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OBITUARIES
Evelyn J. Smith
Evelyn J. Smith of Yellow Springs died Wednesday,
Nov. 10, at her residence at Friends Care Community. She was 75.
She was born on Dec. 8, 1928, at her home in Xenia.
She was known around the village as the “walking
grandma.”
Evelyn and her husband, Richard, spent hours with their
daughters reading poetry, literature, listening to classical music, as
well as participating in other family activities such as board games,
picnics and camping trips. A teacher of history and English who taught
for many years at the Ohio Soldier’s and Sailor’s Orphanage
Home in Xenia, Richard died at age 60 in 1986. Richard’s home as
a child was this orphanage, an experience that made it important to him
that his daughters, Sheryl McCormick and C.J. Leet, have a full-time mother
and father.
Evelyn’s eight grandchildren benefited greatly
from her giving and selfless nature. Toward the end of her life, when
her great-grandchildren were born, she seemed to shine most brightly,
and her love will sustain her great-grandchildren as they move forward
through life. She was the personification of love to all who knew her,
including her biological family and to those who called her mom, grandma
and friend. She believed that humans are all the same sparks of the only
truth: love.
She is survived by her daughters, Sheryl McCormick
of Yellow Springs and C.J. Leet of Florida; grandchildren, Christina and
Kelley Fox, Michael Spencer, Craig McCann and Samantha Stewart, all of
Yellow Springs, Douglas McKenzie of Florida, Molly McCormick of Kettering
and Casey McCormick of Dayton; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Kelsey and
Alisia Fox, Cindy Ferguson, Symon Spencer, Kaitlynn McCann, Marcus McCormick
and Matthew McCormick; five great-great-grandchildren, Ashley, Emilee,
Taylor, Timothy and Kalista; and three of her seven siblings, Robert Turner
of Palo Alto, Calif., Melvin Turner of Hillpointe, Wisc., and Mary Mabel
Turner of New Orleans.
In keeping with her giving and selfless lifestyle,
Evelyn donated her body to Wright State for medical research. There will
be no memorial service. The family requests that memorial donations be
made to Friends Care Community or Hospice of Dayton.
Helen K. Kellogg
Helen K. Kellogg died peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 28,
in Chicago. She was 85.
She was born in Chicago on May 29, 1919, the daughter
of Nancy and Gottfried Klement.
Helen considered Yellow Springs her second home, since
her husband, James, resides at Friends Care Community.
She was a lover of the arts and an accomplished water
colorist, as well as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Dennis and Scott
and his wife, Linda; and daughter, Susan Steffey; six grandchildren, David,
Leslie, Peter, Elaine, Philip and Alexander; and two great-grandchildren,
Aiden and Evan.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 4, at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Chicago. A casual memorial service will be held Wednesday,
Dec. 22, at 10:30 a.m., at Friends Care Community, with a reception following
at the Yellow Springs home of Scott Kellogg, Helen’s son.
Memorial donations may be made to the Greater Chicagoland
Food Depository, which can be reached at 773-247-3663 or www.chicagofoodbank.org.
Rebecca Ann Goldstein
Rebecca Ann Goldstein (Becky Brown) died on Wednesday,
Dec. 8, at her home in Bellingham, Wash., where she had lived for the
past six years, near her two brothers, Matt and Rick. She was 56.
She was born on Sept. 9, 1948, in Yellow Springs.
She had an unexpected, short battle with cancer and
was surrounded by family and friends when she died.
She was a free spirit and kept a sense of humor throughout
her illness. She managed to cross off a few things on her “to-do
list” in her last days, including a trip in a helicopter and savoring
an unusual Thanksgiving treat.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Margaret J.
“Peggy” Brown; and her husband, Marc Goldstein, of New Bedford,
Mass., where she lived for many years and raised her two sons.
She is survived by her sons, Nick Goldstein, of Washington,
D.C., and Luke Goldstein, of Los Angeles; brothers, Matt and Rick of Bellingham,
Wash.; and her father, Thomas Brown of Absecon, N.J.
An informal open house in her home will be held for
neighbors, friends and family who wish to share their thoughts and memories
of Becky on Sunday, Dec. 19, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Clyde Michael Wethington
Clyde Michael “Hippie” Wethington died
on Thursday, Dec. 2, at home, surrounded by family and friends. He was
64.
He was born in Huntington, W.Va., on April 3, 1940,
the son of Bernard A. Wethington and Mary Elizabeth Bell. He was raised
in Louisville and worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for over 30
years.
Clyde was a husband, father, best friend, volunteer
firefighter, bird watcher and bartender for the American Legion. He was
a path builder and an explorer who left gentle but profound footprints.
He was kind, generous, and a trustworthy man who walked his talk. Most
of all he had a smile, quick wit and twinkle in his eye that made people
want to get to know him. He always claimed to be a hermit yet his life
was full of people who loved him.
He is survived by his wife, Rosann Miller-Wethington
of Jemez Springs N.M.; his children, Rachel and her husband, Rob Zwelling,
Kent Wethington, and Shelby Wethington of Columbus; stepchildren, Shane
Johnson of Jemez Springs, Selanie Johnson and her husband, Eli Hurwitz
of Yellow Springs, Steven Johnson of Charleston, S.C.; grandchildren,
Zachary, Brandi and Tanner Zwelling; stepgrandchildren, Tyler Krystene
Johnson, Aza Rose Hurwitz and Marjorie Wethington of Louisville; and the
Wethington clan of Owensboro, Ky.
A memorial service will be held in Jemez Springs, N.M.,
on Sunday, Dec. 19. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Catholic
Church on Saturday, Jan. 29, at noon. A potluck reception at the Glen
Helen Ecology Institute will start at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Glen Helen Ecology Institute.
William P. Barron
William P. Barron of Xenia died Tuesday, Dec. 7, at
his residence. He was 81.
William was born on Sept. 5, 1923, on his father’s
farm in Pulaski County, Ky. He attended Bobtown Schools before moving
prior to World War II to Dayton, where he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He
served as a ship’s cook second class aboard the escort carrier U.S.S.
Tripoli CVE-63, in the North and South Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean.
He was awarded the Navy Good Conduct Medal WWII Victory Medal, the American
Theater Medal, the European Theater Medal and the Asia-Pacific Theater
Medal.
After the war he was employed as a rubber parts press
operator at NCR in Dayton until he retired in 1975. He was a longtime
member of the Old Timer’s Club, the Dayton Chapter of Mended Hearts
and the UAW. He belonged to the First Baptist Church of Fairborn for over
50 years.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 56 years,
Rosalie “Kitty” Barron; his parents, William Mathias and Ida
E. (Whittaker) Barron; sisters Ora Mae Meece and Lucille Hayre; and brothers
Joe Barron, Hershel Barron and Earl Barron.
He is survived by his daughter, Linda Campbell of Xenia;
three sons and their spouses, William P. Barron Jr., Philip and Pam Barron
of Xenia and David and Betty Lou Barron of Yellow Springs; grandchildren,
Donald and Loretta Barron of Paradox, Colo., Jessica and Brandon Hawkins
of Seattle, Karen and Ryan Gibbs of Xenia, Brant and Becca Watson of Delphos,
Terri and Jarrett Murray of Xenia, Paul and Ruth Barron of Jamestown,
and Danny Barron of Yellow Springs; seven great-grandchildren; sister
Thelma Minnich of Bakersfield, Calif.; and brothers and their wives, Gene
and Velma Barron of Dothan, Ala., and Beecher and Alberta Barron of Franklin,
Ky.
Services were held Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Newcomer
Farley Funeral Home, with burial following at Byron Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Hospice
of Dayton.
William C. Banks
William Charles Banks of Xenia died on Tuesday, Dec.
7, in his residence. He was 56.
He was born Dec. 8, 1947, in Hope, Ark., the son of
Alice Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter,
DeAnne “DeeDee” Banks and one brother, Herman Banks.
He is survived by four daughters, Dannette “Punkin”
Banks of Xenia, Yvette Anderson of Xenia, Michell Morris of Wilberforce
and Charla of Yellow Springs; son, Shawn Porter of Florida; sister, Laura
Shepherd of Mansfield; granddaughter, Tamerah Jabbar; and the mother of
his daughter, Mildred “Sissy” Banks.
Graveside services were held Saturday, Dec. 11. Porter-Qualls
Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements.
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