November 1, 2007

OBITUARIES

Edna Lee Heller

Edna Lee Kimberly (Call) Heller died on Sunday, Oct. 21, at Kettering Memorial Hospital. She was 73.

Lee was born in 1934, in Ft. Worth, Texas, lived for a short period in Missouri and finished her primary schooling in New Canaan, Conn. After her graduation from nursing school in White Plains, N.Y., Lee returned to Connecticut and later moved to Yellow Springs, where she raised her family and graduated from Wright State University in 1973. Later, Lee and her husband, David, lived in New York and California before retiring in Fairborn in 2000.

During her career in healthcare, Lee used her nursing skills in the clinical areas of cardiology, radiology, pathology and psychology. She also served as a Red Cross volunteer during the Xenia tornado in 1974. A mutual and avid love of travel took Lee and David to Europe and the Middle East, and they greatly enjoyed reading, cooking, trivia, movies and keeping up with their large extended family.

Lee was preceded in death by her parents, John A. and Elsie (Neale) Youmans of Lake Waramaug, Conn.; her brother, Charles Youmans of Litchfield, Conn.; and her daughter, Loretta Call Lennon of Ossining, N.Y.

She is survived by her husband, David Heller of Fairborn; her brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Natalie Oliver of Clearwater, Fla.; her sister and brother-in-law, Loretta and Raymond Kauffman of Litchfield, Conn.; three sons and their spouses, Bruce and Kathleen Call of Fairborn, Douglas and Barbara Call of Shrub Oak, N.Y. and John and Christina Heller of San Diego, Calif.; three daughters and their spouses, Elizabeth and William Lena of Leon, W. Va.; Barbara Heller of Leon, W. Va., and Deborah and Paul Ruppert of Charleston, W. Va.; by her son-in-law, Thomas Lennon of Ossining, N.Y.; and by her grandchildren, Stephanie, Christopher, Heather, Alyssa, Sara, Jason, Joshua, Amanda, Courtney and Kevin; as well as other family members and friends.

A memorial service was held on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Burcham Funeral Home, Fairborn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in Lee’s memory.

Mallory Couillard

Mallory Couillard died Oct. 22 of breast cancer at the Twin Oaks Care Center in Mansfield, Ohio. She was 65.

Mally, born in 1942, moved with her family from Minnesota to Yellow Springs when she was six weeks old. Her father was working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base during the Second World War. Because of her symptoms, Mally attended the Antioch Nursery School only because a student was assigned to her. Later, she attended special schools and institutes, including the Menninger Foundation, where her brain damage was diagnosed. After a few years of speech training at the Institute of Logopedics in Wichita, in the 1950s she became a resident at the Columbus State Institution.

She was very happy to move to the Twin Oaks Living and Learning Center in the late 1970s. In her childhood and adolescence she loved catching frogs and was good at artwork. During her years in Mansfield, Mally enjoyed working at Richland New Hope Industries (where one of her first jobs was removing wires from telephones which “normal” people had installed incorrectly) and riding at the Raemelton Therapeutic Equestrian Center. She also enjoyed the Mansfield Carousel and Kingwood Center duck pond. She loved and remembered her family. Mally’s sweet nature endeared her to many.

Mally was predeceased by her parents, “Pat” and Jarvis Couillard; her brother-in-law, Bill Alexander; and her aunt and uncle, Don and “Mimi” Murtha.

She will be especially missed by her sister, Julie Couillard Alexander, of Kilworthy, Ontario, Canada; and also leaves two nephews and several cousins.

Her ashes will be interred in Minneapolis. Memorial gifts may be made to your local therapeutic riding center or a cancer program of your choice.

Albert G. Crockett

Albert G. Crockett passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 22. He was 83.

He was born July 19, 1924, in Prairie Home, Mo. He attended a one-room schoolhouse for his first eight years of education and graduated from Boonville High School. He enlisted in the Navy and fought in World War II and served in the Korean Conflict.

Upon the termination of his service duty he attended Howard University, Washington, D.C., graduating with a degree in electrical engineering. In 1954 he left Washington, D.C., accepting a position in engineering with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, later transferring to the DESC facility in Dayton. He enlisted with the Ohio National Guard in Springfield.

Upon retirement he kept busy working and volunteering with several organizations in Yellow Springs.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Young (Crockett) Hill; father, James Franklin Crockett; Georgia M. Jefferies, his second wife; two brothers, James Crockett and Clyde Crockett; and his sister, May Buchman.

He is survived by his wife and children’s mother, Arlette N. Crockett; his brothers, Hayden Crockett, Earl Crockett and William Crockett; four sisters; Myrtle Willis, June McConnell, Elizabeth Hershey, Jane Hill, his daughter, Leressa R. Crockett; four sons, Mark A. Crockett, Norvell F. Crockett, Harmon O. Crockett and Kenton J. Crockett; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

A funeral service was held on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Jackson Lytle Williams Funeral Home, Yellow Springs, Ohio, with final resting place to follow in Clifton Cemetery, Clifton.

Gregory Cordova

Gregory A. Cordova of Springfield died Saturday, Oct. 28, at his home in Clark County. He was 48.

Greg was born Nov. 5, 1958, the son of Albert L. and Carolyn R. (Bagge) Cordova. Greg was a graduate of Fairborn Baker High School in 1977 and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati in 1981. He was a senior acquisition manager with HMR Tech at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Greg was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert F. and Emila Cordova of Phoenix, Ariz., Carl and Rachel Bagge of East Moline, Ill., and a son, Dave Herring of Springfield.

He is survived by his wife, Leslie Kaiser Cordova; daughter, Amy Cordova; and son, David Cordova, all of Springfield; his parents, of Glendale, Ariz.; two sisters, Rosemary Cordova Bayard, of Yellow Springs, and Carlene Cordova; two brothers, Jeffrey Cordova and Daniel Cordova; and additional family in the Yellow Springs area including Gary Bayard, Clinton, Kristina, Jackson, and Rosemary Burmester, and Kevin Pierce.

The family will receive family and friends from 6 to 9 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 1, at Burcham Funeral Home, 119 East Main Street, Fairborn. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, also at Burcham Funeral Home with Sharon Roberson officiating. Burial will follow at the Enon Cemetery off Dayton-Springfield Road, Enon.

Memorials can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or to the family of Gregory A. Cordova.