Obituaries
Grant County and Northern Kentucky Obituaries
Dallas Messer
Oct 28, 2024
Dallas Messer was born Jan. 14, 1947 in Clay County, Kentucky and passed away October 28, 2024 in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 77. He was the son of the late Willie and Eva Hicks Messer.
Dallas was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Louise Thurman Messer, on February 14, 2024. He was also preceded...
Kenneth Holland
Oct 27, 2024
Kenneth Holland of Dry Ridge, KY was born July 7, 1949 in London, KY and died Sunday, October 27, 2024 at his residence at the age of 75 years.
He was the son of the late Daugh and Oda Crawford Holland. He was a retired self-employed truck driver and a member of the Teamsters...
Barbara "Barb" Ellen Northcutt
Oct 26, 2024
Barbara "Barb" Ellen Northcutt of Williamstown, Kentucky February 17, 1960 - October 26, 2024
Barbara “Barb” Ellen Baker Northcutt, 64, of Williamstown, KY, passed away on Saturday October 26, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Care surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 17, 1960 in Covington, KY, she was the daughter of the late Walter Leroy...
Penny Austin Lawrence
Oct 23, 2024
Penny Lowe Austin Lawrence, born June 13, 1947, in Covington, Kentucky, peacefully passed away on October 23, 2024, in Williamstown, Kentucky, at the age of 77. She was the cherished daughter of the late Homer Lee Austin, Jr. and Wanda Lowe Austin.
On May 20, 1967, Penny married her beloved husband, John Carroll Lawrence, who preceded her...
Lila Yvette Mcdaniel
Oct 22, 2024
Mrs. Lila Yvette McDaniel of Florence, KY. and formerly of Corinth, KY and Dry Ridge, KY passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 22 at her home following a long illness at the age of 67. Lila was born October 7, 1957 in Covington, KY. to Mary Jean Ware Edmonson and the late John Edmonson.
Lila was a graduate...
Allen Wayne Willoughby
Oct 22, 2024
Allen Wayne Willoughby , 68, of Cincinnati, OH, (formerly of Grant County, KY) passed away on Tuesday October 22, 2024 at Ivy Woods Nursing and Rehab Center in Cincinnati. Born on September 14, 1956, in Williamstown, KY, he was the son of the late Shirley and Margaret Merrill Willoughby.
Upon graduating from high school, he...
Peter O. Samples
Oct 20, 2024
Peter O. Samples , 80, of Williamstown, KY, entered his eternal home on Sunday October 20, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Care Center – Edgewood. Born on March 17, 1944 in Corbin, KY, he was the son of the late Orbin Ernest and Clara Ellen Scott Samples.
On August 7, 1982, he was united in...
George Ray Smith
Oct 19, 2024
George “Ray” Smith , 80, of Williamstown, KY, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday October 19, 2024 at his residence. Born on March 6, 1944, in Pineville, KY, he was the son of the late Bynum C. and Ella Long Smith.
One September 3, 1964, he married the former Doshie Lee Perry; she preceded him in...
Matthew Alan Edwards
Oct 17, 2024
Matthew Alan Edwards was born March 28, 1983 in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky and passed away suddenly October 17, 2024 at his residence in Williamstown, Kentucky at the age of 41. He was the son of the late Mark Steven Edwards and Sandra Lynn Coffey Elliott (Gene) of Williamstown.
Matthew was a factory worker and member of Cornerstone...
Ginger Lee Sexton Brown
Oct 16, 2024
Ginger Lee Sexton Brown, a resident of Dry Ridge, KY, passed away at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Edgewood, KY on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the age of 64 after a short battle with cancer. Born in Columbus, OH on April 17, 1960, to the late Mitchell Sexton and Gleneda Hopkins Sexton. Ginger was a former office...
Virginia Marie Wagers Aldridge
Oct 16, 2024
Virginia Marie Wagers Aldridge , 72, of Corinth, KY, entered into her eternal rest on Wednesday October 16, 2024 at University of Kentucky Medical Center. Born on October 2, 1952 in Girdler, KY, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Birdie Johnson Wagers.
On August 15, 1986 she met a gentleman by the...
Donald Wayne Hensley
Oct 15, 2024
Mr. Donald Wayne Hensley, a resident of Dry Ridge, KY, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the age of 80. He was the widower of the late Donna Pat Arnold Hensley. Born on April 28, 1944, to the late Wm. Cody Hensley and Martha Belle Webster Hensley. He was a veteran and he...
Jerry Lynn Howard
Oct 15, 2024
Jerry Lynn Howard, Sr. , of Williamstown, KY, was born on August 10, 1938 in Cardinal, KY and passed away October 15, 2024 in Ludlow, KY at the age of 86. Jerry was one of 13 children born to the late Vincent and Clara Andrews Howard.
Jerry was a Chemical Engineer at W.R. Grace and...
Lisa Gaye Courtney
Oct 15, 2024
Lisa Gaye Sargent Courtney was born April 1, 1969 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away October 15, 2024 in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky at the age of 55. She was the daughter of Arnold Dwight and Wilma Dean Watkins Sargent of Williamstown, Kentucky.
Lisa was a homemaker and member of Mason Baptist Church. She loved her makeup and...
Roger William Ballenger
Oct 14, 2024
Roger William Ballenger, Jr. was born Aug. 20, 1974 in Lexington, KY and passed away Oct. 14, 2024 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 50. He was the son of the late Roger William Ballenger, Sr. and Barbara Mae Griffin Ballenger.
Roger formerly worked for Bluegrass Paving as a dump truck driver and fleet supervisor. Roger...
James Charles Dressman
Oct 13, 2024
James Charles Dressman of Florence, KY was born November 5, 1977 in Covington, KY and died Sunday, October 13, 2024 at his residence at the age of 46 years.
He was the son of the late Dennis Lee and Ruth Ann Taylor Dressman and he was a retired deputy with the Grant County Detention...
Clarence Leo Adams
Oct 11, 2024
Mr. Clarence Leo Adams, a Falmouth resident, peacefully departed this life on Friday, October 11, 2024 at the age of 92. He was the husband of Bettye Jo Courtney Adams.
Clarence was born on February 25, 1932 to the late William Goble Adams and Vadia Poore Adams. He graduated Morgan High School where he was an avid...
Brenda Joyce Luttrell
Oct 11, 2024
Brenda Joyce Luttrell was born on October 14, 1943 in Nashville, TN and passed away on October 11, 2024 in Edgewood, KY at the age of 80. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Frances Davidson Neusbaum.
Ms. Luttrell was a hostess at Cracker Barrel restaurant and a member of the Sherman Full Gospel Assembly. ...
Larry Shelby Haubner
Oct 10, 2024
Larry Shelby Haubner, 81, of Dry Ridge, KY, entered his eternal home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 8, 1942, on the family farm in Falmouth, KY, he was the beloved son of the late Arthur and Alice Marie Brownfield Haubner.
Larry met...
William Harris Kemper
Oct 9, 2024
William Harris Kemper was born August 18, 1945 in Covington, Kentucky and passed away October 9, 2024 in Glasgow, Kentucky at the age of 79. He was the son of the late John Alfred and Nannie Elizabeth Harris Kemper.
Billy, as he was known by his family and friends, worked as a mechanic for Sears and Pepboys...
