Obituaries

Jan 25, 2022

Mary Frances Smith, age 77 of Hillsboro, Ohio died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Eastgatespring of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a retired floor associate for Walmart; a proud breast cancer survivor; a University of Kentucky basketball fan; enjoyed tabletop/board puzzles and collected cow figurines and anything cow themed. Mary was born May 17, 1944 in Maysville, Kentucky...

Jan 24, 2022

David Charles Rice, age 73 of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, January 24, 2022 at his residence. He was retired from the Ripley Bee Newspaper, a farmer, a United States Navy Vietnam War veteran serving aboard the USS Coral Sea and was a member of the Ripley Masonic Lodge F&AM #71. David was born April 27, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio...

Jan 24, 2022

Mary Alice Davenport, age 50 of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, January 24, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Mt.Orab, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Mary was born November 7, 1971 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Shirley and Velcie (Flaugher) McKenzie. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death one granddaughter – Kaylee McKinley, one brother –...

Jan 23, 2022

Wanda Mae Varney, age 77 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the Mercy Health - Mt. Orab Medical Center in Mt. Orab, Ohio. She was a home maker. Wanda was born April 10, 1944 in Hamilton, Ohio the daughter of the late John Cleveland and Zula Ann (Aker) Portwood.  In addition to her parents, she...

Jan 21, 2022

Phillip Wayne Royster, age 49, Ashley Nicole Ramos, age 33 and Annabella Jean Royster, age 4 all of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, January 21, 2022 in a house fire in Ripley, Ohio.

Phillip was a factory worker. He was born September 18, 1972 in West Union, Ohio the son of the late Harvey and Anna (Rister) Royster....

Jan 21, 2022

Mary A. Gillis, age 82 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Friday, January 21, 2022 at the Arbors at Milford in Milford, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Mt.Orab, Ohio. Mary was born May 18, 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia the daughter of the late Ann Marie Plakson.

Mrs. Gillis is...

Jan 14, 2022

Joyce Elaine Potts Ludy was born June 19, 1940 and slipped from our physical presence on January 14, 2022, having shared her quick wit and quiet brilliance for eighty-one years. Elaine was born to Mary Louise (Irwin) and Gail Dudley Potts as part of a multigenerational farm family, whose agricultural roots set the course for a life of hardwork...

Jan 13, 2022

Elizabeth “Liz” Shockey, age 86 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a homemaker, a member of the White Oak Church in Mt. Orab, Ohio, had a master’s degree in Biblical Counseling, enjoyed gardening, canning, quilting and sewing. Liz was a child of God and loved to spread...

Jan 12, 2022

Clyde Sellers, Jr., age 62 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired after working numerous years for the Brown County Educational Services. Clyde also worked for Lake Waynoka as a security guard for a short time before retiring. He loved reading, NASCAR and anything Star Trek...

Jan 12, 2022

Hazel Jean Annis, age 80 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the Villa Georgetown Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from the Hearings and Appeals Division for Social Security and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ and the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180 Ladies Auxiliary. Hazel was born January...

Jan 10, 2022

Edith Myrle Bolender, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. Myrle was born October 5, 1933 in Decatur, Ohio the daughter of the late Andrew and Easter (Beucler) Carl. Besides her parents, she was preceded in...

Jan 9, 2022

Eleanor Marie Sparks, age 88 of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Locust Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Mt.Orab, Ohio. She was a retired inspector for KDI and a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church in Bethel, Ohio. Eleanor was born March 4, 1933 in Bethel, Ohio the daughter...

Jan 8, 2022

Edwin “Buck” Worstell Cooper, 96 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, in his home.  He was born July 9, 1925, in Aberdeen, Ohio the son of the late Cleon Claybrook and Edith Blanche Cooper (Buchanan).  He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 59 years, Doris Cooper (Forbes), three brothers, Hugh, Quintin “Wig”, and...

Jan 7, 2022

Betty Lou Lewis, age 76 of Gainesville, Georgia and formerly of Bethel, Ohio passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 surrounded by her family. She will be remembered for her warm smile, her made-from-scratch brownies, her afghans and sewing skills and most of all her nurturing nature.  As the oldest of 12, Betty was a natural caretaker to those around...

Jan 5, 2022

Roger Kenneth Carter, age 75 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired tool and die maker for General Motors and Commissioner for the Brown County Veterans Services, a United States Vietnam War Army veteran with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with Valor, a member...

Jan 3, 2022

Rebecca Lee Baird, age 85, of Georgetown Ohio passed away on January 3, 2022 at Anderson Mercy Hospital.

Rebecca was born on March 19, 1936 to Blanchard and Geneva Hughes Baird in Maysville, Ky. After Rebecca graduated from Byrd Township School in Decatur, Ohio in 1954 she went on to study Clerical at Portsmouth Business School in...

Jan 2, 2022

Betty Lou Green, 71 of Aberdeen, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at her home.  She was born May 19, 1950 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Edgar William and Ruth Ramsey.  She was also preceded in death by her husband – Douglas Green; one daughter – Debbie Brierly; one son Mark Kiskadden and one sister...

Jan 2, 2022

John Francis Miller, age 95 of Georgetown, Ohio and formerly of Delhi, Ohio died Sunday, January 2, 2022 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired market researcher for Proctor and Gamble, a United States WWII Army veteran, a member of the St. George Catholic Church in Georgetown, Ohio and the Knights of Columbus and...

2022

Eulalia Marie Thompson, 85 of Georgetown, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.  She worked for the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio for nearly twenty years and  the former Mac Tool in Georgetown, Ohio for ten years.  Mrs. Thompson was born September 29, 1936 near Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of...

Dec 31, 2021

Susan Joy Johnson, age 58 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, December 31, 2021 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was an IT Technician for McGraw-Hill.  Susan was born January 1, 1963 in Holyoke, Massachusetts the daughter of the late Alan and Mary (Cyr) Johnson.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers – Alan...