Obituaries

Jan 24, 2019

Shirley Mae Ferguson of Williamstown, Kentucky July 20, 1937 - January 24, 2019

Shirley Mae Ferguson , 81, passed away Thursday January 24, 2019 at the Grant Center. Born July 20, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Aline Hutcherson Baker.

Shirley retired from Walmart in Dry Ridge, where she worked in...

Jan 22, 2019

Mrs. Evalyn Stewart Adams, a Dry Ridge resident, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the St. Elizabeth Hospice Center at the age of 78.  She was the widow of the late Arthur Allen Adams.

Mrs. Adams was a homemaker and farmer most of her life.  She was a member of the Violet Ridge Church of...

Jan 22, 2019

Wilma Florence Bowen Rose , 85, resident of DeMossville, KY, passed away Tuesday January 22, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Florence, after a brief illness.  Born October 8, 1933 in Pendleton Co., KY, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Alfred and Clarice Thelma Blades Bowen.

Jan 21, 2019

John Steven Smallwood was born September 13, 1948 in Cincinnati, OH and passed away January 21, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH at the age of 70. He was the son of the late John Cecil and Maude Lee Melton Smallwood.

John was a retired entrepreneur and self-employed salesman.  He was also a veteran of the United States Marine...

Jan 20, 2019

Shirley Joan Kinmon Chowning Colston of Dry Ridge, KY was born January 18, 1935 in Covington, KY and died Sunday, January 20, 2019 at Grant Center, Williamstown, KY at the age of 84.

She was the daughter of the late William and Edna Earl Childers Kinmon, a retired telephone operator for Cincinnati Bell Telephone and homemaker, and...

Jan 20, 2019

Madeline Steers was born November 1, 1927 in Dry Ridge, Kentucky and passed away January 20, 2019 in Erlanger, Kentucky at the age of 91.  She was the daughter of the late Carl Franklin and Rosa Nelta Rogers Collins.

Madeline was a retired cook having worked at serveral Northern Kentucky area diners.  She was also a homemaker...

Jan 17, 2019

Mr. Bailey, an Erlanger resident, passed away in Montgomery Co, Ohio after a massive heart attack.  He was the husband of Paula Adams Bailey.

Mr. Bailey was a HVAC technician for J. Feldcamp Design and Build.  He loved the outdoors, hunting and was generally known as a man whom could repair anything he touched.

In...

Jan 13, 2019

Mr. Kline D. Shipp of Dry Ridge, KY. passed away Sunday, January 13 in Tavares, Florida after a brief illness.  Mr. Shipp was born May 28, 1933 in Covington, KY. to the late John W. Shipp and Mae Stephens Shipp.  Mr. Shipp was retired from the Federal Land Bank in Dry Ridge, KY. where he served as President.  Mr....

Jan 13, 2019

Sara Louise Spears Smith was born March 20, 1937 in Rhea Co., Tennessee and passed away Jan. 13, 2019 in Deland, Florida at the age of 81.  She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mabel Howard Spears.

Sara was a retired banker from the Plantation Bank in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

On July 30,...

Jan 11, 2019

Mr. Brock, a Falmouth resident, passed away at his residence in Falmouth on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the age of 51.  He was the husband of Anna Shelton Brock.

Mr. Brock was born in Valparaiso, IN on January 31, 1967 to the late Arnold Brock and Evelyn Strunk Brock.  He was a logger for most of...

Jan 11, 2019

Mrs. Sherry Jo White of Norwood, Ohio passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at the age of 63.  Sherry was born March 14, 1955 in Owenton, Kentucky to Mary Gladys Smith Mastin and the late James Calvin Mastin.  Sherry was a homemaker.  She enjoyed time with her family and grandchildren and the occasional visit to a casino.

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Jan 11, 2019

Edward E. Brown of Crittenden, KY was born Sunday, April 13, 1941 in Georgetown, KY and died Friday, January 11, 2019 at his residence at the age of 77.

He was the son of the late Raymond Kenneth and Anna Bertha Payne Brown. He was a retired truck driver for Roadway Express and former truck driver for...

Jan 10, 2019

Eva Marie Holbrook of Crittenden/Mt. Zion, Kentucky April 13, 1931 - January 10, 2019

Eva Marie Holbrook , 87, widow of Kenneth Holbrook, died Thursday January 10, 2019 at Woodcrest Nursing & Rehab Center in Erlanger. Born April 13, 1931 in Grant County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bessie Atha Carter.

Jan 9, 2019

Rita Jane Blevins Brewsaugh of Corinth, KY was born Friday, October 16, 1942 in Cincinnati, OH and died Wednesday, January 9, 2019 in Williamstown, KY at the age of 76.

She was the daughter of the late Charles Raymon and Mary Irene Hargis Blevins, a homemaker and former secretary with P&G in Cincinnati and Grefco of Florence,...

Jan 4, 2019

William "Bill" R. Gazaw of Dry Ridge, Kentucky September 27, 1942 - January 4, 2019

William “Bill” Richard Gazaw , 76, a Dry Ridge resident, died Friday January 4, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Grant. Born Sunday September 27, 1942, in Pittsfield, MA, he was the son of the late William Lawrence and Mary Jones...

Jan 1, 2019

Jasper "Lonnie" Wright, Jr. was born Dec. 15, 1929 in Hazard, Kentucky and passed away Jan. 1, 2019 in Macon, GA at the age of 89.  He was the son of the late Jasper "Sharky" Wright, Sr. and Ruth Shepherd Wright.

On Sept. 26, 2006, Lonnie was united in marriage to Laura Couch Harp Wright who survives. ...

Dec 31, 2018

Pamela Elaine Roland of Corinth, Kentucky January 2, 1966 - December 31, 2018

Pamela Elaine Roland , 52, wife of Gayle Roland, passed away Monday December 31, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center – Grant/Hospice Unit. Born January 2, 1966, in Hamilton, OH, she was the daughter of Hilda Moore Bowman and the late Morris Oral Bowman....

Dec 31, 2018

Mrs. Angie Wright Jones, a Williamstown resident, passed away at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Florence on Monday, December 31, 2018 at the age of 47.

Angie was born in Covington, KY on October 6, 1971 to D. Kline Wright and Betty O'Banion Wright.  She was united in marriage on June 11, 1994 to her loving...

Dec 29, 2018

Rita Carol Gordon of Old Hickory, TN was born August 7, 1947 in Paris, KY and died Saturday, December 29, 2018 in Nashville, TN at the age of 71.

She was the daughter of the late John and Lottie Belle North Gordon and an administrative assistant for Computer Marketing of America. In addition to her parents she...

Dec 28, 2018

Paul Meredith Lawrence , 91, widower of Pauline Lawrence, died Friday December 28, 2018 at his residence in Dry Ridge, KY. Born March 25, 1927 in the Mt. Zion Community of Grant County, he was the son of the late Roy and Cornelia Green Lawrence.

Paul started his work career as a dairy farmer. He...