John D. Kelly, Sr., 65, of Springfield, passed away January 12, 2020. He was born March 9, 1954, the son of Don and Theada (Adams) Kelly. John had worked for several years at Ernst Concrete. He was a member of the Union Club and enjoyed fishing and baseball. Survivors include six children, Brittany Kelly, Brooke Kelly, Lucian (Whitney) Kelly, Dakota Kelly, all of Springfield, Jake Kelly of N. Lewisburg, and Jacqueline Kelly of Springfield; grandchildren, James, Taylynn, Da’Shawn,...

Elizabeth A. “Liz” Imber, 77, of Springfield, passed away January 11, 2020 at Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1942, the daughter of Melvin and Ellen (Parker) Bishop. Liz was retired from the City of Springfield, where she worked in the tax department. Survivors include four children, Mark (Tracey) Stump, Lisa Wren, Thomas Stump, and James Clark, all of Springfield; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Sandy Bishop of Marion, Ohio; and...

                  Paul Eugene Miller, 34, of Springfield, passed away January 10, 2020. He was born February 14, 1985 in Springfield, the son of Kimberly Miller and James Tackett. Paul had been employed at All Season’s Tree Service. Survivors include his parents; Kimberly Miller and James Tackett, two children; Kaylee and Paul Miller, three sisters; Chasity Conley, Maryann Tackett and Angel Frost, one brother;...

Bryan N. McCreary, 69, of Woodstock, OH passed away January 9, 2020 at the OSU Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 28, 1950 in Columbus, the son of Robert and Enid (Monway) McCreary. Bryan was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and had retired from A & B Asphalt Corp. He enjoyed hunting. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Karen S. (Plantz) McCreary; five children, Mendy Combs of Marysville, Bryan “Doug” (Tish) McCreary of Cable, David (Tina) Avery...

Harold E. Miller Jr., 90, of Springfield, went home to be with his Lord January 7, 2020. He was born September 28, 1929 in Springfield, the son of Harold E. and Mildred (Knotts) Miller Sr. Mr. Miller was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of God where he served as an Elder for many years. He was also a member of the Alpha Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite and the York Rite. Harold was well known as the owner of Dad’s Hamburger. He had also been a partner in several other...

Mary Draper-Powell, 94, of Springfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family be her side in her home on January 4, 2020 after battling lung cancer. She was born on July 15, 1925 in Washington C. H., Ohio, to the late Samuel and Josephine (Dailey) Fugate. She married her husband Albert in 1942, who passed away in 1989. She worked for Northern Heights Pharmacy for over 25 years, before retiring. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert; son, Ronald; sisters, Jean and...

Joyce Ellen Angell, 69, of Springfield, passed away January 3, 2020. She was born February 28, 1950 in Springfield, the daughter of Roger and Stella (Slagle) Maine. Joyce had retired from Community Hospital where she worked as a Respiratory Therapist. She enjoyed reading her bible, painting ceramics, and word games. Survivors include three sons, Keith Tomlin (Melanie Leffers) of Huber Heights, Kevin Tomlin of California, Kris Tomlin of Springfield; granddaughter, Noell Dratler; sister, Linda...

                           Eloise Lyvonne “Sis” Jacobs, 78, of Springfield, passed away January 3, 2020 at The James Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 9, 1941 in Springfield, the daughter of Frank and Emma Marie (Parish) Bryant. Lyvonne had been employed as a legal secretary for most of her working career. Survivors include her husband of 50 years; Donald...

Sharon A. Riddle, 77, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 after her courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 1, 1943 in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, the daughter of Acris and Hazel (Wallace) Moore. Survivors include her loving husband of 56 years; John Riddle, three children; Chris Riddle and Larry (Becky) Riddle of Springfield and Rick Riddle of Tennessee, three grandchildren; Tiffany (Sean) Melia, Boston, Mass., Shannen Brown...

Sean Allen Plantz, 50, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away December 29, 2019 in his home. He was born March 18, 1969 in Springfield, the son of George T. and Dorothy (Brown) Plantz Jr. Sean was a self employed general contractor. He is survived by his loving parents; George and Dorothy Plantz, a sister; Jenny Pratt, a brother; George T. Plantz III all of Springfield, two nieces; Ashley Plantz and Brianna Moore, two great nieces; Alyssha Peters and Mya Peters two great nephews; Aaron...