Montgomery County, Ohio - Genealogy Trails

Butler County Democrat
Jan 13, 1910

Philip Hemp, of Dayton, uncle of Mrs. Carrie Smyers and Cal Hemp of this city, died at his late home Sunday night of apoplexy. The attack came on suddenly, upon Mr. Hemp's return from church. He formerly lived in Germantown and was well known in this city. A widow and son survive.

Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hemp and Mrs. Smyers will attend the funeral which takes place in Dayton tomorrow.

News Enterprise
May 2, 2009

August Frank Smith, 69, Huber Heights, Ohio died Wed., Apr. 30, 2009. He was a Hardin county native and attended Elizabethtown High and many government schools. He was retired from the Air Force, Boening Military Airplane Co., in Wichita, Kansas and the Aeronautical Systems Division of Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents Clement & Thelma Smith. Survived by his wife Patricia L. Johnson Smith, a daughter, Vicki L. Marlow and Michael V. Smith, both of Huber Heights, 3 step-daughters Colleen Bevins, Carmen Klinger and Caryn Thomas, 2 step-sons Craig Childs and Chris Childs. Funeral services was at 1 p.m. Sat., at Newcomer-Farley Funeral Home, Dayton, Ohio, with burial in Riverside cemetery, Troy, Ohio.

Submitted by Bonnie Clark and Barbara Zigenmeyer (Relatives)

Name of Deceased: Elmer Boyd

County Name: Montgomery

State: OH

Newspaper: Register Herald

Date: October 1995

Submitters Name: Sarah E. Wise

Obit: Elmer Boyd WEST ALEXANDRIA- Elmer Boyd, 83, 999 S.R. 503 N. West Alexandria, Ohio, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1995, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. He was born March 9, 1912, in Johnson County, Ky., the son of Albert and Dorra Murray Boyd. He was a World War II Navy veteran serving on the USS Guadalcanal. He retired from General Motors in 1973 after 27 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian, in 1980. Survivors include three daughters, Dora Kingsley, Alice Boyd and Nancy Hannah, all of West Alexandria; two sons, Charles Ward of New Lebanon, Ohio, and Walter Ward of West Alexandria; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Verda Woollard, Dayton, Zelda Short, Meally Ky., Thelma Meadows, Paintsville, Ky., Tean Van Hook, and E. L. Huelsman, both of Daphne, Ala. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. Service will be 11 a.m., Friday, Sept 29, at Lindloff-Zimmerman Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. Herman Bassler officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the West Alexandria Emergency Squad.

Source: The Lima News - Ohio
Dated: Jan 7, 1937

Two Hurt Fatally
Fire and traffic accident were listed today as causes of two deaths here. Jesse Dixon, resident on the new troy pike north of Dayton, died in a hospital of a skull fracture suffered Monday when he was hit by an automobile.
Mrs. Edna Jamieson of Germantown pike, succumbed to burns suffered late yesterday when a coal oil heater exploded in her home.
(Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Linda Dietz)

CLYDE R. ROCKHILL, 67 of 1217 E. Second St., Dayton, died at 6:30 p.m. in a Dayton rest home following an illness of four days. Mr. Rockhill was born in Rockport on Oct. 23, 1882 and had made his residence in Lima and Dayton for several years. He was a member of the Rockport Methodist Church. Surviving are a sister Mrs. W. H. Joseph and several nieces and nephews. The body will remain at the Chiles and Son Funeral Home for services at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Willard Thomas will officiate and burial will be at Blue Lick Cemetery.
(NOTE: Blue Lick Cemetery is in Allen County, Ohio)
(contributed to Genealogy Trails by Norita Moss)

Source: The Lima News, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1947

HARLEY M. ROCKHILL.
Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon in the Wayne Funeral Home in Dayton for Harley H. Rockhill 60, formerly of Lima, who died Saturday in Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, of injuries received when a truck struck him. Rockhill reportedly was walking on the Harshmanville Road near Dayton when the accident occurred. He was born in Rockport and had resided in Dayton for 19 years. Surviving are his widow, Mary; a sister Mrs. Sylvia Joseph, Route 1; and a brother Clyde, Dayton. Burial will be in Blue Lick Cemetery.
(NOTE: Blue Lick Cemetery is in Allen County, Ohio)
(contributed to Genealogy Trails by Norita Moss)

Name:

Richard Leo Scurlock
Death date:	21 May 1932
Death place:	Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
Birth place:	Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
Age at death:	8 days
Gender:	Male
Marital Status:	Single
Race or color:	Caucasian
Street address:	221 Lorain Ave.
Occupation:	Infant
Residence:	Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
Burial date:	23 May 1932
Cemetery name:	Calvary Cemetery
Father's name:	Ivan Scurlock
Mother's name:	Anna Kneidl
Mother's birth place:	Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
GSU film number:	1992661
Digital GS number:	4001607
Image number:	912
Reference number:	fn 32420
Collection:	Ohio Deaths 1908-1953
	(Information Contributed to Genealogy Trails by Michelle Kennedy Byrd)

Xenia Daily Gazette
Jan 5, 1965

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lighthouse Community Church , 3303
Rome Ave. , Dayton , for Mrs. Savannah Florence , 76, of 22 Rush St. there, who died Friday at Miami Valley Hospital . Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery , Dayton .
Survivors include two sisters, one of whom is Daisy Douglas of Xenia : one son and two daughters. Friends may call at the McLin Funeral Home, 1130 Germantown St. , Dayton , after 5 p.m. today.

Xenia Daily Gazette
Jan 5, 1965

Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Swart Funeral Home, West Carrollton,
for James W. Trimble, 70, of 220 W. Circle Dr., West Carrollton, who died Sunday evening
after a long illness. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery there.

Survivors include his widow, Emma; four daughters, Mrs. Betty Hilleary of Franklin , Mrs. Dorothy Lands of Fairborn, Mrs. Barbara McBee of Xenia, and Mrs. Marguerite Coatney of West Carrollton; one son, James Trimble Jr. of Xenia ; a half-brother, William Sutton, of Banning. Calif. , and 14 grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral Home 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.

Name of Deceased: Emma Jean Hindman

County Name: Montgomery

State: Oh

Newspaper: Dayton Daily

Obit: Obituary for Emma Hindman

1931 - 2010

Service: Private

HINDMAN, Emma Jean, age 79, of Springboro, OH and Mobile, AL passed away > peacefully at Kingston of Miamisburg Tuesday, August 24, 2010. She is survived by her brother, Ralph Gilman (Jan) of Middletown, OH; four sons, Edgar Ashley (Donna) of Mobile, AL, John Kruer II ( Mary) of West Alexandria, OH, Thomas Kruer of Mandeville, LA and Daniel Kruer (Pamela) > of Miamisburg, OH; grandchildren, Marcus Harwell of Mobile, AL, Kari Kruer of Lexington, KY and Zak Kruer of Miamisburg, OH. She also leaves behind great grandchildren, Adam and Lauren Harwell of Mobile, AL, brother-in-laws Ralph Hutt of Waynesville, OH and Lonnie Cooper of Mobile, AL. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her sisters, Helen Hutt and Janet Cooper. Emmie’s family would like to thank the staff of Kingston of Miamisburg for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton in Emmie’s memory. A memorial service will be held in Mobile, AL at a later date.

Submitted by Anonymous

Name of Deceased: Adna Ruth Beatty Walcott

County Name: Montgomery

State: OH

Newspaper: Dayton News

Submitters Name: L. Krahn

Obit: Sources: The Dayton News and the Chicago Tribune April 5, 2000:

Adna R. Walcott

Age 91 of Bethany Lutheran Village, passed away at 3:15 A.M., Monday, April 3, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville H. Walcott; 1 granddaughter, Cheryl; 2 brothers and 5 sisters. Survived by 3 sons, William Walcott and his wife, Phyllis of Washington, Twp., Robert Walcott and his wife Reggie of Naperville, IL, and Mayo Walcott and his wife Myra of Darien, IL; 7 grandchildren, Kenneth J. Walcott, Carolyn Dunton, Tracy Vitale, Robert Walcott Jr., Jeffrey Walcott, John Walcott and Christopher Walcott; 4 great grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Mildred Walcott of Sioux City, IA. Graveside Services will be held at 11:30 A.M., Wednesday, at David's Cemetery, 4600 Mad River Rd., Kettering with Pastor Gerald Huhn officiating. The family will greet friends from 10-11:00 A.M., Wednesday in the Routsong Funeral Home, 81 N. Main St., Centerville. If desired, contributions may be made to Bethany Lutheran Benevolent Care Fund, 6451 Far Hills Ave., Centerville, Ohio 45459 or the American Cancer Society, Montgomery County Unit, 40 S. Perry St., Suite 120, Dayton, Ohio 45402-1429.

Middletown Daily News-Signal
Feb 2, 1907

Dayton, O., Feb 2- the venerable John Dowling, one of the oldest residents of the city, answered the summons Thursday at his home, 222 Norwood avenue, after a period of declining health which extended over several months. Two daughters and three sons survive, they are Mrs. E. P. Traxe, Mrs, J. M. Kain, Jos. H., Edward W. and James Dowling. Three brothers, Martin of Pittsburg, Michael of Rhode Island and James of Bedford, Mass., and one sister, Mrs. Schroeder, of Cincinnati. John Dowling was well known in this city, particularly in politics, having been a member of the Democratic party and a personal friend of C. L. Vallandigham, with whom he was twice arrested on political charges. He served with great credit through the Civil War, and was once taken prisoner by General Burnside, later securing his release through the efforts of the late General Robert Schenck. The funeral of Mr. Dowling will be held Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock from Sacred Heart church.

Dayton Daily News
Dec 31, 2007

William J. "Bill" Hall, age 69, of Kettering, OH, passed away unexpectedly, Sat. Dec. 29, 2007. Bill will be missed by his wife, Denise; his son, Bill; his daughter, Becky; his grandchildren, brothers, sisters, all his family, friends, and his dog, Devon. Pastor Gary Jones officiating.

Dayton Daily News
Dec 11, 2008

William P. HALL, age 85 of Dayton formerly of Morrow passed away on Monday December 8, 2008 at his residence. Bill was born March 24, 1923 in Cisco, KY to the late Grover and Nora (Gullett) Hall. He was also preceded in death by his grandson Keith William Nichols, great-great granddaughter Alexis Evans, 4 brothers Mort, Charlie, Arlie and Odis, 3 sisters Clemia Hopkins, Gypsy Hall, Maxie Howard and his wife of 61 years, Helen Louise Hall on December 31, 2006. Bill is survived by 6 children Terry Hall of Lebanon, OH, Donna Brennan of Columbus, OH, Janice Hall of Dayton, OH, Roger (Gail) Hall of Trotwood, OH, Wanda (Olen) Boggs of New Lebanon, OH, Kathy Hawk of Middletown, OH, sister Tressie Francis of Salyersville, KY, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones. In 1946 Bill was saved and born again, being baptized and joining the Licking Valley United Baptist Church in Saylersville-Ben Branch, KY. Bill retired from Frigidare Division of General Motors with 31 years of service. Bill visited the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church where Brother Frank Kelly pastors and his children attend. Funeral services will be Saturday December 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, St. Rt. 725 at Gillen Lane in Miamisburg with Rev. Frank Kelly officiating. Burial will follow at Bear Creek Cemetery. Visitation will start Friday evening at 5 p.m. at the church and continue until time of services on Saturday morning. The family would like to offer a special thanks to Dr. Chung and staff; Fidelity Home Health Care and Hospice of Dayton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Bill's memory. Sanner Funeral Home, West Carrollton, OH is serving the family.

Name of Deceased: Clara Augusta Wilamenia Mix

County Name: Montgomery

State: OH

Submitters Name: Vicky Moon

Obit: Clara was born May 18, 1871, Miamisburg, Montgomery Cty, Ohio.
Her parents were Frederick Mix and Augusta Schuelke and I am looking for Frederick's parents. We heard they were related to Tom Mix and I am trying to find out how they were related. Clara married Aaron Franklin Leiter. Clara and Aaron are buried at Woodland Cemetery Dayton, Ohio.