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John and Susan met while serving in the United States Air Force in Texas, and they were married in July 1998. They purchased their first home, in Fairborn, Ohio, while stationed at Wright Patterson, and they both attended college classes while on active duty.
Upon discharge from the Air Force John studied at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in 2002. That year John joined the Belton Funeral Home team and served his apprenticeship to become a licensed funeral director, embalmer and licensed insurance agent.
Susan served over eight years on active duty and was honorably discharged from the Air Force as a Staff Sergeant. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Park University.
John and Susan purchased Belton-Stroup Funeral Home in July 2005. They are first generation owners who chose the funeral profession because of a sincere desire to serve the people in their community. Susan looks forward to completing her apprenticeship and becoming a licensed funeral director. She presently works many hours behind the scenes at Belton-Stroup Funeral Home as a bookkeeper and computer operator. More importantly Susan is an asset in answering the phones and greeting visitors to the home, and she is very adept in quietly recognizing family members' special needs.
John is happy to be a business owner in a town where he has served as president and is currently an ambassador for the Fairborn Area Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of Masonic Lodge #421 in Yellow Springs.
John and Susan believe their years of service in the United States Air Force afford them with a special awareness of the needs of military personnel and the importance of details. They intend to make Fairborn their lifelong home where their number one goal is to have a family-owned funeral home to provide dignified, personal service to anyone they have the privilege to serve.
You may e-mail John or Susan:
John@BeltonStroup.com
Susan@BeltonStroup.com
James and Frances Coates
James, known to many as Odie, was born in Xenia, Ohio, and came to Fairborn in 1955 as a lineman with Dayton Power and Light. He retired in 1996. During his years with DP&L he presented educational programs for the school system and public employees.
Jim is an active member of Michael L. Finnell Lodge, Rabboni Chapter, Nathaniel Greene Commandery, and O.E.S. He is a post Chapter Dad of DeMolay as well as a past Rainbow Board Member. From 1966 until 2001 Jim was active with the athletic department of Fairborn where he filmed sporting events and ran the time clock. He served as president of the Boosters Club in 1979-80.
Jim and his wife, Frances, have three sons and three grandchildren.
Larry and Jane Perrin
Originally from Wilmington, Ohio, Larry has called Fairborn home since 1945. He is a 1961 graduate of Fairborn High School.
For 31 years Larry worked with the Miami Regional Planning Commission. He was appointed to Fairborn City Council in 1998 and has been active in Fairborn by serving on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Fairborn Parks Foundation.
Larry and his wife Jane have two sons and one grandson.
Ben and Marilyn Kaple
Ben has been a resident of Fairborn since 1969. He holds degrees from University of Dayton and Wright State University. In 2003 Ben retired after spending 35 years in the Fairborn City School System--first as a teacher and later as a counselor in both the junior and senior high schools.
Ben's wife, Marilyn, currently teaches at Baker Junior High School. They have three children who are all graduates of Fairborn High School.
For additional information, please call 937-879-0800 or e-mail us at info@beltonstroup.com.
422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road
Fairborn, Ohio 45324
Phone: 937-879-0800
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