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Devon Exman Obituary

BRADFORD — Devon E. "Bonnie" Exman, 73 of Bradford, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was born Oct. 16, 1942, in Piqua, to the late Joe Preston and Marcella June (Gibboney) Arnold.

She was a graduate of Houston High School, Class of 1961; worked at DeLong's and Sears; enjoyed many different crafts and hobbies over the years, most recently, painting; and took care of family and friends in their time of need.

Preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Bob, Jack and Joe Preston; sisters, Judy Supinger and Pam (Pat) Eberhardt; and sister-in-law, Naomi (Don) Honeyman.

Bonnie is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Donald R. Exman; two daughters, Barb Kissinger and Brenda Wooten of Bradford; seven grandchildren, Stephanie (Marcus) Wooddell of West Milton, Susan (Jason) Laycox, Timothy Kissinger of Gettysburg, Tyler Kissinger of Greenville, Sharon (Jonathan) Kleven of Columbus, Kyle (Dawn) Wooten of Greenville and Seanna Jones of Bradford; seven great-grandchildren, Devin and Erica Wooddell, Jacob Laycox, Alex and Rayanna Kissinger, Zelda Kleven and Kyle Wooten Jr.; two brothers, Jim (Carolyn) Preston of Tuscon, Ariz. and John (Sue) Preston of Linkville, Ind.; sister, Pat Lewis of New York; brothers-in-law, Bob Supinger of Ft. Loramie and Donnie Jones of North Carolina; sisters-in-law, Lucille Preston of Lockington, Carla Preston of Tiner, Indiana, Esther Stump of Florida, Juanita Conger of Florida and Patricia Gillum of Piqua; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Memorial service to be held Sunday, April 3, at 5 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall, 3967 Washington Road, Covington, Ohio (near Troy), with Minister Allen Pruess officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday, March 27, 3-6 p.m. at Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford.

Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Piqua Daily Call from Mar. 23 to Mar. 24, 2016.

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sherri castle

March 23, 2016

Uncle Don and family, I am sorry about the passing of Aunt Bonnie. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers. I was happy that my mom and I were able to visit with her and reconnect a few years ago.

Diane Hill

March 26, 2016

I am so sorry about Your Loss. Hugs and Prayers to the Family

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