December 6, 2007

OBITUARIES

Martha Ann Goodin

Martha Ann Goodin of Xenia died on Nov. 17. She was 78. She was born July 19, 1929, in Xenia, the daughter of Robert and Nannie Sue (Willis) Hurst.

She was a member of Middle Run Baptist Church and was retired from Vernay Laboratories.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Vita Moore; a son, Michael Williams; and a special aunt, Lelah Finch.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Thi-Sha Rockholder of Trotwood; son-in-law, James Moore of Xenia; half-brothers Robert Hurst of Springfield and Byron Hurst of Dayton; aunt, Joanne Hurst Reynolds of Washington D.C.; special friend, Brenda McCoy of Huber Heights; special cousin, Linda Green of Xenia, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Harold D. Flatter

Harold D. Flatter of Fairborn died on Nov. 25. He was 87.

He was born Jan. 23, 1920, the son of the late Earl and Elizabeth (Trollinger) Flatter. Harold was a lifetime farmer and breeder of registered Hereford cattle.

He was a lifelong member of the Greene County Farm Bureau and the Byron Church. Harold served as a school bus driver for Fairborn City Schools for 35 years and on the Bath Township Zoning Board for over 30 years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Ruth, in 2001; and a brother, Richard Flatter.

He is survived by three children, Barbara Singleton and husband Marvin of Fairborn, Judy Cooper and husband Chester of Xenia and Gerald Flatter and wife Sharon of Yellow Springs; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Juanita Morgan of Fairborn and Dora Mae Riggle and husband Les of Kettering; and a brother, Joe Flatter and wife Betty of Fairborn.

A funeral service was held Nov. 29 at the Byron Church with interment at the Byron Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Byron Church in Harold’s memory.

Estella Jones

Estella H. (Hall) Jones of Yellow Springs died Monday, Dec. 3, in Greene Memorial Hospital. She was 80.

She was born Feb. 13, 1927, in Cedarville, the daughter of Charles and Jennie Hall. She was a member of First Baptist Church and retired from Antioch College.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Jonathan Jones Sr., and two sisters. She is survived by seven children, Julia (Dale) Harris of Yellow Springs, Jonathan Jr. ( Janice) Jones of Scottsdale, Ariz., Joyce (James) Harding of Yellow Springs, Jennifer Ward of Xenia, James Jones of South Charleston, Jeffrey Jones of Selma, Ohio, and Janice Jones of Yellow Springs; 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; one brother, Charles Hall of South Charleston, Ohio, two sisters, Grace Johnson of Selma, Ohio, and Reva (Robert) Douglas of Yellow Springs; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of cousins and friends; and special friend Francis Hill of Friends Care Community.

Visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Ingling Williams Funeral Home, Cedarville. The funeral service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, in the First Baptist Church of Yellow Springs, with burial to follow in Clifton Cemetery.

Charles Hatcher

Charles Hatcher, a former vice president/treasurer for Vernay Laboratories, died Nov. 29 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was 87. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; children, Charles Oxley Hatcher (Ruth) and Laura Elizabeth Attenborough (Bruce); grandchildren, Frederick Attenborough, Charles Bennett, Robert Wesley and Corrine Hatcher; and was loved by a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. followed by funeral service at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1809 Rutland, Evanston. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Andrews Episcopal Church.

Comegys service

A spiritual service for longtime village resident Elaine E. Comegys, who died Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day, will take place on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Glen Helen Building.