Junia Kennedy Tyler

Junia Kennedy Tyler, age 97 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley. She was born on June 22, 1912 in Feesburg, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles R. and Hattie Kennedy.

Junia married Dr, George P. Tyler on May 4, 1942. Upon the death of her husband in 1961, she was appointed to replace Dr. Tyler on the board of directors of The Ripley National Bank. She served 35 years and retired from the board in 1996. She remained the principal stockholder until the bank sold in 2003.

Being a major stockholder in the OK Tobacco Warehouse, Junia was a part of tobacco's hey-day with auctions and sales four months of the year at Ohio's only burley tobacco market in Ripley, Ohio.

She loved her front street view of the Ohio River, and sitting on her porch, she would throw her arms wide and say, "Why would I go away on vacation when I have this beautiful scenery".

In addition to her husband and parents, Junia was preceded in death by three brothers - Carl C., Dwight and Roland Kennedy; one sister, Edna Kennedy. She is survived by two nieces, Trina Woodward and Debra Owens and one nephew, Roland Kennedy, Jr..

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at Cahall Funeral Home in Ripley, Ohio. Rev. Clark Castle will officiate. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. on Sunday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Ripley, Ohio. If desired, memorial tributes may be made in her memory to a charity of the donor's choice.

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