Obituaries

Nov 4, 2018

Michael Lee Ernst, age 65 of Sardinia, Ohio died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at his residence. He was a self-employed home builder, a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church and was very active in the church. Michael was born April 8, 1953 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Dorothy (Spiller) Ernst...

Oct 29, 2018

Jeanette Kennedy Carrington, age 93 of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  In addition to being a homemaker, she worked at the Lucky Stride Shoe Factory in Maysville, Kentucky for several years and then went to U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio, which made thirty years.  Mrs. Carrington...

Oct 28, 2018

Danny Lyonel Hurley, age 66 of Ripley, Ohio, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky.  He was a mechanic and a member of the First Apostolic Church of Tallmadge.  Mr. Hurley was born January 31, 1952 in Olive Hill, Kentucky the son of the late Raymond Watt and Audrey Pearl (Sparks) Hurley.  He was...

Oct 27, 2018

James Arthur Houston, age 79 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his residence. He was a warehouseman for Ingersol Rand. James was born December 19, 1938 in Highland County, Ohio the son of the late Harvey and Margaret (Settles) Houston. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife – Helen Rose Houston....

Oct 27, 2018

Marian Ogle, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio died Saturday October 27, 2018 at the Fairfield Pavilion in Fairfield, Ohio.  She had also previously lived in Anderson, Indiana, Leesburg, Florida and Altamonte Springs, Florida.  Mrs. Ogle was a homemaker and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Ripley.  She enjoyed being a strong bridge player, an avid reader of...

Oct 27, 2018

Carlos E. Haney, age 83 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a retired teacher and a United States Army Korean War veteran. Carlos was born May 31, 1935 in Carter County, Kentucky the son of the late Lewis and Mary (McGlone) Haney.

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Oct 25, 2018

John Edward Guthrie, age 72 of Fayetteville, Ohio and formerly of Lebanon, Ohio died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a truck driver for Mason Dixon Trucking Company, member of Teamsters, farmer, horse trainer, lover of food and a United States Army Vietnam War veteran. John was born October 19, 1946 in...

Oct 25, 2018

Ronald Jay Nash, age 58 of Ripley, Ohio, died Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He worked at Glenro Inc. in Maysville, Kentucky and was also a carpenter and custom cabinet maker.  Mr. Nash was born March 29, 1960 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the late William and Alice (Young)...

Oct 22, 2018

Sidney “Sid” Jay Toney, age 69 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Monday, October 22, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. He worked for the Georgia Pacific Company and was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran. Sid was born August 7, 1949 in Ferrellsburg, West Virginia the son of the late Bill and Cassie (Frye) Toney. Besides...

Oct 22, 2018

Betty Lou Schuler, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio, died Monday, October 22, 2018 at her home.  She was retired from the former U.S. Shoe in Ripley, she was a member of the Ripley Church of Christ, the American Legion Post 367 Auxiliary and a lifetime member of the Maysville VFW Auxiliary.  Mrs. Schuler was born September 11,...

Oct 17, 2018

Nicholas Keith Crawford, age 30 of Higginsport, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at his residence.  He was born October 26, 1987 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Eddie and Wanda Crawford, Jr. of Higginsport, Ohio.  In addition to his parents, he is also survived by his brother – Nathaniel Crawford of Georgetown, Ohio; his paternal grandmother – Barbara...

Oct 17, 2018

Rose Ellen Newsome, age 97 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Rose was born June 7, 1921 in Lewis County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Charles Oscar and Nancy Ellen (Rigdon) Robinson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

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...