Obituaries

Donald W. Austin

Donald W. Austin

Dec 17, 2001

Donald W. Austin, 78 years of Peebles, died Monday, December 17, 2001 at the Austin Manor in Peebles. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on October 1, 1923 the son of the late Ross and Addie Riley Austin. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the D.A.V. #31, Thompson-Wallington American Legion Post #594,...

Edward Johnson

Edward Johnson

Dec 10, 2001

Edward Johnson, 80 years of Seaman, died Monday, December 10, 2001 at the Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia. He was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on October 6, 1921 the son of the late John and Vena Haney Johnson. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Countryside Church of Christ, the Adams...

Donnie Tolle

Donnie Tolle

Dec 9, 2001

Donnie Tolle, 45 years of Peebles, died Saturday, December 9, 2001 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on December 15, 1955 the son of the late Chester and Wilma Riddle Tolle. He worked for the Village of Peebles Water Department for 20 years. He is survived by three sons, Chris Tolle of...

Ray E. Barnes

Ray E. Barnes

Dec 8, 2001

Ray E. Barnes, 81 years of Florida, died Saturday, December 8, 2001 at Lake City, Florida. He was born in Blue Creek, Ohio on May 30, 1920 the son of the late Milby and Esta Bailey Barnes. He was an Army Veteran serving in WWII and a member of the American Legion. He is survived by one son, Elwood Barnes...

Ann Johnson

Ann Johnson

Dec 5, 2001

Ann Johnson, 81 years of Peebles, died Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on July 25, 1920 the daughter of the late Ollie and Josephine Hackworth Hoop. She was a member of the Peebles Church of Christ in Christian Union. Beside her parents she was preceded in death...

Kay Tiny Howland

Kay Tiny Howland

Nov 29, 2001

Kay Tiny Howland, 62 years of Milford, formerly of Winchester, died Thursday, November 29, 2001 at his residence. He was born in Winchester, Ohio on May 29, 1939 the son of the late Jess and Mary E. Beighle Howland. He was a member of the F.&A.M. Lodge #54 of Milford. He was a salesman for Will-son Distributing Company. Beside his...

Exel Ray Vance

Exel Ray Vance

Nov 29, 2001

Drexel Ray Vance, 63 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, November 29, 2001 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. He was born in Morgan County, Kentucky on January 31, 1938 the son of the late Buford and Stella Mae Vance Vance. He was a former member of the Brown County Coon Hunters Club. He retired as a fork lift operator...

Evelyn Stratton

Evelyn Stratton

Nov 27, 2001

Evelyn Stratton, 55 years of Blue Creek, died Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at her residence. She was born in Harlan County, Kentucky on February 23, 1946 the daughter of the late Roy and Sarah Daniel. She was a member of the Shawnee Church. She worked in the mail room at Alden?s. She was united in marriage on November 6, 1962...

Laurel Johnson

Laurel Johnson

Nov 25, 2001

Laurel Johnson, 84 of Hillsboro, died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at the Highland District Hospital. She was born at Wooster, OH on July 12, 1917 the daughter of Carl M. and Laurel Kirkpatrick Timmons. She was a member of the Hillsboro 1st United Methodist Church, Mo-Ser-Gi, Hillsboro #441 OES, Hillsboro Emblem Club and had been a Pink Lady at the...

June Marie Beath

June Marie Beath

Nov 25, 2001

June Marie Beath, 66 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at the Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born in Winchester, Ohio on April 21, 1935 the daughter of William Wesley Stout and Ruby Kinnett Tanner of Hillsboro, who survives. She was a member of the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father,...

Robert M. Pierce

Robert M. Pierce

Nov 25, 2001

Robert M. ?Bob? Pierce, 41 of Hillsboro, died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born at Jamestown, Ohio on December 4, 1959 the son of Robert Blessing Pierce and Eulene Teague Quickel. He was a member of the Hillsboro Fraternal Order of Eagles #1161 and a US Army Veteran. He was a Dry Wall Installer and...

Paul Edward Cummings

Paul Edward Cummings

Nov 24, 2001

Paul Edward Cummings, 90 of Hillsboro Marshall Community died Saturday, November 24, 2001 at Heartland of Hillsboro. He was born in Highland County on April 16, 1911 the son of Farris B. and Lulu Weaver Cummings. He was a member of the Marshall United Methodist Church, United Methodist Mens Brotherhood, Highland County Farm Bureau, owned and operated Cummings Farm Supply...

Roscoe L. Ramsey

Roscoe L. Ramsey

Nov 24, 2001

Roscoe L. Ramsey, 83 years of Peebles, died Saturday, November 24, 2001 at his residence. He was born in Manchester, Ohio on October 26, 1918 the son of the late Lewis and Mae Foster Ramsey. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 1029. Beside his parents he was preceded in...

Mary Ellen Spargur

Mary Ellen Spargur

Nov 23, 2001

Mary Ellen Spargur, 87 years of Englewood, Florida, formerly of Hillsboro, died Friday, November 23, 2001 at the Bon Secours Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Charlotte, Florida. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on September 3, 1914 the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Vance Robinson. She was baptized on February 14, 1928 and was a member of...

Carol Leslie Groen

Carol Leslie Groen

Nov 22, 2001

Carol Leslie Groen, 83 years of Syracuse, New York, formerly of Hillsboro, died Thursday, November 22, 2001 in Syracuse following a long illness. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on January 26, 1918 the daughter of the late Marshall and Agnes Mae Crowne Leslie. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School, received her Bachelor?s Degree from Wilmington College, and...

Donald M. Blythe

Donald M. Blythe

Nov 22, 2001

Donald M. Blythe, 62 years of Peebles, died Thursday, November 22, 2001 at the Adams County Hospital in West Union. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on July 9, 1939 the son of the late Nathaniel and Anna Snider Blythe. He was a member of the Peebles Masonic Lodge #581 and the Adams County Pilot Association. He was a Kentucky...

Florence E. Bennington

Florence E. Bennington

Nov 18, 2001

Florence E. Bennington, 76 of Peebles, died Sunday, November 18, 2001 at the Adams County Hospital. She was born in West Virginia on August 31, 1925 the daughter of Noah and Elizabeth Hatch Breeden. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Fulton ?Sonny? Bennington on February 19, 1985 one grandson, Troy Bennington, one granddaughter, Danielle Shea...

Virginia Kloeb

Virginia Kloeb

Nov 15, 2001

Virginia Kloeb, 80 years of Bethel, died Thursdays, November 15, 2001 at the Locust Ridge Nursing Center. She was born at Cincinnati, OH on April 25, 1921 the daughter of Stephen and Emiline Mullins Peponis. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her son Willliam Henry Kerr, and one daughter Kandy Krecsay. She is survived by three daughters...

Vina Smith

Vina Smith

Nov 15, 2001

Vina Smith, 99 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, November 15, 2001 at the Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born in Lee City, Kentucky on August 8, 1902 the daughter of the late Clay and Rhoda Dunn Rudd. She was a member of the Samantha Freewill Baptist Church. Beside her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Smith,...

Clive D. Branscome

Clive D. Branscome

Nov 14, 2001

Clive D. Branscome, 94 years of Punta Gorda, Florida, formerly of Cincinnati, died Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at the Punta Gorda Elderly Care. He was born in Chatardy, West Virginia on May 4, 1907 the son of the late Walker and Cora Susan McPeak Branscome. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Branscome,three brothers, Bryan,...