Obituaries

Oct 19, 2005

Carl N. Fite, age 71, of Hamersville, Ohio died Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Fite was retired from the Jefferson-Smurfit Company. He was born in Bethel, Ohio on February 12, 1934 the son of the late Franklin William and Elizabeth (Shafer) Fite. He was also preceded in...

Oct 17, 2005

Michael D. Haitz, age 56, of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, October 17, 2005 at his residence after a long illness. Mr. Haitz was a 30 year employee of Dayton Power & Light before his illness. He was also known for his love of cars and friends. He was born in Brown County, Ohio on September 30,...

Oct 14, 2005

Mrs. Mary Y. Black, age 82 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday October 14 at Brown Co. General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a member of The First Presbyterian Church in Ripley, Ohio and was retired from The U.S. Shoe Co., where she worked as a Floor Lady in the fitting room. She was born on March 18,...

Oct 12, 2005

Mrs. Beulah Blanche Maynard, age 86 of Hillsboro, Ohio, formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at the Laurels of Hillsboro in Hillsboro, Ohio. Mrs. Maynard was a retired nurses aid at the Brown County General Hospital and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. She was born on May 17, 1919 in...

Oct 12, 2005

Mrs. Gertrude Evelyn Boone, age 92 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a member of the Georgetown Church of the Nazarene and attended the Apple Street Christian Church in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born on September 14, 1913 in Brown County, Ohio the...

Oct 12, 2005

Mrs. Joyce Lucille Prather, age 70, of Higginsport, Ohio died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Prather was a homemaker. She was born in Brown County, Ohio on February 2, 1935 the daughter of the late Henry and Mabel (Flora) Hiser. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Prather, two sisters...

Oct 8, 2005

George W. Bradford, age 87, of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Bradford was self employed, was a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180 in Georgetown, Ohio and the V.F.W. Post #9772 in Mt. Orab, Ohio. He was born...

Oct 7, 2005

Mrs. Clara Florence Brown, age 89, of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Batavia Nursing Care and Convalescent in Batavia, Ohio. Mrs. Brown was a homemaker. She was born in Hamersville, Ohio on February 16, 1916 the daughter of the late Lewis and Louise (Hendrick) Adamson. She was also preceded n death by...

Oct 7, 2005

Lawrence William Gaskin, age 80, of Feesburg, Ohio died Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Gaskin was a truck driver. He was born in Hamersville, Ohio on February 6, 1925 the son of the late Tom and Viola (nee McKinney) Gaskin. He was also preceded in death by two...

Oct 7, 2005

Mrs. Margaret J. Shepherd, age 64, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 7, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Shepherd worked at the Georgetown Nursing Home for 20 years and then the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home for 14 years. She was born in Brown County, Ohio on November 10, 1940 the daughter of the late Talbert Earl and Hazel...

Sep 30, 2005

James Brandon Niesen, age 21, of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, September 30, 2005 in an automobile accident near his home. Mr. Niesen was a steel worker and a Navy veteran. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 14, 1983 the son of Roxanne (Thomas) Niesen.

Mr. Niesen is survived by his wife, Alicia...

Sep 26, 2005

Mrs. Pearl Smith, age 83 of Reynoldsburg, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, September 26, 2005 at The Wesley Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She had worked for U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio for over thirty years, she was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley, Ohio and was very active...

Sep 23, 2005

Donald Dewey Puckett, age 64, of Russellville, Ohio died Friday, September 23, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Puckett was an Air Force veteran and worked in maintenance. He was born in Russellville, Ohio on January 26, 1941 the son of the late David Anderson and Florence (Rishforth) Puckett. He was...

Sep 20, 2005

Mrs. Juanita C. Cummins, age 79, of Foley, Alabama died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at the Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alabama. Mrs. Cummins was born on December 5, 1925 the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Gilkison) Carpenter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Cummins, one daughter, Linda Cummins, two brothers -...

Sep 18, 2005

Virgil Eugene Howard, age 71 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, September 18, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired machinist from Cincinnati Milacron, a member of the Ripley Church of Christ and a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. He was born on May 1, 1934 in Aberdeen, Ohio, the son of the late...

Sep 14, 2005

James B. Woods, age 54, of Amelia, Ohio formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mr. Woods was a welder and painter. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 28, 1951 the son of the late James Woods and Alma Preble.

Mr. Woods...

Sep 14, 2005

Garnet Jean Walker, age 65 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She had worked at U.S. Shoe for many years and also the Mecca CafAC. in Ripley. She was born on August 20, 1940 the daughter of the late Harry and Eleanor (Fetters) Prather. She was also preceded...

Sep 11, 2005

Mrs. Myrtle Kinney, age 74, of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Fairfield Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio. Mrs. Kinney was a homemaker. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky on June 26, 1931 the daughter of the late Luther and Elizabeth (Smith) Barker.

Mrs. Kinney is survived by her husband, Bobby...

Sep 5, 2005

Anna Ruth Black, age 98 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, September 5, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born on March 28, 1907 in Adams County, Ohio. There are no surviving relatives.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown,...

Aug 28, 2005

Mrs. Maxine Jones, age 82, of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Jones was a health care worker and a member of the Ripley Church of the Nazarene. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky on September 28, 1922 the daughter of the late Lott...