Obituaries

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...

Jul 25, 2022

Travis Karl Slack, age 48 of Sharonville, Ohio, formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, July 25, 2022 at his residence. Travis was a graduate of Georgetown High School, a twenty-five year employee of the Ford Motor Company and a United States Navy veteran. He loved to golf, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds and especially admired and was...

Jul 25, 2022

Patsy Carol (Dixon) Fisher, age 61 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Monday, July 25, 2022 at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was a secretary at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Patsy was born March 5, 1961in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of Jeanette (Fields) Dixon of Williamsburg, Ohio the late Curl Dixon.

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Jul 25, 2022

Edward Luther Harp, age 75 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, July 25, 2022 at Hospice of Cincinnati Five Mile in Anderson Township, Ohio. Mr. Harp was a graduate of Capital University with a law degree, he attended the Georgetown Church of Christ and served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. His true passion was fishing and...

Jul 22, 2022

Jack Edwin Pride, age 68 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, July 22, 2022 at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jack was retired from General Telephone Company (GTE) and Verizon after thirty-four years of service and was the former manager of the Ripley Boat Club. He was born January 12, 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the...

Jul 21, 2022

Bernice Dee Reynolds, age 93 of Bethel, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio died Thursday, July 21, 2022 at the Morris Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bethel, Ohio. She was a farmer, homemaker, a devout member of the Saltair Church of Christ and loved spreading the word of the Lord. Bernice was born October 19, 1928 in Aberdeen, Ohio...