Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Fred Neal Holland
Nov 11, 2023
Fred N. Holland of Walton, KY was born Nov 5, 1946 in Covington, KY and died Saturday, November 11, 2023 at his residence at the age of 77 years.
He was the son of the late Morton J. and Eva Jane Murphy Holland and a retired Security Officer. In addition to his parents, Fred...
Juanita Marie Lilly
Nov 10, 2023
Juanita Marie Wells Wright Lilly, 87, of Dry Ridge, KY, entered her eternal rest on Friday November 10, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center - Edgewood. Born on July 5, 1936 in Harrison County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Arven Lee and Mary Lindsey Clemons Wells.
In 1964, Juanita started as a...
Tony Lynn Smith
Nov 8, 2023
Mr. Tony L. Smith of Crittenden, KY. passed away Wednesday, November 8 at his residence at the age of 74. Tony was born in Monticello, KY. on November 17, 1948 to the late Joseph Milton Smith and Cora Short Smith. Tony was a long time florist and co-owner and operator of the Ivy Leaf Florist in Dry Ridge, KY. He...
Janet Combs Brashear
Nov 3, 2023
Janet Combs Brashear , of Williamstown, KY, passed away peacefully two days shy of her 93rd birthday, on Friday November 3, 2023 at Rosedale Green Nursing and Rehab Center. "Nanny", as she was affectionately known by everyone, was born on November 5, 1930 in Glomawr (Perry Co.) KY, she was the daughter of the late Goodloe and...
Afton Dyer
Nov 1, 2023
Afton Dyer, 78, of Corinth, KY, died Wednesday November 1, 2023 at his residence after a lengthy and courageous illness surrounded by his loving family. Born on April 19, 1945 in Salyersville, KY, he was the son of the late Austin and Marie Allen Dyer. On July 5, 1968, Afton was united in marriage to the former Bonnie J. Wright;...
Beverly Sue Roland
Oct 31, 2023
Beverly Sue Roland was born March 24, 1952 in Williamstown, Kentucky and passed away October 31, 2023 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 71. She was the daughter of the late Audrey Violet Fortner and Jesse H. Roland, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jesse H. Roland, Jr. in 2013....
Lloyd Brann Kenner
Oct 29, 2023
Mr. Lloyd Brann Kenner, a Williamstown resident, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at the age of 93. Lloyd was born on March 10, 1930 to the late James Kenner and Mary Brann Kenner. He graduated from Morgan High School in Pendleton County and joined the U.S. Army on Nov. 3, 1950. While in the...
Amanda Ella Sparkman
Oct 27, 2023
Amanda E. Sparkman, a Williamstown, KY resident, passed away at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY on Friday, October 27, 2023 after a long battle with cancer.
Amanda was born in Kendallville, IN on September 14, 1965. She was a self employed construction worker whom loved to remodel and decorate homes. She is a born-again...
Donald "Pop" Brown
Oct 26, 2023
Donald Eugene “Pop” Brown , 88, of Erlanger, KY, died Thursday October 26, 2023 at Village Care Center in Erlanger. Born on July 27, 1935 in Grant County, KY, he was the son of the late Solomon King and Betty Elliott Brown.
On August 3, 1956, “Pop”, as he was affectionately known by everyone, was...
Hinara Sasamoto Ada Naputi
Oct 25, 2023
Hinara Sasamoto Ada Naputi of Dry Ridge, KY was born Dec. 15, 1953 in Saipan MP and died Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in Florence, KY at the age of 69 years.
She was the daughter of the late Telesoro Santos Ada and Maria Aguon Somaoto Ada and a retired Home Economics Instructor and Coordinator...
Danny J. Thomas
Oct 25, 2023
Danny J. Thomas, 67, of Crittenden, KY, died Wednesday October 25, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Care in Edgewood. Born on Thursday April 26, 1956 in Hazard, KY, he was the son of the late J.C. and Audrey Keel Thomas.
On December 30, 1972, Danny was united in marriage to the former Donna Gayle Hughes;...
Jesse Sanford Kinman
Oct 23, 2023
Jesse Sanford Kinman of Williamstown, KY was born December 29, 1935 in Grant County, KY and died Monday, October 23, 2023 at the Grant Center at the age of 87 years.
He was the son of the late Jesse C. and Laura Mae House Kinman. He was a retired employee for the Kentucky Department...
Pete Loomis
Oct 21, 2023
Pete Loomis , 80, of Crittenden, KY, died Saturday October 21, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospice care in Edgewood. Born on Saturday January 16, 1943 in Grant County, KY, he was the son of the late Charles Lee and Eveline Gordon Loomis.
On February 9, 1991, Pete was united in marriage to the former Judith...
Junior Edward Tinch
Oct 20, 2023
Junior Edward Tinch was born April 4, 1960 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away October 20, 2023 at his residence in Verona at the age of 63. He was the son of the late James Chandler and Magdalene Truett Tinch.
Junior retired as a warehouse worker for Levi Strauss in Hebron. He also worked several other places...
Gene Mathews
Oct 20, 2023
Eugene “Gene” C. Mathews , 76, of Dry Ridge, KY, died Friday October 20, 2023 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, while surrounded by loved ones. Born on August 11, 1947 in Troy, OH, he was the son of the late Clarence and Genevieve Mathews.
On February 3, 1979 in Troy, OH, Gene was united...
Reva Mi Jean Hendrix
Oct 13, 2023
Reva Mi Jean West Hendrix was born June 7, 1937 in Williamstown, Kentucky and passed away October 13, 2023 in Edgewood, Kentucky at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Floyd Blaine and Eva Belle Wallace West.
Mi Jean was a retired clerk for Skinner Furniture in Williamstown. She was a long time...
Linda Sue Nickell
Oct 13, 2023
Linda Sue Went Nickell of Williamstown KY was born November 15, 1958 in Dayton, Ohio and passed away Friday, October 13, 2023 at her residence at the age of 64 years.
She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Ann Braun Went, a former secretary for KECO Industries, Florence KY, and a...
Harold Eugene Spoonamore, Sr.
Oct 12, 2023
Harold Eugene Spoonamore, Sr. , 77, of Dry Ridge, KY, passed away Thursday October 12, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Care in Edgewood. Born Thursday June 6, 1946 in Laurel, IN, he was the son of the late Edward J. “Buck” and Betty Lou Gentry Spoonamore.
On September 15, 1967 in Rising Sun, IN, Harold...
Tom Stanley
Oct 12, 2023
Thomas James "Tom" Stanley of Williamstown, Kentucky passed away Thursday morning, October 12th, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his loving wife, after courageously battling lung cancer for the last three and a half years; he was fifty three years old. He was born on Saturday, December 20th, 1969 at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio to Caroline Lynch...
Mae Francis Verax
Oct 11, 2023
Mae Francis Verax, a Williamstown resident, passed away at her home Wednesday morning, October 11th, 2023 following a long-fought battle with colon cancer; she was 66 years old. After first being diagnosed in 2015, she received treatment for her illness, eventually beating it into remission. Though after a five-year period of remission, the cancer returned and spread beyond the...
