Hill, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020, at his home. He was born January 6, 1940, in Piqua, Ohio, to his parents Vaughn A. & Blanche L (Frey) Kniesly. Don graduated from Bradford High School class of 1958 and retired as co-owner of IBD Interiors.  He was a US Army veteran and was a member of the Troy Church of the Nazarene. On October 26, 1973, he married Carolyn Gebbie in Troy, Ohio, and together they shared a...

Jean Lavonne Schultz Age 82, of Poland, Ohio, formerly of Pleasant Hill, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020. She was born November 30, 1937, in Covington, Ohio, to her parents Charles & Ida Mae (Holfinger) Westfall. Jean graduated from Newton High School class of 1956. On August 21, 1971, she married James R. Schultz and together they shared a life for over 46 years. Jean retired from 5/3 Bank as a bank teller and was a member of the Pleasant Hill United Church of Christ. Jean enjoyed...

Van “Red” Roy Shellenberger Age 70, of West Milton, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born April 18, 1950, in Piqua, Ohio, to his parents Glenn & Dortha (Laughman) Shellenberger. Van graduated from Newton High School class of 1968, where he played basketball and baseball. Following graduation, he joined the US Air Force and was stationed in Alaska. He attended Wright State University after the service. Van coached at different...

Royce Bentley Kinney Age 87, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Troy Hospital. He was born August 28, 1933, in Belmont County, Ohio, to his parents William Brown & Margaret F. (Bentley) Kinney. Royce graduated from Belmont High School Class of 1951. He earned his bachelor’s degree in agronomy from the Ohio State University and went on to serve in the US Air Force. On March 11, 1956, he married Virginia Lee Groves at the Belmont Methodist Church, and...

Gloria June Adams Age 75, of Pleasant Hill, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020, at her home. She was born December 26, 1944, in Piqua, Ohio, to her parents Ralph L. & Phara R. ( Brown) Johnson. Gloria graduated from Newton High School class of 1962. On August 9, 1963, she married Max V. Adams in Pleasant Hill and together they shared a life for over 57 years.  She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband Max Adams; children and their spouses Lori & Christopher...