Obituaries

Sep 2, 2022

Robert Lynn West, age 63 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Friday, September 2, 2022 at his residence. He was retired from the Ford Motor Company, a member of the UAW and an avid Ohio State football fan. Rob was born September 26, 1958 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Shirley (Burgett) Holt of Mt.Orab, Ohio and the late Robert Larry...

Aug 31, 2022

Sherry Lee Mitchell, age 64 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She grew up on a farm in Buford, Ohio and dreamed of one day writing stories like Laura Ingalls. Since then, she has published stories in Mary Janes Farm magazine, Salt Magazine, Farm & Ranch and Country Woman....

Aug 30, 2022

Paula Sue Mitchell, 65 of Aberdeen, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at her home.  She was born June 18, 1957 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of Janet Wills Parker of Lewis County, Kentucky and the late Paul Lennex.  She was also preceded in death by her step-father – Donald Polley, step-son – George Mitchell, Jr. and a...

Aug 29, 2022

Nathan Andrew DeMaris, age 44 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Mt.Orab Medical Center in Mt.Orab, Ohio. He was the zoning inspector and cemetery sexton for Pike Township in Brown County, Ohio and a member of the Masonic Lodge F&AM. Nathan was born October 4, 1977 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Carmela (Griffith) Baldrick...

Aug 28, 2022

Gary Lee Ayers, age 75 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired from Steel Craft, a United States Vietnam War Army veteran and a member of the Archie Lee Boyce American Legion Post #406 in Bethel, Ohio and the Herman Houghton VFW Post #7496 in Felicity, Ohio....

Aug 26, 2022

Thelma Hope Fain, age 98 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Friday, August 26, 2022 at home surrounded by her children. She was a cook and waitress for the former Log Cabin Restaurant in Mt. Orab, Ohio. After the restaurant closed, she was a machine operator, one of the first two women hired at Steel Craft. Hope was born July 18,...

Aug 23, 2022

Winifred Kathryn Reninger Flaugher, 100, of Nampa, Idaho, died on August 23, 2022, at Karcher Estates, Nampa, ID. Winnie was born in Oil City, PA on April 9, 1922 and will be interred in Maplewood Cemetery, Ripley, OH, next to her husband, Hayden Andrew Flaugher. Survivors include daughters Kathryn Renee Burgess, Charlotte, NC; Icy Karol (Tom) Hawksworth, Caldwell, ID;...

Aug 21, 2022

Julie Ann Pitzer, age 68 of Amelia, Ohio and formerly of Hamersville, Ohio died Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the Batavia Nursing Care Center in Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a child of God, enjoyed cross-stitch and was a proud Mamaw. Julie was born August 3, 1954 in Ft. Benning, Georgia the daughter of the late Charles and...

Aug 14, 2022

Wayne Bruce Bingaman, 60 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022 at his home.  He was retired from the Brown County Sheriff’s Department.  He also served on the Ripley Fire Department and the Ripley Life Squad and had previously served on the Ripley Police Department and the Mt. Orab Fire and EMS.  Mr. Bingaman was born July...

Aug 11, 2022

John David Lynn Vail, 57, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 in his hometown of Georgetown, Ohio.  He was born June 3rd, 1965 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Sandra Strunk of Amelia, Ohio and Claude David Vail of Cincinnati, Ohio.  In addition to his parents, John Vail is survived by his two children – Britney Vail of Georgetown,...

Aug 11, 2022

Betty Ann Vandawalker, age 82 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. Mrs. Vandawalker was a school teacher and taught in several Brown and Adams county and state of Florida school districts. She was born September 20, 1939 in Brown County, Ohio the daughter of...

Aug 10, 2022

Darlene Hensel, 70 of Ripley, Ohio, died August 10, 2022 at her home.  She was a security guard.  She was born January 23, 1952 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Robert and Josie (Truitt) Hensel.

Ms. Hensel is survived by one daughter – Melissa Hill of Georgetown, Ohio; one son – Derrick Pritchett (Rebecca); one...

Aug 9, 2022

Robert Lee Cowdrey, age 81 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Robert was born November 8, 1940 in Hamersville, Ohio the son of the late Bryan and Marjorie (Bingamon) Cowdrey. He was also preceded in death by one brother – Howard Cowdrey and one sister – Phyllis Young.

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Aug 4, 2022

Mark Edward Liming, Sr., age 53 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mark was born November 11, 1969 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Benny and Brenda (Harper) Liming. He was also preceded in death by one son – Adrian Glenn Liming.

Mr. Liming is survived...

Aug 4, 2022

Evelyn Rae Franz, age 76 of Winchester, Ohio died Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Louis Catholic Church in Owensville, Ohio. Evelyn was born February 10, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Raymond and Myrtle (Lykins) Barnes.

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Aug 2, 2022

Mildred Faye Smith, age 80 of Bethel, Ohio passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at the Siena Gardens Rehabilitation and Traditional Care in Amelia, Ohio with  two of her daughters and a granddaughter at her bedside. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Pasquale’s Pizza in Florence, Kentucky. Mrs. Smith was born November 18, 1941 in Hazard...

Jul 31, 2022

Donald Lee Shinkle, age 83 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a retired service manager for Blue Flame and a United States Army veteran. Donald was born October 31, 1938 in Norwood, Ohio the son of the late Herman C. and Frances (Donovan) Shinkle. Besides...

Jul 31, 2022

William Michael Hoskins, age 81 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his residence.  He was a machinist for LeBlond Machine Tool Company and a United States Navy veteran. William was born May 31, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late William E. and Carrie (Ray) Hoskins. In addition to his parents, he was...

Jul 31, 2022

Billy James Graves, 92 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Sunrise Manor nursing home in Amelia, Ohio.  He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran and was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation in Georgetown, Ohio.  Mr. Graves was born April 26, 1930 in Lewis County, Kentucky.  He was preceded in death by...

Jul 28, 2022

Mary R. Goecke, age 86 of Fayetteville, Ohio passed away on July 28, 2022 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. Mary was born October 7, 1935 the daughter of the late Stephen Waits Smith and Bertha Ingle Smith. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by one granddaughter – Veronica...