Obituaries

Dec 8, 2023

Betty Louise DeBord, age 89 of Williamsburg, Ohio died Friday, December 8, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was retired bank teller for National Bank and Trust, a farmer’s wife and a member of Living the Word Church in Bethel, Ohio, Clermont County Farm Bureau and the Henry Ford Squares. She was born September 21, 1934...

Dec 8, 2023

Lonnie Brooks, age 94 of Moscow, Ohio died Friday, December 8, 2023 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. Mr. Brooks was retired from General Motors after thirty years. He loved music, enjoyed playing the guitar and piano, fishing and traveling.  He was born May 26,1929 in Powell County, Kentucky the son of the...

Dec 8, 2023

Ruth Helen (Henize) Hall, age 83 of Mason, Ohio and formerly of Sardinia, Ohio passed away Friday, December 8, 2023 at her son’s residence. She retired from the restaurant industry after 32 years and enjoyed cooking for her family for the holidays, gardening and flowers. Ruth was born October 19, 1940 in Sardinia, Ohio the daughter of the late...

Dec 7, 2023

Masako Oshiro Ellison, age 86 of Georgetown, Ohio died December 7, 2023 at the Villa Georgetown Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Ellison worked many years at US Shoe in Ripley, Ohio and Frisch’s in Bethel, Ohio. She was a practicing member of Soka Gakkai International of the Buddhist faith.  was born August 14, 1937 in Naha,...

Dec 7, 2023

Janet Adalene Preston, age 88 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Thursday, December 7, 2023 at the Locust Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Mt.Orab, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Janet was born April 9, 1935 in Williamsburg, Ohio the daughter of the late Edward and Alma (Grimmelsman) Kees. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband –...

Dec 6, 2023

Carolyn Rose Breisler, 88 of Lake Waynoka, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center in Seaman, Ohio.  She was retired from Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she was the activities coordinator and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Ripley, Ohio.  Mrs. Breisler was born...

Dec 5, 2023

Emma Kathryn Matamala, age 65 of Amelia, Ohio died Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson Township, Ohio. She worked for L3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems and enjoyed crafting. Emma was an organ donor and helped save the lives of three people. She was born November 1,1958 in Tollesboro, Kentucky, the daughter of the late...

Dec 5, 2023

Melissa A. Bolender, age 64 of Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at her residence. She was a homemaker who lived every day for her family loving them unconditionally, a former surgical tech for the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio and a volunteer for the Hamerville Life Squad for many years. Missy was very active with...

Dec 4, 2023

Helen Louise Highfield, 95 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 4, 2023 at the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio.  She was owner/operator of Helen’s Variety Shop in Ripley for seventy plus years and was a member of the House of Jacob.  Mrs. Highfield was born March 7, 1928 in Fleming County, Kentucky the daughter of the...

Dec 2, 2023

Robert Lee Turner, age 85 of Georgetown, Ohio went home to be with the Lord he loved and served Saturday, December 2, 2023.  He was born July 22, 1938 in Hillsboro, Kentucky the son of the late Donald and Mary Opal (Lykes) Turner. Bob attended the Hillsboro Elementary School before moving to Georgetown in 1953. He and his family...

Dec 2, 2023

Billy J. Jordan, age 59 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Saturday, December 2, 2023 at his residence. He was a construction worker. Billy was born September 13, 1964 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of Mary Ann (King) Jordan and the late Eldon Jordan, Sr.

Billy is survived by one daughter – Trisha Jordan of Loudon, Ohio; one...

Nov 29, 2023

Floyd Alvin Fancher, age 84 of Anderson, South Carolina died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. He was a retired baker working for the Bakery Production Department at Kroger and Klosterman Baking Company. Floyd was member of the Word Tabernacle Church in Anderson, South Carolina and the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and...

Nov 27, 2023

Debra Neal Scott, age 59 of Mt. Orab, Ohio passed away Monday, November 27, 2023 at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of the Mt. Orab First Baptist Church and a prayer warrior.  Debra enjoyed watching birds, four-wheeling and crocheting. She was born August 6, 1964 in Mariemont, Ohio the daughter of Annabelle (Kieffer) Neal of Mt....

Nov 27, 2023

Kristina Marie Smith-Lemoine, age 51 of New Richmond, Ohio died Monday, November 27, 2023 at the Hospice of Cincinnati West in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a homemaker, loved her cats and hummingbirds and enjoyed camping and fishing. Kristina was born April 11, 1972 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Jerry Smith and wife Linda of Williamsburg, Ohio and Vicki...

Nov 24, 2023

Betty Jean Webb, age 85 of Ripley, Ohio died Friday, November 24, 2023 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was retired from Precision Lens and a member of the Centenary Methodist Church in Ripley, Ohio. Jean loved making people smile and laugh, spending her mornings with her breakfast crowd at the Dairy Yum Yum and eating...

Nov 21, 2023

Brenda Lee Inlow, 63 of West Union, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at her home.  She was retired from Green Tokai in Maysville, Kentucky.  Mrs. Inlow was born July 14, 1960 in Queens, New York the daughter of the late Frank Robert and Alice Marie (Schneider) Lang.  She was also preceded in death by her husband –...

Nov 19, 2023

Evelyn Mae Coomer, age 90 of Mt.Orab, Ohio passed away Sunday, November 19, 2023 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a homemaker, a member of the Mt.Orab Church of Christ and loved her family with all her heart.  Evelyn was born April 4, 1933 in Alcalde, Kentucky the daughter of the late John Wesley and...

Nov 18, 2023

William Allen Hauke, age 76 of Lexington, Kentucky and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio departed this life on Saturday, November 18,2023 at The Willows on Citation in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born September 17,1947 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the late Raymond and Opal (Regenstein) Hauke of Ripley, Ohio. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death...

Nov 18, 2023

Rich Mullins III, age 72 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, November 18, 2023 at his mother’s home in Georgetown, Ohio. Rich was born February 3, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Ruth (Courts) Litzinger and the late Ausbey Richard Mullins Jr. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather – John Litzinger and stepmother – Vi Mullins....

Nov 15, 2023

Irene Cornett, age 72 of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at her residence. She was retired from the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Irene was born December 16, 1950 in Berea, Kentucky the daughter of the late Dallas Louis and Ruby Rea (Thomas) Baker. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers...