Obituaries

John R. Mccormick

John R. Mccormick

Apr 13, 2003

John R. McCormick, 70 years of Seaman, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Seaman, Ohio on October 22, 1932 the son of the late Clarence A. and Helen L. Zimmerman McCormick. He was a member of the Seaman United Methodist Church. He was a 1950 graduate of Seaman High School. He was a U.S....

Emily Ann Knauff

Emily Ann Knauff

Apr 12, 2003

Emily Ann Knauff, 18 years of Peebles, died Saturday, April 12, 2003. She was born in Maysville, Kentucky on April 20, 1984 the daughter of Michael and Maria Jansen Knauff. She was preceded in death by one sister, Frances Knauff and her grandfathers, Leroy Knauff, and Paul Jansen. She was a member of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Peebles,...

Johnna L. Reck-Hardin

Johnna L. Reck-Hardin

Apr 11, 2003

Johnna L. Reck-Hardin, 31 years of Hillsboro, died Friday, April 11, 2003 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on March 6, 1972 the daughter of John W. Reck and Verla A. Thomas Hodson. She is survived by her father and step mother, John W. and Beverly Reck of West Carrollton, her mother and...

Reba B. Puckett

Reba B. Puckett

Apr 11, 2003

Reba B. Puckett, 81 years of Hillsboro, formerly of Sinking Spring, died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Crestwood Nursing Center. She was born in Pike County, OH on December 4, 1921 the daughter of Charles and Pearl Sharp Caplinger. She was a member of the Sinking Spring United Methodist Church and had retired from Robertshaw Controls on January 1, 1984....

Ruth E. Copeland

Ruth E. Copeland

Apr 10, 2003

Ruth E. Copeland, 87 years of Peebles, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at her residence. She was born in Scioto County, Ohio on April 2, 1916 the daughter of the late Arlie and Donna Antis Williams. She was a member of the Peebles Pilgrim Holiness Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Larry Joe and Judy Copeland of...

Nora M. Gordley

Nora M. Gordley

Apr 5, 2003

Nora M. Gordley, 63 years of Peebles, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at her residence. She was born at Peebles, Ohio on August 3, 1939 the daughter of William and Mildred Abbott Shiveley. She was a member of the Peebles Church of Christ. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by one son Darrin Stone in 1995 and one...

Ray M. Storer

Ray M. Storer

Apr 5, 2003

Ray M. Storer, Sr., 93 years of Sinking Spring, OH, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at the Crestwood Nursing Center in Hillsboro He was born in Adams County, Ohio on July 22, 1909, the son of the late Seybert A. and Elizabeth P. Shelby Storer. Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ruby P. Boldman Storer...

Louise Morrison

Louise Morrison

Apr 4, 2003

Louise Morrison, 85 years of Portsmouth, died Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Hill View Retirement Center in Portsmouth. She was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 5, 1917 the daughter of the late Fred and Martha McCormick Morrison. She was a graduate of Peebles High School and Ohio University. She was a retired kindergarten school teacher in the Portsmouth...

Eldon Dutch A. Hickey

Eldon Dutch A. Hickey

Apr 2, 2003

Eldon Dutch A. Hickey, Sr., 75 years of Seaman, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at his residence. He was born in Clermont County, Ohio on April 11, 1927 the son of the late Alvin and Maudie Mayne Hickey. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was associated with the Bible Baptist Church of West Union. He...

Deron E. Reed

Deron E. Reed

Apr 2, 2003

Deron E. Reed, 36 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at his residence. He was born in West Union, Ohio on August 22, 1966 the son of Gene and Dot Cook Reed. He was a member of the Peebles Methodist Church. He was a drummer with various rock bands. He was owner of the American Star Agency. He...

Ronald Cecil Holbrook

Ronald Cecil Holbrook

Mar 31, 2003

Ronald Cecil Holbrook, 67 years of Seaman, died Monday, March 31, 2003 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Breathitt County, Kentucky on March 20, 1936 the son of the late Dailey M. and Florence Miller Holbrook. He was a truck driver for Cardinal Industries. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by one...

Mary M. Finnegan

Mary M. Finnegan

Mar 29, 2003

Mary M. Finnegan 81 years of Peebles, died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at the Adams County Hospital. She was born at Newburgh, N.Y. on September 18, 1921 the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Mascioli. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Francis Finnegan Jr. on April 1, 1979. She is survived by one son...

Rae Fultz

Rae Fultz

Mar 29, 2003

Rae Fultz, 64 years of Hillsboro, formerly of Peebles, died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at the Highland District Hospital Emergency Room. She was born at Peebles, Ohio on November 21, 1937 the daughter of Coleman and Lucille Grooms Newman. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harry Fultz on March 9, 1997 and one brother Eldon...

Clifford Smith

Clifford Smith

Mar 27, 2003

Clifford Smith, 66 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, March 27, 2003 at the Ohio Valley Manor in Ripley. He was born in the house where he lived until his need for extended medical care on June 5, 1936 the son of the late Lawrence T. and Bessie Wilson Smith. At the age of seven, he started taking piano lessons from...

Judy Jones

Judy Jones

Mar 27, 2003

Judy Jones, 59 years of Winchester, died Thursday, March 27, 2003 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. She was born in Norwood, Ohio on July 6, 1943 the daughter of the late William Willhoff, Jr. and Rosemary C. Parker. She attended the Winchester Church of Christ in Christian Union. She was a nurses aid at the Ohio Valley...

Amy Agnes Ward

Amy Agnes Ward

Mar 26, 2003

Amy Agnes Ward, 78 years of the Louden Community, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. She was born in West Union, Ohio on May 31, 1924 the daughter of the late Simon and Clara McCarty Fields. She was a member of the Louden Methodist Church. Beside her parents she was preceded in death...

Maxine Pearl Crabtree

Maxine Pearl Crabtree

Mar 25, 2003

Maxine Pearl Crabtree, 90 years of Dayton, died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at the Crestview Manor in Dayton. She was born in Fairfax, Ohio on June 30, 1912 the daughter of the late Curtis and Maggie Marlatt Hoop. She was a former member of the Hillsboro F.O.E. Ladies Auxiliary Aerie #1161. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by...

Mildred Gustin

Mildred Gustin

Mar 24, 2003

Mildred Gustin, 82 years of the Louisville Community, died Monday, March 24, 2003 at Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born in Peebles, Ohio on October 12, 1920 the daughter of the late Delbert and Cora Wisecup Sterne. She was a member of the Grace Brethren Church of Sinking Spring and the Louisville Grange #2660. She is survived by her husband,...

Caryl M. Newell

Caryl M. Newell

Mar 24, 2003

Caryl M. Newell, 84 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, March 24, 2003 at the Liberty Retirement Community in Dayton. She was born in Deckerville, Michigan on May 31, 1918 the daughter of the late Charles and Vera Clancy Merriman. She was a graduate of Potsdam College of the University of New York. She taught elementary grades from 1939 to 1951...

John Leeth

John Leeth

Mar 23, 2003

John Leeth, 88 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, March 23, 2003 at Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born in Scioto County, Ohio on March 24, 1914 the son of the late Orval and Lucy Bending Leeth. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the West Carrollton VFW #3438. He is...