WERTH, John Harley 86, formerly of West Carrollton, 
Ohio, passed away in Plano, Texas on April 15, 2015, 
following a brief illness. A U.S. Army veteran of the 
Korean War. Mr. Werth was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 
13, 1928, the son of the late Harley Louis and Martha 
Jane (Ellsworth) Werth. He graduated from Miami 
University (Ohio) in 1950, serving as the first President 
of the Acacia Fraternity, and President of the Alpha Kappa 
Iota Fraternity. Mr. Werth was the General Sales Manager of 
Karolton Envelope Division of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 
retiring in 1986. He married the late Marion Dove 
(1929-2011) in Hamilton, Ohio on December 23, 1950, and 
they had two children, the late Stephen Dean Werth 
(1955-1999) and survived by his daughter Mary (Mark) 
Borckardt of Allen, TX, also survived by his sister 
Elizabeth Ann Oakman (Robert) of Columbia, SC, and several 
grandchildren, great- grandchildren, and nephews. Mr. 
Werth was a member of Minerva Lodge #98 in Miamisburg, the 
Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, and Antioch Temple in 
Dayton. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 
2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the SWART & WOLFE FUNERAL HOME, West 
Carrollton with Pastor Andy Wagner officiating. Burial 
Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 
1:00 p.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers 
memorial contributions may be made to the Southern 
Gentleman Barbershop Chorus. www.swartandwolfefuneralhome.com.

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