Obituaries

Mar 13, 2013

James Alan Walker, age 56 of Hamersville, Ohio died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mr. Walker worked for thirty-four years at Milacron and was a member of the Bible Chapel Church in Hamersville, Ohio. He was born March 26, 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Helen (Bloom) Walker of Hamersville,...

Mar 10, 2013

Dale Lee Delaney, age 63 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at his residence. He was a healthcare clerical worker and an Army Viet Nam veteran. He was born April 30, 1949 in Ripley, Ohio the son of the late Elwood and Gladys Grant. He was also preceded in death by three nephews - Lamar Commodore,...

Mar 9, 2013

David L. Himmelblau, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a property manager. Mr. Himmelblau was born June 8, 1924 in Antwerp, Belgium the son of the late Samual and Fannie (Friedman) Himmelblau.

Mr. Himmelblau is survived by his wife of forty years...

Mar 8, 2013

Donald Ray Layman II, age 48 of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was truck driver for McIntosh Trucking. He was born May 31, 1964 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Donald Layman of Cincinnati, Ohio and the late Dorinda (Lay) Layman. He was also preceded in...

Mar 6, 2013

James William Smitson, age 85 of Higginsport, Ohio died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired shoe cutter from the US Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio, a United State Army Veteran and a devoted Christian. Jim was born August 28, 1927 in Glendale, Ohio the son of the late...

Mar 5, 2013

Christine Pearl Littleton Griffith, age 81 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was retired from Kmart in Anderson Township, was a crossing guard for the Georgetown Exempted School District and worked at the Brown County General Hospital. Christine was born June 22, 1931...

Mar 4, 2013

Emma Jean "Chick" Fultz, age 79 of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a babysitter and caretaker of many of her grandchildren and great grandchildren over the years. Mrs. Fultz was born September 8, 1933 in Brown County, Ohio the daughter of the late Howard Lee and Edna Evelyn...

Mar 4, 2013

Kevin C. McGann, M.D., age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Monday, March 4, 2013, one day prior to his 89th birthday, at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a graduate of Elder High School, Xavier University and St. Louis University from which he received his medical degree. He practiced medicine for thirty-eight years,...

Mar 2, 2013

Louis S. Adkins, age 91 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, March 02, 2013 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired Deputy Superintendent for the Massachusetts Correctional Institution and a United States World War II Coast Guard Veteran. Louis was born January 5, 1922 in Hamlin, West Virginia the son of the late Millard...

Mar 2, 2013

Elizabeth Lou "Bette" Marchese, age 81 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at her residence. She worked as a receptionist at a doctor's office for many years and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Ripley, Ohio. Mrs. Marchese was born July 1, 1931 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Michael George...

Feb 27, 2013

Harold E. Frye, age 94 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Frye was retired from GTE as a cable splicer and part time supervisor and was a member and former trustee of the Georgetown United Methodist Church. He was born May 26, 1918 in Mt. Orab,...

Feb 22, 2013

Gerald Wayne "Jerry" Polley, age 47 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, February 22, 2013 near Main Street in Ripley as a result of injuries sustained from an ATV accident. He was a 1979 graduate of St. Michael School and a 1983 graduate of Ripley-Union-Lewis High School. Jerry owned his own small engine repair business and was a Mercury...

Feb 12, 2013

Maureen E. Harvey, age 62 of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Allen Park, Michigan. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Ripley, Ohio and served as pastoral associate for ten years. She was also a member of the Rosary Altar Society. Mrs. Harvey was born April 13, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan the...

Feb 5, 2013

Dustin Glenwood Lee, age 24 of Hebron, Kentucky died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the Regency Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a laborer for the TLC Company in Newport, Kentucky. Dustin was born August 4, 1988 in Dalton, Georgia the son of Tabatha K. (Lillie) Fields of Hamersville, Ohio and Richard A. Lee and wife Donna of...

Feb 4, 2013

Mary "Rachey" Crawford, age 70 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from the Keebler Company and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ and the Brown County Democrat Club. Rachey was born June 28, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late...

Feb 1, 2013

Bessie Mae Smith, age 92 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, February 1, 2013 at the Maysville Nursing & Rehabilitation Facility in Maysville, Kentucky. In her lifetime she worked for the U.S. Shoe Factory and retired from there in 1982. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a member of the DAV, The Ripley Tobacco...

Jan 31, 2013

Howard Adams, age 88 of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was in Company A in the 357th Infantry Division. He was awarded a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and European African Middle Eastern Service Medal...

Jan 27, 2013

Walter Lee "Pete" Hutton, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a farmer and worked with horses for many years. Mr. Hutton was born June 28, 1928 in Bethel, Ohio the son of the late Louise Hiler Day. He was also preceded in death by...

Jan 24, 2013

Charles Ray Spires, age 47 of Maysville, Kentucky, formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. He was a laborer. Charles Ray was born April 3, 1965 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Donald and Dorothy (Winters) Spires. He was also preceded in death by two brothers...

Jan 22, 2013

Lucille Michael Hart, age 81 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She received her bachelor degree in Education from the University of Kansas and her masters degree from the Miami University. In 1977 she she was hired as a librarian for the Georgetown Exempted School District, she...