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OBITUARIES
Howard E. “Buddy” Shook Jr. of Yellow Springs died at 9:26 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, in Greene Memorial Hospital. He was 66. Born on July 8, 1937, in Yellow Springs, he was the son of Howard E. Shook Sr. and Olive Mae (Demmy) Shook. He was a member of Yellow Springs United Methodist Church and the owner of Shook’s Carpentry & Cabinetry in Yellow Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents. Howard is survived by his wife, Linda Su (Anderson) Shook; daughter and son-in-law, Terre and Bob Semler of Fairborn; two sons, Tim Shook of Fairborn and Howard V. Shook and his partner, Margaret Silliman, of Yellow Springs; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Stan Bania of Virginia and Nicki and Don Bennington of Springfield; four grandchildren, Lindsay, Derek, Alec and Logan Semler of Fairborn; numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Jackson Lytle & Williams Funeral Home in Yellow Springs. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Miami Township Fire-Rescue, 225 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387.
Minnie Hutchins Lytle of Springfield died on Wednesday, Dec. 21, in Community Hospital. She was 92. She was born Dec. 19, 1911, in Cedartown, Ga., the 2nd of 12 children of William and Lodie (Orr) Hutchins. Mrs. Lytle was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church and the Leo Carr Ministry for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 50 years, James Henry Lytle Sr., and a number of brothers and sisters. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James J. and Delores Lytle of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; grandchildren, Rosalyn K. and James Bacon of Springfield, Robert K. Lytle of Yellow Springs, and Robin K. and Edward Turner of Silver Springs, Md., and their mother, Freda Baker Lytle; great-grandchildren, Cory J. Bacon, Talmadge K. Lytle, Kyle D. Bacon, Kamille L. Turner and Katy E. Turner; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Patricia Hutchins of Los Angeles, and Robert and Reva Hutchins of Springfield; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Lois Young and Doris and Marvin Elder, all of Springfield; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. A celebration of life was held on Saturday, Jan. 3, in the St. John Missionary Baptist Church, with burial following in Ferncliff Cemetery.
Murrel S. Klontz of Xenia died Thursday, Jan. 1, at Friends Care Community. He was 88. He was born April 30, 1915, in Cedarville, the son of Carl and Lolla (Littler) Klontz. Mr. Klontz was an electrician at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He had retired after 40 years of service. He was involved with CCC Camp. He is preceded in death by his parents; grandchildren Brian Klontz and Belinda King; sons-in-law Richard Bailey and Cliff Massie; six brothers, Russel, John, Delmar, Melvin, Archie and Ray; and two sisters, Ruth Haines and Deloris Storer. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Gladys (Sharpe) Klontz of Xenia; children Clara Belle Bailey of Springfield, Sharon Kay Massie of Xenia and Lester L. and JoAnn Klontz of Forks, Wash.; grandchildren Melanie and Mike Gillespie of Springfield, Christopher and Carolyn Bailey of Xenia, Teresa and Greg Heasley of Huber Heights, Patrick and Gail Klontz of Dayton, Kelly and Gary Watson of Columbus and Michael and Amy Massie of Xenia; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Marshall of Xenia; and two brothers, James Klontz of Jamestown and Carl Klontz Jr. of Xenia. Graveside services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Fairview Cemetery in Jeffersonville.
Mildred A. Moore of Xenia died on Friday, Jan. 2, at her daughter’s residence in Xenia. She was 88. Born on Dec. 26, 1915, in Avena, Ill., she was the daughter of Beryle and Eve Albertson Durbin. She graduated in 1933 from Odin High School and in 1934 from Sandoval High School, both in Illinois. She was a member of Friendship Rebekah Lodge No. 873, past nobel grand of Rebekah Lodge, the Oldtown United Methodist Church, where she serves as president for many years, and the Aldora Chapter No. 262, Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Neil E. Moore; a grandson, Andrew Moore; two sisters, Nelleta Evans and Juanita Durbin; and a brother, Beryle Durbin. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette and Lorenzo Lagorio of Baltimore, Marietta and Richard Kolozsi of Xenia; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Neil E. Moore Jr. and Teresa Moore of Amarillo, Texas, and Robert E. Moore of Xenia; grandchildren and spouses, Anna and Carlo Parrotta, Deborah Lagorio, Neil and Abbie Moore III, Angela and Daniel Powell, Kelly and Kimberly Moore, Robin and Garnett Beard, Robert Moore Jr. and Amanda Banaszak, Kristie Moore and Karen Moore; great-grandchildren and spouses, Isabella and Gianluca Parrotta, Neil E. Moore IV, Persephone and Andrew Powell, Eleanore Beard and McKenna Banaszak-Moore; two sisters, Violet Sefton of Seattle and Ellen and Denny Hunter of Brownstown, Ill.; a brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Ruth Durbin of Pekin, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the Neeld Funeral Home in Xenia, with burial following in Glen Forest Cemetery in Yellow Springs. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Oldtown United Methodist Women, c/o Marjorie McCoy, 930 Valley Dale Drive, Xenia, Ohio 45385.\
“Evening of Remembrances” of Walter Anderson will be held Thursday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m., in the Senior Center Great Room. Anderson was chair of the Antioch College Music Department from 1946 to 1965. He then served as music director at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., for another 15 years. He died in November. Next week’s event will begin with reflections from Irwin Abrams, former history professor at Antioch and Anderson’s longtime friend and colleague. Joan Horn, who is writing a biography on Anderson, will read a selection from her manuscript. Others will then have an opportunity to share their own memories of the man whom most people affectionately referred to as “Andy.”
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