Russelle A. “Rose” Conard, age 76 of Piqua, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Piqua Health and Rehab. She was born April 18, 1943 in West Virginia to the late Russell and June Rowe. Rose is survived by her sons Rick Conard of Jupiter, FL, Vince Conard (Darah) of Texas, and Donnie Conard; daughter Leanne Smith of Canada; grandchildren Lindsay Neal, Wesley Smith, Wade Smith, Cody Conard, Julia Conard, Brooke Conard, Ryan Conard, and Matthew Conard; eight great-grandchildren;...

Judy Marie Manning, age 77 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born September 27, 1941 in Troy to the late Clem and Ruth (Hughes) Ullery. Judy is survived by her brother Robert “Bob” Ullery of Casstown; nieces Shelly Rhodes (Greg) of Gainsville, FL and Lynne Osting (Chris) of Doylestown, OH; grand-nieces and nephews Meggan, Michael, Geoffrey, Lauren, Kelly, and Jordan; six great-grand-nieces and nephews;...

Rebecca Jeanne Witters, age 76 of Troy, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Piqua Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 21, 1942 in New Madison to the late Stanley and Ethel (Bowman) Hogg. Rebecca is survived by her husband Glenn Witters; son Joshua Witters (Sharon) of Troy; daughter Abigail Roe (Steve) of Danville, IL; two grandchildren; and sister Annette Moore of Mahomet, IL. She was preceded in death by two sons Micah Witters and Nathan Witters. Rebecca was a graduate of...

Randall Stephen “Randy” Robinette, age 67 of Troy, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Piqua Rehab Center. He was born March 10, 1952 in Williamson, WV to the late Raymond and Patricia (Ramey) Robinette. Randy is survived by his son Randall Steven Robinette of Sidney; daughter Michelle Robinette of Sidney; granddaughter Shelby Robinette of Centerville; two brothers: Barry Robinette (Lois) of Versailles, KY and Eric Robinette of Canada, KY; sister Debra Lester of Frankfort, KY;...

Kenneth R. “Kenny” Artz, age 66 of Troy, passed away while on vacation Sunday July 28, 2019 at University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born November 6, 1952 in Troy to Raymond and Betty (Mumford) Artz. Kenny is survived by his wife Janis (Taylor) Artz who he married March 30, 1979; his mother Betty Artz of Troy; children Joshua Artz (Yoko) of Troy, Nicole Maurer (Matthew) of Troy and Ryan Artz (Ashley) of Mason; grandchildren Liam Artz, Ava Maurer, Carter Artz,...

Jennifer Christine Stewart, age 38 of Troy, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019. She was born September 21, 1980 in Kettering to Robert Stewart of Xenia and Diane Leet of Troy. Along with her parents, Jennifer is survived by her four daughters: Jacy Ricketts (Paul) of Tipp City, Jasteen Dowell of Troy, Savannah McNeely of Troy, and Shylynn McNeely of Troy, one grandson, as well as her grandmother Yvonne Stewart of Xenia. Jennifer was a graduate of Kettering High School and worked as a...

LaVante Mitchell Williams, age 15 of Troy, son of the late Mitchell Williams and Stephanie Quillen Williams passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019 at his home under the care of his mother, Palliative Care of Dayton and other family members.  LaVante was born in Troy, Ohio on September 20, 2003.  He is also survived by his brother, Malachi Williams, mother’s fiancé Jason Lacey and his daughter Saige Lacey, grandparents Rick and Keely Quillen of Troy, grandmother Carla...

Dorothy Mae Cramer, age 98, formerly of Troy, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. She was born August 21, 1920 in Piqua to the late Clarence and Helen Iva Marie Jenkins Cramer. Dorothy is survived by two nieces, Claudia Stephens and Kristy (Gordon) Holm both of Troy. She was preceded in death by her sister Bernice Kirby, brother-in-law Robert Kirby, and nephew-in-law Jake Stephens. Dorothy was a graduate of Troy High School and a member of...

Lance A. Grove, age 67 of Troy, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1951 in Troy to Jack and Glenna (Jackson) Grove, who now reside in Brookville. Along with his parents, Lance is survived by his wife Ruth (Combs) Grove; son Quinten Grove (Jennifer) of Piqua; daughter Cammie Grove of Troy; grandson Bronson Grove; brother Bob Grove (Jeanie) of Georgia; two sisters, Theresa Kinnison (Rick) of Tipp City and Barb Lillich (Dave) of Vandalia. He...

Stanley K. Neves, age 75 of Troy, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Koester Pavilion. He was born October 30, 1943 in Piqua to the late Wilber and Martha (Conway) Neves. Stanley is survived by his sister-in-law Barbara Neves of Troy, niece Lisa Crabtree of Troy, as well as several other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Connie Neves, and sister Patricia Sage. Stanley was a member of First United Methodist Church in Troy. A funeral service will...