Obituaries

Apr 13, 2024

Frances Christine Herrmann, 95 of Ripley, Ohio passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024 at her daughter’s home in Hanford, California.  She was a cook at Ripley-Union-Lewis High School for over twenty years.  Ms. Herrmann was born January 6, 1929 in Newhall, West Virginia the daughter of the late Charles W. and Ethel E. Perry.  She was also preceded in...

Apr 9, 2024

Patricia Carol Frye, age 87 of Sardinia, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and stay-at-home mom. After her children were grown, she went back to college and began her career as a CNA for the Brown County Senior Citizens for the next 25 years. Pat...

Apr 9, 2024

Owen Lee Ashbrook, age 94 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. He was born March 29, 1930 in Pulaski County, Kentucky the second child born to the late Harry and Bertha (Daulton) Ashbrook. In 1947 at the age of 17, Owen joined the United...

Apr 9, 2024

Barbara Surilda Gundrum, age 86 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at her residence. She was retired from the Miller Shoe Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Barbara was born May 5, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Dallas and Janie Mae (Inebnit) Boswell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Apr 7, 2024

Jessica Marie Holland, age 36 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a 2005 graduate of the Western Brown High School. Jess was born June 21, 1987 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Gary Burkhart of Kentucky and the late Tammy (Temple) Burkhart....

Apr 7, 2024

Rachel Louise Bonar, age 89 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ where she taught Sunday School and loved working in the nursery, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a...

Apr 5, 2024

Daniel Wayne Mays, age 60 of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024 at the U.C. Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was owner/operator of K and D Plumbing and Electric for thirty-one years.  Mr. Mays was born September 30, 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Bessie Louise Mays of Sardinia, Ohio and the late Daniel J....

Apr 4, 2024

Norman Wheeler Stapleton, age 71 of Hillsboro, Ohio passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro, Ohio. He was a retired maintenance worker for the Ford Motor Company and a United States Army National Guard veteran. Norman was born August 28, 1952 in Carter County, Kentucky the son of the late Eugene B. and...

Apr 4, 2024

Mary T. Bick, 95, died on April 4, 2024 at Kenton Pointe Assisted Living in Maysville.  She was born on Aug 26, 1928 in Ripley to Robert and Clara Spiller Martin.

Mary graduated from Ripley High School and later moved to Cincinnati where she married her husband Joe Bick and they raised their two children, Roger and...

Apr 2, 2024

Anthony Wayne Boone, 50, of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024 surrounded by his loved ones.

Tony enjoyed fishing, hunting, spending time with his family and loving on his fur babies.

Tony was preceded in death by his mother and father, Terri Lewis of Vanceburg, KY and Roy Boone of Georgetown, OH.; his...

Mar 31, 2024

Vonda Lynn Hodge, 62 of Manchester, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 31, 2024 at Adams County Manor in West Union, Ohio.  She was a nurse aide at Adams County Hospital.  Mrs. Hodge was born October 19, 1961 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Dixie Lynette Scott Fite of Cincinnati, Ohio and the late Lowell L. Gifford.  She was also...

Mar 31, 2024

George Wayne Frazier, 62 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2024 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio.  He was a farmer, a long time worker at the Bluegrass-Maysville Stockyards and a worker for Union Township.  Mr. Frazier was born March 27, 1962 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Charles Edward “Mag” and Alice Evelyn...

Mar 29, 2024

Jerolene (Jerry) Dotson McLain, age 98 of Ripley, Ohio, died peacefully, Friday, March 29, 2024, at her home in Ripley, Ohio.  She was born July 24,1925 in Lawshe, Ohio, the daughter of the late Polly (McCoy) and John Dotson.  She was preceded in death by husband, Murphy McLain, a daughter Linda Lee (Myers) Thomas, brothers Ralph and Donald Dotson,...

Mar 29, 2024

Lisa Ann Miller, age 65 of Bethel, Ohio passed away Friday, March 29, 2024 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a display planner for Procter & Gamble. Lisa was born June 19, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Walter and Glenna (Oney) Cox.

Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband...

Mar 28, 2024

Matthew Lynn Hettinger, age 31 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a certified forklift operator, 2012 graduate of the Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Ohio and loved playing video games. Matt was born December 24, 1992 in Normal, Illinois the son of Brian K. Hettinger and wife Sherry...

Mar 28, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved sister, Phillis Gifford, who passed away on March 28, 2024, at the age of 86. She died peacefully in her sleep at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio where she had been a resident for five years.

Phillis was...

Mar 26, 2024

Ruby Frances Schmidt was born on September 11, 1928, to William Frank Swearingen and Maggie (Faul) Swearingen.  Both preceded her in death, along with Harold Lewis Schmidt (husband of 61 years), and siblings Harold, George, Joe, W.L., Robert and Elvie (Swearingen) Stamper.

Harold and Ruby are survived by two daughters, Linda (Swearingen)Truitt of Ripley, Ohio and Vickie...

Mar 25, 2024

Betty Lorena Lyon, age 92 of Wilmington, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Court House Manor in Washington Court House, Ohio. She was a retired nurse aide for the Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington, Ohio. Betty was born December 17, 1931 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and...

Mar 24, 2024

Dianna Lee “Dee” Stapleton, age 63 of Ameila, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024 at her residence surround by her family, She was an accountant. Dee was born January 12, 1961 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Carl Fithen and Alberta J. (Newberry) Eden.

Ms. Stapleton is survived by...

Mar 22, 2024

Claire Cheryl Ray, 75 of Georgetown, Ohio, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024 at her home.  She was a packer at Nutone for thirty-seven years and most recently worked as a CNA at the Ohio Veterans Home.  Mrs. Ray was born December 13, 1948 in Suva, Fiji Islands the daughter of the late Clarence and Pearl (Pardoe) Smith.  She...