Obituaries

Feb 22, 2019

Lillian Frances Shaw, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio went home to be with her Savior on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Villa Georgetown Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Shaw was retired from the Georgetown Exempted Village School as the head of Dietary Department after twenty-two years of service. She was a quiet and gentle...

Feb 20, 2019

John Lowell Hirons, age 93 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at his residence. He was the owner, inventor, president and founder of Hirons Memorials Work, Inc., a United States WWII Army veteran, a member of the Mt. Orab Lions Club, the Order of the Eastern Star, Wilson Sroufe VFW Post # 9772 and a Past...

Feb 20, 2019

Thomas G. Fouch, Sr., age 78 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at his residence. He was retired from  the CG& E Company as a gas mechanic and later worked for AWP. Mr. Fouch, Sr. was born November 6, 1940 in Mt. Washington, Ohio the son of the late Aaron Rueben and Ernestine (Ferrell) Fouch. He was...

Feb 19, 2019

Ruth C. Wilson Kaetzel, age 87 Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a retired teacher aid for the Hamersville Elementary and Middle School in Hamersville, Ohio and a member of the Bible Chapel United Church in Hamersville, Ohio Ruth was born March 28, 1931 in...

Feb 18, 2019

Janet Casada, age 75 of Mt. Orab, Ohio, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.  She was retired from the Cincinnati Box and Partition Company after 27 years of service. Mrs. Casada was born November 21, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Mills E. and Magnolia (Ogden) Brooks.  She was...

Feb 17, 2019

Donald Keith McCormick, age 67 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Sunday, February 17, 2019 at the Hospice of Cincinnati East in Anderson Township, Ohio. He was a retired engineer for A-1 Fabricators, graduated from Mt. Orab High School in 1969 and loved coaching baseball, basketball and softball. Mr. McCormick was born March 10, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son...

Feb 16, 2019

Edward Woods Flannery, age 61 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida.  He was a retired industrial mechanic from Dayton Power and Light, a tobacco and cattle farmer, and most importantly, a beloved husband, father, “Pappy”, brother and uncle. He was also a Freemason and member of Union Lodge 71...

Feb 14, 2019

Emma Jean Brooks, age 83 of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She was a homemaker, a nanny and a member of the Beebe Chapel CME Church in Ripley, Ohio.  Mrs. Brooks was born May 7, 1935 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene and...

Feb 14, 2019

Ottamae D. Scott, age 95 of Cincinnati, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, February 14, 2019. She was retired from U.S. Bank and was a homemaker. Mrs. Scott was born in Brown County, Ohio March 12, 1923 the daughter of the late Otto and Hattie (Richey) Davidson. She was also preceded in death by her husband –...

Feb 12, 2019

George Edwin Jones, age 67 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at his residence. He was a cable installer and served in the United States Coast Guard during the Vietnam War. Mr. Jones was born December 7, 1951 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late George William and Katherine (Duncan) Jones.

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Feb 8, 2019

Clayton Reed Jump, age 40 of Prestonsburg, Kentucky and formerly of Batavia, Ohio died Friday, February 8, 2019 at his residence. He was a plumber and loved the outdoors. Clay was born December 3, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Robert Kent Jump, Sr. and fiancé Jeanette Cecil of Batavia, Ohio and Barbara Jean (Roark) King and husband...

Feb 5, 2019

Rev. J. Lee Shafer, age 86 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a graduate of the Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was the minister for churches in Denton, Maryland, Laurel, Delaware,  Sardinia Nazarene Church in Sardinia, Ohio and the Fairview Chapel in Georgetown, Ohio....

Feb 3, 2019

Marjorie Elizabeth Kinder, age 94 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky.  She was a homemaker, a caregiver and also had worked at the former U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio.  She was also a member of the Georgetown Baptist Church.  Mrs. Kinder was born November...

Feb 2, 2019

Joseph Miles Woods, age 49 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, February 2, 2019 at his residence.  He was a carpenter and an avid fisherman.  Mr. Woods was born November 28, 1969 in Georgetown, Ohio the son Gloria Jean McCleese Young of West Union, Ohio and the late James Benton Woods.  He was also preceded in death by one brother...

Feb 1, 2019

Jeanette Marion Newman Myers, age 89 of Lake Waynoka, Ohio, died Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio.  She was retired from National Bank and Trust.  She was also an active member of St. George Catholic Church in Georgetown, Ohio and loved singing in the choir and playing piano.  Mrs. Myers was born...

Jan 25, 2019

Druanna Lynette Toler, age 71 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, January 25, 2019 at her residence. She was a retired registered nurse and was a United States Navy veteran. She was born January 16, 1948 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Laura (Toler) Felder. She was also preceded in death by one niece – Laur-Lyn Felder.

Jan 25, 2019

Willie Lewis Ranford, age 70 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Friday, January 25, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired supervisor for UPS, a United States Army veteran, a member of the St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Ohio, a master in karate at Tiger's Lair affiliated with I.K. Kim Karate School in...

Jan 25, 2019

Joyce Marie Bettle, age 76 of Bethel, Ohio died Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope East in Anderson Township, Ohio. She was retired from Senco, a member of the Saltair Church of Christ in Bethel, Ohio and loved Bingo. Joyce was born July 4, 1942 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Cyril and Modine...

Jan 22, 2019

Lena Evelyn Casey, age 84 of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Hospice of Hope Care Center at Kenton Pointe in Maysville, Kentucky.  She worked at the former U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio and Copeland in West Union, Ohio for many years.  She was also an honorary member of the Ripley Life Squad, after serving on...

Jan 21, 2019

Wendell Wayne Bare, age 78 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio.  He was retired from Dayton Power and Light, after over thirty years of service and was a member of The Orangeburg United Methodist Church in Maysville, Kentucky.  Mr. Bare was born March 2, 1940...