Tina Marie Pridemore

Tina Marie Pridemore, 65 of Piqua, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at ProMedica Centerville after a short illness.

She was born October 2, 1955 in Troy, Ohio to Arthur and Leota (Earles) Middleton.  She graduated from Tippecanoe High School in 1974 and traveled the world as a military wife and mother for 20 years following her graduation.  Her family lived in many locations over those 20 years including Texas, Florida, Belgium, Michigan, Germany, and Virginia before returning to Ohio.  Tina was employed for the Trophy Nut Company in Tipp City, OH for nearly another 20 years before retiring in 2020.

Tina enjoyed music, traveling, and working in the summertime as an usher at the Dayton Dragons for over a decade.

Survivors include her daughter, Tara Thornton of Centerville, Ohio; her two sons, Brett (Amanda) Thornton of Huber Heights, and Joel (Amanda) Thornton of Centerville; as well as her two grandsons Conor and Murphy.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Frankie J Pridemore; her parents, Arthur and Leota (Earles) Middleton, and her sister, Gloria (Middleton) VanZant.

Tina will be celebrated in a private, family ceremony in Northern Ohio.

Arrangements in care of Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, Fairborn, OH.