Thomas Jeffery “Thom” Ashworth, age 61 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at SpringMeade Health Center, Tipp City. He was born August 26, 1958 in Huntington, WV to the late Edward Milton Ashworth, Sr. and Ruth Anna (Hager) Ashworth. Thom is survived by his wife Lilah (Gessner) Ashworth, who he married November 16, 1985; three children: Levi Ashworth (Destiny Greentaner) of Potsdam, Tesa Gessner of West Milton, and Josh Ashworth (Kayla White) of Casstown; nine...

Todd Allen Staley, age 57 of Troy, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019. He was born January 12, 1962 in Dayton to the late Larry and Janet (Bubeck) Staley. Todd is survived by his wife Bonnie (Bashore) Staley; two sons: Todd A Staley of Troy and Josh Staley (Darian) of Sidney; daughter Julia Staley of Troy; three grandchildren; and brother Terry Staley of Vandalia. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.

William Wayne “Bill” Montgomery, age 74 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born October 26, 1944 in Birmingham, AL to the late James and Ruby (Lawrence) Montgomery. Bill is survived by his children: Isaac Montgomery of Mason and Katherine Montgomery of Troy, as well as four grandchildren: Jack, Grey, Casey, and Camren. Bill was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Western...

Gary Lee Youngerman, age 75 of Troy, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019 in the Hospice Unit of the Dayton VA Medical Center. He was born August 18, 1944 in Dayton to the late George and Mary (Curtner) Youngerman. Gary is survived by his wife Patricia (Thompson) Youngerman, who he married November 2, 2001. He is also survived by his children: Dawn Jennings (Jeff) of Piqua and David Youngerman (Karen) of Denver, CO; four grandchildren: Justin and Derek Jennings and Nathanial and Noah...

Robert E. Lauber, 86, of Tarpon Springs, FL, passed away on September 20, 2019. Robert was born on December 11, 1932 to Claude E. Lauber and Dolores Stahl Lauber. He attended Troy High School and soon after, Robert enlisted in the US Air Force and served for 4 years. Following his enlistment, he attended Miami Ohio University. His career began at an ad agency and he later retired from Western Southern Financial Group.   Robert loved his children, grandchildren, flowers and gardening,...

Thomas “Tom” Prichard Rucker, age 87 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 following a lengthy illness. He was born December 17, 1931 in Hitchins, KY to the late Glen and Marie (Prichard) Rucker. Tom is survived by his stepsons Andrew Swihart (Judy) of Midland, MI and David Swihart (Dona) of Troy; six step grandchildren and one step great-grandson; brother Glen “Babe” Rucker of Greenville, TX and sister Rebecca Blair (John) of Somerset, KY. He was...

Billy H. Romine, age 76 of Piqua, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born October 17, 1942 in Huntington, WV to the late Elmer J. and Dorothy M. (Myers) Romine. Billy is survived by his wife Debra (Moore) Romine, who he married June 30, 2001; son Joseph Romine of Piqua; stepsons Leslie Leathem of Piqua and Joseph Leathem of Piqua; two grandchildren, four step grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; sisters Deborah Romine of Huber Heights and...

Corey Allen Talmadge, Sr. age 41 of Troy, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Kettering Health Network-Troy Hospital. He was born September 30, 1977 in Troy to Eric Talmadge of Neodesha, KS and Denise Wright Evans of Troy. Along with his parents, Corey is survived by his wife Brandy (VanZant) Talmadge of Troy; children Corey Talmadge, Jr., Quincy Talmadge and Candice Talmadge of Columbus and their mother Erica Cain; children Noah and Eli Talmadge of Celina and their mother Sheri...

Cynthia Kay Niles, age 62 of Troy, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 in the Hospice Unit of Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born February 1, 1957 in Troy to the late Von Niles and Betty Casey, who resides in Troy. Along with her mother, Cynthia is survived by her son Matt Shanley of Troy; brother Tony Niles (Gail) of Troy, and sisters Pam Niles of Troy and Susan Niles of Troy. Along with her father, she was preceded in death by brother Von K. Niles. Cynthia worked for the...

Carla Denise Mayer, age 64 of Dayton, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton. She was born October 24, 1954 in Troy to the late Harold and Delores (Henderson) Ward. Carla is survived by her husband M.J. “Al” Mayer, II whom she married May 25, 1985, as well as two daughters, Adrianne O’Neal (Aaron) of Dayton and Kelly Mayer of Seattle, WA, and grandson Aiden O’Neal. She was preceded in death by brother Dale Ward and sister Marilyn Hughes. Carla...