Obituaries

John Allen Gorman

Oct 16, 2012

John Allen Gorman, age 78 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran, a member of the VFW and the Courts-Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 in Ripley, Ohio. Mr. Gorman was born March 25, 1934 in Brown County, Ohio the son of Francis...

Mary Neu

Oct 12, 2012

Mary Margaret Neu, age 93 of Westerville, Ohio formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 12, 2012 at The Village at Westerville Nursing Home in Westerville, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. Mary was born October 14, 1918 in Jamestown, Ohio the daughter of the late Clyde and Bertha (McNeal)...

Dorothy Fite Miller

Oct 11, 2012

Dorothy Fite Miller, age 83 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a bookkeeper, a member of the Georgetown Presbyterian Church, volunteered at the Brown County General Hospital and was an aid for the Georgetown Exempted Schools. Dorothy was born November 18, 1928 in...

Edwin Ellis

Oct 10, 2012

Edwin Howard Ellis, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired jet engine inspector for the General Electric Company, a United States WWII Army Airborne Veteran and a member of the VFW Post #10137 and the American Legion Post #101 both located in Bushnell,...

Ronald Wilson

Oct 9, 2012

Ronald Jerome Wilson, age 73 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired from the General Motors Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, a United States Navy Veteran, a member of the Hamersville Baptist Church in Hamersville, Ohio and volunteered at the Brown County Senior Citizens Center in...

Monty Higle, Sr

Oct 2, 2012

Monty Ray Higle, Sr., age 64 of Winchester, Ohio formerly of Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at his residence. He was a machinist for the BWAY Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church. Monty was born August 9, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Ulmont Tyler and Kathryn Dell...

Arthur Edwin Puckett

Oct 1, 2012

Arthur Edwin Puckett, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Puckett was a carpenter, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180. He was born October 21, 1923 in Russellville, Ohio the son of the late David...

Tina Nixon Meranda

Oct 1, 2012

Tina Nixon Meranda, age 43 of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, October 1, 2012 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Tina was the Brown County Clerk of Courts from 2005 a

Myrtie M. Vaughn

Sep 30, 2012

Myrtie M. Vaughn, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Ripley, Ohio. Mrs. Vaughn was born November 13, 1926 in Levanna, Ohio the daughter of the late Robert R....

Orville Ronald Foster, Jr

Sep 28, 2012

Orville Ronald Foster, Jr., age 72 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Meadowwood Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a truck driver, a bus driver for the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington School District in Ripley, Ohio and a member of the Calvin Presbyterian Church in Amelia, Ohio. Ron was born November...

Clorinda E. Caproni

Sep 27, 2012

Clorinda E. Caproni, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday, September 27, 2012 at her residence. She was a graduate of the Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Cincinnati, Ohio, a former Red Cross Nurse and Instructor and was in the Cadet Nurse Corp. during WWII. Mrs. Caproni was the owner of the Maysville Automated Music Co. and...

James Lanham

Sep 26, 2012

James Edwin Lanham, age 70 of Felicity, Ohio died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his residence. He was a welder for the Buschman Conveyor Company, a farmer, an entrepreneur and a member of the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Association. Jim was born September 18, 1942 in Felicity, Ohio the youngest son of the late Gaylord and Helen (Schadle)...

Bridgett Renee Phillips

Sep 26, 2012

Bridgett Renee Phillips, age 31 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 in an auto accident on State Route 221 near Georgetown, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Ms. Phillips was born November 8, 1980 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Lucy (Boling) Phillips and Jack Phillips of Georgetown, Ohio.

Besides her father, she...

George Kimball

Sep 20, 2012

George Franklin Kimball, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilation Center near Ripley, Ohio. He was car salesman for over 46 years for Charlie Davis Crossroads Auto Sales, Hilltop Ford, RV's Used Cars, Phil Wilson Chrysler and a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2293...

Wanda Jean Schwallie

Sep 20, 2012

Wanda Jean Schwallie, age 86 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of St. George Catholic Church in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Schwallie was born March 1, 1926 in Ash Ridge, Ohio the daughter of the late Roy and...

Alma Fetters

Sep 16, 2012

Alma Ruth Fetters, age 89 of Georgetown, Ohio died September 16, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a retired ward secretary for the Brown County General Hospital for 30 years and a member of the Brown County Senior Citizens. Alma was born February 5, 1923 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter...

David "Jake" Mcelroy

Sep 16, 2012

David "Jake" McElroy, age 70 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at his residence. He worked in construction and was a member of the St. George Catholic Church in Georgetown, Ohio. Jake was born February 21, 1942 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Russell Vern and Dorothy (Dirr) McElroy. Besides his parents, he was...

Charles Grover Vernatter, Jr

Sep 9, 2012

Charles Grover Vernatter, Jr., age 65 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at his residence. He was a crane operator for Witt Galvanizing Company in Oakley, Ohio. He was born July 7, 1947 in Robinette, West Virginia the son of the late Charles G. and Mary (Burton) Vernatter, Sr.. He was also preceded in death by...

Michael James Adams

Sep 2, 2012

Michael James Adams, age 57 of Kirkersville, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was a carpenter. Mr. Adams was born August 12, 1955 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Howard and Betty (Cowdrey) Adams.

Mr. Adams is survived...

Donald Keith Gunder

Sep 2, 2012

Donald Keith Gunder, age 71 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at his residence. He was retired from General Motors and was a school bus driver for the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington school District. Mr. Gunder was born January 27, 1941 in Montgomery County, Ohio the son of the late Robert Donald and Katherine (Keith) Gunder....