Juanita Alberta Stidham

Juanita Alberta Stidham, age 85 of Liberty Township passed away at Garden Manor Retirement Village on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 7:00 AM. She was born in Midway, Kentucky on May 18, 1923 the daughter of Albert and Sylvia (Moore) Greenup. Juanita was a graduate of Butler County Business College and was employed as a secretary for the Lakota School District for eighteen years. She was a very sweet woman who enjoyed her grandchildren, working in her flower garden, and quilting. Juanita was a member of the Wesleyan Church of West Chester, and taught Sunday School for seventeen years. On April 17, 1942 in Ludlow, Kentucky she married Wilgus Stidham, and he preceded her in death in 1990.

She is survived by two sons, Kenneth (Debbie) Stidham and Ronald (Kaye) Stidham, both of West Chester; a daughter, Judi (Randell) Mainous of Middletown; nine grandchildren, Ronda (Scott) Hall, Jamie (Greg) Davis, Eric Stidham, Jeff (Amy) Mainous, Tina (Brock) Jones, Sara Mainous, Lori Mainous, Bradley Stidham, and Steven Stidham; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Greenup, Sylvia Pence and her stepfather, Henry Pence.

Funeral service will be held at the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Avenue, on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Wallace Marshall, Pastor of Wesleyan Church of West Chester and a dear family friend, officiating. Burial will follow in Millville Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM.