Obituaries

RANKIN, Harold E. "Sonny", Jr., 84, of Springfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 29, 2018 in Kettering Medical Center. He was born August 18, 1933 in Springfield, Ohio the son of the late Harold E. and Gertrude (Miller) Rankin. Sonny worked as a repairman at International Harvester for 33 years. He was a United States Army Veteran, a member...

HOLT, James Brian, 57, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in his home. Brian was born December 8, 1960 in Springfield, OH to Kenny and Juanita (Humble) Holt. Survivors include three sons, Jordan (Heidi) Holt, Isreal Holt and Isaiah Holt; two granddaughters, Rylee and Layla Holt; three sisters, Cindy (Barry) Williams, Connie (Dale Johnson) Warren and Cathy Gilliom;...

Rigney, Sr., Donald Evans, 88, of Springfield, passed away at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 7, 1930 the son of Willis and Ora (Ward) Rigney. He retired from Kelsey Hayes/SPECO Division after many years of service. He was a member of St. Teresa...

MURRAY, Frederick Joseph "Bud", 86, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 in Vancrest of New Carlisle. He was born May 19, 1931 in Springfield the son of John F. and Helen M. (McDonough) Murray. Bud worked as a warehouse manager for Pepsi Cola for 33 years retiring in 1994. He was member of St. Raphael Catholic Church, Knights...

Casey, Chief William C., 86, of Springfield, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 in his home. He was born August 9, 1931 in Springfield to John D. Casey, Sr. and Ruth Loretta (Haley) Casey. Chief Casey grew up on Irish Hill and attended St. Joseph School and Church. He graduated from Catholic Central in the class of 1949. Upon...

Fairchild, Vernal, 79, of Springfield, went to his heavenly home on January 23, 2018. He was born on February 28, 1938 in Morgan County, KY to the late Roy and Bessie (Brown) Fairchild. He was a member of the South Charleston Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie (Risner) Fairchild; four children, Deborah (Keith) McDermott, Terry (Lisa) Fairchild, Dean...

ALDRIDGE, Thomas D., 78, of Springfield, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born December 31, 1939 in Springfield the son of Thomas O. and Lucille (Currey) Aldridge. Tom was a 1957 graduate of Springfield High School. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #624 where he was past...

Boyer, Mary June, 95, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. Mary June was born August 25, 1922 in Springfield, OH to George and Kathryn (Taphorn) Degenhart. She was a member of St. Teresa Church. Survivors include four daughters, Janet Popa, Anne (Larry) O'Flynn, Mary (Jim) Hlay and Teresa (Kirk) Hoecker; six grandchildren, Nicholas (Susan) Popa, Jaclyn (Mark) Armstrong,...

McDargh, David Michael, 78, was born June 1st, 1939, to Kenneth (Shandu) and Lucille McDargh. His distinctive view of life and his tremendous compassion was formed, to a great extent, by his loving family. These qualities also owe something to the "extended family" that lived nearby; the 40 nuns who lived on the left side of the family residence and...

PUCKETT, Melissa Diane (Laws), born January 30, 1964, passed away on January 13, 2018. Melissa was married to Martin Puckett on July 11, 1991. She had two children Brianna Puckett and Matthew Puckett; father and mother in law, James and JoAnn Puckett; brother in law, Jason Puckett, that survive her. Melissa also had brothers and sisters that survive her: Margaret...

Souder, Terrance L. (Terry), 85, of Springfield, Ohio, died Monday, January 15, 2018 after many years of pain from persistently declining health. Terry, beloved husband, father and grandfather (and so much more) was born on October 15, 1932 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Forrest L. and Angie L. (Clemans) Souder. Terry graduated from Springfield High School, class of 1950,...

HANNAHAN, Joann, 89, of Springfield, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 17, 2018 in Oakwood Village. She was born November 22, 1928 in Springfield, the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Grace (Croy) Day. Joann was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and volunteered for many years at Mercy Hospital. She was a wonderful wife,...

Skinner, Patrick K., 58, of Springfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Monday, January 15, 2018 in Kindred Hospital of Dayton. Patrick was born January 4, 1960 in Springfield, Ohio to Paul and Nancy (Shonkwiler) Skinner. He was a 1978 graduate of Catholic Central High School and was a member of St. Raphael Church. He retired from Kroger's after 40...

Taylor, Christine Virginia, 69, of Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 in her home. She was born in Petersburg, West Virginia on December 21, 1948 the daughter of John Otto and Alice Virginia (Coffman) Kessel. She was employed at Eaglewood Village Retirement Apartments from the time it opened in 1986 until retiring in 2015. She is survived by...

Cook, Mary Ann, 87, of Springfield, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018 in Oakwood Village. Mary Ann was born September 21, 1930 in Springfield, Ohio to Thomas and Margaret (Faas) Griffin. She was the office manager and was an Ophthalmic Medical Assistant with the Eye Physicians of Springfield for 27 years and was a member of St. Teresa Church. She...

PHENEGAR, Catherine "Kay" Margaret, 80, of Urbana, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in her home. Kay was born August 5, 1937 in Springfield, Ohio to William D. and Helen (Herzog) Orndorff. She was a graduate of Catholic Central High School and Community Hospital School of Nursing. She retired from Mercy Medical Center as an LPN after many years, and...

Claar, Christian L., 48, of Springfield, passed away January 7, 2018 in his residence. Christian was born on September 17, 1969 in Springfield, OH to Harold E. "Bud" and Barbara (Lyons) Claar, Jr. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, an avid Cleveland Browns fan who loved to cook and a loving father of two children. In addition...

BOARD, Thomas McKinney, Jr., MD, Col. USAFR (Ret.), 81, of Springfield, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in his home. He was born August 3, 1936 in Louisville, KY the son of Thomas M. and Priscilla (Jones) Board, Sr. He graduated from St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati in 1954. He earned his graduate degree from The University of Cincinnati in...

ARNOLD, William E., Jr., "Wild Bill", 61, of Springfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Springfield Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born July 9, 1956 in Springfield, the son of the late William E. and Della May (Duckworth) Arnold, Sr. He was a 1974 graduate of Springfield North High School where he ran cross...

Steiner, Dorothy, 89, of Springfield, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018. She was born July 23, 1928, the daughter of Willard and Olive (Birt) Evilsizor. She was a 1946 graduate of Enon High School, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and attended First Christian Church. She worked at Levine Realty for a number of years, retiring at Wright-Patterson Air...