Obituaries

Jul 6, 2020

Gage Wayne Evans, infant son of Josh Andrew and Katherine L. (Pollitt) Evans of Russellville, Ohio died Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born May 29, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Gage was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather – Frank Connor in 2018.

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Jul 5, 2020

Billy Ray Ritchie, age 50 of Aberdeen, Ohio passed Sunday, July 5, 2020 on the M/V Mary Artie Brannon during his tour of duty on the Ohio River in Tell City, Indiana. He was a chief engineer for Crounse Corporation. Billy was born April 11, 1970 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of Patricia (Prince) Anderson of Aberdeen, Ohio and...

Jul 5, 2020

Warren Timothy Kragler, Jr., age 34 of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Aberdeen, Ohio died Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. He was born September 5, 1985 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of Emma Florence (Kilgore) Kragler of Cincinnati, Ohio and the late Warren Timothy Kragler, Sr. Besides his father, he was preceded...

Jul 4, 2020

Lucille (Brock) Dehart, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She was born August 18, 1934 in Wendover, Kentucky the daughter of the late Onzie and Viola (May) Brock.

Mrs. Dehart was a homemaker, quilt maker and a member of the Ripley Church...

Jul 4, 2020

Alfred Ray Bruce, age 89 of Mt. Orab, Ohio, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio.  He was owner/operator of Alfred Bruce Heating and Air.  Mr. Bruce was born September 3, 1930 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Frank Bruce.  He was also preceded in death by...

Jun 30, 2020

Bessie Alberta Hinson, age 53 of Russellville, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at her home.  She worked in retail most of her life.  Mrs. Hinson was born March 15, 1967 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Shirley Thomas and Velcie Eileen (Flaugher) McKenzie.  She was also preceded in death by one brother – Robert McKenzie.

Jun 25, 2020

Harold Roy Lucas, age 75 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at his residence. He retired from Cincinnati Milacron, a United States Army veteran, member of the Fairview Chapel near Georgetown, Ohio. Harold enjoyed cruising in his 1966 Nova, attending car shows, traveling, watching old westerns and spending time with his grandchildren. He was born July 5,...

Jun 24, 2020

Carolyn Walsh DeVore, age 81 of Hamilton, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at the Hospice of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ohio. She was a nursing instructor at the University of Cincinnati and Miami University. She was born November 27, 1938 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of the late Burton M. and Dorothy Caroline (McElroy)...

Jun 22, 2020

Samuel F. Kincheloe, age 90 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. He was a retired auto mechanic, farmer,  former director of the Winchester Insurance Agency and a member of the Fairview Chapel. Mr. Kincheloe was born April 8, 1930 in Hamersville, Ohio the son of...

Jun 14, 2020

Francis Emerson Rolph, age 80 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. Mr. Rolph was a graduate of Morehead State University and Xavier University with a Masters Degree in Education. He taught school for two years in Hamersville and another twenty-six years in the Georgetown Exempted Village School...

Jun 9, 2020

Mary Louise Wermuth, age 85 of Cincinnati, Ohio died Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Mercy Health West Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born September 10, 1934 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of late Floyd and Faye (Stauder) Hile. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband – Charles “Chuck” Wermuth in 2016; one brother –...

Jun 9, 2020

Amanda Lee Bingaman, age 28 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was born October 11, 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of Wayne Bingaman and the late Trudy L. (Shiveley) Bingaman. Besides her mother, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather – Charles Shiveley and paternal grandparents – Louis and Opal Bingaman.

Jun 8, 2020

Richard Carl Waterfield, age 86 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, June 8, 2020 at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Waterfield was a farmer, a member of the Brown County Farm Bureau, Masonic Lodge F&AM #72, The Scottish Rite Valley of Cincinnati, the Shriner’s and was a long time member of the Board of Directors for the former Citizens...

Jun 6, 2020

Jerome Lawrence Porter, age 79 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at his residence. He was a contractor and owner of Porter Remodeling since 1971. He loved antiques, his farm, tinkering in his shop and most of all his wife and children. He was born December 20, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Robert...

Jun 6, 2020

Robert (Bob) Lewellyn Truesdell, age 84 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Ohio valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  He was born September 6, 1935, on a farm in the Decatur area, the son of the late Clifford G. and Lillie Vance Truesdell.  He learned to drive a tractor at age six.  He...

Jun 6, 2020

Connie Sue Lindsey, age 65 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Villa Georgetown Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Georgetown, Ohio.  She was an LPN and touched many lives during her career as a nurse.  Mrs. Lindsey was born June 21, 1954 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Lloyd Eugene Butts of Georgetown, Ohio and the...

Jun 2, 2020

Timothy Allen Spires, age 53 of Russellville, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a service technician for Blue Flame/Suburban Propane, owner/operator of Spires Blacktop Sealing and helped for many years with his father’s business – K and S Towing.  He was an avid racer at...

May 29, 2020

Wilma Joyce Becraft, age 80 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, May 29, 2020 at University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a former secretary and office employee at the Alverda Reed Elementary School in Georgetown, Ohio and worked with her husband Ray at the former Becraft Auto Parts Store. Joyce was born January 19, 1940 in Georgetown, Ohio the...

May 29, 2020

Leota Aileen Bauer, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio passed away peacefully Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was a caregiver for several years, enjoyed watching birds, planting flowers, shopping, going on trips with family and friends and collecting teddy bears which she had many. Leota loved playing Santa...

May 28, 2020

Deborah Lynn (Mingua) Harbottle, age 50 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Mt. Orab, Ohio. She was born March 1, 1970 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Andrew and Pauline (Unger) Mingua. Debbie was a 1988 graduate of the Georgetown High School and currently worked part-time at Brown County Storage-U-Haul for Bill and Maggie Womacks where...