Obituaries

Nov 30, 2004

Mr. Verlin R. "Tiny" Beath, age 71 of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a truck driver and farmer and could be seen selling peaches in front of the tobacco warehouses in Ripley for many years. He was born July 17, 1933 in Bourneville, Ohio the son of the...

Nov 29, 2004

John Aaron Yost, age 31, of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at his residence in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Yost was a student at the University of Cincinnati, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ and the Young Republicans of America. He was born on October 5, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of...

Nov 26, 2004

Anna Rumple, age 64 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Meadowwood Nursing and Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born on February 14, 1940 in London, Kentucky the daughter of the late Samuel and Maggie (Smith) Rice.

Ms. Rumple is survived by one sister - Nannie Ruder of Richmond,...

Nov 26, 2004

Jack Henry, age 78, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. Mr. Henry was an inspector for the Ford Motor Company and a World War II Army veteran. He was born in Madisonville, Ohio on March 1, 1926.

Mr. Henry is...

Nov 24, 2004

Mrs. Eva Ernst Palmer, age 83, of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Palmer was born April 10, 1921 the daughter of the late Gus A. and Mary Minta (Monroe) Ernst. She married Frank Shepherd on April 15, 1944. They operated Day & Nite Garage...

Nov 23, 2004

Rosella Pettit Ward, age 69 of Ripley, Ohio died Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a member of the Ripley Church of Christ and the Courts-Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 Auxiliary. She was born on September 15, 1935 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of...

Nov 20, 2004

Mrs. Nancy H. Romanello, age 71, of Ripley, Ohio formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio died Saturday, November 20, 2004 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Romanello was a Stenographer. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 1, 1933 the daughter of the late Martin and Augusta (Koeppl) Henneke. She was also preceded in death...

Nov 17, 2004

Mrs. Elva Parker, age 79, of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mrs. Parker was employed as a cook for the Brown County Sheriff's office for 24 years. She was born in Felicity, Ohio on October 9, 1925 the daughter of the late Forrest and Elva Sargent. She was...

Nov 5, 2004

Charles R. Suder, age 78, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, November 5, 2004 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Suder was a truck driver, a World War II Air Force veteran, a member of the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180, member of the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. He was born in Wheeling,...

Nov 4, 2004

Paul Wesley Helfenstine, age 68, of Covington, Kentucky formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, November 4, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Helfenstine was a waiter. He was born in Covington, Kentucky on May 11, 1936 the son of the late Paul and Cordie (McQuery) Helfenstine.

Mr. Helfenstine is survived by one daughter, Tamura Helfenstine...

Nov 1, 2004

Clay Baker, age 56 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, November 1, 2004 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Baker was a welder and a U.S. Army Viet Nam Veteran. He was born on July 27, 1948 in Berea, Kentucky the son of the late Dallas Louis Baker and Ruby (Thomas) Baker of Hamersville, Ohio....

Oct 27, 2004

Mrs. Lola Mae Kirk, age 88, of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Hillsboro, Ohio died Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash, Ohio. Mrs. Kirk was a homemaker. She was born in Decatur, Ohio on February 14, 1916 the daughter of the late George W. and Clara (Downing) Gaffin. She was also preceded in...

Oct 23, 2004

Richard F. Garrison, age 88, of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Garrison was a carpenter, a World War II Army veteran, member of the Georgetown Church of the Nazarene and the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180. He was born on January 27, 1916 the son of...

Oct 23, 2004

Marie Dunn Swope, age 100, born June 23, 1904 died October 23, 2004 with her family at her side in her home at Wesley Ridge, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Marie was graduated from Georgetown High School when all 12 grades were in the Grant Avenue School. Although Georgetown was always her home, she and her husband, Frances, also lived in...

Oct 20, 2004

M/Sgt. Clovis Earl Leiwig, Jr., Retired, age 77 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at the V.A. Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran who retired from the service in 1962. He was born on May 23, 1927 in Carlisle, Ohio the son of the late Clovis Earl and...

Oct 20, 2004

Mrs. Roberta Kay (Higle) McFarland, age 62 of Aberdeen, Ohio, formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a homemaker. Mrs. McFarland was born February 11, 1942 in Ripley, Ohio, the daughter of the late Bruce and Netty (Evans) Higle. She was also preceded in death by one...

Oct 15, 2004

Mr. Arnold Hines, age 77 of Higginsport, Ohio died Friday, October 15, 2004 at The Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a United States Army World War II veteran. After serving his country he returned home to serve his community for many years as a police officer in both Higginsport and Ripley, Ohio....

Oct 14, 2004

Mrs. Mary Lucille Ross, age 96 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Aberdeen Baptist Church. A lifelong and noted horticulturist, Mrs. Ross was an alumna of the Barnes Foundation and Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and...

Oct 13, 2004

Mr. Wendall Wright, age 64 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at his residence. He was a retired Conductor from the B & O Railroad. He was born October 13, 1940 in Stearns, Kentucky the son of the late James and Glenna (Siler) Wright. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Phillip...

Oct 13, 2004

Steven Allen Cox, age 53 of Ripley, Ohio was found deceased on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 in Ripley, Ohio. He was a construction worker, a disabled Vietnam War Veteran and a member of the Ripley Church of Christ. He was born on October 6, 1951 in Fort Knox, Kentucky the son of Alice Gelter Cox Dailey...