Obituaries

Sep 27, 2020

Barbara Lou Scaggs, age 82 of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She was a homemaker, a member of the Ripley Lion’s Club and the Ripley Church of Christ.  Mrs. Scaggs was born April 26, 1938 in Manchester, Ohio the daughter of the late Mary Erna Schroth Burr. ...

Sep 22, 2020

Loretta Marie Umsteadt Walker, age 33 of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 22 at the UK Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.  She was an organ donor.  Her heart, lungs and liver went to Tennessee and her kidneys Stayed in Lexington, Kentucky.  She will always be missed by her loved ones, but her memory will live on in the...

Sep 20, 2020

Ruby Carol Seip, age 91 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Seip was a caregiver in nursing homes for many years. She was born September 14, 1929 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Harry and Leona (Gray) Charles. She was also preceded in...

Sep 20, 2020

Ramona Ruth Hardyman, age 84 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at her residence. She was a thirty-two year employee of the Veterans Administration as a claims examiner and was a member of the Georgetown United Methodist Church. Mrs. Hardyman was born September 12, 1936 in Adams County, Ohio the daughter of the late Glenmore and Mildred...

Sep 17, 2020

Connie F. McAfee, age 81 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, September 17, 2020 at the University of Cincinnati Medial Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a farmer, homemaker and loved music. She enjoyed singing for the senior citizens and for her church family at the Higginsport Christian Church in Higginsport, Ohio. Connie was born June 18, 1939 in Irvine,...

Sep 16, 2020

James L. “Jim” Cooper, Sr. , age 73 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at his residence. He was a former agent for Cooper Tarvin Insurance Agency, Inc. and a United States Vietnam War Army veteran. Jim was born April 17, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late James C. and Rachel (Maxwell) Cooper.

Sep 16, 2020

Phyllis Gail Vogel, age 78 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was the self- employed owner of JC Penney outlet stores. Phyllis was born September 12, 1942 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Michael and Ruby (Burns) Puckett. She was also preceded in death...

Sep 16, 2020

Marie Margaret Hyde, age 74 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 16, 2020. She was a forty-two year employee at General Electric and a member of St. George Catholic Church. She was born September 9, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of the late Joseph Peter and Margaret (Bendick) Sopko. Marie was also preceded in death by her husband...

Sep 14, 2020

Kathryn Ann Chinn, age 89 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, September 14, 2020 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a former employee of the Villa Georgetown dietary department and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. She was born May 12, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Hazel Inskeep Warner. She was...

Sep 11, 2020

Lee Ann Waits, age 51, of Georgetown, Ohio, passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She worked for Wint Financial Services, enjoyed reading books, listening to music, spending time with family and always loved watching her children play high school sports. Lee Ann was born February 3, 1969 in Georgetown, Ohio, the...

Sep 11, 2020

Roger Lawrence Wash, age 82 of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, September 11, 2020 at his residence. He was retired from Procter and Gamble and attended the Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church. Roger was born January 27, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Theodore and Viola (Dumler) Wash. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Sep 10, 2020

William “Butch” Floyd Smith, Jr.  age 62 of Sardinia, Ohio died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the Locust Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Mt. Orab, Ohio. Butch was a self-employed carpenter. He was born April 14, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late William F. and Evelyn Mae (Newberry) Smith, Sr.

Mr. Smith is...

Sep 9, 2020

Mary “Virginia” Poole, age 87 and lifelong resident of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, where she had resided for eight years.  She was a longtime employee of the former US Shoe Corporation in Ripley.  Mrs. Poole was born April 7, 1933 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter...

Sep 9, 2020

Harry L. Doughman, III, age 82 of Mt.Orab, Ohio and formerly of Lake Waynoka died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a retired truck driver for Kroger Company, a United States Marine veteran, a member of the Sardinia Masonic Lodge F&AM #254, the White Oak Golf League and the Sardinia...

Sep 6, 2020

Leslie Ruth Piatt, age 63 of Lake Waynoka, Sardinia, Ohio passed from this world Sunday, September 6, 2020 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was a retired clerk for Lake Waynoka. Leslie was born July 6, 1957 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Kenneth and Elsa (Mitchell) Flora....

Sep 5, 2020

Lois Enola Gunter, age 97 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the Otterbein Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio. She was born April 19, 1923 in Pickett County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Carlis and Ruby (Blevins) Storie. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her husband – Jayson Gunter in 1989...

Sep 5, 2020

Crystal Ann Bolender, age 67 of Lake Waynoka, Sardinia, Ohio died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was an LPN for the Mt. Washington Care Center in Anderson Township, Ohio. Crystal was born December 30, 1952 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late John and Ava Nell (Day) Leininger. Besides her...

Aug 29, 2020

Daryl D. Kilgore, age 49 of Ripley, Ohio passed away on August 29, 2020 in Ripley, Ohio. He attended school at Eastern Local Schools, worked as a carpenter and a farmer and loved farming tobacco, fishing, motorcycles, hunting and spending time with family and friends. Daryl was born August 8, 1971 in Georgetown, Ohio to Dorothy Jane (Christman) McMillan...

Aug 28, 2020

Kimberly Renee Rummel, age 39 of Fayetteville, Ohio died Friday, August 28, 2020 in Fayetteville, Ohio. She worked at Mona Lisa’s Restaurant in Mowrystown, Ohio. Kim was born February 4, 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of Lisa (Fogle) McComas of Mt. Orab, Ohio and the late Donald R. McComas - 2019.

In addition to her mother,...

Aug 27, 2020

Freeman Ray Seip, age 95 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Mt. Orab Medical Center in Mt. Orab, Ohio. Mr. Seip was a lifelong farmer. He was born September 6, 1924 in Franklin Township, Brown County, Ohio along with his twin sister, the late Freida Wolffrum Ackels, to the late Charles H. and Mamie L....