Obituaries

Oct 7, 2005

Lawrence William Gaskin, age 80, of Feesburg, Ohio died Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Gaskin was a truck driver. He was born in Hamersville, Ohio on February 6, 1925 the son of the late Tom and Viola (nee McKinney) Gaskin. He was also preceded in death by two...

Oct 7, 2005

Mrs. Margaret J. Shepherd, age 64, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 7, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Shepherd worked at the Georgetown Nursing Home for 20 years and then the Villa Georgetown Nursing Home for 14 years. She was born in Brown County, Ohio on November 10, 1940 the daughter of the late Talbert Earl and Hazel...

Sep 30, 2005

James Brandon Niesen, age 21, of Hamersville, Ohio died Friday, September 30, 2005 in an automobile accident near his home. Mr. Niesen was a steel worker and a Navy veteran. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 14, 1983 the son of Roxanne (Thomas) Niesen.

Mr. Niesen is survived by his wife, Alicia...

Sep 26, 2005

Mrs. Pearl Smith, age 83 of Reynoldsburg, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio died Monday, September 26, 2005 at The Wesley Ridge Assisted Living Facility in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She had worked for U.S. Shoe in Ripley, Ohio for over thirty years, she was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church in Ripley, Ohio and was very active...

Sep 23, 2005

Donald Dewey Puckett, age 64, of Russellville, Ohio died Friday, September 23, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Puckett was an Air Force veteran and worked in maintenance. He was born in Russellville, Ohio on January 26, 1941 the son of the late David Anderson and Florence (Rishforth) Puckett. He was...

Sep 20, 2005

Mrs. Juanita C. Cummins, age 79, of Foley, Alabama died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at the Thomas Hospital in Fairhope, Alabama. Mrs. Cummins was born on December 5, 1925 the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Gilkison) Carpenter. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Cummins, one daughter, Linda Cummins, two brothers -...

Sep 18, 2005

Virgil Eugene Howard, age 71 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, September 18, 2005 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired machinist from Cincinnati Milacron, a member of the Ripley Church of Christ and a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. He was born on May 1, 1934 in Aberdeen, Ohio, the son of the late...

Sep 14, 2005

James B. Woods, age 54, of Amelia, Ohio formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. Mr. Woods was a welder and painter. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 28, 1951 the son of the late James Woods and Alma Preble.

Mr. Woods...

Sep 14, 2005

Garnet Jean Walker, age 65 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She had worked at U.S. Shoe for many years and also the Mecca CafAC. in Ripley. She was born on August 20, 1940 the daughter of the late Harry and Eleanor (Fetters) Prather. She was also preceded...

Sep 11, 2005

Mrs. Myrtle Kinney, age 74, of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Fairfield Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio. Mrs. Kinney was a homemaker. She was born in Ashland, Kentucky on June 26, 1931 the daughter of the late Luther and Elizabeth (Smith) Barker.

Mrs. Kinney is survived by her husband, Bobby...

Sep 5, 2005

Anna Ruth Black, age 98 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, September 5, 2005 at the Meadowwood Care Center in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born on March 28, 1907 in Adams County, Ohio. There are no surviving relatives.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Confidence Cemetery in Georgetown,...

Aug 28, 2005

Mrs. Maxine Jones, age 82, of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. Jones was a health care worker and a member of the Ripley Church of the Nazarene. She was born in Fleming County, Kentucky on September 28, 1922 the daughter of the late Lott...

Aug 27, 2005

Mrs. Barbara A. Hanselman, age 67, of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at the Fairfield Mercy Hospital in Fairfield, Ohio. Mrs. Hanselman was the secretary for ABC Tire Company in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born on September 15, 1937 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of the late Henry and Ada Sturgill. She was also...

Aug 23, 2005

Ann Elizabeth Hawkins, age 60 of Higginsport, Ohio died Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. She was a Certified Nurse Aide at The Batavia Nursing and Convalescent Center. She was born on July 22, 1945 in Norwood, Ohio the daughter of the late Roy Edward and Ruth Lena (Coats) Hilderbrand.

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Aug 23, 2005

Mrs. Lena LaViolette, age 84, of Georgetown, Ohio, formerly of Youngstown, Ohio died Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mrs. LaViolette was a homemaker and a member of the Russellville Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was born on June 30, 1921 the daughter of the late Frank and...

Aug 22, 2005

Vernon Leon Gregory, Jr., age 78 of Feesburg, Ohio died Monday, August 22, 2005 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Gregory was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. He was born on February 5, 1927 in Scioto County, Ohio the son of the late Vernon Leon and Verda (Fultz) Gregory. He was also...

Aug 20, 2005

Allen (Butch) Richey, age 60 of Feesburg, Ohio died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Richey was a water field technician for the Brown County Rural Water Association and was a member of the Georgetown Masonic Lodge F&AM #72. He was born on May 3, 1945 in Feesburg, Ohio...

Aug 15, 2005

James Elton Slack, age 68, of Bethel, Ohio died Monday, August 15, 2005 at the Vista Care Hospice in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Slack was retired from the Ford Motor Co. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio on November 26, 1936 the son of the late James William and Emma Louise (Hauck) Slack. He was also preceded...

Aug 14, 2005

Beulah Christine Toller, age 84 of Ripley, Ohio died Sunday, August 14, 2005 at her residence. She had worked at US Shoe, the Ripley National Bank for eighteen years and Milligan Parts Co. for eighteen years. Mrs. Toller was a member of the Ripley Centenary United Methodist Church, a life member of the Ripley Museum and...

Aug 5, 2005

Elizabeth Irene McKee, age 59 of New Hope, Ohio died Friday, August 5, 2005 at her residence. She was a factory worker for many years with Wells Manufacturing in New Vienna, Ohio. She was born on April 17, 1946 in Sabina, Ohio the daughter of Dorothy (Morris) Reed of Leesburg, Ohio and the late Floyd Drake....