Obituaries

Nov 5, 2004

Charles R. Suder, age 78, of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, November 5, 2004 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Suder was a truck driver, a World War II Air Force veteran, a member of the Carey-Bavis American Legion Post #180, member of the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. He was born in Wheeling,...

Nov 4, 2004

Paul Wesley Helfenstine, age 68, of Covington, Kentucky formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, November 4, 2004 at his residence. Mr. Helfenstine was a waiter. He was born in Covington, Kentucky on May 11, 1936 the son of the late Paul and Cordie (McQuery) Helfenstine.

Mr. Helfenstine is survived by one daughter, Tamura Helfenstine...

Nov 1, 2004

Clay Baker, age 56 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, November 1, 2004 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Baker was a welder and a U.S. Army Viet Nam Veteran. He was born on July 27, 1948 in Berea, Kentucky the son of the late Dallas Louis Baker and Ruby (Thomas) Baker of Hamersville, Ohio....

Oct 27, 2004

Mrs. Lola Mae Kirk, age 88, of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Hillsboro, Ohio died Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash, Ohio. Mrs. Kirk was a homemaker. She was born in Decatur, Ohio on February 14, 1916 the daughter of the late George W. and Clara (Downing) Gaffin. She was also preceded in...

Oct 23, 2004

Richard F. Garrison, age 88, of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Garrison was a carpenter, a World War II Army veteran, member of the Georgetown Church of the Nazarene and the Carey Bavis American Legion Post #180. He was born on January 27, 1916 the son of...

Oct 23, 2004

Marie Dunn Swope, age 100, born June 23, 1904 died October 23, 2004 with her family at her side in her home at Wesley Ridge, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Marie was graduated from Georgetown High School when all 12 grades were in the Grant Avenue School. Although Georgetown was always her home, she and her husband, Frances, also lived in...

Oct 20, 2004

M/Sgt. Clovis Earl Leiwig, Jr., Retired, age 77 of Ripley, Ohio died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at the V.A. Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a United States Army Korean War Veteran who retired from the service in 1962. He was born on May 23, 1927 in Carlisle, Ohio the son of the late Clovis Earl and...

Oct 20, 2004

Mrs. Roberta Kay (Higle) McFarland, age 62 of Aberdeen, Ohio, formerly of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. She was a homemaker. Mrs. McFarland was born February 11, 1942 in Ripley, Ohio, the daughter of the late Bruce and Netty (Evans) Higle. She was also preceded in death by one...

Oct 15, 2004

Mr. Arnold Hines, age 77 of Higginsport, Ohio died Friday, October 15, 2004 at The Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a United States Army World War II veteran. After serving his country he returned home to serve his community for many years as a police officer in both Higginsport and Ripley, Ohio....

Oct 14, 2004

Mrs. Mary Lucille Ross, age 96 of Aberdeen, Ohio, died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Aberdeen Baptist Church. A lifelong and noted horticulturist, Mrs. Ross was an alumna of the Barnes Foundation and Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and...

Oct 13, 2004

Mr. Wendall Wright, age 64 of Ripley, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at his residence. He was a retired Conductor from the B & O Railroad. He was born October 13, 1940 in Stearns, Kentucky the son of the late James and Glenna (Siler) Wright. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Phillip...

Oct 13, 2004

Steven Allen Cox, age 53 of Ripley, Ohio was found deceased on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 in Ripley, Ohio. He was a construction worker, a disabled Vietnam War Veteran and a member of the Ripley Church of Christ. He was born on October 6, 1951 in Fort Knox, Kentucky the son of Alice Gelter Cox Dailey...

Oct 13, 2004

Leon E. Bushong, age 95, of Georgetown, Ohio died Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at the Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown, Ohio. Mr. Bushong was a carpenter and a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim, Ohio. He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on March 15, 1909 the son of the late Roy J....

Oct 12, 2004

Mrs. Laura May Howser, age 81, of Hamersville, Ohio died Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at her residence. Mrs. Howser was the owner and operator of Howser's Turkey Farm, a member of the Shinkles Ridge Christian Church, a 4-H Advisor, Ohio Valley Manor volunteer and was well known for baking angel food cakes. She was born in...

Oct 10, 2004

Austin Michael Abbott, the one year old son of Michael S. and Sonya D. (Kirk) Abbott of Ripley, Ohio died suddenly and unexpectedly at their residence on Sunday, October 10, 2004.

Besides his parents, he is survived by an older sister - Kristen Abbott, paternal grandmother - Patricia Preston of West Union, Ohio and paternal grandfather...

Oct 7, 2004

Miss Jewel Pharris, age 74, of Georgetown, Ohio formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio died Thursday, October 7, 2004 at the Hospice of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Pharris was a dietician at St. Luke Hospital and was a member of the Delaney Chapel A.M.E. Church in Georgetown, Ohio. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 28, 1930 the...

Oct 1, 2004

The infant child of James Thomas and Hope (Armstrong) Whaley, Jr. of Maysville, Kentucky was stillborn at 6:47 A.M. Friday, October 1, 2004 at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky.

The baby is also survived by two sisters - Abigail and Sarah; one brother, David; paternal grandparents - James Thomas and Bernadine (Gallenstein) Whaley,...

Sep 27, 2004

Mrs. Virginia Heilman, age 82 of Ripley, Ohio (formerly of Toledo, Ohio), died Monday, September 27, 2004 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ripley, Ohio. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Heilman was born January 15, 1922 in Alba, Texas, the daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Elizabeth Edna Simpkins. She was also preceded...

Sep 25, 2004

Mr. Loyd D. Garrett, age 53 of Aberdeen, Ohio died suddenly and unexpectedly at his residence on Saturday, September 25, 2004 of an apparent heart attack. Mr. Garrett was a supervisor of operations at the Dayton Power and Light for thirty years and most recently was a boiler inspector for the state of Ohio. He was born on...

Sep 19, 2004

Gladys V. Evans, age 91, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Sunday, September 19, 2004 at the Courtyard at Seasons in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Miss Evans was a beautician for over 50 years and was a member of the Georgetown United Methodist Church. She was born March 13, 1913 in Ripley, Ohio,  the daughter of the late ...