Obituaries

Apr 19, 2017

Frances L. Poole, age 86 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She worked twenty years at the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio and later retired from Browning’s Manufacturing in Maysville, Kentucky, after twenty years of service there.  Mrs. Poole was born December 8, 1930...

Apr 17, 2017

Irvin Earl Stiens, age 84 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Monday, April 17, 2017 at SEM Haven in Milford, Ohio. He retired as the Vice President of Central Engraving in Cincinnati, Ohio and continued working in farming with his brother Frank for the next 20 years. Irvin and his brother Frank lovingly raised Robert Stiens, Jr. and Rebecca (Stiens)...

Apr 14, 2017

Ralph Louis Davidson, age 85 of Felicity, Ohio, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio.  He was a retired mail carrier for the United States Postal Service and a farmer.  He was also a United States Navy Korean War Veteran.  Mr. Davidson was born February 13, 1932 in Ripley, Ohio the son of the...

Apr 14, 2017

Myrtle Lee Lane, age 80 Georgetown, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Friday, April 14, 2017 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio.  She was a bookkeeper for the former Citizen’s National Bank in Ripley for thirty-nine years and was a member of the Ripley Church of Christ.  Mrs. Lane was born October...

Apr 10, 2017

Syvonne Christine Taylor, age 74 of Hamersville, Ohio died Monday April 10, 2017 at her residence. She was retired factory worker for Nutone. Syvonne was born November 28, 1942 in Cherokee, North Carolina the daughter of the late W.E. and Beatrice (Duball) Ledford. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three grandchildren – Kyle and Courtney Fowler...

Apr 10, 2017

Louise R. Murrell, age 80 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Louise was born February 18, 1937 in Carlisle, Kentucky the daughter of the late Ralph and Ivetta (Mitchell) Evans. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Willie G. Murrell...

Apr 9, 2017

Barbara Lou (Swearingen) Burris, age 75 of Batavia, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at her residence after a long battle of breast cancer. She was retired from Senco. Barbara was born September 4, 1941 in Decatur, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles “Doodle” and Mary Swearingen. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Apr 7, 2017

Violet Jean Beach, age 80 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a housekeeper. Violet was born January 18, 1937 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late William and Mary (Shipman) Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband – William...

Apr 7, 2017

John Harold Young, II, age 47 of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, formerly of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, April 07, 2017 at his mother’s home in Mt. Orab, Ohio. He was a software developer for Quest Diagnostics. John was born January 26, 1970 in Nelsonville, Ohio the son of the late John Harold Young, I and JoAnn (Whyte) Hildebrandt and...

Apr 6, 2017

Thomas Edward Shelton, Jr., age 62 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  He worked at the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio and was a farmer.  Mr. Shelton was born September 19, 1954 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Thomas E. and Lou Alice (Schumate) Shelton....

Apr 1, 2017

Patricia Leaine Smith age 57 of Sardinia, Ohio died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Mt. Orab Medical Center in Mt. Orab, Ohio. Ms. Smith was a factory employee. She was born September 30, 1959 in Suva, Fiji the daughter of the late Clarence Martin and Pearl (Pardoe) Smith. She was also preceded in death by one sister –...

Mar 31, 2017

Patricia A. Firrell, age 73 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, March 31, 2017 at her residence. She was a retired quality control inspector for Perkin Elmer and a member of the Riverside Baptist Church in Bethel, Ohio. Pat was born March 8, 1944 in Newtown, Ohio the daughter of the late Earl and Helen (Hardin) Atkins. In addition...

Mar 31, 2017

Brenda Rae Harris, age 69 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.  She was a homemaker.  Ms. Harris was born July 6, 1947 in West Virginia the daughter of the late Junior H. and Marjorie (Stowers) Seal.  She was also preceded in death by one grandson – Tommy Moles.

Mar 27, 2017

Keith Shouse, age 41 of Batavia, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Mercy Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a welder. Keith was born October 18, 1975 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Michelle (Fiscus) Shouse and the late David Lee Shouse. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one...

Mar 24, 2017

Harold Lee Barger, age 60 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, March 24, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Barger was a maintenance employee for the former Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. He was born July 29, 1956 in Landstuhl, Germany the son of the late William Gene and Dorothy Marie (Bohrer) Barger. He was also preceded in death...

Mar 23, 2017

Ralph Martin Gaither, age 86 of Manchester, Ohio, died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio.  He was a farmer, he worked at the Bank of Maysville for twenty-eight years, where he was V.P. of the installment loan department and worked at Ashland Oil for ten years as a truck...

Mar 21, 2017

Jack Russell Olson, Jr., age 70 of Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired welder, a member of the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Ohio and a United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran. He was born November 22, 1946 in Lima, Ohio the son of the...

Mar 18, 2017

Lawanda Rose Truesdell, age 80 of Ripley, Ohio, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley.  She worked twenty-four years at the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley and ten years at the former Technotrim in Maysville, Kentucky, before retiring.  Ms. Truesdell was born November 28, 1936 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter...

Mar 17, 2017

Cecelia Ruth Gump, age 94 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Villa Georgetown in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a cook and waitress at Frisch’s for 25 years. Cecelia was born December 11, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late William Jennings and Christine (Zadek) Rowling. In addition to her parents, she was...

Mar 16, 2017

Dennis Eugene Stivers, age 61 of Sardinia, Ohio died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired engineer and designer for Senco. Dennis was born March 18, 1955 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Jacob and Ruby (Shumaker) Stivers.

Mr. Stivers is survived by one son –...