Tipp City Herald

WILLOUGHBY, FLORINE (SHARP) - Florine Willoughby, 87, of Tipp City, died after a short illness on May 6, 2008, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. She was born in Fayette County, Ky. on April 9, 1921, to the late Luther and Ethel Sharp. She was married to Jimmy Willoughby on July 20, 1941. They began their married life together residing in Kentucky. They moved to Miami County in 1950 and then to Tipp City in 1958. He passed away July 20, 1993, and she lived in Tipp City until her death. She is survived by her seven children, Donna K. Hill of Troy, Larry J. Willoughby and wife Linda of Tipp City, Marilyn Sue Brewer and husband Asa of Monticello, Ky., Billy E. Willoughby and wife Carolyn of Vandalia, Kenneth D. Willoughby and wife Lori of Tipp City, Timothy N. Willoughby and wife Jane of Fort Bragg, N. C. and Joanna Leigh Williams of Troy. She also is survived by her two sisters, Alma Conley of Tipp City and Emma Carpenter of New Carlisle; and her brother, Luther Sharp Jr. of Tipp City. Her two great passions in life were her family and her faith. She and her husband had seven children, 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was a strong woman of faith and attended the Park Lane Church of God in New Carlisle. Funeral services were held Friday at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, Tipp City. Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City.