Phyllis Louise Jenkins, 85, of Springfield, passed away July 28, 202I in Good Shepherd Village. She was born May 30, 1936, in Muskotah, Kansas, the daughter of Elmer and Lillian (Warren) Hawn. Phyllis had been employed at Weaver Chapel Wittenberg University for 23 years and at Ohio Bell Telephone Company for 22 years. She was also a volunteer at Community Hospital for 8 years. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of AARP. Survivors include...

              Geraldine Day, 86, of Springfield, went home to be with her Lord July 26, 2021, in her daughter’s home in Clarksville, Indiana. She was born November 30, 1934, in Springfield, the daughter of John and Virginia (Latimer) Glauner. Mrs. Day attended the Park Memorial United Methodist Church in Indiana and the Maiden Lane Church of God in Springfield where she was a member of the Joy Circle. She enjoyed flowers and...

            Mary Anne Gatewood (Evans), 72, of Springfield, celebrated her sunrise February 23, 1949 in Springfield and her sunset July 24, 2021 in Dayton. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Sherwood and Nellie Mae (Wise) Evans. She was retired from civil engineering with the Ohio Air National Guard # 178 following over 20 years of service and was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. Mrs. Gatewood loved reading, sewing and spending time...

            Robert Leroy “Bob” Heffley, Sr., 82, of Springfield, passed away July 23, 2021, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 13, 1939, in Springfield, the son of Clarence and Margaret (Palmer) Heffley. Mr. Heffley enjoyed fishing, hunting and raising pigeons. He had been employed at Dresser / Air Tool as a machinist. Survivors include his beloved wife of 63 years; Shirley (Rust) Heffley, two children;...

Judy Kay (Miller) Nixon, 72, of Springfield, passed away July 21, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 18, 1949 in Springfield, the daughter of Harvey and Jeanne (Rankin) Miller. Judy graduated from Springfield South H.S., class of 1967. She was an avid fan of Kentucky Wildcats basketball, and she loved horses, bingo, and gambling at the casinos. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Monte Nixon; two children, Shawn (Gina) Nixon and Dawn (Brad) Littler; five...

           David C. McCombs, 61, of Huber Heights, passed away July 20, 2021, in his home. He was born December 10, 1959, in Springfield, the son of John E. and Shirley D. (Rinehart) McCombs. Mr. McCombs enjoyed sewing and upholstering, attending Dayton Dragon games and he was an avid clock collector. David had been employed at Morris Furniture, Dayton Discount Furniture and had been a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas. Survivors include his mother;...

Richard E. “Rick” Howard, 66, of Springfield, passed away July 18, 2021 at Southbrook Care Center. He was born June 13, 1955 in Springfield. Rick was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had worked as a diesel mechanic and truck driver before retiring from Navistar after many years employment. He was a member of the Union Club, and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and collecting guns. Survivors include his wife of nearly 48 years, Judy (Hayes) Howard; three children, Skipper (Katherine)...

       Carolyn Sue Patten, 79, of Springfield, passed away July 18, 2021 in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1942, in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of James Ernest and Margueritte (Bennett) Deford. Mrs. Patten enjoyed riding with her husband Larry on his Harley Motorcycle, spending quality time with her family and friends and taking walks with her grand dog “Roxy”. She is survived by two daughters; Melissa (Chris)...

James L. “Elf” Givens, 42, of Springfield, passed away July 16, 2021. He was born May 29, 1979 in Springfield, the son of Gerald “Bud” and Barbara (Parkin) Givens. James was an avid Michigan Wolverine, Chicago Bears and Bulls fan. He enjoyed spending time with his grandkids. Survivors include his mother, Barbara Givens; three children, Jerold Rogers, Melissa Givens, and Coryana Givens; grandchildren, Marly, Luca, Zelda, Evie, Dae’cian, Milana, and one on the...

Robert Mayes, 71 (lovingly known as Junior) departed this life on Friday July 16th at Springfield Regional Medical Center. He was born on October 4th, 1949, the youngest of seven children born to Robert Franklin and Ruth Esther (Wolfe) Mayes. A lifelong resident of Springfield, he was a 1969 graduate of Springfield North High School and retired with 30 plus years of service from Navistar. He was a member of the UAW Local 402. Junior had a sweet soul and was a big kid at heart. He was that...