Obituaries

Joseph Gardner

Joseph Gardner

Sep 13, 2012

Joseph Gardner, 73 years of Peebles, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Adams County, Ohio on May 18, 1939 the son of the late Thomas and Lola Heppard Gardner. Joseph attended Peebles Holiness Mission. He is survived by his wife; Judy Anderson Gardner of Peebles, whom he married on June...

John Mcwain

John Mcwain

Sep 8, 2012

John McWain, 75 years of Seaman, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Adams County Regional Medical Center. He was born in Coalmont, Tennessee on March 2, 1937 the son of the late Oscar and Cleo Smart McWain. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one son; Terry McWain and one daughter; Theresa McWain Garrity. John attended Bethlehem...

Lucille Williamson

Lucille Williamson

Sep 6, 2012

Lucille Williamson, 96 years of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at Crestwood Nursing Center. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on March 31, 1916 the daughter of the late Ernest and Bessie Freeze Chenoweth. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Willaimson, who passed away in February 1994, one son; Pete Williamson,...

Ivadelle Douglas

Ivadelle Douglas

Sep 4, 2012

Ivadelle Douglas, 87 years of Seaman, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Eagle Creek Nursing Home. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on March 12, 1925 the daughter of the late Noble and Lida Belle Blanton Kepp. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one son; Allen Douglas. She is survived by her husband, Howard B....

Richard Herman Seitz

Richard Herman Seitz

Sep 2, 2012

Richard Herman Seitz, Jr., 88 years of Hillsboro, died Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the Highland District Hospital. He retired from the U.S. Navy, serving during W.W. II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of F.O.E. Aerie #361 Hillsboro, F.O.E. Aerie 2193 Mt. Healthy, AMVETS Post 61 Hillsboro. He is survived by one step son Michael Mathews, two...

Jim Grooms

Jim Grooms

Aug 29, 2012

Jim Grooms, 73 years of Peebles, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Peebles, Ohio on January 22, 1939 the son of the late Virgil and Gladys Young Grooms. Jim attended Peebles Church of Christ; he was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era, and a member of the Peebles Masonic Lodge #581,...

Tempest E. Huffman

Tempest E. Huffman

Aug 29, 2012

Tempest E. "Tempy" Huffman, 69 years of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at her residence. She was born at Clarksville, OH.on February 8, 1943, the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Urton Setty. She had retired from the Randall Company in Wilmington. She is survived by her husband Ronald Huffman of Hillsboro; one son, David Robinson of Wilmington;...

Darrel Burdette

Darrel Burdette

Aug 28, 2012

Darrel Burdette, 58 years of Fairborn, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Hospice of Dayton. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 11, 1954 the son of the late James and Joann Stacey Burdette. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by one sister; Loretta Omar. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law; Jennifer and Jamie...

John W. Emery

John W. Emery

Aug 23, 2012

John W. Emery, 66 years of Hillsboro, died Thursday, August 23, 2012. John was born September 25, 1945 in Hillsboro, OH the son of the late Hugh W. and Mary B. Cox Emery. Beside his parents, John was preceded in death by one sister Ramona A. Emery. John was a 1963 graduate of Belfast High School, member of the Prospect...

Ruth Whitley

Ruth Whitley

Aug 23, 2012

Ruth Whitley, 86 years of Peebles, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012 at University of Cincinnati Hospital. She was born in Adams County, Ohio on May 23, 1926 the daughter of the late Harley and Virgie White Hoffer. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Whitley who passed away on November 30, 1987. She is...

Leon Cudkowicz

Leon Cudkowicz

Aug 22, 2012

Dr. Leon Cudkowicz of Highland, Ohio passed away at Clinton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, August 22. He was born in Lodz, Poland on January 18, 1923, the son of Mauryce and Masza Cudkowicz nee alinsky. He emigrated to London in 1938, and enrolled in Birckbeck College. He received his education at the University of London, earning his BS in 1946...

Pastor John M. Maggard

Pastor John M. Maggard

Aug 21, 2012

Pastor John M. Maggard RET., 70 years of Hillsboro, OH., died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Monticello, Ky. He was born January 7, 1942 at McKee, KY., the son of the late Joe Maggard and Dorothy E. Hedrick Maggard of Hillsboro. Beside his father, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Virgie J. Jones and Bertie Mae Alcorn. John...

Gloria Luke

Gloria Luke

Aug 20, 2012

Gloria Luke, 60 years of Seaman, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Fort Benning, Georgia on April 6, 1952 the daughter of the late Carl A. and Laura K. Rozier Sparno. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Luke and one son; Tony Pastors. Gloria attended the Church...

Imogene Swearingen

Imogene Swearingen

Aug 20, 2012

Imogene Swearingen, 90 years of Winchester, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at Heartland of Hillsboro. She was born in Winchester, Ohio on April 6, 1922 the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Bessie Mae Carr Shreffler. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Swearingen who passed away on November 16, 1993. Imogene attended...

William Burns

William Burns

Aug 18, 2012

William Burns, 87 years of Winchester, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown. He was born in Cherry Fork, Ohio on May 20, 1925 the son of the late Raymond and Myrta Bridge Burns. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two daughters; Helen Sherlyn Burns and Louise Marlyn Burns and two brothers;...

Robert Branscome

Robert Branscome

Aug 17, 2012

Robert Branscome, 77 years of Manchester, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 at Hospice Care Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born in Rarden, Ohio on July 24, 1935 the son of the late Walker and Fannie Moon Branscome. Robert was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and he was a member of the...

Bonnie L. Fetters

Bonnie L. Fetters

Aug 16, 2012

Bonnie L. Fetters, 66 years of Peebles, formerly of Greenville, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Maysville, Kentucky on January 19, 1946 the daughter of the late Henry C. and Zedda Mae Burton Combess. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Buster Fetters and three brothers; William, Forrest,...

Ruth Moore

Ruth Moore

Aug 3, 2012

Ruth Moore, 74 years of Wilmington, died Friday, August 3, 2012. She was born July 10, 1938 in New Vienna, OH., the daughter of the late Sterley and Anna Smalley Newman. Beside her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Allen "Gene" Moore on December 2, 2002; five brothers, Donald, Ronald, Ed, Steve and Bob Newman; two sisters,...

Colonel Wayne Grooms Retired

Colonel Wayne Grooms Retired

Aug 2, 2012

Colonel Wayne Grooms Retired, 90 years of Winchester, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at The Weils of Bainbridge in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He was born in Seaman, Ohio on January 10, 1922 the son of the late Harry and Lucia Glasgow Grooms. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. He was a...

Joan Hooker

Joan Hooker

Aug 1, 2012

Joan Hooker, 79 years of Peebles, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Hillside Nursing Home. She was born in Hillsboro, Ohio on November 2, 1932 the daughter of the late Laten and Anna Swayne Hilterbran. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Hooker, who passed away in August 2003. Joan was a member of...