Obituaries

BOOTH, Jeffrey A. "Big Booth", 39, of Springfield, passed away May 20, 2022 at The Ohio State University Medical Center after a ten month illness. He was born March 26, 1983 in Springfield the son of Rick and Mary (Booth) Carney. Jeff earned a degree in robotics from Clark State University. He owned and operated his own business, Fat Boys...

SONNEBORN, Helen F., of Springfield, was born to this earthly life August 28, 1934, and passed to eternal life to her heavenly home Monday May 30, 2022. She was born in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Archie and Faye Hudson. She worked at Ohio Masonic Home for many years before her retirement from Oakwood Village. Helen was a member of...

Miller, Grover G., 92 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born in Springfield on March 5, 1930 the son of Burdette Paul and Eva Viola (Pflueger) Miller. He retired from Navistar after more than 40 years of service and was a Mason. Survivors include his two children, Grant Miller and...

Whitacre, Alice C., 93, of Springfield, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on May 30, 2022 at StoryPoint Assisted Living, Powell, Ohio. Alice was born May 11,1929 in Burkettsville, Ohio to her parents Ivo and Pauline (Kothman) Moorman. She graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1947. She is survived by her son Richard (Terre) Kepler, Greensboro, NC,...

Shay, Rachel Jayne, 48 of Springfield, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 in her home with her loving husband by her side. She was born on March 4, 1974 the daughter of John and Rebecca (McNulty) Everhart. Rachel was the co-owner and therapist for Positive Perspectives for the past 12 years. Her true calling and devotion was helping people...

KENNEDY, Harlan A., 83, of Springfield, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Harlan was born May 3, 1939 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Virgil E. and Hazel O. (Greene) Kennedy. He was the Owner and Operator of Kennedy's Towing and Repair Service. He was a well-known mechanic who would give you anything and do...

MOONEY, Sonny D., 79, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. Sonny was born February 11, 1943 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Luther F. and Thelma L. (Copeland) Mooney. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a member of the International Pentecostal Church of Christ. Sonny enjoyed spending...

MCGHEE, Patrick (Weezer and most recently Patty) Jennings, a stroke survivor, courageously journeyed through the last twelve months. Surrounded by siblings, he died peacefully the morning of May 11, 2022. Patrick was the fourth child of five, born of Patricia and Elmer McGhee (both deceased), on August 27, 1963. He is survived by his siblings: Kathy (Steve) Herzog; Kimberly (Hank)...

DONOHOE, Keith, 60, of Springfield, passed away May 15, 2022 in Northwood Assisted Living. He was born November 19, 1961 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Ralph and Marcella (Hopkins) Donohoe. He is survived by a daughter, Brittany Donohoe; a sister, Margaret Jordan and a brother, Ralph Donohoe. No services will be held at this time.

Chaffin, Sally A., 68 of Springfield, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born in Springfield on October 21, 1953 the daughter of James and Dorothy (Humphrey) Figgins. She retired from Park National Bank, formerly Security Bank after 29 years of service. Sally was dedicated to her family and was loved by all...

GERON, Doug "Chief", passed away after a spirited fight with cancer. He leaves behind his cherished wife of 62 years, Judith Carol Geron (nee Mader). He is also survived by his brothers William and Eric, sons Chris (Marie Lynn Miranda) and Curt (Teresa) and daughters Carla Ward (Greg) and Cheri Johnston (Jeff). He enjoyed visits with his grandchildren Brok Wilson,...

Lee W. Taylor, 92, passed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Born on August 23, 1929 in Columbus, OH, to the late George G. Taylor and Ruth Helen (Seymour) Taylor, Lee served in the U.S. Navy as an aircraft electrician during the Korean War. He retired from the Speco Division of Kelsey Hayes as an...

Conley, Isabelle Lynn, 11 of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022. She was born May 26, 2010 in Springfield the daughter of Peter and Tracey (Doyle) Conley. Survivors, in addition to her parents, include her four siblings, Ethan, Chloe, Isaac and Daniel Conley; maternal grandfather, Lawrence Doyle; maternal grandmother, Karen Kreisman; paternal grandmother, Bobbi (Tarlton) Kaiser; paternal grandfather,...

LIGHT, Clarence D. "Bud", 75, formerly of Springfield, passed away May 11, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born August 1, 1946 in Bellevue, Ohio the son of Paul and Ellen Light. Bud was a United States Navy veteran serving during The Vietnam War. He later worked in civil service at Wright Patterson Air Force Base for over 25...

McNEIL, Bradley Joseph, 65, of Springfield, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 with his wife of 30 years by his side. Bradley was born December 3, 1956 in Springfield, Ohio the son of Joseph and Patricia (Schuster) McNeil. He was Co-Owner of This-N-That Distributing in Springfield and later became a Technician for Coil Plus, retiring in 2020. He...

DIXON, Esther JoAnn, 92, of Oakwood Village, Springfield, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep and went home to be with the Lord on May 8, 2022. JoAnn was born on February 20, 1930, in Springfield, Ohio to C. Edward and Catherine (Jung) Derry. She was a devout Catholic and was a member of St. Teresa Church. She loved family...

WHIP, Gayle J., 85, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022 in Oakwood Village. Gayle was born November 7, 1936 in Springfield, Ohio the daughter of Charles and Adlyn (Norton) Chappell. She was previously a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, John Whip; two daughters, Jody (Rod) Bishop and Beth (Jeff) Blatt; three grandchildren, Jason (Jennie)...

DAVIS, James E., Sr., 86, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022 in Hospice of Dayton. He was born May 6, 1936 in Xenia, OH, the son of Thomas E. and Martha L. (Herr) Davis. Jim was a United States Army Veteran in the 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment. He worked as a welder at Navistar for 38 years. Jim...

LEWIS, Joseph D., 96 of Springfield, passed away on May 5, 2022 following three months of declining health. He was born in Saint-Nazaire, France on April 28, 1926 the son of James and Henrietta Lewis. Joe was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Jacqueline Chapman, Yvonne Knott, Madeline Marshall and Rosemary Solenberger and their spouses and one brother,...

COLLINS, Gloria J., 72, of Springfield, lost her battle with MS on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1950 in Huntington, Indiana the daughter of Glen and Miriam (Stevens) Thompson. Gloria loved spending time with her family and friends and attending car shows with her husband. Survivors include her husband of 55...