Obituaries

Omer Swayne

Omer Swayne

May 16, 2006

Omer "Qwet" Swayne, 87 years of McDermott, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at the Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 26, 1918 the son of the late Homer and Melissa Hilterbran Swayne. He is a United States Air Force veteran of World War II. He graduated from Franklin High School in the class of...

Ione Hunt

Ione Hunt

May 14, 2006

Ione Hunt, 58 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, May 14, 2006 at her residence. She was born May 12, 1948 in Middletown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Verner Moore and Pauline Einspahr Moore of Bainbridge, Ohio. She was a member of the Pine Top Church of Christ in Christian Union. Beside her mother, she is survived by her husband...

John R. Fawley

John R. Fawley

May 13, 2006

John R. Fawley, 60 years of Hillsboro, died Saturday, May 13, 2006 at The Laurels of Hillsboro. John was born January 29, 1946 in Hillsboro, the son of Robert and Martha Vance Fawley. He was a member of the New Market Presbyterian Church, 36 year board member of the New Market Baptist Cemetery Association, from 1973-1990 worked for the American...

Gladys R. Newman

Gladys R. Newman

May 12, 2006

Gladys R. Newman, 91 years of Rarden, died Friday, May 12, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Rarden, Ohio on July 13, 1914 the daughter of the late Roy and Faye Hackworth Riley. She had had worked at General Springs Company until her retirement. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by one son Ronnie Newman, and...

David Arthur Phillips

David Arthur Phillips

May 9, 2006

David Arthur Phillips, 52 years of Kansas City, Missouri, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Greenfield, Ohio on June 15, 1953 the son of Arthur and Wauleta Ferrell Phillips. David attended school in Greenfield, Ohio and graduated from Corning High School in Corning, Iowa. He joined the Methodist Church at an early age. He...

Michael Blaine Tolle

Michael Blaine Tolle

May 9, 2006

Michael Blaine Tolle, 21 years of Peebles, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006. He was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on February 15, 1985 the son of Denver Tolle and Shawna Herdman Garza. He was a Peebles High School graduate in the class of 2003. He worked for Accurate Masonry. He is survived by his father, Denver Tolle of Peebles, mother, Shawna...

Lisa Ann Kisling

Lisa Ann Kisling

May 8, 2006

Lisa Ann Kisling, 43 years of Hillsboro, died unexpectedly Monday, May 8, 2006 at the Riverside Hospital in Columbus. She was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on September 30, 1962 the daughter of Wilbur E. and Doris Prater Hattan. She was a member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ. She was a nurse at the Adams County Hospital. She was...

Rex Ison

Rex Ison

May 3, 2006

Rex Ison, 68 years of Bainbridge, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on September 9, 1937 the son of the late John Franklin and Mary Jane Keaton Ison. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Amber and Stephanie Ison, four brothers, Estell, Walter, Leslie, and Willard Ison,...

Max B. Butler

Max B. Butler

May 3, 2006

Max B. Butler, 80 years of Seaman, died Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at the Adams County Manor in West Union. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on February 14, 1926 the son of the late Daniel B. and Rosa Baldridge Butler. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, and three sisters. He is survived by...

Janet Freda Walker

Janet Freda Walker

Apr 28, 2006

Janet Freda Walker, 62 years old of Hillsboro, died unexpectedly Friday , April 28, 2006 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She was born November 19, 1943 at Cadiz Junction, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harvey and Audrey Finnicum Maffitt. Janet was a 1961 graduate of Jewett High School in Jewett, Ohio. She owned and operated JW...

Ray Abbott

Ray Abbott

Apr 26, 2006

Ray Abbott, Jr., 66 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on March 23, 1940 the son of the late Earl Ray and Faye Lawwill Abbott, Sr. He was a member of the Tranquility Community Church, where he was also a Board Member. He was a member of the Ohio...

Howard L. Rankin

Howard L. Rankin

Apr 24, 2006

Howard L. Rankin, 57 years of Aberdeen, formerly of Peebles, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at the Meadowview Regional Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky. He was born in Jamestown, Ohio on May 15, 1948 the son of the late Delbert and Bertha Pistol Rankin. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam Era. He is survived by his wife, Debbie...

Maggie M. Grooms

Maggie M. Grooms

Apr 24, 2006

Maggie M. Grooms, 82 years of Seaman, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Cave City, Kentucky on March 4, 1924 the daughter of the late William and Kate Blair Smith. She was a member of the Tranquility Community Church. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ora Grooms, who passed...

Rick Sanders

Rick Sanders

Apr 22, 2006

Rick Sanders, 50 years of Winchester, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Maysville, Kentucky on February 26, 1956 the son of Marion L. and Ada Johnson Sanders. He worked for Complete General Construction Company. He was a member of Union Local 18. He was preceded in death by his father, Marion L. Sanders. He...

James Reeves

James Reeves

Apr 20, 2006

James Reeves, Jr., 62 years of Winchester, died Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the Anderson Mercy Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born in Brown County, Ohio on August 23, 1943 the son of the late James and Minnie Mae Miller Reeves, Sr. He was raised by Walter and Betty Huck, who also preceded him in death. He was a U.S....

Raymond E. Jones

Raymond E. Jones

Apr 19, 2006

Raymond E. Jones, 72 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Tuscarawas, Ohio on November 25, 1933 the son of the late Robert and Mary Thomas Jones. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He worked for Massillin Steel. Beside his parents he was...

Bradley Jay Stamper

Bradley Jay Stamper

Apr 17, 2006

Bradley Jay Stamper, 52 years of West Union, died Monday, April 17, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital. He was born in Adams County on October 31, 1953 the son of Troy E. and Anna Ruth Whaley Stamper Sr. He was self employed and was a U.S.Air Force Veteran of the Viet-Nam Era. He was preceded in death by his...

Shelbyleen B. Clark

Shelbyleen B. Clark

Apr 13, 2006

Shelbyleen B. Clark, 67 years of Peebles, died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. She was born in Iva, South Carolina on March 16, 1939 the daughter of the late Parker and Grace Wooten Brown. She was a member of the Peebles Pilgrim Holiness Church. She was united in marriage on February 22, 1956...

Freda N. Harper

Freda N. Harper

Apr 12, 2006

Freda N. Harper, 75 years of Winchester, died Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at the Crestwood Nursing Center in Hillsboro. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on December 29, 1930 the daughter of the late William Harry and Glenna Mafel Lanter. She attended the Wesley Chapel Church of Christ in Christian Union. Beside her parents she was preceded in death...

Mary June Carter

Mary June Carter

Apr 8, 2006

Mary June Carter, 77 years of Lucasville, formerly of Sinking Spring, OH., died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, OH. She was born June 14, 1928 in Pike County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Perley C. and Hazel Marie Johnson LeVan. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elijah...