Obituaries

Oct 17, 2018

Jeffrey Daryl McMillion, age 44 of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, formerly of Sardinia, Ohio died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was a sales consultant for Hampton Inn at Scioto Downs in Columbus, Ohio, a graduate of the Eastern High School class of 1992 in Sardinia, Ohio and Columbus State College in Columbus,...

Oct 12, 2018

Joyce Jean Horton, age 67 of Fairfield, Ohio, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at the V.A. Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was an accounts payable clerk and a Veteran of the United States Army.  Ms. Horton was born April 5, 1951 in Manchester, Kentucky the daughter of Lona (Fithen) Slade of Georgetown, Ohio and the late Harry E....

Oct 12, 2018

Karl F. Schwallie, age 75 of Sardinia, Ohio, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio.  He was a farmer, a Veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard, a fifty-three year member of the American Legion Post 755 of Sardinia, Ohio and a lifetime member of St. Mary Catholic Church...

Oct 8, 2018

Curtis Elwood “Woody” Locker, age 79 of Russellville, Ohio died Monday, October 8, 2018 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. He was a welder for forty-two years for the Dayton Power & Light Company, a United States Navy veteran and a member of the Walter Miller American Legion Post #394 in Russellville, Ohio. Mr. Locker was born...

Oct 5, 2018

Naomi Ruth Pursley

Ruth passed away peacefully, while in her home and surrounded by loved ones, on October 5, 2018 two days shy of her ninety first birthday. Ruth was born on October 7, 1927 to the late Rufus and Carrie Cribbet of Mount Orab. Ruth is preceded in death by her husband Jack, her daughter Denise...

Oct 5, 2018

Wayne Lawrence Griffith, age 90 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mr. Griffith was a farmer, a member of the Brown County Farm Bureau, the Georgetown Presbyterian Church, a member of the Antique Car Club and was a former Pleasant Township Trustee for twelve years. He was born March...

Oct 3, 2018

Bernard P. “Bernie” Schumacher, age 87 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  He was a retired switchman for South Central Bell-AT&T, after thirty-eight years of service.  He was also a United States Army Korean War Veteran, a member of the Courts-Fussnecker American Legion Post 367 in Ripley, a...

Oct 3, 2018

Aaron “Cheese” James Comberger, age 27 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. He was a construction worker. Aaron was born December 29, 1990 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Dallas “Jimbo” and Alice “Jeanie” (Wade) Comberger of Williamsburg, Ohio. He was preceded in death by one brother...

Oct 2, 2018

LeRoy Clarkston Baker, age 93 of Wintersville, Ohio died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Baker was a graduate of West Virginia University, an electrical engineer for TIMET. Titanium Metals in Toronto, Ohio and a United States Navy World War II veteran. He was born April 5, 1925 in Wheeling, West Virginia...

Oct 1, 2018

Louise R. Partin, age 76 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Monday, October 1, 2018 at her residence. She was a staple maker for Ethicon and a member of the Mt. Orab First Baptist Church. Louise was born June 26, 1942 in Eagan, Tennessee the daughter of the late Nathan and Mary (Brooks) Reynolds.  In addition to her parents, she...

Oct 1, 2018

Floyd Lee Sibert, age 80 of Bethel, Ohio died Monday, October 1, 2018 at his residence. He was a retired foreman for Nutone and a United States Army veteran. Floyd was born January 28, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late Leonard and Sylvia (Reynolds) Sibert. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Sep 30, 2018

Mary Evelyn King (nee Cooper), age 82 of Laguna Woods, California and formerly of Ripley, Ohio died September 30, 2018 in Laguna Woods, California after a five year battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born July 7, 1936 in Ripley, Ohio. Mrs. King was an Air Force wife that lived in Mississippi, Hawaii, Germany, Florida, South Carolina and California....

Sep 30, 2018

Nancy Carol Storts Dick, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was a homemaker, a member of the Ripley First Presbyterian Church, a member of the Red Hats Society, a member of her hospice group of twenty years and a member of the...

Sep 28, 2018

Sharon Gail Slack, age 57 of Mt. Orab, Ohio, died Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Ohio State University James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.  She was a Fiscal Officer for the Clermont County Department of Jobs and Family Services for thirty-seven years and a member of the First Baptist Church in Mt. Orab, Ohio.  Mrs. Slack was born...

Sep 25, 2018

Benjamin Alex Nash, age 57 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. He was a courier for the former Citizens Bank and attended Ripley Union Lewis Huntington High School. He was a quiet , humble man of God who was always the happiest when he was with his family....

Sep 24, 2018

Barbara Jean Longhauser, age 68 of Williamsburg, Ohio died September 24, 2018 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Longhauser was born April 11, 1950 in Batavia, Ohio the daughter of the late Robert and Viola Jean (Curliss) Blanton. She was also preceded in death by her husband – Glenn E. Longhauser, Sr....

Sep 21, 2018

Dr. Terry F. Thomas, age 60 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, September 21, 2018 at his residence. He was a Doctor of Chiropractic in his Georgetown, Ohio office for many years. He was a member of the Higginsport Christian Church, a former member of the Ripley Union Lewis Huntington board of education, the Brown County MRDD board, a scuba...

Sep 18, 2018

Ray Calvin Kinnett, age 93 of Batavia, Ohio formerly of Sardinia, Ohio died Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. He was a farmer and a United States WWII Army veteran. Ray was born December 30, 1924 in Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio the son of the late Roy and Velda (Purdin) Kinnett. Besides...

Sep 12, 2018

Darrell Theodore “Teddy” Waits, age 86 of Greenbush, Ohio died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was retired from Blue Flame LP Gas in Mt. Orab, Ohio and a United States Korean War Army veteran. Teddy was born September 5, 1932 in Greenbush, Ohio the son of the late Luther and...

Sep 11, 2018

Ray Leon Butt, Sr., age 95 of Georgetown, Ohio died Tuesday, September 11, 2018. Mr. Butt was a graduate of The Ohio State University and was a vocational agriculture teacher for thirty-five years in the Seaman High School and the Georgetown Exempted Village School District. He was a World War II United States Marine veteran and a member of...