Obituary: Leroy Havens

Leroy Havens, age 81 of Hamilton, passed away at his residence on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. 

He was born in Oxford, Ohio on Sept. 28, 1944 the son of Herbert and Ruth Jane (Johnson) Havens. 

Leroy was a veteran of the Ohio National Guard from 1965 to 1971. 

He was employed at Champion Paper Company for thirty years and then as a bus driver for Fairfield City Schools for fifteen years, retiring in 2014. He was a member of Princeton Pike Church of God. Leroy enjoyed golfing and was an avid hunter and fisherman. 

On April 20, 1963, in Hamilton he married Mary Sue Hornsby and she preceded him in death in 2024.

Leroy is survived by his daughter, Monica (Havens) Gibson-Hilinski; daughter-in-law, Sherry Havens; nine grandchildren, Adam (Kaylee) Gibson, Gabby Havens, Sarah “Dakota” (Keith) Merkle, Savannah (Kevin) Hutchens, Alexis (Reanna) Wolfe, Mariah (Brandon) Foss, Jessica Crutchleo, Isabella (Braden Taylor) Havens, and Matthew Crutchleo Jr.; six great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; two children, Brian and Deborah Havens; and three siblings, Eugene Havens, Alice Faye Havens and Elizabeth Clagg.

This obituary was originally published by Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home and has been edited for length.