Obituaries 3 August 2023

Frank W. Massey

Frank W. Massey, 78, of Dayton, formerly of Greenfield, passed away Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Frank was born July 13, 1945 in Greenfield, the son of the late Francis "Oscar" and Nona (née McComas) Massey.

Frank graduated from McClain High School class of 1965 and served in the U.S. Army. In Greenfield, he was introduced to Charlene Drummond, later marrying in August of 1968.

Soon after, Frank and Charlene moved to the Dayton area where Frank worked for DESI for several years. He then started his long career working at Wright-Patt AFB while continuing his education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, eventually earning his master’s degree. He retired after 35 years of service at the base.
 
In his retirement, Frank could often be found at the Beavercreek Senior Center, where he was often in the pool or playing pool with the many friends he made there over the years. Above all else, Frank was a dedicated family man, always offering a helping hand, and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his loving wife of almost 55 years, Charlene Massey; daughters, Tonya Massey and Tara Massey; brother, Norman (Laura) Massey; nephews, David (Michelle) Massey and Mark (Tamara) Foster; niece, Julie (Bonny) Foster; and grand fur babies, Zona Ry, Gypsea Moon and Paisley May.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Stephanie Abshear.

A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering, Ohio 45429. A visitation will follow. A livestream of the celebration of life will be available for those unable to attend by visiting Routsong's YouTube channel.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Miami Valley Pit Crew dog rescue at miamivalleypitcrew.com or mail directly to MVPC 3625 Lisbon St., Kettering, Ohio 45429.

To sign the online guest book, visit www.routsong.com.

Add new comment

This is not for publication.
This is not for publication.
About text formats

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
Article comments are not posted immediately to the Web site. Each submission must be approved by the Web site editor, who may edit content for appropriateness. There may be a delay of 24-48 hours for any submission while the web site editor reviews and approves it. Note: All information on this form is required. Your telephone number and email address is for our use only, and will not be attached to your comment.
CAPTCHA This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.