- LOTZ, Thomas Arthur 78, of Hamilton, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, July 14, 2011. He was born September 3, 1932 in Seven Mile, OH, and born again, accepting Jesus as his Savior in 1970. He was the loving and devoted husband of Doris Baker Lotz, and a beloved dad. He was a custom builder of homes and churches retiring in 2001. He was a fisher of men, a faithful servant of God who served with Wren, Alda, Ron, Ralph and several others for the past 40 years, every Thursday night, bringing the gospel of Christ to Butler County Inmates. He loved being a Gideon and the privilege of distributing Bibles. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur W. Lotz and Gladys B. Lotz, his mother-in-law, Gola Huff Baker, and brother-in-law Edward Williams. Thomas is survived by his wife of 45 years, Doris Baker Lotz, his daughters Jane (Chester) Mays, June (Gary) Flynn, and Janna Smith. He reluctantly left behind his adoring grandchildren, Jameson and Gola, Thomas and Julia, Elizabeth and Sara, his sisters Joan (John) Sebastian and Geri (Wendell) Wilson, his Aunt Jayne Ford, 9 great-grandchildren and his precious friends. Memorials are suggested to The Gideons International and Middletown Christian School, a ministry of his home church, Grace Baptist Middletown. Visitation will be held 11am to 1pm Monday July 18, 2011 at the Ivey Funeral Home at Rose Hill Burial Park, 2565 Princeton Rd. Fairfield Twp. Ohio. Funeral service will be 1pm Monday at the funeral home with burial to follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. www.ivey-rosehill.com
Published in Journal-News on July 16, 2011
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Georg Adam LOTZ, geb. 21 Nov 1735, Aßlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany gest. 29 Jan 1802, Aßlar, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse, Germany (Alter 66 Jahre) (4 x Urgroßvater) Glada E CAMERON, geb. 5 Jan 1912, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA gest. 29 Mrz 2003, Ocklawaha, Marion, Florida, USA (Alter 91 Jahre) (Mutter) |