Obituaries

Becky Shinkle

Becky Shinkle

May 3, 2002

Becky Shinkle, 42 years of Batavia, died Friday, May 3, 2002 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born on July 10, 1959 the daughter of the late Ronald Lee and Lois Jean Huddleston Shinkle. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2002 at 2:00 P.M. at the Hope Miller-Thompson Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Burial will...

James Franklin Smalley

James Franklin Smalley

Apr 29, 2002

James Franklin Smalley, Sr., 68 years of West Union, died Monday, April 29, 2002 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on April 6, 1934 the son of the late Sanford and America Burgett Smalley. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans....

Judy Maxwell

Judy Maxwell

Apr 27, 2002

Judy Maxwell, 55 years of the Belfast Community, died Saturday April 27, 2002 at her residence. She was born at Pricetown, OH on May 3, 1946 the daughter of Olive Pearl Rhoades Walker. She was employed at Weastec in Hillsboro for 14 years. She is survived by her husband Charles Thomas Maxwell,Jr. of Hillsboro, one daughter Etta Renee Maxwell of...

Thelma E. Hawkins

Thelma E. Hawkins

Apr 24, 2002

Thelma E. Hawkins, 81 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on January 27, 1921 the daughter of the late James and Jennie Case Gorman. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Omer Hawkins, who passed away on July 30, 1983,...

Mitchel Lee Mike Fairley

Mitchel Lee Mike Fairley

Apr 21, 2002

Mitchel Lee Mike Fairley, 25 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, April 21, 2002 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on May 14, 1976 the son of David R. and Mary Montgomery Fairley. He was self employed in excavating and farming. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge #361 of Hillsboro. He...

Carol Spurgeon

Carol Spurgeon

Apr 19, 2002

Carol Spurgeon, 65 years of Peebles, died Friday,April 19, 2002 at her residence. She was born at Concord, KY on May 22, 1936 the daughter of Calvin and Gladys Deatley Mefford. She was a faithfull member of the Seaman Church of Christ and was President of the Seaman Church of Christ Ladies Aide Group. Survivors include her husband of forty-three...

Carol Lou Newbry

Carol Lou Newbry

Apr 19, 2002

Carol Lou Newbry, 79 years of Layman, Ohio, died Friday, April 19, 2002 at her residence. She was born at Marietta, Ohio on December 31, 1922 the daughter of Edward and Mary Belleville Hall. Carol has resided in Layman for 22 years and was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church i Vincent, Ohio, member of the Gray toppers Senior...

Nadine Lewis

Nadine Lewis

Apr 18, 2002

Nadine Lewis, 70 years of Peebles, died Thursday, April 18, 2002 at her residence. She was born in Otway, Ohio on April 24, 1931 the daughter of the late Herbert and Demia Pridemore Penn. She was a member of the Hills Chapel Christian Union Church, the Peebles Lioness Club, the Peebles Garden Club, and the Peebles Magazine Club. She was...

Elmer Lee Crabtree

Elmer Lee Crabtree

Apr 16, 2002

Elmer Lee Crabtree, 41 years of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on July 12, 1960 the son of Jimmie Ray Crabtree and Ruth Evelynn Sluss Crabtree. He was preceded in death by his father, Jimmie Ray Crabtree, two sisters, and one brother. He is survived by...

Mary Ellen Hagan

Mary Ellen Hagan

Apr 15, 2002

Mary Ellen Hagan, 84 years of Columbus, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at the Convalarium at Indian Run. She was born in Jenkins, Kentucky on February 28, 1918 the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Samantha Alice Meade Taylor. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Hagan, and four brothers, Buster, Grover, Earl, and...

Willard Malachi Basford

Willard Malachi Basford

Apr 13, 2002

Willard Malachi Basford, 66 years of Seaman, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital. He was born at Bath County, KY on May 17, 1935 the son of Ernest Clayton and Naomi Boyd Basford. He attended the Mt. Calvary Church and was a farmer. He is survived by his wife Dolores Hughes Basford of Seaman, Step mother,...

Vivian Doney Reid

Vivian Doney Reid

Apr 13, 2002

Vivian Doney Reid was born on May 11, 1911 to Caroline Frantz Doney and John Calvin doney in Indiana County, Canoe Township, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Indiana State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania with a B.S. degree in Public School Music and English. She was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority. Mrs. Reid also engaged in postgraduate study at Kent...

Andy Mcfarland

Andy Mcfarland

Apr 10, 2002

Andy McFarland, 68 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on August 12, 1933 the son of the late Ernest J. and Rhoda Grace Taylor McFarland. He attended the Peebles Church of God. He retired after thirty-two years from Fifth Third Bank in Peebles where...

Kurstin Sierra Stern

Kurstin Sierra Stern

Apr 10, 2002

Kurstin Sierra Stern, infant, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Brown County Hospital in Georgetown. She was born in Georgetown, Ohio on April 10, 2002 the daughter of William M. Stern and Amanda Hamm of Peebles. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Mike Stern. Beside her parents she is survived by her paternal grandmother and step...

Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith

Apr 9, 2002

Evelyn Smith, 97 years of Springfield, Illinois, formerly of Winchester, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at the Sangamon Care Center in Springfield, Illinois. She was born in Winchester, Ohio on September 22, 1904 the daughter of the late Ira and Edith Kendall Short. She was a member of the Winchester Presbyterian Church. Beside her parents she was preceded in death...

Robert Stanley Olderham

Robert Stanley Olderham

Apr 8, 2002

Robert Stanley Olderham, 56 years of Hillsboro, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on February 21, 1946 the son of the late Stanley F. and Cecile Bost Olderham. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Olderham. He is survived by his wife, Helena...

Kevin E. Brault

Kevin E. Brault

Apr 7, 2002

Kevin E. Brault, 53 years of Bristol, Connecticut, died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at his residence. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 6, 1949 the son of Edward L., Jr. and Florence Lebert Brault-Lyman. A lifelong resident of Bristol, he was formerly employed at Wallace Barnes Steel Division and he has worked as a metallurgical lab technician for...

Christopher J. Johnson

Christopher J. Johnson

Apr 7, 2002

Christopher J. Johnson, 35 years of Peebles, died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at the U.C. Medical Center in Cincinnati. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on February 3, 1967 the son of James Johnson and Ruth Ann Thomas Cluxton. He was preceded in death by his father, James Johnson, who passed away on September 25, 1996. He is survived...

Marcile Williams

Marcile Williams

Apr 5, 2002

Marcile Williams, 85 years of Peebles, died Friday, April 5, 2002 at Hospice of Cincinnati in Cincinnati. She was born at Mowrystown, OH on May 15, 1916 the daughter of the late Otis and Ora Seip Miller. She was a member of the Peebles Pilgrim Holiness Church, Marcile had done Evangelist Work for 45 years and some was in Foreign...

Lois Napier Hopkins Lowe

Lois Napier Hopkins Lowe

Apr 3, 2002

Lois Napier Hopkins Lowe, 68 years of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at the Salyer Adult Group Home. She was born in Leslie County, Kentucky on January 4, 1934 the daughter of the late Lawrence and Effie Napier Napier. She was a member of the Samantha Freewill Baptist Church and the Highland County Senior Citizens. She was a realtor...