Obituaries

Bruce Wayne Burden

Bruce Wayne Burden

Feb 23, 2006

Bruce Wayne Burden, 58 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, February 23, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on October 8, 1947 the son of the late Charles and Ione Johnson James. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Peterson and Chuck James. He was united in marriage on October 9, 2001...

Myrtle Lee Mcmanama

Myrtle Lee Mcmanama

Feb 20, 2006

Myrtle Lee McManama, 89 years of West Union, died Monday, February 20, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. She was born in Fallsburg, Kentucky on March 18, 1916 the daughter of the late Freelin and Dixie York Moore. She was a teacher in the Adams County Ohio Valley Schools. She was a member of the Nathaniel Massie...

Waylon Mathies Roberts Sowards

Waylon Mathies Roberts Sowards

Feb 19, 2006

Waylon Mathies Roberts Sowards, 1 day old died Sunday, February 19, 2006 at the Children?s Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born February 18, 2006, the son of Dustin Sowards and Kayse Roberts of Peebles. Beside his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandmother Jane Tucker of Peebles; paternal grandmother Brenda Cashwell of Peebles; maternal step grandfather Robert Bell of...

Alvin C. Willoughby

Alvin C. Willoughby

Feb 17, 2006

Alvin C. Willoughby, 86 years of Sardinia, died Friday, February 17, 2006 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. He was born in Waynesville, Ohio on September 13, 1919 the son of the late Arthur and Leona Simpson Willoughby. He was a member of the Fincastle Baptist Church and F&AM. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by one...

Lee Huffman

Lee Huffman

Feb 13, 2006

Lee Huffman, 47 years of Winchester, died Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on January 3, 1959 the son of Bob and Ruth Bethel Huffman. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Ball Huffman, parents, Bob and Ruth Huffman, son, Keith Huffman, sister and brother-in-law, Cathy and Steve...

Henry E. Riley

Henry E. Riley

Feb 13, 2006

Henry E. Riley, 89 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on March 4, 1916. He was a U.S. Army First Division 18th Infantry veteran of World War II. He retired from the State of Ohio Department of Natural Resources in 1979. He worked for...

Marie Hamilton

Marie Hamilton

Feb 10, 2006

Marie Hamilton, 84 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, February 10, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on August 10, 1921 the daughter of the late H.C. and Evelyn Bartlow Markins. She grew up in and was a member of the Evergreen Baptist Church, and later transferred her membership to the Belfast Presbyterian Church. She was...

Martha L. Gall

Martha L. Gall

Feb 10, 2006

Martha L. Gall, 74 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, February 10, 2006. Martha was born February 5, 1932 at Peebles, Ohio, the daughter of the late Hershel R. and AdaGustin Rhoads. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by daughter-in-law Debbie Gall, granddaughter Melissa Thomas, two brothers Richard Dean Rhoads and Ray Albert Rhoads, one sister Lucille Roades, special...

Fred T. Carter

Fred T. Carter

Feb 8, 2006

Fred T. Carter, Sr., 71 years of Blue Creek, died Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Sharonville, Ohio on October 7, 1934 the son of the late Wilbur and Melinda Ross Carter. He was united in marriage on August 2, 1959 to Daisy Napier Carter, who survives. He is also...

Martha Lee Elliott

Martha Lee Elliott

Feb 8, 2006

Martha Lee Elliott, 64 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Peebles. She was born in Lawshe, Ohio on February 22, 1941 the daughter of the late Alva C. and Octa Hamilton Elliott. She was a member of the Countryside Church of Christ. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Robert L. Walters

Robert L. Walters

Feb 6, 2006

Robert L. Walters, 69 years of Winchester, died Monday, February 6, 2006 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on February 10, 1936 the son of the late Ira and Virginia Berry Walters. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Winchester United Methodist...

Gail Denise Jordan Roberts

Gail Denise Jordan Roberts

Feb 4, 2006

Gail Denise Jordan Roberts, 39 years of Manchester, died Saturday, February 4, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on September 2, 1966 the daughter of Richard Boke and Osa Mae Silcox Jordan. She was preceded in death by half-brother David L. Jordan. She is survived by her parents, Richard Boke and Osa Mae Jordan of...

Wanda M. Hodge Lewis

Wanda M. Hodge Lewis

Jan 30, 2006

Wanda M. Hodge Lewis, 57 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, January 30, 2006 at her residence. She was born in Rainsboro, Ohio on November 27, 1948 the daughter of Ernest and Mary Washburn Hodge. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church. She worked for ABX Air. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati. She was preceded in death by...

Margaret Chabot Ellison

Margaret Chabot Ellison

Jan 29, 2006

Margaret Chabot Ellison, 94 years of Columbus, formerly of Peebles, died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at The Forum at Knightsbridge in Columbus. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on January 18, 1912 the daughter of the late Dr. George W. and Sadie Smittle Tener Chabot. She attended Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio and graduated from Ohio University in...

Robert Davis Moore

Robert Davis Moore

Jan 25, 2006

Robert Davis "Bob" Moore, 84 years of Hillsboro, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 25, 2006. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 12, 1921 the son of the late Thomas and Mattie Campbell Moore. He was a faithful member of the Berrysville Christian Union Church, where he served as Treasurer, Deacon, and Sunday School...

Richard S. Fristoe

Richard S. Fristoe

Jan 24, 2006

Richard S. Fristoe, 89 years of Peebles, died Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on October 7, 1916 the son of the late Paul and Phoebe Storer Fristoe. He was a member of the Evergreen Baptist Church, where he was a Trustee and Deacon, the Angus Association, and was an auctioneer for many...

Bobby L. Nichols

Bobby L. Nichols

Jan 21, 2006

Bobby L. Nichols, 71 years of Peebles, died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at the Adams County Hospital. He was born at Peebles, Ohio on January 23, 1934 the son of John and Grace McGown Nichols. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by one grandson and one brother Ricky Nichols He is survived by his wife Kathy Melvin Nichols...

Brenda Jeanette Morgan

Brenda Jeanette Morgan

Jan 20, 2006

Brenda Jeanette "B" Morgan, 47 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, January 20, 2006 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born in Peebles, Ohio on January 14, 1959 the daughter of the late George and Louise Rolfe Thomas. She is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Jamie and Holly Jones of St. Petersburg, Florida, Craig Cowdrey of Hillsboro,...

Dorothy M. Burchett

Dorothy M. Burchett

Jan 19, 2006

Dorothy M. ?Granny? Burchett, 85 years of the Sinking Spring Community, died Thursday, January 19, 2006 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on October 11, 1920 the daughter of the late Arthur and Essie Helterbrand Thompson. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Christ in Christian Union Church Beside her parents...

Robert S. Beighle

Robert S. Beighle

Jan 18, 2006

Robert S. Beighle, 85 years of Winchester, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. He was born in Winchester, Ohio on April 17, 1920 the son of the late Karl and Jennie Rhoades Beighle. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Seaman United Methodist Church, the...