Obituaries

Yvonne Marie Karapondo-Elam

May 16, 2020

Yvonne Marie Karapondo-Elam, age 56 of Russellville, Ohio died Saturday, May 16, 2020 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Yvonne was born July 24, 1963 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Lennie and Edna (Conner) Karapondo. She was also preceded in death by one daughter – Karen Kesse; one brother – Joseph Bolender and one sister...

Rodney Earl Gray

May 13, 2020

Rodney Earl Gray, age 91 of Felicity, Ohio died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Gray was an electrical engineer and retired in 1992 from the American Tool and Mazak Company. He was a  member of the Brown County Church of Christ, the Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park, Kentucky and the...

Patsy Bernice (Florence) Goodman

May 13, 2020

Patsy Bernice Goodman, age 71 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Goodman was born March 27, 1949 in Maysville, Kentucky the daughter of the late Leelen and Amy (Conley) Florence.

She is survived by her husband of thirty-eight years – Charles Goodman whom she married August 7,...

Thomas Louis Gaunce

May 8, 2020

Thomas Louis Gaunce, age 72 of Newtonsville, Ohio, died Friday, May 8, 2020 at his home.  He was a United States Army Vietnam War Veteran and was a Direct Care Aide for ResCare in Williamsburg, Ohio.  Mr. Gaunce was born November 11, 1947 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the late Ray V. and Martha Jewell (Long) Gaunce.  He...

Geri (Mcmillion) Cracraft

May 8, 2020

Geraldine “Geri” Cracraft, age 66 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, May 08, 2020 at her residence. She was retired from the Brown County Municipal Court. Geri was born March 18, 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Gerald L. McMillion and Jeannette (Rankin) Ogden. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister –...

Edward Laws

May 4, 2020

Edward Laws - devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was born February 19, 1945 and passed away May 4, 2020 at his home.

Following cremation, a private interment will take place at Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown, Ohio.

Ruth C. (Barr) Frye

Apr 29, 2020

Ruth C. Frye, age 97 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her residence. She was a homemaker, babysitter and member of the Georgetown Methodist Church in Georgetown, Ohio. Ruth was born April 3, 1923 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Rufus and Minnie (Smalley) Barr. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Ronald Kortier

Apr 28, 2020

Ronald K. Kortier, age 77 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away at home surrounded by the love of his life, wife Carolyn Kortier and his loving family Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He retired from the Sears and Roebuck, Co. in Livonia, Michigan, enjoyed classic cars, motorcycles and spending time with family, friends and his “car buddies.”  One of his proudest...

Robert Lee Gray

Apr 27, 2020

Robert L. Gray, age 53 of Georgetown, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, April 27, 2020. He was a graduate of Western Brown High School in Mt.Orab, Ohio, a United States Army Veteran, a member of the Georgetown Masonic Lodge F&AM #72 and employed by ITW Fiberglass Evercoat for 32 years. Rob loved being outdoors and spending...

Betty (Hanks) Rowlands

Apr 25, 2020

Elizabeth F. “Betty” Rowlands, age 87 of Fayetteville, Ohio died Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. Betty was retired from the Fayetteville Perry School District in Fayetteville, Ohio where she was the Board of Education Treasurer, a School Bus Driver and a School Board Member. She was a Brown County Senior...

Leroy Ridner

Apr 24, 2020

Leroy Ridner, age 68 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, April 24, 2020 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was retired from Autozone in Georgetown and he had a passion for cars and was an avid mechanic. Leroy was born January 3, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Daniel M. and Mary Lena (Goff)...

John H. "Bootly" Marshall

Apr 23, 2020

John “Bootly” Henry Marshall, Jr., age 69 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was retired but worked in construction, landscaping and farming for the majority of his life.  John was born February 20, 1951 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late John Henry and Eva Louise (Beckley) Marshall. ...

Lois (Mowry) Mitchell

Apr 23, 2020

Lois Iolene Mitchell, age 96 of Milford, Ohio and formerly of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was a retired secretary for the Sycamore School District Board of Education. Lois was born August 5, 1923 in Green Township, Brown County, Ohio the daughter of the late...

William Harold Fite

Apr 22, 2020

William Harold Fite, age 87 of Bethel, Ohio died Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired forklift operator for the Ford Motor Company for 36 years. Mr. Fite was born May 11, 1932 in New Hope, Ohio the son of the late Franklin William and Elizabeth (Shafer)...

Cheryl Jean (Benzinger) Roberts

Apr 19, 2020

Cheryl Jean Roberts, age 70 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a co-owner along with her husband Ken, of Tara Villa Campground near Ripley, Ohio; a twenty-seven year employee of the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington School District and the former owner of the Felicity Flower Shop. She...

Clyde "Chip" Robert Kennard, Jr.

Apr 17, 2020

Clyde Robert “Chip” Kennard, Jr. age 55 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, April 17, 2020 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was a former employee of Browning Manufacturing. Chip was born October 9, 1964 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Clyde R. “Sonny” Kennard, Sr. and the late Nancy Jane (Vaughn) Kennard.

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Evan Eugene Planck, Iii

Apr 13, 2020

Evan Eugene Planck III, age 50 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Monday, April 13, 2020 at his residence. He worked for R & N Wood Products. Evan was born May 23, 1969 in Anne Arundel, Maryland the son of the late Rena Mae (Sprowl) Campbell. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his step-father – Charles Campbell, one...

Robert Darrell Montgomery, Jr.

Apr 12, 2020

Robert Darrell Montgomery, Jr., age 48 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at his residence. He was an auctioneer, truck driver, United States Gulf War Navy veteran, member of the Bethel Shiloh Church of God, president of the Walking Stick Makers, charter member of the Black Smith Brush Craft, member of the LVAD community and on March...

Elsie Elizabeth (Oldham) Cropper

Apr 10, 2020

Elsie Elizabeth Cropper, age 95 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Good Friday, April 10, 2020 at Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley, Ohio. She was born September 1, 1924 in Stockport, England the daughter of the late Harry & Eleanor (Walsh) Oldham. She met her husband, Joe Cropper, as he served in the U.S. Army Air Force in England. As a...

Elaine Margaret (Fleming) Waters

Apr 9, 2020

Elaine Margaret Waters, age 76 of Williamsburg, Ohio and formerly of Eastgate, Ohio died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at her residence. She was retired from the Cincinnati Bell Credit Union and a member of the St. Anthony Catholic Church in Madisonville, Ohio. Elaine was born April 26, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Herbert L. and...