Obituaries

May 12, 2015

Lowell Dyke Miller, age 78 of Worthington, Kentucky, died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.  He was a retired Finance Officer for American General Insurance, a United States Army Veteran, a member of the Courts-Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 of Ripley, Ohio and was a Kentucky Colonel.  Mr. Miller loved University of Kentucky Basketball...

May 12, 2015

Bobby H. Bingaman, age 87 of Bethel, Ohio died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at his residence. He was a fire inspector for Simplex Grinnel, served on the Mt.Orab Fire Department from 1960 - 1986 and Fire Chief from 1960-1972 and 1977 - 1986, was a United States Navy Veteran, a United States Army Korean Conflict veteran, a 50 year...

May 12, 2015

Bertha “Bert” Gibson, age 63 of Bethel, Ohio died Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Mt. Orab Mercy Medical Center in Mt. Orab, Ohio. Ms. Gibson was a homemaker. She was born July 25, 1951 in Hyden, Kentucky the daughter of the late Rex and Vivian (Smith) Gibson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one brother...

May 8, 2015

Rebecca Ann Brooks (Tolin), age 37 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Cedarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lebanon, Ohio after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. She was born January 18, 1978 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Cindy (Cantrell) Gaffin and husband Mark of Mason, Ohio and the late Darrell Mootispaw, Sr. Besides...

May 4, 2015

Geoffrey Dwayne Grooms, age 58 of Hamersville, Ohio died Monday, May 4, 2015 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Grooms was an electrician for IBEW 212 in Cincinnati, Ohio and was a United States Army veteran. He was born April 6, 1957 in Santa Rosa, California the son of Dora Lorene (Hargrove) Grooms of Manchester, Ohio and...

May 3, 2015

Michael Donald Proffitt, age 64 of Peebles, Ohio died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mr. Proffitt was retired from the United States Air Force, a Vietnam War and Desert Storm veteran.  Michael was born September 3, 1950 in London, Kentucky the son of the late Gilbert and Ruby (Kemper) Proffitt. Besides his...

May 1, 2015

Hannah Grace Pritchard, infant daughter of Justin and Emily (Daniel) Pritchard of Fayetteville, Ohio,  passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was born Thursday, April 30, 2015.

In addition to her parents, Hannah is survived by her maternal grandmother – Teresa Daniel of Williamsburg, Ohio; paternal grandparents – Bill and...

Apr 30, 2015

Flora Boling age 58 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Hospice of Hope Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky. She was employed in home health care. Flora was born March 20, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles Riddle and Alice Marie Hurley. She was also preceded in death by her husband –...

Apr 29, 2015

Kristina Carol Shelton, age 52 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church.  Kristina was born March 9, 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Edward Charles and Claudia (Ward) Mullis.  Besides her parents she was...

Apr 28, 2015

Dwight Ray Day, Sr., age 57 of Wahlsburg, Ohio died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at his residence. He was a retired welder and farmer. Dwight was born March 14, 1958 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Glenn and Anna (Allan) Day. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law – Michael Bartley and Phillip...

Apr 27, 2015

Gerald Austin “Jerry” Fultz, age 69 of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.  He was retired from the Village of Ripley, where he worked on the garbage truck for twenty two years.  Mr. Fultz was born April 19, 1946 in Brown County, Ohio the son of the late Harold and Margaret...

Apr 20, 2015

Richard Douglas Schafer, Jr., age 60 of Higginsport, Ohio died Monday, April 20, 2015 at his residence.  Mr. Schafer was a farmer, worked at Pro Tech and River Downs. He was born June 1, 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Richard D. and Virginia Rose (Froelich) Schafer.

Mr. Schafer is survived by one sister...

Apr 19, 2015

Anthony Lowell Roark, age 49 of Batavia, Ohio, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He worked as a foreman in construction.  Mr. Roark was born March 4, 1966 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Lowell Roark of Batavia, Ohio and the late Pearl (Kelley) Roark.  He was also preceded in...

Apr 18, 2015

George Washington Fornash, Jr.,  age 82 of Manchester, Ohio died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio. He worked in sales, was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in West Union, Ohio and a United States Army Veteran. George was born November 16, 1932 in Norfolk, Virginia the son...

Apr 18, 2015

Mary C. Carrington, 93 of Georgetown, Ohio, passed from this life Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Villa Georgetown, Georgetown, Ohio. Born July 12, 1921 at Manchester, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Richard O. and Bessie A. (Young) Cox. She was also preceded in death by her husband – William A. Carrington on February 20, 1994; four...

Apr 16, 2015

Courtney Nicole Fowler, age 25 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Thursday, April 16, 2015. She was a 2007 graduate of the Western Brown High School in Mt.Orab, Ohio and was everybody's little Princess. Courtney was born May 11, 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of Rick A. and Carissa R. (Sibert) Fowler of Mt.Orab, Ohio. She was preceded in death...

Apr 14, 2015

Sandra Ann (Carl) Arner, or Sandy as she preferred to be called, died where she wished to be, in her home in Winchester, Ohio on Tuesday, April 14 at 5 o’clock in the afternoon after a protracted, brave, and remarkable struggle against the complications of COPD.  More than once she came back from severe relapses as if from the...

Apr 14, 2015

Henry Alexander Zych, age 38 of Georgetown, Ohio formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his residence. He was a lead head finisher for Custom Cast and Marble Works. Henry was born June 17, 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Jeffrey Zych. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents – Henry J. and...

Apr 13, 2015

Sue Gast, age 76 of Fizzleville, Ohio, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  She worked at the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley for thirty years and later at the Howard Eye Center in Georgetown, Ohio.  Mrs. Gast was born March 4, 1939 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Joseph...

Apr 12, 2015

Michael Lee Moorhead, age 63 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at his residence.  He was an upholsterer for Odyssey Canvas. Michael was born September 12, 1951 in Edenton, Ohio the son of the late Robert and Mary Moorhead.  Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother – Joseph Moorhead and one sister –...