Obituaries

Apr 22, 2008

Margery Ruth Dryden, age 83 of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at The Batavia Nursing Care Center near Batavia, Ohio. She was born on June 5, 1924 in Brown County, Ohio the daughter of the late Virgil Floyd and Nina Marie (Boone) Black. She was also preceded in death by three sons - Ronnie, Steven "Hokie"...

Apr 22, 2008

Helen Francis Swart, age 81 of Georgetown, Ohio and formerly of Park Hills, Kentucky died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Swart was a retired secretary for Eagle Pitcher. She was born on August 25, 1926 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky the daughter of the late William and Nellie (Harn) Maddox. She...

Apr 20, 2008

Patsy T. (Gill) Bradford, age 67 of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a home health care aide and a member of The Ripley Church of the Nazarene. Ms. Bradford was born on May 28, 1940 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Everett and Mildred Gilkison Gill....

Apr 18, 2008

William Edward Robinson, age 76 of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, April 18, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Robinson worked at Imperial Adhesives in maintenance. He was a Korean War Marine veteran, a member of the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180, the F.O.E. Lodge #2293 and Quail Forever. Mr. Robinson...

Apr 16, 2008

Kay Ann Ojan, age 63 of Batavia, Ohio died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a sales associate for Wal-Mart and a member of the Faith in God Fellowship in Russellville, Ohio. Kay was born on April 30, 1944 in Jackson, Michigan the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy (Heminway)...

Apr 16, 2008

Patsy Ann Ernst Holland, age 70 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a caseworker for the Brown County Human Services and a member of the Carey Bavis American Legion Post # 180 Auxiliary. Mrs. Holland was born on February 5, 1938 in Georgetown,...

Apr 11, 2008

William C. (Bill) Eckler, age 68 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Adams County Hospital in Seaman, Ohio. He was employed in concrete construction, was a member of the Local 265 Laborers Union and was a United States Army veteran. Bill was born on July 19, 1939 in Ripley, Ohio the son of the...

Apr 11, 2008

Halla Bee Banks, age 77 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from the Leddering Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Banks was born on May 5, 1930 in Taulbee, Kentucky the daughter of the late Kelly and Ressie (Gillum) Taulbee. She was also preceded in...

Apr 9, 2008

Myrtle Louise Pfeffer, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was retired from the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio.  Mrs. Pfeffer was born on May 16, 1922 in Wedonia, Kentucky. the daughter of the late Clarence and Maggie (Glasscock) West. She was also preceded in death...

Apr 7, 2008

Mrs. Deborah Kemmeter, age 58 of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at her residence. She was a Lifetime member of The Maysville VFW Post #2734, The Ripley DAV and The Brown Co. Rangers. Mrs. Kemmeter was born on February, 6, 1950 in Maysville, Kentucky,  the daughter of the late Henry and Pearl Lightner. She was also...

Apr 6, 2008

Tom Klump, age 77 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a service man for the Ripley Gas Company and was the owner of the Ripley Coin Laundries. Tom served thirty-nine years on the Ripley Volunteer Fire Department from 1956-1991, serving as the fire chief from...

Apr 6, 2008

Tina Marie McGowan, age 36 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at her residence. She was born on May 29, 1971 in Georgetown, Ohio.

Tina is survived by three sons - Nicholas Shane McGowan of Blue Ash, Ohio; Christopher Scott Proud of Kentucky and Dylan Michael Proud of Amelia, Ohio; her parents...

Apr 4, 2008

Albert F. Leonard, age 48 of Ripley, Ohio, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at his residence. He was a shipping manager for PCP Champion in Ripley, Ohio and an active member of the St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. Albert was born on November 8, 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late John and Peggy Ann...

Apr 2, 2008

Linda Lou Bare, age 61 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at The Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a member of The Brown Co. MRDD Program and took part in Grow, Inc. Linda had become a good worker in the program and was liked at the workshop. She looked forward to the...

Apr 2, 2008

Donald W. Wilson, age 74 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Wilson was a barber for twenty-six years, a Pepsi employee in the vending department, a United States Army veteran, a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, the Courts-Fussneceker American Legion Post...

Apr 2, 2008

Frank William Kemmeter, Sr., age 78 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday April 2, 2008 at The Adams Co. Regional Medical Center near Seaman, Ohio. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran, a lifetime member of The Maysville VFW Post #2734 and a lifetime member of The Ripley DAV. He worked most of his life as a...

Apr 1, 2008

Carl Wendell Liggett, age 88 of Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Liggett was a retired gear master for the Cincinnati Gear Company, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ and a United States Navy World War II veteran. He was born on May...

Mar 22, 2008

Debi Lynn Kennedy, age 52 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday March 22, 2008 at her residence. She was a retired ironworker. She was born February 13, 1956 in Leadville, Colorado.

Ms. Kennedy is survived by her mother, Peggy Walker Trammell (Ralph) of Sebring, Florida and her father, John Gorman of Aberdeen, Ohio; one daughter, Sheila Ann...

Mar 20, 2008

Lanny Joe Warren, age 64 of Ripley, Ohio and formerly of Batavia, Ohio died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio where he had resided since 2002. He worked for most of his career for the Standard Oil Company which later became BP. He later was a driver for...

Mar 16, 2008

Charles Fredrick McDaniel, age 74 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio under the wonderful care of Hospice of Hope. He was an engineer on a work boat for thirty-three years on the Mississippi River for the American Commercial Barge Line and an United States Navy Veteran. Charles...