Obituaries

Dec 24, 2012

Rebecca Carol (Simpson) Watson, age 56 of Russellville, Ohio died Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a case reviewer for the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services and a member of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene in Bethel, Ohio. Rebecca was born February 3, 1956 in...

Dec 23, 2012

Gladys Irene Bruist, age 92 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She accepted the Lord at a young age and was a member of the Higginsport Christian Church. Gladys was born December 27, 1919 in Higginsport,...

Dec 22, 2012

Betty Cordelia Brown, age 79 of Hamersville, Ohio died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a bartender for 35 years at the Feesburg Tavern in Feesburg, Ohio. Betty was born March 7, 1933 in Point Isabel, Ohio the daughter of the late Wesley...

Dec 22, 2012

Paul Edward Winkle, age 65 of New Paris, Ohio and formerly of Bracken County, Kentucky died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Foundations in New Paris, Ohio. He was a driver for the Pepsi Cola Company. Mr. Winkle was born August 6, 1947 in Pendleton County, Kentucky the son of the late Zeno and Myrtle (Fredrick) Winkle.

Dec 22, 2012

Phyllis Marie Edmisten, age 86 of Ripley, Ohio died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio. She was retired from the US Shoe Corporation after twenty-nine years of service and was a member of the Ripley Church of Christ and the Disabled American Veterans auxiliary. Mrs. Edmisten was born...

Dec 15, 2012

Mary "Ruth" Atherton King, age 93 of Aberdeen, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 with the grace and mercy of the angels in uniforms at the Hospice Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a homemaker, a former employee of Browning Manufacturing in Maysville, Kentucky, a devout member of the Ripley First Presbyterian Church...

Dec 10, 2012

Thelma Walker Huston Bishop left to be with her Lord Jesus on December 10, 2012 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born December 2, 1931 in Lewis County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Wilbur Alvin Walker and Grace Walker Swanger. She lived most of her life in Ripley. She was a former employee of...

Dec 8, 2012

Fern Edith Abbott, age 79 of Georgetown, Ohio died December 8, 2012 at the Southwest Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired secretary. Fern was born July 3, 1933 in New Richmond, Ohio the daughter of the late Fred and Edith Franz.

Mrs. Abbott is survived by one son Jerry Hale of Amelia, Ohio....

Dec 7, 2012

Ruby Ree Baker, age 91 of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, December 7, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born September 13, 1921 in Panola, Kentucky the ninth of ten children born to the late Beechum and Nettie (Walton) Thomas. In 1934, at the age of thirteen, she was baptized in...

Dec 6, 2012

Harvey Gordon Polly, age 82 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, December 6, 2012 at his residence. He was a machinist, a farmer and a member of the Georgetown Lodge F&AM #72. Gordon was born June 18, 1930 in Vanceburg, Kentucky the son of the late Thomas and Lily (Pell) Polly. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...

Dec 3, 2012

Sherman Emory Smith, age 68 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born February 9, 1944 in Manchester, Ohio the son of the late Ollie and Anna Mae (Gaunce) Smith. He was also preceded in death by three brothers - Ore, Ollie and Frank Smith.

Mr. Smith is survived by...

Dec 3, 2012

Marilyn Faye McCollum, age 77 of Georgetown, Ohio formerly of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Marilyn was born October 11, 1935 in Mt. Healthy, Ohio the daughter of the late Homer and Freda (Hagedorn) Ogg. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Dec 2, 2012

Jeffrey Dale Vaughn, age 47 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at the South West Regional Medical Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a truck driver for Greiner Trucking. Jeff was born July 6, 1965 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Nancy (Fetters) Applegate of Bentonville, Ohio and the late Franklin C. Vaughn.

In...

Dec 2, 2012

Betty Katherine Jefferson, age 71 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She worked in customer service for Larry's Taxi Service and was a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. She was born March 10, 1941 in Sardis, Kentucky the daughter of the late Alton Wells and Eloise (Wilson)...

Dec 1, 2012

Lola Fern Hiler, age 97 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, December 1, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She retired from US Shoe. Lola was born July 18, 1915 in Clermont County, Ohio the daughter of the late Samuel and Lona (Bauer) Jones.

Ms. Hiler is survived by...

Nov 30, 2012

Patricia Ann Ridner, age 68 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, November 30, 2012 at her residence after a ten year battle with cancer. She was a retired deli-bakery worker at Wallace's Super Market in Mt.Orab, Ohio and Thriftway in Milford, Ohio, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ, the Mount Up Biker Ministry and volunteered in the...

Nov 28, 2012

Bessie Kathryn Ernst, age 81 of Milford, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Ernst was a homemaker. She was born October 24, 1931 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late George William and Martha Mae (Evans) McKenzie. She was also preceded in death by...

Nov 21, 2012

Roy Karos, age 63 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a carpenter, a United States Vietnam War Marine Veteran with two Purple Hearts and a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles #2293 in Georgetown, Ohio. Roy was born November 14, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the...

Nov 20, 2012

Ada Anne Kaesheimer, age 79 of Russellville, Ohio died Wednesday, November 20, 2012 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She worked in housekeeping. Ada was born April 17, 1933 in Hamersville, Ohio one of ten children born to Roy and Viddie (Newland) Liming. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Nov 19, 2012

Foster "Bib" Simpson, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, November 19, 2012 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky. He was a lifelong farmer and a member of the Southern Ohio Draft Horse Association. In his younger years, he frequented the Flemingsburg and Maysville...