Obituaries

Sep 15, 2019

Olivia Leigh Yarger, infant daughter of Mitch and Amber (Baker) Yarger of Bethel, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born September 15, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In addition to her parents, Olivia is survived by one sister, Isabelle Yarger; two brothers – Toby and Alexander Yarger; maternal...

Sep 15, 2019

Paul Denniston, age 75 of Albany, Kentucky and formerly of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Sunday, September 15, 2019 in Salvo, North Carolina. Mr. Denniston was retired from General Motors after thirty-three years of service and later from the Southern Hills Career Center. He was a member of the UAW and the Masonic Lodge #72 F. &A.M. He was born...

Sep 14, 2019

Lillie Mae “Itsie” Rice, age 80 of Higginsport, Ohio, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky.  She was retired from the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio.  She was a member of the Ripley Church of the Nazarene, the American Legion Post 367 Ladies Auxiliary and was...

Sep 14, 2019

Gary Wayne Isaacs, age 71 of Fayetteville, Ohio died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at his residence. He was a machinist for the Ford Motor Company and a United States Vietnam War Navy veteran. Gary was born August 18, 1948 in Hazard, Kentucky the son of the late Harris and Geneva (Warner) Isaacs. In addition to his parents, he was...

Sep 14, 2019

Jaxon Lane Wilson, infant son of John and Bethany (Post) Wilson of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky.  He was born December 31, 2018 in Anderson Township, Ohio.

In addition to his parents, Jaxon is survived by three brothers – Tristan, Jonathan...

Sep 11, 2019

Gerald Clifford Ellison, age 80 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Ellison was a career United States Army Veteran and served in the Viet Nam War. He was a member of the Courts-Fussnecker American Legion Post #367 in Ripley, Ohio and the Maysville VFW in Maysville, Kentucky.  He...

Sep 10, 2019

Jo Lynn Rison, age 53 of Maysville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at her home.  She was born January 8, 1966 in Lexington, Kentucky the daughter of Naomi (Rison) McKee of Ripley, Ohio and the late Frank Scarborough.

In addition to her mother, Jo Lynn is survived by one sister – Kathy Purcell of Ripley,...

Sep 8, 2019

Eleanor Lawrence, age 85 of Bethel, Ohio died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She was born October 27, 1933 in Vanceburg, Kentucky the daughter of the late Thomas Albert and Nancy Ethel (Smith) McCleese. She was also preceded in death by her husband – Colvin...

Sep 5, 2019

James Frederick Goodrich, Sr., age 83 of Dayton, Ohio died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired United States Air Force veteran having served in the Korean and Viet Nam Wars. He was born July 30, 1936 in Whiteoak, Ohio the son of the late Glenn Frederick and Adriene Eileen...

Sep 5, 2019

Marie J. Schardine, age 98 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was retired from the Mosler Lock Company and a member of the St. Ann Catholic Church in Williamsburg, Ohio. Marie was born August 29, 1921 in Bracken County, Kentucky the daughter of the...

Sep 3, 2019

Rose Mary Spilker, age 87 of Kettering, Ohio died Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Carlyle House in Dayton, Ohio. She was a graduate of Fayetteville High School in Fayetteville, Ohio and moved to Dayton, Ohio soon after graduation. Rose Mary retired in the 1980’s from the Defense Electronics Supply Center, a division of the United States Army and...

Aug 30, 2019

Patricia S Smithson, age 96, of Montgomery, AL passed away on Friday August 30, 2019. She was born on May 30, 1923 in Ripley, Ohio and graduated from Ripley High School where she met and married her husband of 55 years Arch (Art) Smithson of Higginsport, Ohio.

She was a devoted mother and grandmother and loved the...

Aug 30, 2019

Terry L. Porter, age 64 of Winchester, Ohio, died Friday, August 30, 2019 at his residence.  He was born May 29, 1955 in Vanceburg, Kentucky the son of the late Carl and Ruth (Lewis) Porter.  He was also preceded in death by a son-in-law – John Swartz and a nephew – Barry Porter.

Mr. Porter is survived...

Aug 27, 2019

William Edward Murray, age 81 0f Ripley, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  He was a shop foreman for International Harvester for many years and worked for Auxier Gas for the past twenty years.  Mr. Murray was born March 27, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late James...

Aug 25, 2019

Linda Kay Blevins, age 70 of Manchester, Ohio, died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at her residence.  She worked many jobs during her life but the one she was most fond of was being a wife, mother and grandmother.    Mrs. Blevins was born May 29, 1949 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Junior and Agnes (Vaughn) Truitt.  She...

Aug 25, 2019

Ira Dallas Day, age 73 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Hopsice of Cincinnati – East in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was retired from General Motors and a United States Vietnam War Army veteran. Dallas was born October 28, 1945 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Ira Thomas and Annabelle (Jones) Day. Besides...

Aug 24, 2019

Alva Marshall Taylor, age 68 of Sardinia, Ohio died Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the Villa Georgetown Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Taylor was a truck driver for JB Hunt Company and a United States Army Viet Nam War veteran serving in the 585 th Engineer Company. He was born December 13, 1950 in Felicity,...

Aug 23, 2019

Robert Louis Shinkle, age 74 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Mt. Orab Medical Center in Mt. Orab, Ohio. He was a retired machinist for Comco, a United States Marine Corps. Vietnam War veteran and a member of the VFW Post #9630. Robert was born May 10, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the...

Aug 23, 2019

Harry Tudor, Jr., age 91 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, August 23, 2019 at his residence. He was retired from Ford and a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ in Georgetown, Ohio. Harry was born July 14, 1928 in Richmond, Kentucky the son of the late Harry and Stella (Herring) Tudor, Sr. Besides his parents, he was preceded...

Aug 20, 2019

Theresa T. Stephen, age 97 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the Villa Georgetown Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Stephen was a graduate of Ripley High School and the College of Mount St. Joseph. She taught the 4 th grade at the Alverda Reed Elementary School in Georgetown, Ohio for twenty- three...