Obituaries

Lynne M. Singer

Lynne M. Singer

May 25, 2003

Lynne M. Singer, 39 years of Peebles, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at the University Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born in Plattsburgh, New York on April 25, 1964 the daughter of Wayne and Eva Macey Hodge. Beside her parents she is survived by one daughter, Samantha Singer of Oxford, Michigan, maternal grandmother, Agnes Macey of New York, paternal grandmother,...

Forrest C. Shoemaker

Forrest C. Shoemaker

May 25, 2003

Forrest C. Shoemaker, 72 years of Otway, died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on June 14, 1930 the son of the late Charles and Agnes Boyd Shoemaker. He was a Clerk for the United States Government and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II....

Michael A. Mast

Michael A. Mast

May 24, 2003

Michael A. Mast, 12 years of Winchester, died Saturday, May 24, 2003 at the Children's Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio on March 13, 1991 the son of Andrew and Frieda Keim Mast. Beside his parents he is survived by four brothers, Marvin Ray Mast, Maynard Mast, Jason Mast, Elijah Mast, sister, Diane Mast, Paternal Grand Parents,...

Dewey V. Howe

Dewey V. Howe

May 23, 2003

Dewey V. Howe, 75 years of Peebles, died Friday, May 23, 2003 at the Eagle Creek Nursing Center in West Union. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on September 19, 1927 the son of the late Sylvester and Frances Rideout Howe. He was a member of the Union Hill Church and had worked at Plum Run Stone Division as...

Shirley Louise Irish

Shirley Louise Irish

May 18, 2003

Shirley Louise Raut Irish, 74 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at the Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 11, 1929 the daughter of the late Fred C. and Amanda Arlane Woodruff Raut. She was a member of the Marshall United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, Hillsboro Historical Society,...

Marion E. Hartman

Marion E. Hartman

May 18, 2003

Marion E. Hartman, 73 years, of Hillsboro, died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at his residence. He was born at Eaton, Ohio on November 15, 1929 , the son of the late Elmer and Nellie Kees Hartman. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Robert Hartman. He was a member of the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church....

Lois M. Nichols

Lois M. Nichols

May 13, 2003

Lois M. Nichols, 59 years of Peebles, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at her residence. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio on August 3, 1943 the daughter of Francis and Kathryn Kirker White. She worked for the Board of Elections in Adams County. She was a member of the Dunkinsville United Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star Chapter #396,...

Tom Austin

Tom Austin

May 13, 2003

Tom Austin, 100 years of Peebles, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at the Austin Manor in Peebles. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on June 7, 1902 the son of the late Holland Ross and Addie Riley Austin. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a farmer and a cook with the N & W Railroad....

Catherine Adams

Catherine Adams

May 12, 2003

Catherine Adams, 86 years of Rarden, died Monday, May 12, 2003 at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. She was born in Rarden, Ohio on September 19, 1916 the daughter of the late Roy and Faye Hackworth Riley. She was a member of the Rarden Ladies Auxiliary. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar...

Mabel K. Murphy

Mabel K. Murphy

May 11, 2003

Mabel K. Murphy, 101 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, May 11, 2003 at her residence. She was born in Highland County, Ohio on February 21, 1902 the daughter of the late John and Rose Fox Murphy. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and Wilmington College. She retired in 1967 from Hillsboro City Schools after forty-six years of teaching...

Margaret M. Barney Beaver Arnold

Margaret M. Barney Beaver Arnold

May 9, 2003

Margaret M. ?Barney Beaver? Arnold, 99 years of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Hillsboro, died Friday, May 9, 2003 at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers. The only child of Carey and Gertrude Burnett Beaver, she was born in Highland County on January 22, 1904. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joe Arnold in 1984, step...

Mildred Chandler

Mildred Chandler

May 6, 2003

Mildred Chandler, 89 years of West Union, died Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at the Villa Georgetown. She was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on March 24, 1914 the daughter of the late Samuel Edgar and Cynthia Anna Riffle Foster. She was a member of the Cherry Fork Presbyterian Church, Legion Auxiliary-Morris Baldridge Post #503, and the Women?s Missionary Society. She was...

John M. Alexander

John M. Alexander

May 3, 2003

John M. Alexander, 65 years of Seaman, died Saturday, May 3, 2003, at Brown County General Hospital in Georgetown. He was born June 24, 1937 in Winchester, the son of the late Isaac F. and Hattie Mae Kinnett Alexander. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Clarence Shorty Alexander. He was a member of...

Francis H. Cochran

Francis H. Cochran

May 1, 2003

Francis H. Cochran, 87 years of Norwood, died Thursday, May 1, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Bowersville, Ohio on January 31, 1916 the son of the late Howard and Donna Hoover Cochran. He was a mechanic at John Nolan Ford. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Hemming Cochran, who passed away...

Lee F. Benjamin

Lee F. Benjamin

Apr 30, 2003

Lee F. Benjamin, 85 years of Washington Court House, died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at the Carlton Manor in Washington Court House. He was born in Romulus, New York on May 3, 1917 the son of the late Willard and Helen Johnson Benjamin. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Beside his parents he was preceded in death...

Arthur L. Cupps

Arthur L. Cupps

Apr 28, 2003

Arthur L. Cupps, 78 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, April 28, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 7, 1924 the son of the late Arthur C. and Ada Zierfuss Cupps. He retired from the Nabisco Company after thirty-one years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having fought in...

Pearl Tucker

Pearl Tucker

Apr 27, 2003

Pearl Tucker, 84 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. She was born March 18, 1919 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Woodlow and Julia Howard Howard. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by 9 brothers and sisters. She is survived by a sister Ella Brown of Hillsboro,...

Rolland Lee Mcclure

Rolland Lee Mcclure

Apr 27, 2003

Rolland Lee McClure, 67 years of Grove City, formerly of Seaman, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at the Mt. Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on July 4, 1935 the son of Floyd and Delphia Murphy McClure. He was working as supervisor of the warehouse for Production Plus. He was a member of the...

Gladys M. Stormer

Gladys M. Stormer

Apr 26, 2003

Gladys M. Stormer, 100 years of Venice, Florida, formerly of Dayton, died Saturday, April 26, 2003 at the Brighton Gardens by Marriott in Venice. She was born in Pike County, Ohio on November 27, 1902 the daughter of the late William and Pearl Humphreys Massie. She retired from the McCall Corporation in Dayton. Beside her parents she was preceded in...

Virginia C. Strain

Virginia C. Strain

Apr 23, 2003

Virginia C. Strain, 70 years of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at her residence. She was born September 13, 1932 at Winchester, Ohio, the daughter of the late Mason Raymond and Clara Eleanor Ward Edwards. She was a member of the Hillsboro Church of Christ and had worked as a Veterinary Assistant for the Colonial Animal Clinic for several...