Obituaries

Aug 19, 2007

Mr. Charles David Sharp, age 88 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Sunday, August 19, 2007 at The Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army WW II Veteran. Mr. Sharp worked at The News Democrat for forty eight years and served as Editor for most of that time. He also owned The...

Aug 18, 2007

Mrs. Clara Lee Chapman, age 93 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Saturday, August 18, 2007 at The Villa Georgetown Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a clerk for Kroger for many years. She was born on May 15, 1913 in Levanna, Ohio the daughter of the late Ethelbert and Adelia (Heinz) Kautz. She was also preceded in death...

Aug 17, 2007

Mr. Wilgus Herald, age 89 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Friday, August 17, 2007 at Brown Co. General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. He had been a resident at The Villa Georgetown Nursing Home since September 2005. Mr. Herald was born on January 11, 1918 the son of the late Sam H. and Rutha (Raleigh) Herald. Mr. Herald was also...

Aug 13, 2007

Donald Lee Kimball, age 61 of Aberdeen, Ohio died Monday, August 13, 2007 at the Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. Mr. Kimball was the former owner of the Village Inn in Georgetown, Ohio and the Riviera in Ripley, Ohio. He was born on August 24, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Clair and Mary (Kearns) Kimball...

Aug 12, 2007

Riley Nicole Gross, stillborn infant daughter of Richard Gross of Fairfield, Ohio and Ashley Yazell of Ripley, Ohio was stillborn August 12, 2007 at the Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky.

Besides her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents - Kenneth and Paula Yazell of Ripley, Ohio; paternal grandparents - Randall Glenn...

Aug 12, 2007

Cecil D. Gilliam, age 82 of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 12, 2007 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Gilliam was retired from General Motors, a member of the U.A.W. and served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was born on January 31, 1925 in Pennington...

Aug 6, 2007

Callie May Brooks, age 76 of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, August 6, 2007 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Brooks was a member of the First Baptist Church in Ripley, Ohio. She was born on September 9, 1930 the daughter of the late Booker and Elizabeth (Smith) Richmond. She was also preceded...

Aug 5, 2007

Jeannine A. Warren, age 77 of Bethel, Ohio died Sunday, August 5, 2007 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a 1947 graduate of the Bethel-Tate High School, a member of the Hamersville Church of Christ and was retired as secretary to the treasurer of the U.S. Grant Vocational School in Bethel, Ohio. Mrs....

Aug 2, 2007

Lloyd Edward (Chub) Hammond,Sr., age 73 of Hamersville, Ohio died Thursday, August 2, 2007 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Hammond was a construction superintendent, a member of the New Harmony F&AM Lodge # 435 and a member of the Hamersville Baptist Church. He was born on June 12, 1934 in Chillicothe, Ohio the son of...

Jul 31, 2007

Mrs. Lela Josephine (Morris) Bowen, age 83 of Silver Spring, Maryland and formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at The Aspenwood Senior Living Community in Silver Spring, Maryland. She was a member of The Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley, Ohio, she served as Secretary and President of United Methodist Women and the Ripley Women's...

Jul 29, 2007

Lowell (Tom) Teeters, age 66 of Winchester, Ohio died Sunday, July 29, 2007 at his residence. He was a retired engineer for U.S. Shoe in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Teeters was born on November 4, 1940 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Jess and Iola (Walker) Teeters. He was also preceded in death by three...

Jul 28, 2007

Stella Mae Paul, age 96 of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Meadowwood Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from the Brown County General Hospital and was a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ. Mrs. Paul was born on January 28, 1911 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late...

Jul 26, 2007

Andrea Marie (Cornette) Condon, age 40, of St. Petersburg, Florida formerly of Brown County, Ohio died suddenly Thursday, July 26, 2007 while at work. She was a CRN at the Tampa Bay General Hospital in Tampa, Florida. Mrs. Condon was born on December 28, 1966 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of Donald and Shirley (McIntosh) Cornette of Hamersville,...

Jul 24, 2007

Mrs. Billie Jean Spiller, age 68 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 24, 2007 at her home. She was a housewife, a stay at home grandmother, a Girl Scout Leader for ten years and past president of the Ripley Women's Club. She was born on June 13, 1939 in Mason Co., Kentucky, the daughter of the late Harry...

Jul 23, 2007

Edgar Hugh Wylie, age 78 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, July 23, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Wylie was a bulldozer operator, a member of the Georgetown Church of Christ, a lifetime member of the Ohio Valley Antique Machinery Association, the Jet Stream Generals Model Airplane Flying Club, the Knights of Pythias Lodge and he served...

Jul 18, 2007

Mrs. Barbara Ann Dickens, age 62 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at her home. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Dickens was born on September 3, 1944 in Scott Township, Ohio the daughter of the late Stanley and Mildred Lang. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Patricia Craig and her father-in-law, Thomas Dickens....

Jul 18, 2007

Mrs. Betty Lou Daniel, age 64 of Monroe, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Hospice of Hamilton in Hamilton, Ohio. She was retired from Dayco Corp. of Dayton, Ohio, where she worked in inside sales. Mrs. Daniel was born on November 1, 1942 in Ripley, Ohio the daughter of the late Junior and Agnes (Vaughn) Truitt.

Jul 18, 2007

John Philip Lucas, age 70 of New Hope, Ohio died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at his home. Mr. Lucas was retired from Siemens where he worked as a machinist . He was born on February 2, 1937 in Georgetown, Ohio the son of the late Lee Roy and Mabel (Hiler) Lucas. He was also preceded in death by...

Jul 14, 2007

Mr. Dorman Castle, age 95 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Saturday, July 14, 2007 at Brown Co. General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. He was a member of the Grace Church in Washington, KY. and also attended the Ripley Church of the Nazarene where he sang specials almost every service. Mr. Castle was a salesman for Castle Mobile Homes and...

Jul 13, 2007

Miss Gloria Jean Kress, age 63 of Georgetown, Ohio, died Friday, July 13, 2007 at the Meadowwood Nursing Home in Georgetown, Ohio. She was retired from Brown County General Hospital where she worked as a dietary aid and a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim. She was born on October 9, 1944 in Cincinnati, Ohio the...