Mr. Ray Oglesby was born June 12, 1939. He departed this life Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Siena Woods Nursing Care Center. He was a native of Emmanuel County, Georgia and had resided in Dayton most of his life. A member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, graduate of Dunbar High School, class of 1957 and retiree of the U.S. Postal Service with over 40 years of service. Ray was the organizer for the class of “57 for over 60 years Ray was crafty, quite the historian, loved to write and...

~In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Corinthian Baptist Church Scholarship Fund~ Deacon John Russell Smith "Jack" transitioned to his new home in heaven on January 11, 2020. John R. was born on May 23, 1928, in Dayton, Ohio to the late Jiles Frederick Smith and Sallie (Nash) Smith. He was a faithful, lifelong member, Sunday School Teacher and member of the Deacon Board of Corinthian Baptist Church. He attended Dayton Public School at Irving Elementary and graduated...

Nathaniel Rosser "Nate" , 84, of Huber Heights, Ohio passed away peacefully on Friday, January 10th, at Grandview Hospital.  He was born on April 12, 1935 to James and Viola Rosser in Stirrat, WV.  He was educated in the Aracoma, West Virginia public schools and attended El Paso Community College and Central State University. Nate enlisted in the United States Army and retired with 20 years of service.  During his military service, he served proudly as a member...

Ms. Anna E. Hooten “Tobi” age 71 of Dayton departed January 6, 2020. She leaves to cherish her memories Son Shunn Caslin; granddaughter Shunniya Caslin. A host of other loving family and friends.  

Ms. Ottie L. Ivy-Finley, also known as Tootsie was born to Rev. Harvey and Rose M. Ivy on November 26, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio. She departed this life on January 6, 2020.  She was educated in the Dayton Public School system and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1958.  She retired from General Motors (Delco Moraine Division) after 30 years of service.  She was baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost at Christ Temple Apostolic Church in 1992 under the pastorate of the late...

Mr. George A. Jones, age 62 of Dayton departed January 4, 2020. Survived by wife Joann, son Adam (Ashley), other loving family and friends.     

Bernard Puller, age 78 of Dayton departed this life January 5, 2020. The Air Force veteran and retired State of Ohio Lieutenant is survived by loving wife Alicia; son Bryan (Mollie), 5 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends. He will be dearly missed by his loved ones. 

Martha S. Carter was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee to the late Willie Matt & Callie Shull on September 16, 1929.  She peacefully went home to Glory on December, 30th 2019. Martha was retired from her former employer, GM’s Delco Moraine division where she worked from December 1965 – October 1996.  Martha enjoyed traveling home to her roots of Fayetteville, Tennessee where she would spend many months and would then return to her home in Dayton, Ohio just prior to...

Stephannie Jordan (nee Phelps), age 68 of Dayton, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband: James Jordan, parents: James and Doris (Hall) Thompson, and granddaughter: Shiloh Alston. She is survived by her sister: Stacy Thompson Speare-Hardy (Fr. Ben), her daughter: Kortni Alston (Steve), and four grandsons: Jordan, Julian, Jamison and Jasir, relatives and friends. She retired after 42 years of service as a teacher in the Dayton Public School...

Emma Lou Pleasant (17 Jun 1935-24 Dec 2019).  The heavens opened up on Dec 24th when Emma transitioned to eternal life, Emma was a devout Christian, a staunch environmentalist, an avid hiker and cyclist and a citizen of the world.  Emma is survived by her three children Deborah Pleasant, James Pleasant and Nancy Donnelly-Ivy and seven grandchildren.  A celebration of her life will be held at Carriage Trace Club House, 6089 Singletree Lane, Centerville OH on 5 January at...