All Obituaries

Anna Louise Hendee, 72, of Wilmington, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at her residence.  Her husband, Robert Lee Hendee, preceded her in death May 19, 2017.  They were married October 30, 1971.  Mrs. Hendee was born February 2, 1949 in Wilmington, Ohio, daughter of the late George W. and Evelyn Jane Long Collins.  She was a graduate of Wilmington High School. Anna was a birthright Quaker and had worked as a traffic guard for Wilmington City Schools. ...

Franklin Wallace Smith Sr., 88, of New Carlisle, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  He was born November 17, 1933 in Batavia, Ohio, son of the late Pearly Gordon Smith and Electa Belle Gibson Smith.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Smith retired from General Motors where he worked as a machinist for over 30 years.  He was a graduate of Sinclair College and loved to tinker and repair things. Mr. Smith is...

Phyllis Marie Mitchell, of Wilmington, Ohio passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022.  Mrs. Mitchell retired from the Mental Health Recovery Center of Clinton and Warren County where she served as the Executive Director.  She was a member of St. Columbkille Catholic Church.  She received her Master’s degree from Xavier University. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Richard Mitchell; her son, Todd (Cindy) Sutton of Wilmington, Ohio; her daughter, Lacey Mitchell of...

Ronald L. Jenkins, 62, of Wilmington, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Hospice of Dayton.  He was born October 13, 1959 in Wilmington, Ohio, the son of Anna M. Costello Jenkins-Goble of Wilmington and the late Earl L. Jenkins.  He was a 1978 graduate of Clinton Massie High School. Mr. Jenkins had worked in machine maintenance at Cincinnati Milacron and Addison McKee.  He was an avid collector of anything involving pigs. In addition to his mother, Ronald is...

Wayne Virgil Price Sr., 81, of Blanchester, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 at his residence.  His wife, Phyllis Dykes Price, survives.  They were married September 9, 1967.  Mr. Price was born February 21, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late Daniel Virgil Price and Irma Hipple Ritter.  He served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Price worked as an auto mechanic for Mike Albert Leasing in Cincinnati.  He enjoyed participating in auto racing and held the B-Stock...

On January 7, 2022, Tracy Powell Martin crossed the veil to join her father, John Powell, grandparents, and best friend Leslie in the afterlife. Remaining to celebrate her life and spirit are her husband of 29 years, Robert Martin; her daughter, Sydney (Eric) Zorn; a nephew she cherished as a son, Nathan Powell; mother, Monica Powell; sister Billie Powell; her beloved dog Apollo; and countless other friends and family members. Although Tracy only had one child of her own, she was a...

Wilma C. Dupuis-Carey, 91, of Ocala, Florida (formerly of Wilmington, Ohio) passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Miami Valley Hospital with family at her bedside.  She was born June 30, 1930, Toledo, Ohio, daughter of the late William C. Bunting and Elsie Freeland Kaser.  She was a 1948 graduate of The Waite High School in Toledo. Wilma was an employee of the Wilmington & Clinton County Municipal Court where she worked for more than 30 years. During her time at the court,...

Jill L. Penix, 63, of Wilmington, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at her residence.  Her husband, Michael D. Penix, survives.  Mrs. Penix was born May 8, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry W. and Kathleen Smith Getter.  She worked at AAA for several years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three brothers, Jerry L. (Denise) Getter of Vandalia, Ohio, Michael C. (Suggar) Getter of Lewisburg, Ohio, and Jack R. (Bert) Getter of Lewisburg,...

Tom Armstrong passed away on December 31, 2021 with his beloved wife by his side following a hard fought, seven-week battle with complications following a hemorrhagic stroke. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Armstrong, his infant brother, Bruce Wayne Armstrong, and his son, Donald Wayne “D.W.” Armstrong. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years, Dauna Browning Armstrong. Other survivors are his daughter, Jill (Chris) Williams of Asheville, NC,his son, Jake...

Thomas J. “Tom” Smith, 77, of New Lebanon (formerly of Springboro) passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital surrounded by his loving family.  His loving wife of 18 ½ years, Brenda J. Wade Smith, survives.  He was born October 9, 1944 in Spring Valley, Ohio, son of the late Wayne B. Smith and Margaret K. Perdue Smith.  He was a graduate of Springboro High School and served in the U.S. Army 1/27th c. co 25th Infantry Division during...