Obituaries

Mar 11, 2021

Arthur Jackson Dakin, age 96 of Ripley, Ohio died Thursday, March 11, 2021 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a retired factory worker, a United States WWII Army veteran and a member of the Hamersville Baptist Church and the Felicity VFW. Arthur was born January 30, 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the...

Mar 10, 2021

Cathy Ann Smith, age 69 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a graduate of the Georgetown High School Class of 1969. Cathy was born May 1, 1951 in Ewing, Kentucky the daughter of the late Hershel Darnall and Beulah (Tumey) Brown. Besides her...

Mar 10, 2021

Susan Denise Lanter, age 58 of Mt. Orab, Ohio passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Eastgate Care Spring in Cincinnati, Ohio after a long and hard fought battle the past four years with cancer. Susan was born August 30, 1962 the daughter of Eva (Lightner) Lanter of Mt. Orab, Ohio and the late Larry Lanter. She graduated...

Mar 8, 2021

Jeffery Warren Gast, age 18 of Amelia, Ohio, died Monday, March 8, 2021 at his residence.  He was born December 11, 2002 the son of Jeffery L. Gast of West Union, Ohio and the late Jackie Marie Kragler.

In addition to his father, Jeffery Gast, J.W. is survived by his grandmothers – Florence Kragler of Amelia, Ohio...

Mar 8, 2021

Debra Jo Scott, 64, of Ripley, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 8, 2021 surrounded by her family. Debbie was born April 30, 1956 in Georgetown, Ohio to Everett, Jr. and Billie Kaye (Cahall) Thackston. She was a 1974 graduate of Ripley-Union-Lewis High School and worked at PCP Champion in Ripley for 38 years. Debbie loved...

Mar 7, 2021

Dwight “Butch” Nelson Loudon, age 75 of Bethel, Ohio died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a proud United States Vietnam Navy Air Crew veteran, member of the Bethel American Legion Post #406 in Bethel, Ohio where he served as Commander for five years and member of the executive board, past president...

Mar 7, 2021

Colleen Verdina Brown, age 77 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio.  She worked in administration for Republic Waste Services. Colleen was born May 26, 1943 in Williamsburg, Ohio the daughter of the late Oliver Franklin and Dorothy Opal (Moore) Riddle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...

Mar 4, 2021

Marjorie Anne Brandenburg, age 85 of Morrow, Ohio died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sr. Bernard Club of America. Marjorie was born December 28, 1935 in Springdale, Ohio the daughter of the late Harry and Beulah (Frakes) Dethlefs. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Mar 4, 2021

Betty Kathleen Wardlow, age 96 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the Georgetown Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a homemaker, member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim and the Order of the Eastern Star, Russellville Chapter #461 and enjoyed playing bingo with her friends. Betty was born May 9, 1924...

Mar 4, 2021

On Thursday, March 4th God called his servant, Evelyn Hamilton, Home. Florence Evelyn Knechtly Hamilton was born on November 19, 1923 to Albert and Bernice Knechtly near Russellville Ohio.  The family moved to Feesburg, Ohio where she attended elementary school and she graduated from Hamersville high school in 1941.

She worked at the government Agricultural Stabilization and...

Mar 2, 2021

Thomas Leroy Holcomb, age 74, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at Veranda Gardens Nursing Home in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a United States Navy Vietnam War Veteran and a United States Army Veteran.  Mr. Holcomb was also a Past Master of the Linwood Masonic Lodge 567, a member of the Shriners and VFW.  He enjoyed fishing, riding motorcycles and...

Mar 2, 2021

Helen Marie Calhoun, age 83 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Calhoun was born April 28, 1937 in Glendale, Ohio the daughter of the late Cooper and Florence (Nutley) Hassler. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons – Robin Wash and Robert Calhoun and two...

Mar 1, 2021

Michael Anthony Bellamy, age 55 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, March 1, 2021 at his residence. He was machinist for Acco Fastener for 33 years. Mike was born September 30, 1965 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Curtis Bellamy and Alice (Maxwell) Bellamy. He was preceded in death by five brothers – Kurt, James, Bill, Rick and Jerry.

Feb 22, 2021

Mark Anthony Abbinante, Sr. age 62 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Monday, February 22, 2021 at his residence. He retired in 2019 from the Western Brown School District where he was a special education teacher and wrestling, baseball and football coach for 36 years. In addition to teaching and coaching, he was also a director of the Northern Brown Academy...

Feb 20, 2021

Richard Cooper Fulton was born on August 25, 1939 to Esther (Dyer) and Joseph Fulton at their home on Eagle Creek. He was the third son in a family of five boys and one girl and grew up with a love for the creek and the country. He left this world on February 20, 2021 at the age of...

Feb 20, 2021

Terry R. Newberry, age 73 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his residence. He graduated from Georgetown High School in 1966 and joined the United States Air Force in 1967 where he served 4 years as a weapons mechanic during the Vietnam War. He came back to his hometown and worked for the Village of Georgetown...

Feb 19, 2021

Ralph T. Moore, age 78 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, February 19, 2021 at his residence. Ralph was a farmer. He was born January 26, 1943 in South Webster, Ohio the son of the late Floyd Thurman and Dollie Lucille (Davis) Moore. He was also preceded in death by two brothers – Roy and Paul Moore and one sister...

Feb 18, 2021

Monica (Brown) Hicks, the matriarch of the Hicks family passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 18, 2021 at the impressive age of 105 years old.  There will never be another person quite like her as family, friends, and staff at Ohio Valley Manor will attest.

She was born in a farmhouse on Chicken Hollow Road...

Feb 18, 2021

John Robert “Rob” Lovett, Jr. age 60 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a Network Engineer for Ohio National Financial Service and loved playing guitar and golf. Rob was born June 30, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Dorothy (Wolf) Lovett of Feesburg, Ohio and...

Feb 16, 2021

Robert T. “Bobby” Reetz, age 80 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at his home.  He was retired from the former Browning Manufacturing in Maysville, Kentucky, where he worked as a Inventory Manager, and he was a farmer.  Mr. Reetz was born July 2, 1940 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the late Grover and Mae...