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OBITUARIES
John Brent Purdin He was born in Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, on March 31, 1955. Brent was a lifelong resident of Yellow Springs. He attended Mills Lawn Elementary School and Yellow Springs High School, graduating in 1973. He was the owner of Purdin Builders and worked in the construction industry for 30 years. He truly enjoyed his work and was an excellent family provider and a true friend. Brent was involved in the Boy Scouts, Little League and soccer for his children. His passions were playing golf with the boys at Locust Hills and shooting pool. He was preceded in death by his father, Paul Stewart Purdin, on April 18, 2004, and his father-in-law, Fred Stromberg. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Kay, and children, John Paul and Brenda Marie; his mother, Mary Flo Purdin; brother, Scott, his wife, Jan, and their children, Justin, Scotty and Annie; sisters, Patti Purdin, and her son, Patrick, Terri Schindwolf, her husband, Paul, and their children, Chelsea and Monika; brother, Todd, his wife, April, and their children, David, Megan and Jacob; mother-in-law, Marie Stromberg; sister-in-law, Marie Gay, and children, Bryan and Emily; brothers-in-law, Martin Stromberg, Paul Stromberg and John’s and Brenda’s Uncle Alan Lee and his wife, Lorraine; and numerous aunts and uncles. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 9, at the Yellow Springs United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Glen Forest Cemetery. Mills Lawn establishes fund for
Purdin family Contributions may be made to the Purdin Family Fund Donation Account. Donations will help defray funeral costs and living expenses for the Purdins for the next few months. In addition to his wife, Brent is survived by his two children, John and Brenda. Ralph A. Smith Born Aug. 10, 1935, in Springfield, he was the son of Pete and Juanita Smith. Mr. Smith was a corporate manager of Telecom, where he retired in 1992. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Central State University and a master’s degree in business. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a member of the Dayton Duplicate Bridge Club and a member of the Second Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield. He is survived by his wife, V. Geraldine Smith; two sons, Michael Smith of Park Hills, Ky., and Dr. Gregory Smith of Redondo, Calif; a sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Raymond Casey of Springfield; one grandson, Gregory Smith Jr.; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives. Services will be held Saturday, June 12, at 1:30 p.m., in the Second Missionary Baptist Church in Springfield. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Robert C. Henry Funeral Home in Springfield. Franklin Monnin Born April 17, 1935, in Russia, Ohio, he was the son of Albert and Eva (Didier) Monnin. He retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a budget analyst and had a great love of the outdoors. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fairborn. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother Robert Monnin and sister-in-law Marie Monnin. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Barbara; children, Lisa Ann and Joseph Corn of Waynesville, Gary E. Bayard and Rosemary Pierce of Yellow Springs, Steven C. and Suzanne Bayard of Yellow Springs, Roger E. and Chanda Bayard of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Alan L. Bayard of Beavercreek; siblings, Marjorie and Paul Hoying of Lake Loramie and Eileen Monnin of Dayton, Lloyd Monnin of Springfield and Anthony and Alice Monnin of New Mexico; grandchildren, Devon, Dustin, Elisabeth, Joey and Bridget Corn, Dillon and Nicole Bayard, Tanner Bayard, Kristen and Clinton Burmester and Kevin Pierce; great-grandson Jackson Burmester and a great-granddaughter who is expected soon, Rosemary Burmester. A mass of Christian burial was held Monday, June 7, at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Fairborn, with interment following in Valley View Memory Gardens. |
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