Obituaries

Oct 25, 2022

Marla Kay Ellis, age 56 of Lynchburg, Ohio and formerly of Sardinia, Ohio died Tuesday October 25, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was a clerk for the IRS, enjoyed fishing and loved her grandbabies and fur babies. Marla was born July 24, 1966 in DeKalb, Illinois the daughter of Bonnie L. (Ruckel) Henderson of Sardinia,...

Oct 24, 2022

Aaron “Cody” Kitts, age 45 of Georgetown, Ohio died Monday, October 24, 2022 in Anderson Township, Ohio. Cody was born July 22, 1977 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Stella Thomas. He made a living in tree service as the owner and operator of Blue Ox Tree Service, but the work he loved was serving church members in...

Oct 22, 2022

Kathleen Ardell Newkirk, age 75 of Peebles, Ohio and formerly of Georgetown, Ohio died Saturday, October 22, 2022 at her residence. She was a retired CPA. Kathleen was born July 17, 1947 in Hamilton, Ohio the daughter of the late Hermann Ardell and Alice (Rodenfels) Lindsey. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son – Wesley...

Oct 22, 2022

Edna Davis Kimmerly, age 92 of Owensville, Ohio and a former Mount Orab resident passed away quietly on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Edna was born on August 7, 1930 near Fayetteville, Ohio to Homer and Mable Blanch Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, three brothers, and an infant son, Dennis. Her high school sweetheart...

Oct 21, 2022

John Eugene Spilker, age 75 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 21, 2022 at his residence. He was a retired manager for Stengers Ford in Dayton, Ohio, a United States Vietnam War Navy veteran and a member of the St. George Catholic Church in Georgetown, Ohio. John was born June 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Helen...

Oct 20, 2022

Beverly Mae Covington, age 67 of Georgetown, Ohio died Thursday, October 20, 2022 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a retired special education teacher, bus driver, caregiver to her brother and granny and a member of the West Fork Baptist Church near Georgetown, Ohio. Bev was born January 25, 1955 in Georgetown, Ohio the daughter of...

Oct 19, 2022

Gary “Traveler” Douglas McKenzie, 78 of Higginsport, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at his home.  He was retired from the former Mac Tools in Georgetown, Ohio.  Mr. McKenzie was born January 16, 1944 in Brown County, Ohio the son of the late Roy and Hazel (Thompson) McKenzie.  He was also preceded in death by three brothers –...

Oct 16, 2022

Dorothy M. Koewler, age 95 of Ripley, Ohio passed away at her daughter’s home Sunday, October 16, 2022. She worked many years as a teacher’s aide for the St. Michael’s School in Ripley, Ohio and later as a cashier for Campbell and Slack Auctioneers, was a faithful member of the St. Michael Catholic Church and a member of the...

Oct 14, 2022

Shauna Kay Berz, age 51 of Georgetown, Ohio died Friday, October 14, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her family. She faced numerous challenges throughout her life and never once lost her faith in God, nor her contagious smile. Shauna was always willing to help her family and friends in their time of need and will be remembered for...

Oct 11, 2022

James "Jimmy" Edward Cooper, 79 of Hamersville, Ohio and formerly of Ripley, Ohio died Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at the UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a retired produce manager for IGA in Georgetown, Ohio for 36 years. Jimmy was born April 4, 1943 in Ripley, Ohio the son of the late Lee Roy and Anna (Kirkman)...

Oct 9, 2022

Vicki Lynn Carter, age 69 of Hamersville, Ohio died Sunday, October 9, 2022 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia, Ohio. She was a retired office manager for Verbargs Furniture in Amelia, Ohio and a member of the Free People Church on Mt.Orab, Ohio. Vicki was born June 15, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter of the late Colvin...

Oct 4, 2022

Joan Kay Kattine, 68 of Georgetown, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, October 4, 2022.  She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, granny, friend and a lifelong Elvis fan.

Joan was born November 7, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a 1972 graduate of Western Brown.  She and her husband owned Grant Avenue School...

Oct 2, 2022

Jerry Lloyd Flaugher, 59 of Manchester, Ohio, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Hospice of Cincinnati Clue Ash Inpatient Care Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a supervisor for Fee Corp. at DP&L.  Mr. Flaugher was born November 17, 1962 in Maysville, Kentucky the son of the late Edward Campbell and Mandy Lucille (Scott) Flaugher.  He was also...

Sep 24, 2022

Patricia Ann Lancaster, age 70 of Ripley, Ohio died Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio. She was a retired LPN for Meadowveiw Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky and a member of the Ripley Church of the Nazarene in Ripley, Ohio. Patricia was born September 10, 1952 in West...

Sep 23, 2022

William Roy Sparrow, age 78 of Mt. Orab, Ohio died Friday, September 23, 2022 at Mercy Hospital Fairfield in Fairfield, Ohio. He was a retired lineman for Cincinnati Bell and a member of the Miami Township East veteran fire department. William was born December 9, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of the late William W. and Mildred (Snapp)...

Sep 23, 2022

Susan Jane Wylie, age 64 of Fayetteville, Ohio died Friday, September 23, 2022 at the Mt.Orab Medical Center in Mt.Orab, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of the Life Change Church in Milford, Ohio. Susan was born December 4, 1957 in Wilmington, Ohio the daughter of the late Charles and Janet Elaine (Williams) Winkle, Jr. Besides her...

Sep 20, 2022

Jo Ann Freeman, 82 of Hamersville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at Ohio Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center near Ripley, Ohio.  She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Mrs. Freeman was born June 25, 1940 in Harlan County, Kentucky the daughter of the late Herman and America (Howard) Helton.  She...

Sep 19, 2022

Margaret Elizabeth Ball, age 74 of Aberdeen, Ohio died Monday, September 19, 2022 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Margaret was born February 23, 1948 in Wyandotte, Michigan the daughter of the late Nick and Elizabeth Margaret (Cole) Nicksich. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harley J. Ball and one daughter – Sandra...

Sep 6, 2022

Susan Lee Barber, age 60 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at her home on the family farm. She was a homemaker. Her favorite past time was gardening, and she never met a plant she could not grow. In 2014 she broke the State of Ohio’s largest giant watermelon record with a watermelon that weighed 296.5 lbs....

Sep 5, 2022

Beatrice May Rudd, 91 of Ripley, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was retired from the former U.S. Shoe Factory in Ripley, Ohio, after forty years of service and attended the Ripley Church of the Nazarene.  Mrs. Rudd was born November 4, 1930 in Bracken County, Kentucky the...