USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Blanche Black
Blanche (Dell) Black died Sunday, Nov. 30, at Friends Care Community.
She was 95.
Mrs. Black was born at Whitehall Farm, and used to walk to the Beehive
Elementary School. She graduated from Yellow Springs High School and
was married to Harold Black for more than 50 years. They resided in
Dayton and Kettering, and Mrs. Black worked in the offices at
Frigidaire. She and her husband were world travelers, often choosing
exotic and remote locales.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one brother, Ralph Dell; and
her sister, Martha (Dell) Cadow.
She is survived by her brother and his wife, Warren and Patricia Dell
of Yellow Springs; and four nieces, Camden Dell Grote of Yellow
Springs, Eleanor Kohlmann of Kettering, Betty Greger of Centerville
and Shirley Carnes of Waynesville.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Friends Care.
Larry Hamilton Sr.
Larry L. Hamilton Sr. of Springfield died on Saturday, Dec. 6, at
Hospitality East in Xenia. He was 56.
Born on July 3, 1947, in Springfield, he was the son of Robert H. and
Eloise E. (Webber) Hamilton.
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving mother, Eloise E. Hamilton,
and one daughter, Joretta Davenport, both of Yellow Springs; one son,
Larry L. Hamilton Jr. of Kettering; sisters and brothers-in-law, Melva
K. and James Toll of Thornville, Ohio, Rita D. Shealey and Bernard
Halpin of Springfield, Joretta H. and Terry Cox of Orlando, Fla.,
Vanessa A. Hamilton of Spotsylvania, Va., and Vernonica L. Hamilton of
Dayton; two brothers, Michael G. Hamilton of London and Mark A.
Hamilton of Enon; six grandchildren, one aunt and uncle and a host of
nieces, nephews and cousins, and best friend Toni Mills of
Springfield.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Porter-Qualls Funeral Homes is in charge of arrangements.
William Landaker
William L. Landaker of Xenia died on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, at
his residence. He was 86.
He was born March 16, 1917, in Xenia, the son of Lawrence and Ethel
Finley Landaker.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in the South Pacific during
World War II. He was a member of Faith Community United Methodist
Church. He retired from the Fuller Brush Company after 50 years as a
salesman. His territory included Xenia and Yellow Springs.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Allene (Beedle) Landaker, on
Oct. 5, 1990, and by his brother, Robert Landaker.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, John and Janet
Landaker and Steven Landaker, all of Xenia; and a grandson, Erik
Landaker of Utah.
Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. There
will be no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith
Community United Methodist Church.
Rose Stoltzfus
Rose M. Stoltzfus of Fairborn died on Monday, Dec. 8, at Hospice of
Dayton. She was 67.
Born March 13, 1936, in Bellefontaine, she was the daughter of Eli and
Lena (Smucker) Stoltzfus. Her family also lived in the West Liberty
area, Orville, Ohio, where she graduated from high school.
She attended Heston College in Heston, Kan., then transferred to
Goshen College in Goshen, Ind., where she received her bachelor’s
degree. She graduated from the Springfield City Hospital School of
Medical Technology and worked for many years at the Fels Research
Laboratory in Yellow Springs.
Later in life, she returned to college and earned a master’s degree
from Wright State University and entered the field of counseling.
She was an ordained minister and a minister of the Christ Way to Life
Church in Springfield. She was a 40-year member of the Rosicrucian
Order, AMORC and past master of the Elbert Hubbard Chapter. At one
time she played viola with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and the
Yellow Springs Orchestra.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, John and Beverly
Stoltzfus of Apple Creek, Ohio; three sisters and brothers-in-law,
Barbara and Donovan Miller of Indianapolis, Carol and Howard Jones of
Winona Lake, Ind., and Rowene and John Borntrager of Tipp City; five
nieces and six nephews.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Christ Way to
Life Church in Springfield.
Marianne Gevirtz
Rabbi Marianne L. Gevirtz of Springfield died of cancer on Dec. 12, in
her home with her loving family around her. She was 52.
Rabbi Gevirtz was born on Jan. 3, 1951, in Zwolle, Holland.
Rabbi Gevirtz was a gifted, engaging person who will be missed by
family, her friends and the members of Temple Sholom, the congregation
that she served with for the past eight years. She came to Springfield
as a student rabbi in 1994 and became the full-time religious leader
of Temple Sholom in 1995.
She was instrumental in bringing regular Jewish religious services to
Yellow Springs via a partnership with the Yellow Springs Havurah.
She studied at the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, at Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Los Angeles, where
she received an MA in Hebrew education and an MA in Judaic studies.
She later pursued a doctoral degree in Aramaic languages at Yale
University. Following serving as educator at Congregation Adat Shalom
in Poway, Calif., she returned to HUC-JIR for her Rabbinic degree.
She was married to the late Dr. Stanley Gevirtz, who was a professor
of Bible at HUC-JIR.
Rabbi Gevirtz was involved in many ecumenical and social justice
organizations, including Justice Action and Mercy, Clark County
Ministerial Fellowship, Rainbow Table II, The Holocaust Awareness
Program and Clark State Interfaith Board.
Services were held on Monday, Dec. 15, at Temple Sholom, in
Springfield. Memorial donations may be made to Temple Sholom.
Susan M. Kiehl
Susan M. Kiehl of Yellow Springs died quietly on Saturday, Feb. 1,
after fighting bone disease and leukemia.
She loved life and laughing. The world was a better place because she
was in it. Her life was devoted to helping others, both socially and
professionally as a mental health therapist. For Kiehl, life was only
worth fighting for because of her friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Kiehl.
She is survived by her two daughters, Thea and Sarah Kessler; her two
brothers, John and Jeff Kiehl; and her mother, Margaret Kiehl.
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, Feb.
8, 2 p.m., in the Glen Helen Building. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be made to the James Cancer Hospital (jamesline.com or
614-293-3744) or the Heifer Foundation (heiferfoundation.com).
Irene May Silcott
Irene May Silcott of Fairborn died Sunday, Feb. 2, in Greene Memorial
Hospital. She was 70.
She was born on May 1, 1932, in Pike County, Ohio, the daughter of
James Robert and Helen Louise (Bellows) Yoakum.
She attended Wright View Church of the Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her father, son Jeff Silcott,
daughter-in-law Lynn Silcott and grandson Nicholas Silcott.
She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, David Silcott; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Terry and Wayne Vince of Fairborn
and Diana and Ernest Henderson of Yellow Springs; two sons and a
daughter-in-law, David Silcott and Jim and Evelyn Silcott, all of
Fairborn; her mother, Helen Louise Yoakum of Fairborn; two sisters and
brothers-in-law, Mary Ellen and Clyde Yeaton and Kay and R.J. Hill,
all of Fairborn; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Robert Lewis
Yoakum of Fairborn, Roger and Sandy Yoakum of Fairborn, Richard and
Linda Yoakum of Kettering and Kenny and Judy Yoakum of Beavercreek; 13
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held today (Thursday), at 10 a.m., at the Wright View
Church of the Nazarene, 1612 Superior Avenue in Fairborn, with Pastor
Vernon Hurles officiating. Burial will be in Byron Cemetery.
Ginger McNeal
Ginger McNeal of Yellow Springs died Monday, Feb. 3, in her residence.
She was 54.
She was born Jan. 16, 1949, in Dayton, the daughter of Robert and
Dorothy (Stone) Alexander.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Bunnie Alexander.
She is survived by a daughter, Nichol McNeal of Yellow Springs; a
grandson, Cole McNeal-Harding; sister and brother-in-law, Scharlynn
and Ronald Woody of Huber Heights; a brother, Chris Alexander of
Worthington; a sister-in-law, Kathleen Alexander of Pickerington; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Friday, Feb. 7, from 5 p.m. until the time of the
service at 7 p.m., in the Jackson Lytle & Ingling Williams Funeral
Home in Yellow Springs. The Rev. Joan Moore will officiate the
service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family to assist
with funeral expenses.
Leo E. Hennessy
Leo E. Hennessy of Crossville, Tenn., died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at
Cookeville Medical Center in Cookeville, Tenn. He was 78.
Born Dec. 8, 1923, in Buffalo, N.Y., he was the son of William and
Charlotte Haag Hennessy.
He retired from the Goshen Rubber Company in Goshen, Ind., where he
served as technical director.
A 1951 graduate of Antioch College, he and his wife, Juliet Liddle
Hennessy, were longtime members of the Yellow Springs community. They
have family who continue to live here. Juliet is the daughter of
longtime Yellow Springs residents Albert W. Liddle, who was professor
of literature at Antioch from 1927 to 1961, and Ruth Liddle. Juliet
currently lives in Crossville, Tenn.
Leo Hennessy completed the co-op program at Antioch while working
performing research for Charles F. Kettering in Dayton, and then in
Yellow Springs at Kettering Laboratories and for Vernay Laboratories
for a number of years.
He then entered a career in research and technical directing in
industrial rubber chemistry. He served as a member of the U.S. Navy in
World War II on several destroyer escorts and was awarded the Victory
Medal, American Theatre Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon and
Asiatic Pacific Medal.
He is survived by his wife, Juliet Liddle Hennessy; sons and
daughters-in-law, Kevin W. and Mary Hennessy of St. Paul, Minn.,
Nicholas J. Hennessy of Bowling Green, Brian L. and Kelli Hennessy of
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Richard Kelly and Heidi Hennessy of Troy;
12 grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Jean Liddle DeWine and
Richard DeWine of Yellow Springs; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Liddle
VanDiver of Yellow Springs.
A memorial service will take place in Yellow Springs in late March.
Interment was in Glen Forest Cemetery.
Lynch Crum
Lynch Bradley Crum of Xenia, formerly of Norwood, died Saturday
morning, Jan. 18. He was 49.
Bradley’s wonderful sense of humor, kind heart and intense love for
his family and friends will be deeply missed.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Crum Fields; maternal
grandparents, Mary Dalton and Curtis Dalton; and fraternal
grandmother, Margie Crum Sammons.
He is survived by his loving and devoted family; his daughter,
Samantha Crum of Norwood; father, Lynch Crum of Xenia; sister, Lynetta
Fouts of Jamestown; aunt, Minerva Kirk of Paintsville, Ky.; and a host
of nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial dinner was attended by family and friends in Jamestown on
Tuesday, Jan. 21. A private woodland ceremony was held in Glen Helen,
where his ashes were spread on the forest floor.
Martha Orme
Martha Ellen Orme of Vandalia, formerly of West Milton, died on
Monday, Feb. 10, at Miami Valley Hospital. She was 80.
Orme was a charter member of the Dayton Baptist Temple and a member of
the Ludlow Falls Grace Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Chris and Rebecca (Ogden) Arnold.
She is survived by her husband, J.C. Orme; sons and daughters-in-law
James and Naomi Orme of Yellow Springs and Gary and Judy Orme of
Sicklerville, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
brothers, Richard Arnold of South Dakota and Charles Arnold of
Illinois.
Funeral services will be held today (Thursday), 10 a.m., at the Grace
Baptist Church in Ludlow Falls, with Rev. John Young and Rev. Gary
Orme officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Grove Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ludlow Falls Grace Baptist Church.
Beulah McKinley
Beulah I. McKinley of Dayton died Wednesday, Feb. 5. She was 85.
She was a loving wife and mother.
She was preceded in death by her sister Lenora Linke of Arizona, and
her brother, Harry Greer of Dayton.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Elmer L. McKinley; sons,
Lawrence McKinley of Beavercreek and Lynn McKinley of Springfield;
daughter, Ruth Ann Garber of Sharpsburg, Ga.; grandchildren, Jeff
McKinley of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Doug McKinley of Yellow Springs,
Eric McKinley of Seaside Park, N.J., Ellen Hughes of Pittsburgh,
Laureen Roe of Beavercreek, Kirk McKinley of Newport News, Va., Reid
McKinley of Durham, N.C., Chris Garber of Atlanta and Lara Page of
Dayton; nine great-grandchildren; sister Louella Wick of Beavercreek
and several other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Fowler Road Church
in Enon. Interment was in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
George Linkhart
George Carl Linkhart of Xenia died Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Greenewood
Manor, where he had been a patient since October. He was 82.
He was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Old Town, the son of James Elmer and Ada
Mae (Frye) Linkhart.
He retired after 37 years with Morris Bean & Company, where he had
been a pattern maker. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and an avid
golfer. He married his wife Lenna A. (Woods) Linkhart on Sept. 15,
1941.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1990; his parents;
stepdaughter, Georgianna Dudley; son-in-law Jim Mullins;
daughter-in-law Gloria Linkhart; sisters, Myrtle Jones, Mae Burgert,
Lucy Shaffer, Thelma Filson, Betty Downing, Rose Marie Linkhart and
Anna Shaffer; brothers, Robert, Curtis R., Ernest and Raymond
Linkhart; and great-grandchildren Jennifer Huffman and Stephen Joseph
Linkhart.
He is survived by his children and their spouses, Karen Charles of
Xenia, Marsha Mullins of Xenia, Kenneth Linkhart of Jamestown, Ronald
and Linda Linkhart of Grayling, Mich., Steven and Marsha Linkhart of
Jamestown, Norman Linkhart and Robin Allison of Xenia; grandchildren,
Brian and Angie Linkhart, Angela and Mike Huffman, Jason Watson and
Amy Linkhart, Chris and Carrie Charles, Aaron and Adriene Charles,
Alesia and Michael Matson, Sean and Missy Linkhart, Eric Linkhart,
Brandi and Douglas Hagle, Brent and Yvonne Linkhart, Kara Linkhart,
Jerid Linkhart, Katie Mitchell, Mick, April and Jason Linkhart, Mark
Linkhart, David Linkhart, Tonya Sumner, John and Mike Dudley, Terry
and Ethel Dudley, Cheryl and Stan Evans; 24 great-grandchildren and 17
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the McColaugh Funeral
Home in Xenia, with burial in Valley View Memorial Gardens.
Paul Funderburgh
Paul Funderburgh of Springfield died Monday, Feb. 3, at Mercy Medical
Center. He was 85.
He was born Dec. 12, 1917, in Osborne, Ohio, the son of Ralph and
Florence (Cosler) Funderburgh.
Funderburgh grew up around the Yellow Springs area and was a graduate
of Bath High School. He attended Millersville State College in
Millersville, Pa.
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp as a master
sergeant with the 50th Troop Carrier Squadron. He spent time in
England, North Africa, Italy, France and Germany during his years in
the service.
After WWII, he became a farmer, and farmed until 1971. After quitting
farming, he opened a Goodyear dealership, The South Charleston Tire
Company, which he owned and operated until 1983, when he retired.
Funderburgh was an avid fisherman, card player and mushroom hunter.
Along with his wife, Louise, he spent many winters in Key Largo and
Nokomis, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Perry.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, C. Louise (Titus) Funderburgh;
daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Dave Young of New Carlisle; son, Paul
Funderburgh II of South Vienna; three brothers, Lincoln, Robert and
Roger; two sisters, Lois Taylor and Martha Eastep; and many nieces and
nephews.
Private graveside services were held at the convenience of the family.
The family wishes that memorial donations be made to the charity of
one’s choice.
Ruth Flannery
Ruth M. Flannery of Springfield died unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 10, in
her daughter’s home. She was 92.
She was born March 24, 1910, in Sandy Hook, Ky., the daughter of
Milford and Trin (Collier) Carter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Flannery, in 1984;
three sons, Carl, Huston and Elwood Flannery; one daughter, Marie
Flannery; brothers Earl and Vernon Carter; and her sister Vell
Hadamuscin.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Edlene
Flannery of Yellow Springs; daughters and sons-in-law Pearl Moorman,
Mearl and Louis Graham and Agnes and Larry Hursh, all of Springfield;
two daughters-in-law, Betty and Kathleen Flannery, both of
Springfield; two brothers, Ray and Billy Carter; four sisters, Nannie
Fannin, Dewell Stegall, Ethel Vickers and Earnie Foster; 20
grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Richards, Raff &
Dunbar Memorial Home, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
