Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

Sep 1, 2012

Wilma Jean Berryman, age 67 of Felicity, Ohio died Saturday, September 1, 2012 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a cemeterian. Mrs. Berryman was born January 8, 1945 in Perry County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Clarence and Susanna (Maggard) Sexton. She was also preceded in death by her husband - William C. Berryman in...

Aug 31, 2012

Ernest M. Smith, age 97 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, August 31, 2012 at his residence. He spent all of his adult life working in the shoe business, starting just out of high school working for the Sullivan Shoe Company. In 1940 he went to work for the Roth, Rauh and Heckle Shoe Company staying with them until...

Aug 30, 2012

Thomas Glenn "TG" Day, age 34 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, August 30, 2012 at his residence. He was a truck driver for PLG Trucking in Goshen, Ohio and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. Thomas was born July 1, 1978 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Thomas D. Day and wife Connie of Wahlsburg, Ohio...

Aug 28, 2012

William Donald Leggett, age 79 of Bethel, Ohio died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. He was a retired truck driver for Plainfield Concrete Company, a Korean War and Vietnam War Army veteran and a member of the Williamsburg American Legion Post #288. Mr. Leggett was born August 7, 1933 in Collins,...

Aug 20, 2012

John Crisp Stearns, age 72 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday, August 20, 2012 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a United States Army Veteran, a union insulator, a member of the Moose Lodge in Marietta, Ohio, a member of the Eagles Lodge in Maysville, Kentucky, a member of American Legion Post #367 in Ripley,...

Aug 19, 2012

Dorothy Louise Jacobs, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She worked in the dietary department at the Clermont Mercy Hospital for sixteen years. Dorothy was born August 12, 1928 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late William J. and Elizabeth (Newberry) Fite. Besides her parents,...

Aug 14, 2012

Harry Edward Caudill, age 71 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at his residence. He was a retired welder from DP&L. Mr. Caudill was born March 4, 1941 in Adams County, Ohio the son of the late Lafe and Marie (Littleton) Caudill. He was also preceded in death by two sisters Esther Caudill and Dee Jenkins....

Aug 11, 2012

June Rose Pittenger, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at her residence. She was a secretary for Hook Realty in Georgetown, Ohio for many years. June was born June 9, 1928 in Russellville, Ohio the daughter of Carey Leonard and Esther Naomi (Kautz) Geeslin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two...

Aug 11, 2012

Wendy Ann Gabb, age 44 0f Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, August 11, 2012 at her residence. She worked in office administration in the construction field. Mrs. Gabb was born September 20, 1967 in Georgetown, Ohio.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Gabb of Ripley; two daughters - Sarah Bowling of Ripley and Haley Cooley of...

Aug 10, 2012

Jean R. Griffith, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio, died Friday, August 10, 2012 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, where she was the office manager for thirty seven years. She was also a lifetime member of the Ripley First Presbyterian Church and a member of...

Aug 9, 2012

Donald Eugene Carter, age 80 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the University of Cincinnati Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired from the Brown County Highway Department. Donald was born March 29, 1932 in Williamsburg, Ohio the son of the late Raymond and Mildred (Potrafke) Carter. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Aug 8, 2012

Leona Mae Haas, age 89 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at the Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a former office worker for Germann Bros., Ripley Gas, the tobacco warehouse, and former office manager of the Ripley US Shoe Corporation. Mrs. Haas also was a member of the Ripley Church of Christ. She...

Aug 7, 2012

Goldine A. Thomas age 77 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a Georgetown High School Class of 1953 graduate and worked for twenty-one years for the school district as a cook at the high school and also helped Edna Bradshaw with the...

Aug 5, 2012

Norma Lee Jones, age 67 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 5, 2012 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a storage manager. Mrs. Jones was born May 26, 1945 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles Sparks and Edna (Combs) Sparks of Georgetown, Ohio. Besides her father, she was also preceded...

Aug 4, 2012

Norma A. Cohorn, age 86 of Hamersville, Ohio died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a seamstress for over fifty years. She worked for the Bethel Dry Cleaners in Bethel, Ohio for over twenty years and then started her own business, Norma's Sew and Save, out of her home....

Aug 2, 2012

Elizabeth Klazina (Betsy) Crocker, age 70 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was an active member and shared the secretarial duties at the Bible Baptist Church in Mt. Orab, Ohio and was a member of the Farm Bureau Odd Couples Council of Brown County, Ohio. Mrs. Crocker...