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George W. Eury
Died: Saturday, April 12, 2003
George W. Eury of Goshen died Saturday (April 12, 2003) at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Smith Eury.
He was a veteran of the Army Air Force, having served in World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post 199. He was a beloved husband, devoted father and cherished grandfather, step-grandfather and great-grandfather.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, George Wayne (Lois) Eury; a daughter, Suzette (Don) Volkmar; four grandchildren; a stepgrandchild; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Lenora Minton; and two brothers, Robert Eury and Amos Eury.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Eury.
Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the JOHN. H EVANS FUNERAL HOME, 1944 state Route 28, Goshen, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the time of the services. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Hugh I. Troth
Died: Saturday, April 12, 2003
Age: 80
Hugh I. Troth, 80, died Saturday (April 12, 2003). He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Ann Hancock Troth, in 1989. The couple met while he was at Ohio Wesleyan University, and was married Oct. 21, 1950. He is survived by his second wife, Phyllis Mundy Carson Johnson, whom he married in 1991.
He was born Feb. 15, 1923, in Lynchburg, son of the late Norman Curtis Troth and Madge Kathleen Murphy Troth. A 1941 graduate of Lynchburg High School, he was president of his class. As far as he was concerned, Lynchburg was the center of the universe, and as a result of his experiences there, he wrote its history in "Lynchburg, Ohio: A Large Story About a Small Town," which was a bestseller in Lynchburg, and the thousand copies printed were distributed across the country. He received so many letters, photographs and phone calls about the book from people who had connections to Lynchburg that he felt compelled to write the sequel, "Lynchburg, Ohio II: A Continuing Story of a Small Town". He also authored "The Life and Times of Isma Troth," a tribute to his grandfather, who was a Civil War veteran and the first attorney in the Troth family.
After graduation, he worked for a year in a large Cincinnati factory that manufactured Wright aircraft engines. He saved enough money ($1,000) to put himself through Ohio Wesleyan University, a venture he started in 1942. After a few short months, he enlisted in Aviation Cadets, and took is pilot training in Texas, graduated in Waco, in a class titled "44-F," which meant the year 1944, the "F" standing for the sixth month of the year. Following that training, he and his B-17 crew were sent to their base in Grafton Underwood, England. From there they flew seven bombing missions over Europe. On April 25, 1945, his bomb group, the 384th, flew a mission to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, where the last bombs on a European target were dropped. So far as that phase of the war was concerned, it was over. His uncle, Frederick Britton Simpkins, was a lieutenant colonel in the infantry, and went into Pilsen shortly after the bombing. He later told Mr. Troth, "You destroyed the only operating brewery in the country." He stayed on with the Occupation Forces until June 1946, attending the American University in Biarritz, Switzerland, as well as touring much of Europe.
He and his first wife were married the week after he graduated from law school at the University of Cincinnati. His fraternity brother and good friend, Fred K. Johnson, invited him to join his law practice in Ashland. Fred was a native of Ashland, but soon left with his wife Phyllis for Dayton to enter the home building business.
In 1973, William Van Tilburg joined him in the practice of law. This partnership lasted until Mr. Troth's death. It has been the longest standing non-relative law partnership in the history of Ashland County.
In 1952, he was elected to the first of two terms as Ashland County Prosecutor. He served two terms on the school board, two terms as a commissioner of the Supreme Court for Lawyers' Disciplinary Matters and two terms on the Board of Elections. He was a past president of the Bar Association, and just recently was honored for serving as a judge for 15 years. He was active in the First Presbyterian Church, where he served as an elder and chairman of the building committee that built an addition to the church. As the first president of the Joint Vocational School in Ashland and Holmes counties, he helped organize and construction the vocational school. He was an active member of the Ohio State Bar Association, one of the founders of the Mid-Ohio Lawyer's Association and was a proud member of the Ashland County Bar Association.
While attending Ohio Wesleyan University, he was a member of the Beta Theta Phi fraternity. He actively attended and supported his World War II 384th bomb group reunions, and seldom missed an opportunity to participate in the Audubon Society's annual bird count. He loved the outdoors, and established a tree-replanting program for the city of Ashland.
His love of travel, which he did as much of as possible with each of his wives, was rooted in his war years' experience.
For 50 years, he walked back and forth to work, logging approximately 37,500 miles. Whoever made those walks with him would complain that he walked too fast. He kept a daily diary beginning in 1958.
He was a man who thoroughly loved life, and was a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather.
In addition to his second wife, he is survived by three sons, Glen Hancock (Cheryl McDaniel) Troth of Paulding, Daniel Murphy (Robin) Troth of Columbus and Hugh Britton (Kimberly Ritchey) Troth of Ashland; a daughter, Ann Rexford (Daniel) Foster of Calgary, Canada; 10 grandchildren, Adam Hancock Troth, Aaron William Troth and Benjamin Hugh Troth of Paulding, Britton Parker Troth of Columbus, Locke Britton Isma Troth and Hugh Andrew Carson Troth of Ashland, Lauren Kathleen Foster of Chicago, Sharon Ann Foster of Calgary, Canada and Josh Pinard and John Pinard of Dayton.
In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by a brother, Norman Murphy Troth.
Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 122 W. Third St., Ashland. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at HEYL FUNERAL HOME, 227 Broad St., Ashland. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lynchburg Historical Society, in care of Deanne Lightner, 419 Short Road, Lynchburg, 45142; of hospice of North Central Ohio, 1605 E. County Road 1095, Ashland, 44805.
Thomas L. Breakfield
Died: Monday, April 7, 2003
Age: 63
Thomas L. Breakfield, 63, of Sabina, died Monday (April 7, 2003) at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. He is survived by his wife, Carlynn Gulick Breakfield. They were married Feb. 1, 1964.
Mr. Breakfield was born June 12, 1939, in Port William, son of Denver Breakfield of Wilmington and the late Edith Isabelle Stratton Breakfield. He retired in 1977 from the U.S. Navy after serving 21 years in the Navy Security Group. He was a member of the Naval Veterans Cryptologic Association. He graduated from Southern State College.
In addition to his wife and father, he is survived by a daughter, Lori Lynn (Dean) Luttrell of Leesburg; a son, Gary Lee Breakfield of Clewiston, Fla.; two grandchildren, Ashley and Alexandra Luttrell; a sister, Janice (Ed) Janzen of Norwood; and a sister-in-law, Anne Breakfield of Kettering.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold L. Breakfield.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at the LITTLETON FUNERAL HOME, 104 N. Jackson St., Sabina, with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Port William. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Donald Ray Grove
Died: Monday, April 7, 2003
Age: 89
Donald Ray Grove, 89, of Wilmington, died Monday (April 7, 2003) at Autumn Years Nursing and Rehab Center, Sabina. He is survived by his wife, Helen Viola Goodson Grove. They were married Dec. 4, 1934, in Reesville.
Mr. Grove was born Aug. 17, 1913, on Fisher Road, Wayne Township, Clinton County, son of the late LeRoy and Ethel Duke Grove. He was one of seven children. He graduated in 1931 from Reesville High School, where he played basketball and baseball. He was a farmer until August 1941, when he began working at the Irwin Auger Bit Company. He continued working there until he bought a service station at the Reesville cross roads in December 1948. He sold the service station in May 1953 and began working at Landmark, where he worked until his retirement in 1978. He loved watching basketball and baseball and working crossword puzzles. He was a member of the Wilmington Untied Methodist Church, Clinton County Farm Bureau and the Star of Hope I.O.O.F. Lodge 127. He was Old Fellow of the Year in 1979 and was honored in 1997 for having served as recording secretary for 32 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Patricia (Dale) Matthews of Lebanon and Linda (John) Cooper of Wilmington, N.C.; a son, Ronald of Wilmington; six grandchildren, Sharon (George) Bosarge of Columbus, Brian (Maria) Matthews of Cincinnati, Tiffany (Doug) Disrud of Washington, D.C., Crystal Stephens of Cincinnati and Zachary and Tyler Grove of Wilmington; a sister, Betty (Roy) Liming of Malibu, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Claude, Russell and Glenn; a twin sister, Dorothy; and a sister, Ruth.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at LITTLETON FUNERAL HOME, 104 N. Jackson St., Sabina, with burial in the Centerville Cemetery, Lees Creek. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilmington United Methodist Church, 61 E. Main St., Wilmington, 45177.
Nellie D. Osborn
Died: Monday, April 7, 2003
Age: 82
Nellie D. Osborn, 82, of Wilmington, died Monday (April 7, 2003) in Cincinnati. She is survived by her husband, Joseph. They were married 49 years.
Mrs. Osborn was a member of the Springfield Friends Church, Wilmington, and the Springfield Friends Church Women's Society.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Kenneth (Terrie) Osborn of Wilmington and Donald Osborn of Waynesville; two grandchildren, Wayne and Katelyn Osborn; a sister, Marjorie D. Campbell of Wilmington; a niece, Carolyn Pinkerton of New Vienna; and two nephews, Larry Starr of Blanchester and Hank Davis of New Mexico.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger and Robert Davis.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Springfield Friends Church Cemetery, Wilmington, the Rev. Iva Eads officiated. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Springfield Friends Church. Arrangements are under the direction of STUBBS-CONNER FUNERAL HOME, 185 N. Main St., Waynesville.
