Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Douglas Howard Ritchie
Oct 12, 2020
Mr. Douglas Howard Ritchie of Williamstown, KY. passed away Monday, October 12 at his residence at the age of 52. Mr. Ritchie was born September 29, 1968 in Covington, KY. to the late J. T. Ritchie and Sylvia Tipton Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and worked many years as a police...
Kenneth Wayne Peace
Oct 12, 2020
Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Peace, 58, of Huber Heights, OH, (formerly of Verona, KY) died Monday, October 12, 2020 at his residence. Born December 2, 1961 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, KY, he was the son of James Logan Peace and the late Shirley Lee Sutton Peace. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia “Cindy” Peace; two sons: Matthew...
Kenneth Ray Mattingly
Oct 8, 2020
Mr. Kenneth Ray Mattingly of Morningview, KY. passed away Thursday, October 8 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, KY. at the age of 71. Mr. Mattingly was born October 25, 1948 in Louisville, KY. to the late James Washington Mattingly and Ann Elizabeth Mitchell Mattingly. Mr. Mattingly was a retired construction superintendent and worked in numerous states...
Luellen "Lue" Hope Hutchinson
Oct 8, 2020
Luellen Hope Hutchinson , 79, of Owenton, formerly of Falmouth, KY, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday October 8, 2020. Born on July 21, 1941 in Bristol, CT, she was the daughter of the late Joseph William and Gladys Elizabeth Butler Pelky.
Lue was married to Roy Glenn Hutchinson; he preceded her in death...
Danny Ray Wilson
Oct 6, 2020
Danny Ray Wilson was born May 26, 1955 in Georgetown, Kentucky and passed away October 6, 2020 at his residence in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 65. He was the son of the late Estil and Betty Lee Taylor Wilson.
On July 15, 1977 Danny was united in marriage to Deana Marlene Nantz Wilson. In addition...
Michael Steven Childers
Oct 4, 2020
Michael Steven Childers , 73, a resident of Cynthiana, KY, died Sunday October 4, 2020 at his residence after a lengthy battle with Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) disease. Born April 20, 1947 in Huntington, WV, he was the son of the late Walter Clifton Childers, Jr. and Dottie Sue Wells Childers Bowen.
In May of...
Doris Cooper Brown
Oct 2, 2020
Doris Jean Cooper Brown, a Warsaw resident and formerly of Crittenden, passed away at the Gallatin Co. Nursing Home in Warsaw, KY on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 at the age of 86. She was the widow of Charles N. Brown.
Doris was born in Morgan, KY on Feb. 3, 1934 to the late Elva...
Helen Florine Hedger
Sep 30, 2020
Helen Florine Hamilton Hedger of Florence, KY was born June 2, 1925 in Sycamore Township, OH and died Tuesday, September 30, 2020 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 95.
She was the daughter of the late Charles Leman and Nancy Ann Dunn Hamilton; she was a homemaker and a member of the Burlington...
Debra Kay Crosswaite Celestin
Sep 29, 2020
Debra Kay Celestin , 60, of Raleigh, NC, formerly of Williamstown, died Tuesday September 29, 2020 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Born December 12, 1959, she was the daughter of Ella Florence Wainscott Crosswaite of Williamstown, KY and the late Donald Crosswaite.
Debra was married to Jean’ Celestin in May of 2013, he survives....
Dorothy Mae Marksberry
Sep 28, 2020
Dorothy Mae Marksberry of Williamstown, KY was born September 20, 1941 in Williamstown and passed away Monday, September 28, 2020 at her residence at the age of 79.
She was the daughter of the late Carl Augustus and Goldie Blair Kidwell Billiter. She was a retired purchasing clerk for Levi in Hebron, a homemaker,...
Margaret Bruce Kelly
Sep 27, 2020
Margaret Bruce Kelly, a Reading, OH resident, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at Jewish Hospital at the age of 95. She was the widow of George Kelly. Jr.
Mrs. Kelly was a lifelong homemaker and retired from the food service industry. She was a member of the St. John Church of Christ...
Robert Wayne Craig Lister
Sep 25, 2020
Robert Wayne Craig Lister was born April 14, 1984 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away September 25, 2020 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 36. He was the son of Diana Faye Kennedy Coomer (Dudley) of Williamstown and Dennis Wayne Craig (Thelma) of Ludlow.
Robbie, as his friends and family affectionately know him, was an employee...
Marvin Baker
Sep 24, 2020
Marvin Baker was born February 1, 1932 in Owenton, Kentucky and passed away Sept. 24, 2020 in Edgewood, Kentucky at the age of 88. He was the son of the late Walter and Ruby Baker.
Marvin was a retired machinist and formerly owned his own aluminum siding installation business. He was also a former...
Kody Wayne Lambert
Sep 24, 2020
Kody Wayne Lambert , 23, died Thursday September 24, 2020 in Bardstown, KY. He was the son of Mindy Masaitis and the late Warren Edward Lambert II.
Kody loved playing video games with his sister and enjoyed playing basketball. In hopes that young people may understand the devastating effects of drug use, the family wishes...
Vickie F. Petty
Sep 19, 2020
Vickie F. Petty of Erlanger, KY was born June 29, 1947 in Cynthiana, KY and passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her residence at the age of 73.
She was the daughter of the late Paul and Geneva Moore and a retired Billing Clerk with the St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Covington, KY. On...
Jacqueline Louise Reekers
Sep 18, 2020
Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Reekers , 90, died Friday September 18, 2020 at her Colonial Heights home in Florence, KY. Born on May 19, 1930 in Newport, KY, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Elijah and Catherine Stella Krey Gilbert.
On June 10, 1950 in Newport, KY, she was married to Arthur Edward Reekers,...
John Charles Adams
Sep 17, 2020
Mr. John Charles "Jay" Adams of Dry Ridge, KY. passed away Thursday, September 17 at his residence at the age of 93. Mr. Adams was born October 23, 1926 in Knoxville, Pendleton County, KY. to the late Henry Elwood Adams and Stella Feba Daniels Adams. Mr. Adams was a lifetime farmer and had retired from Kirk and Blum Co....
Kennedy Rei Taylor
Sep 15, 2020
Kennedy Rei Taylor, a Dry Ridge resident, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the age of 25.
Kennedy was a fun loving woman whom loved the outdoors, hiking in parks, loved art and drawing, and had a passion for animals.
She is survived by her...
Everett Eugene Hatmaker, Ii
Sep 11, 2020
Mr. Everett Eugene Hatmaker, II of Verona, KY. passed away Friday, September 11 in Verona from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident. Mr. Hatmaker, or "Ebby" as he was known to friends and family was born July 7, 1972 in Madison, IN. to Rose Abbott Hatmaker and Everett Eugene Hatmaker. Ebby was a maintenance employee for the Carroll...
Edith Irene Nickell
Sep 9, 2020
Edith was born in Lamont, Kentucky in the Grapevine community of Perry County on October 2, 1931 to parents, McCager and Isabelle Campbell Napier. She passed away at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Florence on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the age of 88.
Edith was united in marriage to Thomas K. Nickell on...
