Obituaries

Rena Basford

Rena Basford

Sep 20, 2013

Rena Francis Basford, 91, of Winchester, Ohio passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at her residence. Several members of her family were at her bedside. She was born on December 19, 1921 in Olive Hill, Kentucky. The daughter of William and Gertrude Ellison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Clayton Basford, sons Gerald...

Samuel Sherman Sharp

Samuel Sherman Sharp

Sep 19, 2013

Samuel Sherman Sharp, 78 years of Cincinnati, passed away on September 19, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Mt. Washington on February 22, 1935, the son of the late Charles Monroe Sr. and Mabel Erie Prince Sharp. Besides his parents he was preceded by three brothers Charles Sharp Jr., Robert Sharp and David Sharp. Samuel was a retired...

Chester Lee Robinson

Chester Lee Robinson

Sep 19, 2013

Chester Lee Robinson, 87 years of Winchester, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 at Mercy Hospital Clermont. He was born in Winchester, Ohio on April 11, 1926 the son of the late Willis and Dorothy Kendall Robinson. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one niece, Patricia Ann Wilson. Chester was a US Army Veteran of World War...

Rosemary Combs

Rosemary Combs

Sep 18, 2013

Rosemary Combs, 83 years of Peebles, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 1, 1929 the daughter of the late Charles and Lilly Abbott Kingsolver. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Combs, who passed away on September 26, 1995; one son, Alan Combs; one...

John Fisher

John Fisher

Sep 17, 2013

John Fisher, 65 years of Peebles, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 29, 1948 the son of the late Howard and Helen Pumpelly Fisher. John was a member of the Peace Corps. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Norris Fisher of Peebles, whom he married...

Kathleen Centers

Kathleen Centers

Sep 16, 2013

Kathleen Centers, 58 years of Peebles, passed away Monday, September 16, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. She was born in Hamilton County, Ohio on June 14, 1955 the daughter of the late Raymond and Janis Francis Forbes. She is survived by two sons, Brian Davis of West Chester and Mickey and Jennifer Davis of Peebles; one...

Johnny Riley

Johnny Riley

Sep 15, 2013

Johnny Riley, 76 years of Peebles, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. He was born in Locust Grove, on September 20, 1936 the son of the late Merida and Ana Lou Shields Riley. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah Riley. He is survived by his wife...

Thomas Daniel Maxfield

Thomas Daniel Maxfield

Sep 10, 2013

Daniel Maxfield, 2 months of Hillsboro, passed away on September 10, 2013 at the Highland District Hospital. Daniel was born in Hamilton County on July 3, 2013, the son of Tom Maxfield and Erin Shipley-Maxfield of Hillsboro. Besides his parents he is survived by his brother Steven Shipley and sister Johanna Shipley, Uncle Danny Joan Maxfield of Loveland and Aunt...

Sue Kelley

Sue Kelley

Sep 9, 2013

Sue Kelley, 73 years of Seaman, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 at Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 20, 1939 the daughter of the late Thomas and Pearl Womble Hollingsworth. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one son, Woody H. Kelley; three brothers, Newman Stillings, Thomas Hollingsworth,...

Carrie Ionia-Bower Edwards

Carrie Ionia-Bower Edwards

Sep 7, 2013

Carrie Ionia Bower Edwards, 100 years of Sabina and formerly of Hillsboro, passed away on Saturday September 7, 2013 at the Court House Manor in Washington Court House. She was born in Ross County on July 16, 1913 the daughter of the late Edward and Ada Vetter Bower. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Herbert...

Lloyd Ray Palmer

Lloyd Ray Palmer

Aug 30, 2013

Lloyd Ray Palmer, 80 years of Hillsboro, formerly of Seaman, passed away on Friday August 30, 2013 at his residence with his family by his side. He was born in Adams County on December 4, 1932, the son of the late E. Ray and Margie Hamilton Palmer. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Dr. Carroll...

Charles Brewer

Charles Brewer

Aug 29, 2013

Charles Brewer, 92 years of Peebles, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Blue Creek, Ohio on April 3, 1921 the son of the late Arthur and Vella Hohn Brewer. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Daniel Brewer. Charles attended Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church at Scrub Bridge and...

Doris Smalley

Doris Smalley

Aug 28, 2013

Doris Smalley, 81 years of Newark, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Adams County Manor. She was born in Rarden, Ohio on October 14, 1931 the daughter of the late Cloice and Opal Evans Hoffer. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Carson Smalley, who passed away on March 2, 2002 and one son,...

Anna Spilker

Anna Spilker

Aug 28, 2013

Anna Spilker, 72 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Wednesday August 28, 2013 at the Highland District Hospital. She was born in Pendleton, KY on December 27, 1940, the daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel Riley Hutchinson. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her brother William Hutchinson. Anna and Dick had worked in the mission field...

Herbert A. Pollard

Herbert A. Pollard

Aug 22, 2013

Herbert A. Pollard, 80 years of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at the Heartland of Hillsboro. He was born at Sandy Springs, Ohio on May 20, 1933 to the late Estle & May Amburgey Pollard. Beside his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy D. Pollard on August 10, 2004, son Allen Herbert Pollard on...

Susie Smith

Susie Smith

Aug 21, 2013

Susie Smith, age 72 of Peebles, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Mercy Hospital Clermont. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on July 18, 1941 the daughter of the late Otis and Pearl Foughty Chamblin. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Smith who passed away on September 9, 2002. She is survived...

Charma E. Reno

Charma E. Reno

Aug 20, 2013

Charma E. Reno, 86 years of Hillsboro, passed away on Tuesday August 20, 2013 at The Laurels of Hillsboro. Charma was born in Samantha, Ohio on April 5, 1927, the daughter of the late Claude and Margaret Watts Cameron. Besides her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband's George Reno and Walter "Gene" Ward, son Thomas "Tommy"...

Mary H. Hooper

Mary H. Hooper

Aug 20, 2013

Mary E. Hooper, age 82 of West Union, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. She was born in Wamsley, Ohio on September 24, 1930 the daughter of the late Lester and Ocie Spence Ryan. Mary was a graduate of Franklin High School, a manager for Williams Directories in Cincinnati for several years, and retired...

Faye Thompson

Faye Thompson

Aug 14, 2013

Faye Thompson, age 95 of Piketon, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Piketon Nursing Center. She was born in Piketon, Ohio on September 29, 1917 the daughter of the late Floyd and Mattie Smith Grooms. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Thompson, Who passed away on June 30, 1980. Faye attended Union Hill...

Roger Stephenson

Roger Stephenson

Aug 13, 2013

Roger Stephenson, age 75 of Danville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Ephraim McDowell Hospital. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on April 23, 1938 the son of the late Edgar and Laura Greene Stephenson. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Mary Stephenson of Indianapolis; one daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Greg Staed of...